Kiev, Nov 15: A landmark Kiev church was attacked on Thursday with Molotov cocktails, an official said, as tensions flare over a split between the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Churches. Last month, Kiev voted to hand over Saint Andrew’s Church to the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate, which earlier agreed to recogniseContinue Reading

Boston, Nov. 14, 2018: The human lifespan is increasing by approximately three years every generation—a trend likely to continue, a Stanford study has found. Researchers analysed life expectancy data from the past 50 years and found that people who survive to age 65 are continuing to live longer than theirContinue Reading

Lagos, Nov 12, 2018: Suspected cholera cases have jumped in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram violence has forced tens of thousands of people to seek refuge in crowded camps, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Nov.12. The humanitarian group said 10,000 people have been affected by the fast-spreading cholera outbreak andContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Dhaka, Nov. 10, 2018: Representatives of various churches in Bangladesh participated in a capacity building training organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) affirmed their commitment to combat HIV and AIDS through awareness building programmes at the congregational levels in the country. The participants wereContinue Reading

Xuanhua, China, Nov 8, 2018: Four priests from the underground Catholic Church in China’s Hebei province have been taken into police custody for indoctrination, AsiaNews reported Nov. 6. The publication wrote Nov. 5 that the priests are being “indoctrinated on the religious policy of the Chinese government … because theyContinue Reading