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  US & Canada Society & Culture

  Acclaimed scientist and apologist Francis Collins calls on Christians to “re-anchor” worldviews in biblical principles

  By Chris Eyte

  World renowned physician-geneticist and apologist Francis Collins called on Christians to “re-anchor” their worldviews on biblical principles in the midst of turbulent political times. “As people of faith, we need to re-anchor our worldview, not in political arguments or messages, but in biblical principles,” he said.

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  Europe Society & Culture Family & Children

  Evangelical Alliance calls on political leaders to prioritize stubbornly high poverty levels in Northern Ireland

  By Chris Eyte

  In light of stubbornly high poverty levels in Northern Ireland that also affect nearly a quarter of children, a leading evangelical body highlighted the significant contributions churches make to addressing poverty in the communities but called on political leaders to prioritize the issue and take action to address root causes.

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  Latin America Society & Culture

  Evangelical voices at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Brazil: 'faith communities as promoters of social cohesion'

  By CDI Staff

  From August 19 to 23, the G20 Interfaith Forum is taking place in Brasilia, featuring key contributions from Evangelical leaders. Pastor Juan Cruz Cellammare, President of the Latin Evangelical Alliance, and Pastor Harold Segura, Director of the Faith and Development Department for World Vision Latin America and the Caribbean, were among those prominently involved. Their contributions have centered on vital issues such as religious freedom, poverty, social inequality, and the Church's role in fo

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  Africa Society & Culture

  Amid Sudan peace talks in Geneva, church leaders hold onto hope for God's mercy to end civil war

  By Ken Kagicha , Lydia Lippuner

  In the sandy streets of Khartoum, new graffiti scrawled messages of freedom, peace, and liberty, an echo of the dreams of the Sudanese youth in 2019. Back then, amidst the arid landscape of this bustling capital, hope blossomed in the desert. A people’s revolt backed by the military ousted President Omar Hassan al-Bashir who had been in power for three decades. 

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  Europe Society & Culture

  Turin Shroud could be 2,000 years old, new scientific research finds

  By Chris Eyte

  Recently published scientific analysis of the Turin Shroud (TS) suggests the linen cloth bearing the image of a crucified man, whom some believe to be Jesus himself, is 2,000 years old – far older than previously thought.

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  Global Society & Culture

  Christian bio-ethicist laments online abuse of Olympic boxers, calls out lack of understanding of intersex individuals

  By Chris Eyte

  Women athletes with differences in chromosomes must be treated with far more dignity in the sports world, according to a renowned Christian bio-ethicist, following controversial and unmerited criticism of two female boxers at the Paris Olympics 2024. In an Opinion Piece for Christian Daily International, Prof. Gareth Jones, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy at New Zealand’s University of Otago, gave his informed thoughts after the International Boxing Association (IBA) disqualified the women last ye