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  Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

  European Leadership Forum kicks off in Poland, highlights need for Biblical attitude in post-Christian culture

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  The European Leadership Forum (ELF) 2024 has kicked off with more than 800 Christian leaders from all over the continent meeting from May 25-30 in Wisla, Poland. Keynote speaker during the opening session was Australian author, professor, and historian John Dickson who talked about the attitude that Christian leaders should espouse in the post-Christian culture that is prevalent in Europe today.

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  Europe Society & Culture Family & Children

  “I realized I couldn’t look away,” UK pro-life campaigner talks about prayer, his arrest, hard realities and where he puts his hope

  By Chris Eyte

  Pro life groups protested outside the U.K. Houses of Parliament on May 15 as members of parliament debated decriminalising abortion. One of the protestors at the event was Christian Hacking, 34, the public engagement officer for the Centre for Bio Ethical Reform UK. In an exclusive interview with Christian Daily International, Hacking, who is a dedicated follower of Jesus Christ, shares about what motivates him to protest against abortion and talks about how he was once hauled into a police van

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  Africa Society & Culture

  34 African countries spend more on debt payments than healthcare, education - Christian Aid Report

  By Ken Kagicha

  A report published by Christian Aid and its partners has revealed that more than half of African countries are spending a significant amount of their budgets on servicing debt at the expense of critical funding to sectors such as education, healthcare and infrastructure. The report titled Between Life and Debt reveals that African countries paid $85 billion in debt repayment to external creditors in 2023, the highest since 1998.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture

  Millions see duet performance of 'Goodness of God' on 'American Idol' finale

  By The Christian Post

  More than 20 million people have now seen a duet performance of a popular gospel song that aired on national television on Pentecost Sunday. The "American Idol" season 22 finale, which aired on ABC Sunday, featured a duet performance by gospel singer CeCe Winans and former contestant Roman Collins, who made it into the Top 12 in this year's installment of the reality TV singing competition.

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  Europe Society & Culture

  Pro-life groups unite in protests at UK Parliament to denounce decriminalization of abortion up to birth

  By Chris Eyte

  The ongoing mass killings of thousands of unborn baby girls and boys through abortion in the U.K. galvanized determined pro-life campaigners to come together outside the Houses of Parliament and protest as lawmakers prepare to decriminalize abortion, according to several pro-life groups. 

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  Family & Children Society & Culture

  A transformational ministry in Kenya offers hope and reconciliation to juvenile offenders

  By Ken Kagicha

  A three-bedroom bungalow 30 kilometers outside of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is providing a safe haven and a source of hope and transformation for young boys who have spent time in Kenya’s harsh juvenile prisons, the Youth Corrective Training Centres. Young boys between 12 and 17 years who face rejection at home have found solace and acceptance at the half-way house run by Life Song Kenya, with transformational results.