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The Roman Curia Reformed
The first structural change made by Pope Benedict XVI subjected the Roman Curia. The Pontifical Council for Migrants and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace have been temporarily merged into one unit, and The Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue has also been temporarily merged with the Pontifical Council for Culture. These changes try to get a more efficient work from those involved. Other changes are still to come (...)

New Antiabortion Legislation in South Dakota
Two well-known local Catholic bishops in South Dakota received with joy the authorities' decision to ban almost all abortion methods. Their statement is very similar with other Catholic discourses from all over the world. In the US southern state, those who are performing abortion are to be punished with a 5.000 US dollars fine and up to four months in prison. The Catholic Church does not agree to any form of abortion (...)

Chinese Antichristian Raids
After the raid over a bible school in eastern part of China, the authorities, urged by the human rights organisations, released the 36 prisoniers accused to have undergone worship without the Communist Party's authorization. However, the Protestant bible school did not receive 10.000 copies of Christian literature (...)

In Cuba, Church Leader Arrested
After an ordeal that lasted for over a year, a Church leader in Cuba was arrested by the communist authorities of the island after accusing him of smuggling people out of the country. Even in the story of the young priest is very touching, with him and his two daughter and wife family depending on friends to survive, the comunists didn't have any pitty towards them, depriving them of their means of living (...)

Agreement Welcomed by Lutheran Churches
In a very trobled zone, the Lutheran and Reformed Churches chose to collaborate for the well-being of the Middle East Christians. This is called a historic act, because the act, signed in Jordanian capital, is recognising each other's ministry and faith and they are on the verge of organising worships for their faithfull (...)

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