Saint Teresa’s Famous Blue-Rimmed White Sari Trademarked by Nun’s Order Published on July 12, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Religion Continue reading Nun’s former lawyer says he will take legal action against unauthorised use of design to combat ‘misuse’ of reputation
Ireland’s Religious Revolution: New Churches Thrive Amid Country’s Increased Secularization Published on May 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading It’s 5.30pm on a Sunday in central Dublin. Just off O’Connell Street, tourists in T-shirts tramp past yet another of […]
Religious Leaders Unite to #PrayForManchester After Terror Attack Leaves 22 Dead, Dozens Injured Published on May 23, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Europe Continue reading Several children are among the 22 dead after a suicide attack hit a teen pop concert in Manchester on Monday […]
New Protestant Church Is Being Built In China’s City of Mao Published on May 10, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading Sweeping heavenward like an enormous glass-and-metal ski jump, a new Protestant church dominates the crumbled earth, freshly planted trees and […]
South Korea’s Yoido Full Gospel, the Biggest Megachurch on Earth, Faces “Crisis of Evangelism” Published on May 3, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading If the building didn’t have a giant cross out front, it could easily be mistaken for a sports arena.
Female Pastors Bring Hope, Minister to Christians Left Behind In Middle East Published on May 1, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Female pastors who serve in the reformist Arab evangelical church are filling spots left by male clergy who have fled […]
Russian Prosecutor Demands Blogger Who Played Pokemon Go Inside a Church Be Jailed Published on April 29, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Religion Continue reading A Russian state prosecutor asked a court to jail a blogger who played Pokemon Go inside a church for three-and-a-half […]
Pope Francis Begins Brief but Dicey Trip to Egypt Published on April 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Although Pope Francis’s April 28-29 trip to Egypt will be extremely brief, barely more than 24 hours in the country, […]
China’s Unregistered Churches Drive Religious Revolution Published on April 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading “The government won’t approve it, but the question is if they’ll shut it down.”
A New Anglican Church Is Being Built In Abu Dhabi Published on April 17, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading In the Middle East this year, Holy Week had a bloody start with the bombings claimed by Islamist extremists at […]
Former President Obama Expected to Take Part In Berlin Protestant Conference as Germany Marks 500th Anniversary of the Reformation Published on April 12, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Europe Continue reading Former U.S. President Barack Obama will take part in a discussion event with Chancellor Angela Merkel at a Protestant conference […]
Former Jihadi Now Leads Weekly Bible Readings After Turning to Jesus Published on March 29, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading When 22 Christian refugees gathered in the basement of an apartment in Istanbul early on a recent Sunday afternoon, it […]
After Restoration Work, Tomb of Christ Still at Risk of “Catastrophic” Collapse Published on March 24, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading Restoration work at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem reveals one of world’s holiest sites rests on a […]
$4 Million Project to Restore the Tomb of Jesus In Jerusalem Is Completed Published on March 21, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading A restoration team Monday announced the completion of a historic renovation of one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the shrine […]
Pope Francis Apologizes for Catholics’ Participation In Rwanda Genocide Published on March 21, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading After a meeting with the Rwandan president, Pope Francis “implored anew God’s forgiveness for the sins and failings of the […]
Islam Projected to Overtake Christianity as World’s Largest Religion by End of Century Published on March 6, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Religion Continue reading By the middle of this century, the number of Muslims worldwide will roughly equal those of Christians and by the […]
Some British Parliament Members Call Church of England’s Stance on Gay Marriage ‘Untenable’ Published on March 6, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Europe Continue reading MPs are branding the established Church’s status on sexuality ‘untenable’, ‘unfair’ and ‘hard to justify’ as they piled on pressure […]
Egyptian Government Has Failed to Protect Coptic Christians, Amnesty International Says Published on March 2, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Amnesty International says the Egyptian government has failed to protect hundreds of Coptic Christians who fled their homes in northern […]