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  Mission Australia criticizes government budget's lack of support for homeless and vulnerable

  Mission Australia has issued a stern response to the Australian Government’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), saying homeless people will be negatively affected by the financial broadcast for the next four years.

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  Tribute to Christian leader who passed away during earthquake in Vanuatu

  Churches are still recovering following the traumatic effects of a 7.3 magnitude earthquake striking 30 kilometers west of the capital Port Vila on the south western Pacific island of Vanuatu, taking multiple lives and causing damage to buildings, including churches, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

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  Portrait of 'last Christian emperor' of Constantinople and Byzantine discovered in Greece

  Conservation work by an archaeologist has revealed a previously unknown portrait of the last emperor of Byzantine, Constantine XI Palaiologos (Feb. 8 1404 – May 29 1453), dubbed the last Christian ruler of Constantinople, showing his true likeness in a realistic still life painting, not an idealised art work. 

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  Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby ends his last day in office following resignation amid controversies

  The 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby, is leaving office today mired in controversy about his safeguarding role over a serial paedophile and after criticism by some Anglican leaders for supporting homosexual unions. “The church will certainly get things wrong. I will certainly get things wrong,” said Welby when he took up the position of archbishop in March 2013, just a year after he became Bishop of Durham. “We will also get much right and do so already.”

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  Three members of family burned to death after accepting Christ

  A Muslim couple and their adult son who gave their lives to Christ in November were burned to death on Dec. 26 in eastern Uganda, sources said.

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