child welfare
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Registration Now Open for 5th Annual All In Foster Care Summit in Morgantown
Morgantown — West Virginia churches, child welfare professionals, foster and adoptive families, foster alumni, nonprofit partners, and community leaders will gather on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, for the...

Russian Priest Sentenced to 21 Years for Sexual Abuse and Physical Abuse of Adopted Children
A Russian court has sentenced Father Nikolai Stremyshev, a former Orthodox priest, to 21 years in prison for convictions related to sexual assault and physical abuse against several...

Abia First Lady Donates N6m and Food Items to Seventh-day Adventist Charity Homes
The wife of Abia State governor, Pricillia Otti, has donated N6 million, foodstuff, and various items to six charity homes in the state. The donations were directed to...

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Father’s Authority to Limit Daughter’s Calvary Chapel Attendance
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has unanimously upheld a lower court’s custody order in *Emily A. Bickford v. Matthew A. Bradeen*, a dispute between divorced parents who disagree...

Tommy Blair Foundation Matches $5,000 for The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program in Hopkinsville
The Salvation Army of Hopkinsville has received a $5,000 matching gift from the Tommy Blair Foundation to support its Angel Tree program. This initiative aims to provide Christmas...

Bill Would Allow Missouri to Place Foster Kids in Unlicensed Christian Boarding Schools
Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow foster children to be placed in unlicensed Christian boarding schools, raising concerns among child advocates and some legislators. The...

Prosecutors Say Fundamentalist LDS Leader Bateman Made Explicit Jail Calls to Underage Wives
Prosecutors allege that Samuel Rappylee Bateman, 46, a self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist LDS Church from Colorado City, Arizona, used jail telephones to make sexually explicit calls to...