Day: October 30, 2026
446 articles
GwenDocumentary on Sexual Abuse in Amish Communities Now Streaming on PBS
“Keep Quiet and Forgive,” a documentary about sexual abuse in Plain communities, is now available to stream after completing a festival circuit. The feature-length film was made by...
Amish Retreat Leader in Missouri Faces Charges in Baby’s Death, Sexual Abuse and Kidnapping
An Amish man in Missouri faces multiple charges, including involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping, sexual abuse and trafficking, after authorities accused him of a range of abuses at a retreat...
Christian leaders, including Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II, meet UN envoy Geir Pedersen in Damascus, Syria, on Syria’s future
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch hosted a significant meeting that brought together Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox Church, Patriarch...
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Visits Baabda, Lebanon, to Congratulate President Joseph Aoun
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited the Baabda Presidential Palace in Beirut to formally congratulate General Joseph Aoun on his election as the new President of...
Sacramento, California, jury finds American Baptist pastor guilty on 11 of 12 child molestation counts
A Sacramento Superior Court jury found Tommy Gene Daniels, an American Baptist pastor in California, guilty on 11 of 12 child molestation charges on Dec. 8, after deliberating...
American Baptist pastor in Watertown, New York, charged with sexually abusing 9-year-old girl
An American Baptist pastor in New York state has been arrested on felony charges of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl. New York State Police arrested Thomas Wilson, 63,...
Colombia’s president-elect plans to close 14 embassies, including in South Africa and Ghana, and restore ties with Israel
Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo De La Espriella, has announced plans to close the country’s embassies in South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia and Senegal as part of a broad overhaul of...
Turkey’s Africa Expansion and South Africa Ties Draw Scrutiny Over Israel Rivalry
An opinion column by Sinan Ciddi, published in The Jerusalem Post on July 29, 2026, argues that the deepening Turkey-South Africa relationship is more than trade diversification or...
Houthis and Yemeni government forces clash in mountains of Al-Maqatirah district, Lahj, Yemen, reports say
The Saudi-led coalition said on Friday that it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis over the Makkah region, according to Arab News, which reported...
Yemen’s Army Says Houthis Fired Ballistic Missiles at Aden Presidential Palace and Airport
Yemen’s armed forces on Friday accused Iran-backed Houthi rebels of targeting Yemen’s Maashiq presidential palace and Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles, according to posts the military published...
