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                <title><![CDATA[Evangelical Press Association invites members to design logo for new Christian Communicators Network name]]></title>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Evangelical Press Association has opened a logo design contest for its members as it prepares to adopt the name Christian Communicators Network, a change approved in a member vote last month.]]></description>
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The Evangelical Press Association has opened a logo design contest for its members as it prepares to adopt the name Christian Communicators Network, a change approved in a member vote last month.
The U.S.-based association announced the contest on Wednesday (Nov. 11). Entries are due Dec. 4, and the winning designer will receive $500 and free registration for the group's 2027 convention in Chicago, which the association valued at $400.
The EPA board will choose finalists and a winner. According to the announcement, entries will be judged on creativity, fit with the new organization's mission and brand personality, adherence to the published design guidelines, and how well the logo works in both print and digital formats.
Guidelines call for 'warmth' and a 'slightly corporate feel'
The design guidelines ask entrants to include both the full name and the initials CCN, as the current logo does with EPA. The initials must also be usable on their own.
Colors must differ from those in the current logo. The guidelines also tell designers to avoid color schemes linked to other major Christian or publishing groups as well as the look of organizations with similar initials.
The association asks for colors, shapes and typefaces that convey "warmth, love, unity, stability, and consistency, with a professional, slightly corporate feel." The brand personality is captured in the three words "professional, relational and dependable."
Under the contest terms, the board may alter the winning design and may reject all entries if none meets its expectations. All submissions must be created by people, with no content generated by artificial intelligence, the association said.
The guidelines describe the network's mission as strengthening "Christian communicators through inspiration, instruction, and networking." Its stated vision is an engaged community of members whose pursuit of excellence "builds the kingdom of God."
The association has yet to announce when the new name will take effect.
Members may submit designs to admin@evangelicalpress.com.
Christian Daily International is a member of the Evangelical Press Association.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Creativoz 2026 brings together Christian communicators in Mexico to address digital challenges]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ommar Ayala]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Creativoz 2026, a conference for Christian communicators, focused on creativity, excellence and commitment to biblical values. The event was held Oct. 30-31 at the Bible Society of Mexico in Mexico City.]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Creativoz 2026, a conference for Christian communicators, focused on creativity, excellence and commitment to biblical values. The event was held Oct. 30-31 at the Bible Society of Mexico in Mexico City. ]]>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Christian communicators gathered Oct. 30-31 for Creativoz 2026, a conference on how churches, ministries and faith-based organizations can respond to the opportunities and challenges of digital media, social media and new technologies, including artificial intelligence.]]></description>
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Christian communicators gathered Oct. 30-31 for Creativoz 2026, a conference on how churches, ministries and faith-based organizations can respond to the opportunities and challenges of digital media, social media and new technologies, including artificial intelligence.
The conference was organized by the Alianza de Comunicadores Cristianos (Alliance of Christian Communicators, ACC) and hosted at the Bible Society of Mexico (Sociedad Bíblica de México, SBM). Its central themes were creativity, excellence and commitment to biblical values.
For organizers, the event raised the need to strengthen the training of Christian communicators, promote collaboration among professionals and develop content that can engage in dialogue with new generations.
Plenary sessions and workshops covered digital content creation and tools for telling stories with impact in the Christian community.
This year’s speakers included Pastor Sixto Vicente and Azel Hernández, along with communicators Pablo Vargas, Dany De los Reyes, Raúl Pérez, Roberto Arroyo and Armando Contreras.
At the opening ceremony, Jaime López, director of the Bible Society of Mexico, spoke about the importance of joining forces to take the message of the Gospel to all of Mexico.
Neyra Moncayo, a veteran Mexican journalist and content director of ADN40 at TV Azteca, said work and projects must be carried out with excellence to achieve better results.
Moncayo shared principles and experiences from her work on the program “La espuma de los días.” She challenged attendees to become more professional across the different fields of communication.
Colombian digital strategist and journalist Fabio Criales, who also took part in Creativoz, told Diario Cristiano, Christian Daily International's Spanish edition, that new technological tools can be used in the Christian media space and, he said, can help expand the Kingdom of God.
“We should not see new technologies as an enemy of what we are doing in terms of content; we need to learn from these advances so that we know how to handle them according to what God establishes,” Criales said.
Christians can use AI as a tool to optimize work in digital evangelism and in various ministries, Criales said. It can also support churches, he added, as long as it is used with responsibility and discernment.
“When it comes to technology, Mexico is always at the cutting edge in every sense, and the new generations are indispensable because they know much more than we do. We need to create that synergy with them; we should let ourselves be guided by the knowledge they bring,” Criales said.
Christian communication facing new challenges
Participants concluded that communicators today work in an era marked by disinformation, immediacy and the spread of AI. In that setting, they said, communicators are responsible for using the resources available to them with sound judgment, transparency and a commitment to the truth.
In one working session, participants noted that the growth of digital platforms has opened new ways for churches, ministries, organizations and Christian media to reach different sectors of the population.
They also raised concerns about the credibility of information, the quality of content and the responsible use of new technologies.
Participants said gatherings like Creativoz, built around training and collaboration among communicators, are becoming more important for developing technical knowledge, strategic vision and social commitment.
With so many ways to tell stories of faith, report on events of interest to the Christian community and create spaces for dialogue, they said, projects of this kind should continue.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Archaeologists identify early Christian church previously only known about through letters]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Christian Post]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Archaeologists identify early Christian church previously only known about through letters]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ A building considered to be the Bishop's Palace of Altino, Italy, likely the first church in the Venetian Lagoon if the 5th-century chronology is confirmed, was excavated during the 2025 campaign of Ca' Foscari University (Prof. Diego Calaon). It is located within the large Archaeological Park and partially beneath the modern road. ]]>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in northern Italy have identified the likely site of an early Christian church that St. Jerome described in a letter in A.D. 396, along with a nearby building believed to have been the bishop’s palace in the ancient city of Altino.]]></description>
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Archaeologists in northern Italy have identified the likely site of an early Christian church that St. Jerome described in a letter in A.D. 396, along with a nearby building believed to have been the bishop’s palace in the ancient city of Altino.
The discovery, announced Oct. 15 by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, provides physical evidence of Altino’s early Christian heritage after centuries in which the church was known mainly through historical accounts.
Excavations in September and October 2026, combined with evidence gathered in 2025, allowed researchers to identify the church and what they believe was the bishop’s residence.
“For the first time, we can say with a very high degree of confidence where the church and the bishop’s palace of Altino stood. Written sources told us they must have existed; now we have archaeological evidence to support this,” Diego Calaon, the excavation director at Ca’ Foscari University, said in a translated statement.
“This analysis allows us to tell the story of the transition from Altino to Torcello and Venice in a new way: not as a sudden flight, but as a long, managed transformation in which the ancient city and its inhabitants actively shaped economic and political decisions,” Calaon added. “At the same time, the buildings and spaces of ancient Altino became a source of materials that helped create a new way of inhabiting the lagoon.”
The university is conducting the excavation with the Altino Archaeological Park and the National Archaeological Museums of Venice and the Lagoon.
Historical references to Altino’s church appear in the writings of St. Jerome, an early Christian scholar and theologian. His Letter 60, written in A.D. 396 to Heliodorus, who is identified as Altino’s first bishop, describes the young priest Nepotian’s devotion to caring for the church.
Jerome’s account mentions the building’s altar, walls, floors, curtained doorways and sacred vessels. The letter’s date matches the period when archaeologists believe the church was built.
Until now, researchers had not pinpointed the building’s location.
The newly identified structure is a rectangular hall measuring about 30 meters by 20 meters, or roughly 98 feet by 66 feet. Its foundations date to between the late fourth century and the first half of the fifth century.
The building faces east and does not line up with the surrounding Roman street grid. It also lacks an apse, the rounded recess commonly found at one end of a church. According to Ca’ Foscari University, the design is consistent with architectural traditions in the northern Adriatic region, including those found at the ancient city of Aquileia.
Researchers identified the structure by reassessing archaeological evidence from the Roman and Late Antique periods. Foundations, along with trenches left where building materials had been removed, helped them link remains uncovered in earlier excavations to evidence from the latest dig.
The excavation also revealed a large building just east of the church that researchers believe served as the bishop’s palace.
The structure had a portico, or covered porch, along with internal partition walls and annexes. Its heavy foundations suggest it may have had two stories, though researchers have not worked out every detail of its original layout.
According to the university, the upper floor may have housed clergy members, while the ground floor may have included burial spaces reserved for bishops or other prominent people. Remains of Late Antique mosaics helped shape that interpretation.
Researchers have yet to find the complex’s baptistery, where baptisms would have taken place, but they believe it may lie in unexplored parts of the insula, or city block.
One notable feature of the complex is its foundations, which include paving stones taken from Roman roads. The stones, made of trachyte, a hard volcanic rock, were laid upside down.
Roman law protected roads as public infrastructure. Researchers said the reuse of those stones suggests the bishop held considerable public authority in Altino, reflecting the church’s growing role in governing the city.
Excavations in the 1980s and earlier had uncovered parts of the complex, but researchers were able to connect the scattered evidence through a broader analysis of the foundations and the archaeological layers beneath them.
Originally published by The Christian Post.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[TWR and K-LOVE partner to expand global Christian radio outreach]]></title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ K-LOVE's Tom Stultz, left, and TWR's Andy Schick commemorate the new partnership in which TWR local ministry teams will adapt K-LOVE content to connect with people in their own contexts and heart languages ]]>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Global media ministry Trans World Radio (TWR) and U.S. Christian radio network K-LOVE have announced a strategic partnership aimed at expanding gospel-focused programming to up to 190 countries, particularly in regions where traditional Christian missionary work is restricted.]]></description>
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Global media ministry Trans World Radio (TWR) and U.S. Christian radio network K-LOVE have announced a strategic partnership aimed at expanding gospel-focused programming to up to 190 countries, particularly in regions where traditional Christian missionary work is restricted.
The collaboration combines K-LOVE’s contemporary Christian content with TWR’s international distribution network and multilingual local ministry teams.
“When we realized we could extend our positive and encouraging messages on a global basis, we knew we had to pursue it,” said K-LOVE Chief Executive Officer Tom Stultz. “Our combined mission is to make Christ known where he’s not known.”
Under the agreement, TWR’s local ministry teams will adapt and contextualize K-LOVE content to reflect the cultural and linguistic needs of local audiences across TWR’s global network.
TWR President Andy Schick emphasized the importance of tailoring content for international listeners.
“K-LOVE excels at music and encouragement, and TWR has spent over 70 years reaching people in their own language with local teams around the world,” Schick said. “Tom and the K-LOVE team understand that cultural differences matter, and that ministry in someone's heart language is how you reach them with the love of Christ.”
Founded in 1982, K-LOVE operates two of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States, K-LOVE and Air1, broadcasting on more than 1,100 signals across all 50 states.
TWR, established in 1952 and headquartered for its Americas operations in Cary, North Carolina, distributes biblical programming in more than 200 languages and dialects, reaching listeners in 190 countries.
The partnership aims to extend the ministries’ reach among unreached people groups and in regions where traditional missionary activities are restricted.
“We believe God has brought these two ministries together to help move more people closer to Jesus by combining our strengths, expanding our reach, and creating more opportunities for lives to be transformed,” said Bobby Wood, K-LOVE chief of staff. “Together, we are seeking to make a greater impact than we could alone.”]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Christian animation film is giving children in Nigeria a new way to encounter and share the gospel]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vincent Matinde]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Light of the World Animation]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ The Salvation Poem Project, which created Light of the World, says the film and its resources are being made available to partners around the world, with the film now available in 32 languages. ]]>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In a simple room in Nigeria, children sat on a dirt floor watching the story of Jesus unfold on a screen. The room had cinder-block walls and a metal roof. There was nothing elaborate about the setting. But as the children watched Light of the World, an animation retelling the life of Jesus, something happened that the ministry behind the film says it will not forget.]]></description>
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In a simple room in Nigeria, children sat on a dirt floor watching the story of Jesus unfold on a screen. The room had cinder-block walls and a metal roof. There was nothing elaborate about the setting. But as the children watched Light of the World, an animation retelling the life of Jesus, something happened that the ministry behind the film says it will not forget.
In a scene, young John, the main character, knelt and led his father in a prayer to begin a relationship with Jesus. Then the children in the room began to kneel too. According to the ministry, 60 children responded to the invitation to follow Jesus during that screening.
The number comes from the ministry's account of the screening, but the scene itself captures what the creators of Light of the World hoped the film could accomplish when they set out to tell the story of Jesus through the eyes of a child.
It was one of four locations where Pastor Monday Edoziem showed Light of the World in Nigeria during the same weekend after receiving access to the film.
Edoziem is a pastor and Executive Director of the Nigeria Children’s Ministers Association, an organization focused on ministry to children across the country. For him, the film offered more than something for children to watch. It provided a way to present the story of Jesus in a format designed to capture a child's attention and imagination.
That is at the heart of Light of the World. The 2025 animated film tells the story of Jesus through the eyes of John, portrayed as a young person who encounters Jesus and becomes one of his followers. The filmmakers deliberately chose this perspective as a way of making the biblical story accessible to a younger audience. 
The film uses traditional 2D animation and follows Jesus from the beginning of his ministry through his crucifixion and resurrection.
The approach gives children a character through whom they can experience the story.
Rather than beginning with a distant historical account, the film places viewers alongside a young John as he encounters Jesus, his disciples and the events surrounding Jesus’ ministry.
That child-centered approach has also shaped the resources developed around the film.
The Salvation Poem Project, which created Light of the World, provides churches with a free seven-week children's ministry curriculum built around scenes from the movie. The material includes teaching plans, videos, Scripture memorization resources, activities and lessons designed to help parents continue conversations with their children at home.
A church can use a scene from the movie as the starting point for a lesson. Parents can continue the discussion at home. Teachers and ministry leaders can use the accompanying material to connect what children have seen on screen with the biblical account.
The ministry says the film and its resources are being made available to partners around the world, with the film now available in 32 languages.
Nigeria has one of the world's largest Christian populations, while children and young people make up a substantial part of its population. Churches and Christian ministries therefore have a large audience of children to serve. But the resources available to those ministries can vary greatly, particularly between large urban churches and smaller community settings.
The setting of Edoziem’s screening is a reminder of that difference.
The children were not sitting in a cinema. They were gathered in a modest room with basic surroundings. Yet the same story presented on a large cinema screen could also be shared in a place with little more than a screen, a projector and a group of children willing to watch.
That accessibility is central to the project's stated purpose.
The film’s official ministry resources include free materials specifically created for churches and children’s ministries, allowing leaders to use the movie alongside lessons and family activities.
And for ministry leaders such as Edoziem, having the resource available without a cost creates another opportunity to take that story into places where children are already gathering.
Light of the World was made with a simple purpose: to give people an opportunity to encounter the story of Jesus.
In Nigeria, one weekend showed what that purpose can look like when the film reaches children not in a theater, but in a simple room, where they watch, listen and, in the words of the ministry's account, get down on the floor and pray.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Half of younger churchgoers say culture change makes some biblical truths 'obsolete']]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Protestant churchgoers in the United States appear increasingly willing to reject some biblical truths, with young adult attendees under 30 most likely to say some of those truths are becoming "obsolete," according to a recent survey from Lifeway Research.]]></description>
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Protestant churchgoers in the United States appear increasingly willing to reject some biblical truths, with young adult attendees under 30 most likely to say some of those truths are becoming "obsolete," according to a recent survey from Lifeway Research.
In its report, published Tuesday, Lifeway highlighted the survey of 1,200 U.S. Protestants who attend church at least once a month, conducted Sept. 2 to 7, 2025, with a sampling error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Researchers compared the 2025 results with a survey of 1,002 U.S. Protestant churchgoers that used the same methodology conducted Sept. 20 to 27, 2019.
More than a quarter of respondents (28%) agreed with the statement "that as culture changes, some biblical truths become obsolete," up from 24% in 2019. 
About a third of churchgoers (34%) said they "accept some truths from the Bible, but othersdo not fit what they believe," up from 30% in 2019. 
The younger a churchgoer was, the more likely he or she was to agree that culture change makes some truths in the Bible “obsolete.” Among respondents ages 18 to 29, 54% agreed with the statement, compared with 40% of those ages 30 to 49, 19% of those ages 50 to 64 and 13% of those 65 and older.
Younger adult churchgoers were the most likely to agree that the truth of God’s Word can mean different things to different people (87%) and some biblical truths don’t fit what they believe (56%). 
“The concepts in any other book will show signs of age requiring new editions,” Lifeway Research Executive Director Scott McConnell said in the report.
“But the Source of the Bible is not Someone whose truths change. James refers to Him as ‘the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows,’ (James 1:17, CSB). The thought of unchanging truth is an unprecedented concept even for many churchgoers today.”
Overall, 56% of Protestant churchgoers find it challenging to make sense of the Bible when they read it on their own, a figure that hasn't changed much from the 57% who said the same in 2019. 
At the same time, 91% agreed that "they can read a passage of the Bible and usually understand how it is relevant to them," matching the 90% figure recorded in 2019. 
Last November, Barna Group and Gloo released data from their “State of the Church” initiative showing that while Bible reading among U.S. adults had reached its highest level in 15 years, fewer Americans believe the Bible is 100% accurate. Thirty-six percent of Americans believe the Bible is 100% accurate, down from 43% in 2000.
“It’s very encouraging to see more people, especially young adults, turning to the Bible,” Brad Hill, chief partner success officer at Gloo, said in a statement at the time.
“But this rise in interest also challenges church leaders to go deeper, turning curiosity and engagement into opportunities to help people live what they read. In an age when AI tools are providing answers to life’s big questions, it’s imperative that churches cultivate deep and durable Bible engagement habits.”
Originally published by The Christian Post.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA['From textbooks to a hand-copied Bible': More than 500 North Korean records collected over 20 years go on display]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[North Korean textbooks from the Rev. Lim Chang-hos donation to the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights.]]></media:title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[The Rev. Lim Chang-ho donated more than 500 North Korea-related books and records he collected over some 20 years to the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights.]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ The Rev. Lim Chang-ho donated more than 500 North Korea-related books and records he collected over some 20 years to the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[A New Testament and a hymnal said to have been copied out by hand by a North Korean believer are among the items in a new exhibition that opened to the public Sept. 21 at the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB).]]></description>
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A New Testament and a hymnal said to have been copied out by hand by a North Korean believer are among the items in a new exhibition that opened to the public Sept. 21 at the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB).
The exhibition, "Life Beyond the Study," draws on more than 500 North Korea-related books and records collected by the Rev. Lim Chang-ho. Lim donated the collection to NKDB in June in support of its aim to establish a future North Korean Human Rights Museum.
Alongside the manuscripts are North Korean textbooks, music books, picture books and cookbooks. Someone once read these books, underlined them and kept them close at hand.
NKDB displays the donated items next to testimonies it has documented from North Korean residents. The exhibition looks at both the official world found in the books and the lives of the people who read them, learned from them and lived with them.
The records passed through many hands before coming together in Lim's study. Now they have moved to a new study: the North Korean Human Rights Exhibition Hall. Key items from the donation are shown in a small special-exhibition corner of the hall.
Books that could not be published, scripture passed on by hand
The donated items include a New Testament, responsive readings and a hymnal said to have been copied out by hand by a North Korean believer. The materials reached Lim through various routes, and he kept them for many years.
The exhibition presents the main manuscripts alongside NKDB testimonies on religious persecution.
According to NKDB, people in North Korea can face severe punishment for owning a Bible or taking part in religious activity. In NKDB's "2025 White Paper on Religious Freedom in North Korea," 589 of the 15,303 North Korean escapees surveyed, or 3.9%, said they had seen a Bible in North Korea.
"Visitors can copy out by hand the hand-copied Bible — evidence of a faith preserved in spite of persecution — and reflect on the meaning of faith and freedom," NKDB said.
The world learned from books, and the life the books left out
North Korean textbooks teach mathematics, science, language and the arts. According to NKDB, they also teach loyalty to the leader, collectivism, class consciousness and defense of the socialist system.
This political-ideological education appears not only in subjects such as revolutionary history, NKDB said. It also shows up in the reading passages, exercises and songs of general subjects, including Korean language, English, morals and music.
The exhibition places textbooks, music books and picture books alongside testimonies from people who went to school in North Korea. One North Korean escapee testified that there were not enough textbooks for even half of the students. Students also had to supply firewood, furnish their classrooms and pay various school fees.
Visitors can see both the official values the books teach and the realities residents faced while learning from them, NKDB said.
Beyond the cookbooks, lives sustained by 'speed-battle rice cake'
The donation also includes North Korean cookbooks, among them "Korean Cookery Collection," "Korea's Regional Cuisine," "Tteok: Korea's National Food" and "Home Cooking Class."
Not every resident, however, could make and eat the dishes in these books. The exhibition shows cookbooks full of rich dishes next to testimonies about sokdojeon tteok, or "speed-battle rice cake," made quickly by mixing corn flour with water.
One person testified, "Puffed corn flour was my wealth and my very life."
From one person's study to a future museum

Lim is a minister, educator and North Korean human rights activist. He is principal of Jangdaehyun School, a middle and high school for young people of North Korean escapee background. He founded the school in 2014, and it has since supported the learning and independence of its students.
Lim previously served as a professor in the Department of Christian Education and as vice president for academic affairs at Kosin University. He began working for North Korean human rights and the resettlement of escapees around 2000, after encountering the testimonies of North Korean escapees.
Lim and others attended an opening and donation ceremony on Sept. 18. There, he described how he collected and kept the materials over some 20 years and explained why he decided to donate them for the future museum.
NKDB runs the exhibition hall to share with the public the North Korean human rights records and testimonies it has gathered over some 20 years. Its permanent exhibition, "Her Day in North Korea," has drawn more than 1,600 domestic and international visitors since it opened in April.
That exhibition follows one North Korean resident's home and daily life. NKDB says it presents North Korean human rights as concrete stories of life rather than as institutions or statistics.
NKDB describes "Life Beyond the Study" as an effort to turn one person's records into a shared public resource. It also offers an early look at the collection, preservation, research and exhibition work the future museum will carry out.
NKDB plans to keep using the special-exhibition corner after this show. It intends to periodically present records held by members of the public, as well as work by artists and collaborators from various fields who reinterpret North Korean human rights. The goal is to draw public attention to human rights violations that are still continuing in North Korea.
"In addition, by creating spaces where citizens take part as messengers who remember and pass on the voices of victims, we intend to sustain ongoing attention and solidarity until the day the human rights situation in North Korea improves and the violations stop," NKDB said.
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                <title><![CDATA[Handel’s ‘Messiah’ performed at site associated with John the Baptist’s beheading in Jordan]]></title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Audience members at the performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Mukawir, Jordan, Sept. 12. More than 2,500 tickets were sold for the outdoor concert, which was held at the site traditionally associated with the beheading of John the Baptist. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[A performance of Handel’s “Messiah” blending Western and Eastern music took place Sept. 12 at Mukawir, the hilltop fortress in Jordan traditionally associated with the beheading of John the Baptist. The concert was held under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal.]]></description>
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A performance of Handel’s “Messiah” blending Western and Eastern music took place Sept. 12 at Mukawir, the hilltop fortress in Jordan traditionally associated with the beheading of John the Baptist. The concert was held under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal.
The event featured a Hungarian orchestra, French and Jordanian soloists and oriental instrumentalists. It was held outdoors at the fortress, in an area believed to be connected to where John the Baptist was beheaded by Herod Antipas.
Organized by Friends of Jordan Festivals under the theme “Echoes of Faith, Voices of Heritage,” the performance was presented as the start of a broader cultural and spiritual journey toward the global commemorations of St. John the Baptist in 2030.
The event was part of the European Union’s continued support for preserving and promoting Jordan’s cultural heritage, and its commitment to fostering cultural exchange and bringing Jordan’s historic sites to life through public engagement.

Dima Bawab, the Jordanian soloist, told Christian Daily International (CDI) that when her mother, Souha Bawab, executive director of Friends of Jordan Festivals, contacted her about performing a classical outdoor concert, she knew exactly what would work.
“I wanted a popular, well-known musical which is easy to hear, and appropriate for the location that the Jordanian tourism ministry wanted to promote,” Bawab said.
She had performed “Messiah” 10 years earlier, but this time she faced a few challenges. The concert was allotted 70 minutes, and performing the entire “Messiah” would take more than three hours.
She therefore suggested limiting the performance to the first and second parts, which cover the birth and life of Jesus, and ending the program with the famous “Hallelujah” chorus. She also believed that including parts three and four would not be uplifting and might not be appropriate for an outdoor event.
Bawab told CDI that preparing this mixed act across a long distance and in a short time was not something she was used to, but modern technology helped. “We were able to exchange recordings and hold a number of rehearsals on Zoom.”
She said she had worked with Jordan’s lead instrumentalist, Tareq Jundi, on a performance of “Messiah” 10 years earlier, and she asked him to play the oud. She also contacted Rula Barghouti, who plays the qanun, a harp-like instrument that rests flat on a table.
The plan was to let them improvise on the hijaz scales before the orchestra re-entered with “Messiah,” and to give them an opportunity to support the concert, especially in the final “Hallelujah” chorus.
Jundi, the oud player, said the team from Jordan worked together virtually for months on the concert and even held rehearsals online. “But the actual rehearsals with the entire team from Hungary and Jordan only occurred in the last two days before the concert.”
He said he had performed “Messiah” 10 years earlier, and that he and the Jordanian soloists who live in France, including Bawab, were in regular touch to prepare for the concert.
Jundi said he was proud to be part of a performance that showed real harmony between his oud and Barghouti’s qanun, alongside the full Hungarian orchestra.
“I studied music in the West, and I am familiar with their classical music, and I was delighted to be able to present a joint Western classical instrument with Oriental ones to produce a great musical effort in a historic biblical location,” he said.

Bawab described how the Jordanian musicians achieved musical harmony while preserving the beauty of the Arab instruments. “They would do an improvisation, let’s say, in C major, which then blended seamlessly with the following parts of the orchestra.”
She also noted a technical difference in how the music is tuned. “When Handel created this masterpiece, the tuning standard was closer to A=415 Hz, while modern classical music is performed at A=442 Hz.” She said Arab instruments such as the oud, and performers such as Jundi, can tune to either frequency with ease.
Logistics were complicated. Many people arrived on hired buses, with many leaving at 4 p.m. to be seated by 7 p.m., when the concert started on time to catch the sunset.
“It was a wonderful scene of the orchestra and musicians, and the background was the hill where John the Baptist lost his life, with the Dead Sea further behind,” Bawab said.
More than 2,500 tickets were sold, though some estimates put attendance at 3,000. Large screens displayed text and images telling the story of John the Baptist.
Bawab said that while “Messiah” is about the life and death of Jesus, the concert focused on the life and mission of John the Baptist.
“Remember that this was happening in Jordan, and the goal was to have a wonderful, moving musical like ‘The Messiah,’ but also to promote a location many around the world and even in Jordan didn’t even know about.”
The choice of Mukawir was central to the initiative. The site, traditionally associated with the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist, forms part of Jordan’s cultural and religious tourism landscape.
“The European Union has a longstanding commitment to supporting the preservation, protection and sustainable development of Jordan’s cultural heritage, including the historic site of Mukawir,” said European Union Ambassador Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas.
He said the EU remains committed to advancing culture as “a driver of sustainable development and community engagement.”
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Emad Hijazeen described the initiative as the launch of “a cultural and spiritual journey towards the global commemorations of St. John the Baptist in 2030.” He said it contributes to preserving shared heritage and strengthens Jordan’s position as a destination for Christian pilgrimage, cultural tourism and international dialogue.
The Rev. Nabeeh Abbasi, president of the Jordanian Baptist Convention, told CDI that attending the performance at Mukawir was a historic and deeply moving experience.
He said the location gave the event a profound spiritual dimension, given John the Baptist’s direct connection to the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River, as preparations continue for the 2,000th anniversary of that occasion.
Abbasi, who is also the Baptist World Alliance’s ambassador to the Middle East and North Africa region, said the performance stood out for its superb organization, high-quality execution and evocative use of visuals.
He said the work’s message — “Christ — the King of Kings and the Risen One” — made it an occasion that instilled pride and strengthened the Christian faith.
Abbasi applauded the Jordanian government for its commitment to “highlighting this authentic Christian heritage, reflecting Jordan’s mission to preserve holy sites and foster values of coexistence and openness.”
Bawab said stage fright is part of the job. “Usually when I return home, this fright is multiplied because of the pressure of having to excel in front of family members and friends, but this time it had a different taste, a mixture of joy and excitement that carried me through the performance with ease.”
She said she was happy with the event, although the biggest challenge was getting the sound right despite the outdoor winds.
“We musicians are perfectionists, and we are used to calibrated indoor settings, so sound was a challenge, but I would love to come back to Jordan, maybe Easter 2027, to do more performances possibly outdoors — but we will need to pay close attention to the sound systems in challenging outdoor settings.”
The event was supported by the European Union, the Jordan Tourism Board, Royal Jordanian, the Goethe-Institute Jordan and the Embassy of Hungary in Jordan.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Evangelical Press Association members vote on name change after spirited online meeting]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Members of the Evangelical Press Association began voting Sept. 15 on a board proposal to rename the organization Christian Communicators Network, after a virtual meeting in which board members explained their reasoning and fielded questions ranging from the loss of the word "evangelical" to the process itself.]]></description>
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Members of the Evangelical Press Association began voting Sept. 15 on a board proposal to rename the organization Christian Communicators Network, after a virtual meeting in which board members explained their reasoning and fielded questions ranging from the loss of the word "evangelical" to the process itself.
Voting on a secure online platform will remain open for three weeks, through Oct. 7, according to information EPA sent to members. The ballot is an up-or-down vote on a single proposed name, and members may either approve or reject it.
While the proposal would change every word of the name of the association of Christian publishers, editors, writers and journalists, which has operated for more than 75 years, the shift from "Evangelical" to "Christian" has drawn the most debate. A written record of the meeting's chat, available to EPA members upon request, shows members raising both support for a change and objections to the board's choice.
Members are voting on a single board resolution: "RESOLVED, that the membership of the Evangelical Press Association approves amending the Articles of Incorporation to change the legal and public name of the organization to Christian Communicators Network."
Approval would authorize the board to update governing documents, registrations, branding, websites and programs, the board said.
Eligible voters include anyone on staff of a member publication and all individual members, EPA said. Affiliates, honorary members, contributing members and student members may not vote.
‘Our theology remains evangelical’
Board members said the recommendation followed a yearlong process that included prayer, a Vision Casting Retreat, comparative research on how the field has changed, and feedback from members. They described the proposal as rooted in mission rather than marketing.
The board said the organization's Statement of Faith, Code of Ethics, awards programs and commitment to ethical journalism would remain unchanged. "Our theology remains evangelical," the board said. "Our public identity becomes more clearly Christian."
Board members said "evangelical" increasingly carries political and cultural meanings that can obscure its theological sense, while "Christian" is understood worldwide. They argued that "Press" suggests print and traditional news media, while "Communicators" includes journalists alongside podcasters, digital editors and other professionals. "Network," the board said, better reflects the relationships and mentoring members value than "Association," which describes a legal structure.
Questions and comments, but no debate
Several participants raised concerns that the meeting allowed questions but not open debate on the motion.
One participant noted that under Robert's Rules of Order, a motion before members would normally be followed by debate for and against. "Just having questions is not discussion," the participant wrote.
Another participant objecting to the process suggested finding a time for all views to be heard before voting, even if that took hours. A third asked why members were not permitted to speak and why the wider membership had not been involved from the start.
Others defended the format. One participant wrote that open discussion with such a large group could stretch the meeting to four hours or more and suggested an online survey for comments. Another affirmed the board highlighting that they followed the bylaws.
The board also explained that it had originally hoped to present the proposal at EPA's most recent convention, but the deliberation process took longer than expected. That is why the vote is being held online.
'Evangelical' versus 'Christian'
The most sustained objections concerned the first word of the proposed name.
In a series of comments, one participant argued that dropping the term could reinforce the perception that "evangelical" is a political label. The participant wrote that organizations making such a shift often face pressure to accommodate groups that do not share historic evangelical convictions on biblical authority, marriage and sexuality, and announced plans to vote against the resolution in hope of sending the board "back to the drawing board."
Another participant asked whether the organization faced an identity problem or a communication problem. The participant questioned whether a broader name would move EPA closer to ground already covered by groups such as National Religious Broadcasters, and what would distinguish the new network from them.
Other participants asked why a term the board considers accurate for its theology should not remain in its name. One argued that "Christian" carries its own political baggage, pointing to the phrase "Christian nationalism." Another asked how the organization would respond if a member group later changed its views on sexuality and gender, noting that the matter is not addressed in the doctrinal statement.
Voices for change
Some participants spoke in favor of the proposal.
One wrote that the change would move the organization forward. Responding to a question about attracting non-evangelicals, the same participant said some Christians, such as Anglicans, could affirm the statement of faith without using the word "evangelical."
A participant representing a denominational online magazine wrote that its young adult contributors, aged 18 to 25, rarely use the term. The participant said the current name may deter potential members who hold evangelical beliefs.
Another wrote that evangelical values shape how they live out their faith but that the word itself is not necessary. A fourth urged members to trust the board they elected and cited limits on available names and website addresses as a factor.
Members have final say
Comments were not limited to the word "evangelical." Participants also offered views on the other words in the proposed name and on the name as a whole. Board members responded to questions one by one during the meeting, which lasted nearly an hour and a half.
The board thanked participants for their frank comments and questions, saying the response showed strong interest in the organization's future, and noted that the decision ultimately belongs to the membership. 
The EPA board's written rationale, the meeting presentation and the chat history and a full recording of the meeting is available to EPA members upon request.
Christian Daily International reported in August that the board had unanimously recommended the new name in an announcement posted Aug. 2. CDI is a member of the Evangelical Press Association.
Update Sept 17, 2026: Clarified that the meeting material is available to EPA members upon request.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Spaniards put more trust in news, latest study finds]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Spaniards are showing greater interest in news and slightly higher levels of trust in journalism, according to the 2026 Digital News Report España, an annual study produced by researchers at the University of Navarra's School of Communication in collaboration with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.]]></description>
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Spaniards are showing greater interest in news and slightly higher levels of trust in journalism, according to the 2026 Digital News Report España, an annual study produced by researchers at the University of Navarra's School of Communication in collaboration with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.
The report is based on an online survey of 2,008 adults in Spain conducted by YouGov in late February 2026 for the international Reuters Institute Digital News Report. The University of Navarra researchers are responsible for analyzing and interpreting the data for the Spain report.
The University of Navarra described the findings as showing a general “resurgence of interest in the news,” with 54% of Spanish respondents saying they are very or extremely interested in current affairs. That is 3 percentage points higher than in 2025 and the highest level recorded in four years.
Overall trust in the news also increased by 2 percentage points, reaching 33%. When respondents were asked about the credibility of the news they personally consume, the figure rose to 42%. By comparison, 19% expressed trust in news obtained through social media or artificial intelligence chatbots, while 27% trusted search-engine results. The credibility rating for major Spanish news brands increased 3 percentage points to 45%.
“According to the researchers, although journalism is not currently enjoying a period of extraordinary trust, news organizations continue to enjoy, in comparative terms, the highest level of credibility among the public,” said the University of Navarra.
“Altogether the report offers a more positive assessment this year than in recent years,” according to the university.
“After a decade of declining interest, loss of trust, and increasing intermediation of consumption by digital platforms, 2026 shows some signs of stabilization and, in some core topic indicators, improvement.”
Interest in news increased across several age groups, particularly among people 65 and older and those ages 35-44, both of which recorded a 7-percentage-point increase. Interest also increased among people under 35. Spain rose from 16th to seventh among the 48 countries analyzed for interest in news. However, the report noted that the cumulative decline in interest since 2018 remains significant and that the age gap remains pronounced.
The report describes “a complex market marked by fragmentation and mistrust, but also by the persistence of professional journalism as reference” in the digital landscape. The report's findings indicate that professional news organizations continue to occupy a central position even as people increasingly encounter news through social media, search engines, aggregators and other digital platforms.
Young people, however, remain less engaged with traditional news media. The report found that 53% of those under 25 have low trust and low interest in news, compared with 35% of the general population. These young people also access news less frequently and rely on sources that differ significantly from those used by the general population, particularly audiovisual social media.
The report also found that influencers and content creators are playing an increasingly significant role in news consumption. Forty percent of Spaniards said they had obtained news through influencers or content creators during the previous week.
“The audience perceives creators as more approachable, understandable, and entertaining than professional media outlets,” noted the university.
“However, they clearly rank them behind journalistic media in the attributes most closely linked to news quality standards: authenticity, knowledge of the issues, reliability, and impartiality.”
Researchers interpreted the findings as showing that influencers are complementing rather than replacing professional journalism.
“Influencers attract, explain, and connect with their audiences, but rigor continues to be associated with professional journalism. In fact, when Spaniards pay for digital news, they do so almost exclusively to news organizations, not to content creators.”
The report also examined public media. Thirty-five percent of respondents said public media had a positive impact in Spain, compared with 28% who viewed the impact negatively.
“Spain thus ranks in the middle of the European standings, far from the countries most critical of their public broadcasting,” noted the university.
“Citizens acknowledge its contribution to universal access to relevant news, reliable information, and democratic pluralism, although they also express serious criticism of political interference.”
Meanwhile, 74% of respondents said they were concerned about distinguishing between true and false news online, 5 percentage points higher than in 2025 and the highest level recorded in the series. Researchers said the finding underscored the continuing importance of professional journalism.
“In an environment saturated with noise, where citizens fear they cannot distinguish truth from falsehood and where most access to information is determined by algorithms, news brands are the ones the public continues to identify as the most reliable, the most chosen when payment is required, and the ones that best embody the attributes associated with quality information.”]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[FEBC breaks ground on Phnom Penh ministry center after Cambodia broadcast expansion]]></title>
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Far East Broadcasting Company has begun construction on a ministry center in the Cambodian capital that will house studios for radio, podcast and video production, the broadcaster said in an announcement on Sept. 1.
Staff, ministry partners and board members gathered at the site for a groundbreaking and prayer ceremony, FEBC said. The building will serve Voice of Love, the organization's Cambodian ministry, and construction is expected to take roughly 12 to 15 months.
The project follows a broadcast expansion completed last year. A new tower and transmitter that entered service in mid-2025 gave FEBC the potential to reach about 80% of Cambodia's population by radio, the organization said. The center is intended to build on that reach by adding production capacity for streaming, digital audio and video, and by providing space to meet listeners in person.
"This is about much more than constructing a building," said Ed Cannon, president and CEO of FEBC USA. "Radio remains an extraordinarily important part of how we reach people, but today we also have opportunities through streaming, social media, podcasts, video and personal relationships that our founders could never have imagined."
Plans for the facility include expanded production space for both traditional broadcasting and audio and video podcasts. The ground floor is to include meeting rooms where FEBC can receive listeners, run conferences and training sessions, and make space available to partner organizations.
FEBC described the meeting space as central to how it wants to work in Cambodia — connecting listeners with local believers and churches and creating occasions for people to respond in person, rather than relying on broadcast alone.
"Our desire is to be close to the listener," said Samphal Makara, national ministry director for FEBC Cambodia. "With the new tower, we can reach more people across Cambodia. With this new Ministry Center, we will have the space and technology to serve those listeners in new ways."
The organization said the project was financed by donors, with Northwestern Media providing engineering and technical consultation along with financial support. Scott Jones of Northwestern Media said in the announcement that the combination of engineering work and technology would help the Cambodian team "reach and serve more people for generations to come." No construction cost was disclosed.
Construction is taking place during FEBC's 80th anniversary year. The organization was founded in 1946 and now distributes programming through terrestrial radio, digital audio, streaming, social media and video. Comparable expansion projects are in discussion or design stages in other countries where FEBC operates, according to the broadcaster, which did not name them.
"The technology will continue to change," Cannon said. "There will undoubtedly be ways of communicating 10 or 20 years from now that we cannot even imagine today. We want to build facilities and equip our national teams so they are ready to use those platforms when they arrive."]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Bible societies mark Bible Month with festivals, exhibitions and two anniversaries]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[The Biblia del Oso is a great legacy of faith for Spanish-speaking Christians. Reinas version was the first translation of the complete Bible into Spanish to use the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts as its textual basis.]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ The Biblia del Oso is a great legacy of faith for Spanish-speaking Christians. Reina's version was the first translation of the complete Bible into Spanish to use the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts as its textual basis. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Bible societies in Argentina, Spain, Peru and the Dominican Republic are marking Bible Month this September with conferences, exhibitions, festivals and anniversary celebrations.]]></description>
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Bible societies in Argentina, Spain, Peru and the Dominican Republic are marking Bible Month this September with conferences, exhibitions, festivals and anniversary celebrations.
Each society has a program running through the month. Two are also marking milestones of their own: 190 years of work in Spain and 75 years in the Dominican Republic.
September was chosen for two reasons. The first complete Bible in Spanish was printed in September 1569. And Sept. 30 commemorates Jerome of Stridon, who translated the Bible into Latin.
In Argentina, the Argentine Bible Society (Sociedad Bíblica Argentina) will hold MDB Conf '26 on Sept. 19 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires. The event will bring together young people, families, leaders and pastors, with biblical teaching, music, worship, an exhibition of Bibles and study materials. More information.
In Spain, the Bible Society (Sociedad Bíblica) will celebrate 190 years of work. Every Monday in September it will offer an online seminar on Bible translations, the Biblia del Oso and the history of Casiodoro de Reina. It will also visit churches in Valladolid, hold a conference and a public reading in Segovia, and present the exhibition "Bible and Culture" in Guadix. Full program.
In Peru, the Peruvian Bible Society (Sociedad Bíblica Peruana) will take part in ExpoBiblia and the Christian Book Fair, held Sept. 11-27 in Lima. The fair will feature Bibles, books, Christian resources and a Bible Museum. A Children's Bible Festival and a Youth Festival are set for Sept. 12, and a United Service for Bible Day for Sept. 30. Schedule in Lima.
In the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Republic Bible Society (Sociedad Bíblica Dominicana) will celebrate its 75th anniversary under the motto "The Word of God: light for the Dominican Republic." The program includes services, Bible workshops, activities for children, music, webinars and celebrations in the churches, along with a banquet to mark the anniversary. Program of activities.
The 1569 translation was produced by Casiodoro de Reina and is known as the Biblia del Oso ("Bear Bible"). Cipriano de Valera later revised the text, producing the Reina-Valera version.
Original reporting by Diario Cristiano, Christian Daily International's Spanish edition.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Austrian state broadcaster makes Graz pop-music worship service available online]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Worshippers clap during the Aug. 23 Schlager service at the Christuskirche in Graz, Austria, broadcast live by ORF III.]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Worshippers clap during the Aug. 23 Schlager service at the Christuskirche in Graz, Austria, broadcast live by ORF III. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[A Protestant worship service built around German-language pop songs, held Aug. 23 at the Christuskirche in Graz, Austria, can now be watched online through the media library of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, the congregation said.]]></description>
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A Protestant worship service built around German-language pop songs, held Aug. 23 at the Christuskirche in Graz, Austria, can now be watched online through the media library of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, the congregation said.
The service was the third in the church's series of Schlager services and the first to be carried live on national television and radio. In a notice published on the parish website on Aug. 26, Stefan Raubal wrote that the recording would remain available in the ORF media library for the coming weeks. ORF III and Radio Steiermark broadcast the event, according to the parish announcement.
Pastor Friedrich Eckhardt and his team led the service under the motto "Hier ist ein Mensch," or "Here is a human being." The parish said the music consisted of Schlager standards from the 1960s through the 1980s, performed by singer Helmut Hussler, who has provided live music at earlier services in the series. Schlager is a genre of melodic, often sentimental German-language popular music with a long following in Austria and Germany.
Christian Daily International reported in July that the Aug. 23 service was structured around the Gospel of John's account of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery, and that the song list included "You Lied to Me a Thousand Times," "You Are Not Alone" and "The Sun Rises Again and Again."
The congregation has described the format as an attempt to reach people outside regular church attendance. "We want an open door for everyone, including those who have not felt addressed by traditional worship services until now," Eckhardt said, as reported by the German Christian news site Jesus.de.
An account of the second Schlager service, held in Graz in May during the week of the Eurovision Song Contest, was published by Jesus.de on Aug. 14. Writer Rüdiger Jope reported that the church was full, with some participants travelling more than 50 kilometres (31 miles) after hearing a short-notice announcement on Radio Steiermark, and that the program drew on Eurovision songs alongside the apostle Paul's image of one body with many members.
Eckhardt told Jesus.de that he saw no reason to restrict the range of music used in church. "Church music ranges from Bach to Schlager," he said. "Why should we limit ourselves? God is bigger than our pigeonholes."
The recording of the Aug. 23 service is available at religion.orf.at.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Meta reaches multibillion-dollar settlement over claims it harmed children online]]></title>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Meta Platforms has agreed to pay billions of dollars and overhaul core features of Facebook and Instagram to settle claims from dozens of U.S. states that the company designed its platforms to be addictive to children.]]></description>
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Meta Platforms has agreed to pay billions of dollars and overhaul core features of Facebook and Instagram to settle claims from dozens of U.S. states that the company designed its platforms to be addictive to children.
The agreement, announced Wednesday and reported by Reuters, The New York Times, and others, ends one of the most closely watched legal tests yet of allegations that social media companies contributed to a youth mental health crisis. Meta denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement, the news outlets reported.
Reuters reported a maximum payout of $16.68 billion tied to claims from 29 states, plus a separate $459.3 million to resolve privacy lawsuits linked to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The New York Times put the figure at up to $17.1 billion, covering 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, with an initial payment of about $12 billion and a further $5 billion contingent on rival platforms Snap, TikTok and YouTube also reaching settlements.
Product changes target child use
At the center of the case were product features that lawyers for the states argued kept children scrolling and engaged for hours, often at the expense of sleep and mental health.
Under the settlement, Meta will impose daily time limits on Instagram and Facebook use by teenagers and restrict access overnight. Notifications will be silenced during school hours and late at night, and the company has agreed to interrupt features that encourage endless scrolling.
Meta also agreed to limit tools that researchers have linked to negative social comparison among young users, including beauty filters and visible counts of "likes" on posts. The company committed to stronger age verification systems and expanded parental controls, both outlets reported.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a statement carried by The New York Times that the case was aimed at protecting children by curbing nighttime alerts, encouraging breaks from the platforms and limiting harmful features. He said the settlement went further than what courts might otherwise have ordered.
C.J. Mahoney, Meta's chief legal officer, wrote in a company blog post that Meta wanted teenagers to have "a safe and productive experience" on its platforms and called on competitors to adopt similar standards, saying an industrywide approach was needed because teenagers use many apps at once.
Broader legal exposure remains
The settlement halts a federal trial in Oakland, California, where four states had sought penalties they estimated at close to $200 billion, and separately ends a trial in Nashville, Tennessee, brought by that state's attorney general.
Meta still faces thousands of other lawsuits from school districts, individual families and additional states over similar claims, some scheduled for trial in the coming months. Snap, YouTube-owner Alphabet and TikTok-owner ByteDance also remain defendants in related litigation alleging their platforms were designed to foster compulsive use among minors.
Earlier this year, a New Mexico jury and judge separately ordered Meta to pay more than $940 million combined after finding the company misled consumers about platform safety and created a public nuisance, according to Reuters. In a separate case, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google liable for a young plaintiff's depression and anxiety, ordering the companies to pay $6 million. Meta has said it will appeal that verdict.
Governments outside the United States have also moved to restrict children's social media use. Australia last year became the first country to bar children under 16 from social media platforms, and Denmark, France, Germany and several other nations have adopted or are weighing similar measures.]]></content:encoded>
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