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Christian Concern, a Christian watchdog organization in the United Kingdom, has announced it will mount a legal challenge to the government's decision to permit "Do-It-Yourself" abortions.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2wI5VV2

As COVID-19 continues to overthrow every aspect of our lives, churches across the nation are adapting to new restrictions and finding creative ways to worship together.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QUerHo

While the United States is doubling down on social distancing after President Trump extended guidelines through April 30th, things are looking up for the city that became the epicenter of the Coronavirus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2UtuAWi

One of the most difficult parts of human existence is coping with loss, terminal illness and other life difficulties. Famed evangelist Luis Palau knows this all too well. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2wOqChY

The testimony from an Italian doctor, once an atheist, has gone viral as he reveals how God is giving him strength and peace during the pandemic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3auBW1t

MANILA – Tragedy struck the Philippines Sunday as frontline medical workers in the battle against COVID-19 perished in a tragic airplane crash.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JrVGqk

As the COVID-19 pandemic affects daily life in America and around the world, Operation Blessing continues to provide cleaning supplies to those fighting on the frontlines against the coronavirus.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Jlrn4U

As a Christian civil rights lawyer in Romania in the 1980s, Virginia Prodan found herself at odds with the government multiple times. Communist dictator Nicolae Ceauscescu finally decided to have her killed and sent an assassin to her office to take her out. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JjzpLl

The term "apocalypse" is being tossed around these days in connection with the coronavirus pandemic as people seek the right words to express the trauma we're feeling on a global scale. So this question seems to be floating in the air: Is the coronavirus some sort of sign that the end is getting closer? The Bible has quite a bit to say about all this. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xty6a2

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QOG9Fg

An Argentine court has upheld the criminal conviction of a gynecologist who had refused to abort the baby of a rape victim almost three years ago.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39h0Yzy

A Christian evangelist from Georgia, part of the former Soviet Union, sets out to reach the next generation with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39ltfVJ

Video online shows millions of locusts descending upon the Middle Eastern country of Oman as swarms as big as 37 miles continue to plague Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2UFYcyn

As concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic continue, evangelist Francis Chan is reminding believers that there's still hope.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2UyRvyc

Leading Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias has opened up about his recent cancer diagnosis and offered Christians some wisdom as to how they should be responding to the coronavirus pandemic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2ya4kYn

Operation Blessing is meeting several needs in the Philippine Islands where medical masks and other protective gear are in big demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3dxxxwG

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3akrjxR

How would you like to make a difference – even an eternal difference - during this Coronavirus crisis? Karen Covell of the Hollywood Prayer Network has come up with several creative and redemptive ways for Christians to reach out to your family, friends, and neighbors … and make a difference! Given the fact that most of us are shut in or restricted in our movements, these recommendations are practical, doable and could really change someone’s life.     from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2vK0Cng

The Tokyo games will be postponed until 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said taking this action and allowing them to be played later, in complete form, will illustrate human victory against the coronavirus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2vLPqGO

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 10% Tuesday as Congress and the White House neared a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into the coronavirus-ravaged economy. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3bqFWQi

Sudan, a place that's seen genocide, war, and persecution for as long as some can remember is finally coming out of the dark. The nation's new transitional government is making real reforms that allow the Sudanese people to live and worship more freely. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QHVBTC

Sudan, a place that's seen genocide, war, and persecution for as long as some can remember is finally coming out of the dark. The nation's new transitional government is making real reforms that allow the Sudanese people to live and worship more freely. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QHVBTC

An Italian priest infected with COVID-19 died after giving his respirator to a stranger.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2UumjQG

The IOC announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of the Summer Olympics on Tuesday, bowing to the realities of a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down daily life around the globe and making planning for a massive worldwide gathering in July a virtual impossibility. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3brM62D

Global stocks surged Tuesday while U.S. futures raced ahead so much that trading had to be halted, after U.S. political leaders said they were nearing a deal on a massive government stimulus package to offset the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ux2ND7

The war against the COVID-19 pandemic is being fought on two major fronts. Both are presenting major challenges to the United States. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/398KHg0

With the Chinese forced to devote huge resources to containing the spread of COVID-19, you would think that the communist government might temporarily lay off persecuting the nation’s hard-pressed Christian community. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2wwcWYM

A new concept is placing the Holy Bible into the hands of the deaf and blind around the world. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39jxTUl

A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing panic, the evacuation of hospitals and widespread damage — including to the city’s iconic cathedral — all amid a partial coronavirus lockdown. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2WKRYjN

During the global coronavirus outbreak, many Christians are calling on the church to pray for those affected by the virus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2U9l9el

Many Christians around the globe aren't able to worship with their church family this weekend, but there are still ways you can turn this Sunday into a profound worship experience. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2J2diZN

An Argentinian revivalist turned Father of the Transformation movement around the world is calling the church to a live internet broadcast Friday night to share hope about the coronavirus situation. He has rallied some extremely impactful friends to join him and they together believe that God has a remedy for the nations and that it is linked to faith and prayer.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2WxHHau

With the Chinese forced to devote huge resources to containing the spread of COVID-19, you would think that the communist government might temporarily lay off persecuting the nation’s hard-pressed Christian community. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2U5r6co

The Bible is God's Word and is full of truth for every situation we face in life. As the world endures quarantines, closures, and even panic during the coronavirus pandemic, God offers peace. His Word can displace anxiety and fear with hope and healing. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Qy593s

As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks fear and tragedy around the world, this could be the singular most important moment for the modern church.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3deNg3j

Pastor Paula White spoke with CBN's David Brody about how to conquer fear during this worldwide coronavirus crisis. White is President Trump's spiritual advisor and close friend. This excerpt of the interview aired today on CBN's Faith Nation show. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/33ukEi2

Sudan, a place that's seen genocide, war, and persecution for as long as some can remember is finally coming out of the dark. The nation's new transitional government is making real reforms that allow the Sudanese people to live and worship more freely. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2UiXPde

After badly bungling and then covering up its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, China is now in full spin control mode, blaming the United States and trying to take advantage of this global epidemic.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/33xv0O4

China's health ministry says the virus epicenter of Wuhan and its surrounding Hubei province have reported no new cases.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/33sOC6h

Christians are responding to the global spreading of the coronavirus with a new fasting and prayer movement. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3acxtAp

Neighborhoods all over Italy are on lockdown following a surge in coronavirus cases, but that hasn't stopped them from finding ways to keep their spirits up. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2w6MrsV

Italy is rushing 10,000 student doctors to help hospitals struggling to cope with the coronavirus outbreak. Franklin Graham's aid ministry called Samaritan's Purse is rushing aid to Italy.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/33srpAR

After telling its disciples to attack targets in European cities for more than two decades, the terrorist group the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is advising its members to "stay away from the land of the epidemic" in case they become infected with the COVID-19 virus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/38YnL2S

Israel's president on Sunday said he has decided to give opposition leader Benny Gantz the first opportunity to form a new government, following an inconclusive national election this month. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3aWFRnl

The official leading Iran’s response to the new coronavirus acknowledged Sunday that the pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in his country, which is battling the worst outbreak in the Middle East while under heavy U.S. sanctions. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xFQ0GN

The Russian parliament approved a sweeping constitutional reform in the third and final reading Wednesday, a move that will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12 years after his current term ends in 2024.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xBWt5z

An emergency room physician who got infected with COVID-19 is giving his social media followers a day-by-day blog of how the virus's symptoms are affecting him. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QdmNta

We should also remember that, no matter the situation, nothing happens outside God’s control or care. Scripture calls the Lord our “rock,” our “fortress,” and our “deliverer” (Psalm 18:2). Some 72 years ago, the great C.S. Lewis reminded his readers of those truths, calming fears over an atomic bomb. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2vV0BNG

The U.S. launched airstrikes in Iraq Thursday, American officials said, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a base north of Baghdad.    from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3aUXTpV

World-renowned Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias announced in a Facebook post Thursday that he has a malignant tumor of the sacrum, a very rare cancer called Sarcoma. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/38HZ3nv

St. Patrick may be the patron saint of Ireland, but he did much of his ministry in Northern Ireland. But the view of who Patrick is and what he stands for is as divided today in Northern Ireland as the part of Belfast still divided by a wall between Catholics and protestants.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TLAbXK

Evangelical churches in Germany are defending Rev. Franklin Graham in the face of criticism over his biblical beliefs on sexuality. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QaoIyO

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications director tested positive for the new coronavirus, just days after traveling with Bolsonaro to a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3aPsgy3

Each year worldwide, hundreds of thousands of people are sold into sex slavery or forced labor. UN officials say human trafficking has now reached an all time high.  So, what difference can one person make to stop the global human trafficking crisis? Although Texas Pastor Troy Brewer knows there are limits to what he and his ministry team can do to rescue children from sexual enslavement with their efforts in Nepal, he knows people can always do more. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3cRe0GZ

Iran has decided to extend the prison sentence of a recently imprisoned Christian convert due to his support for “Evangelical Zionist Christianity,” the persecution watchdog Article 18 reported. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/33kwueR

In the early 1900s, the majority of Christians lived in the West. More than a century later, over a third of all Christians now live in Asia, Africa, and South America. The number of missionaries going to the four corners of the globe is also growing.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3cPbmBp

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek re-election after his current term ends in 2024, ending uncertainty about his future.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2W2XAoP

As winter comes to a close, a magnificent scene in the sky has appeared, leaving spectators in awe. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2vTXRzW

In the face of increasing public health concerns over the spread of coronavirus, some Christians are responding with Bible verses like 2 Timothy 1:7 to calm the growing panic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IAn1GB

Once again India's majority Hindu population has taken another swing at the country's minority Christian community.  This time, a statue of Jesus Christ was removed from a Christian cemetery after complaints from non-local Hindus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/33bntEM

A United Nations "special expert on freedom of religion" says its time for the world's leading religions to submit to the authority of the UN and its human rights bodies, even though critics say those bodies are laced with fringe, leftist views. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/334a1Co

Officials in France are taking drastic steps to curb the coronavirus outbreak that is disrupting businesses, tourism and even churches there. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2ItvwTT

Sudan's prime minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday after a blast in the capital, Khartoum, Sudanese state media said.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2ItDOek

N. Korea Fires Weapons After Threatening 'Momentous' Aaction from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/333Rg23

Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday for its northern regions, igniting travel chaos as it restricted the movements of a quarter of its people in a bid to halt the new coronavirus’ relentless march across Europe. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2PVZ68E

Back when he was the mayor of Burlington, Vt., Bernie Sanders wrote to a Russian official in the late 1980s about creating a sister city relationship. Communist officials in the Soviet Union couldn't have been happier, viewing it as a chance to exploit that relationship and others like it for propaganda purposes.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TJB55J

The wife of leading apologist and academic, Ravi Zacharias, has said that her husband is experiencing significant pain after undergoing surgery on his spine. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3czenFX

The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal Thursday from the World Health Organization for governments to pull out “all the stops” to slow the epidemic, as it drained the color from India's spring festivities, closed Bethlehem's Nativity Church and blocked Italians from visiting elderly relatives in nursing homes. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TEkG2o

In the past 20 years, church buildings in Europe have been shut down by the thousands and put up for sale. But Europe is being re-evangelized just early European missionaries to Africa and Asia had prayed for back in the 1800s.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2uTl0Su

A video of a drag performer provocatively dancing in front of a young girl has drawn outrage from social media users who say it's child abuse. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2vGUagV

The Turkish and Russian presidents on Thursday sat down for talks in Moscow aimed at ending hostilities in northwestern Syria involving their forces along with proxies that threaten to pit Turkey against Russia in a direct military conflict. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2uUqBYL

In what may seem like a miracle to some people living in Australia, the NSW Rural Fire Service located in New South Wales reported on Monday that there are no active brush fires in the area for the first time in 240 days.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/32Ov0ZQ

As the number of deaths related to the coronavirus rises, ministries are stepping up and offering assistance to those affected by the outbreak around the globe. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IlTkZL

Europe today has more empty church buildings than it knows what to do with because Europe is, by and large, no longer Christian. There is hope for Europe, and it could be in something missions leaders call "The Blessed Reflex."   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2PLZMxo

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he talked with a Taliban leader, days after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement that calls for the full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after more than 18 years and provides assurances that the country will not be used to launch attacks on the soil of the United States and or its allies. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2ImGxGd

The leader of the World Health Organization now says we're in "uncharted territory" with the COVID-19 epidemic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2uMsV3Y

Abortions performed on unborn babies with a cleft lip and palate has significantly increased in England and Wales since 2011. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2wpQ7pq

CBN News reporter George Thomas travels with a missionary who shares the Gospel with the Nenets, a nomadic tribe in Northern Siberia, above the Arctic Circle. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2wYSnE5

Iranian state radio says a member of a council that advises Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after falling ill from the new coronavirus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3ajha49

A coalition of Christians across denominational lines are uniting to pray for an end to the coronavirus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TdLJm5