A Voice From the Wilderness
A Christian response to today’s news and the issues that matter most.
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” — Matthew 3:3
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Mob Attacks Catholic Church in West Bengal, Injures 10 WorshippersAbout 200 people stormed St. Louis Church in India's Nadia district on Oct. 9 during a Bible convention, damaging a statue and beating more than 10 worshippers.
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Supreme Court Takes Up Kentucky Church's Fight Over ShrineThe Supreme Court will hear a Park Hills, Kentucky, church's dispute over a small shrine on its own land, with 19 attorneys general backing the congregation.
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Nepal Police Arrest 24 South Korean Christians at Bible CollegePolice in Nepal's Morang district detained 24 South Koreans at a Bible college on Oct. 9, saying they broke tourist visa rules. The college denies it.
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Pope Leo XIV Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says After SurgeryDoctors removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo XIV's right lung at a Rome hospital on Oct. 13; the Vatican confirmed cancer and canceled his events through Oct. 20.
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Gunmen Kill Nine in Benue State Village Attack, Residents SayResidents say about 30 armed men killed nine people in Tse-Biliji, Benue State, on Oct. 9, days after three died in Otukpo, including a four-year-old boy.
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Drones Sink Cargo Ship Off Bulgaria, 11 Sailors MissingDrones struck two cargo ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, sinking one and leaving 11 sailors missing. Sofia summoned Russia's ambassador over the attack.
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