Tag: churches
Dutton-area churches gather over a ton of food for Daffodil Society
How many pounds of food could area churches collect during a friendly competition for the local food bank? Article content That was the challenge issued in August by Dunwich United…
attacks on churches and a synagogue kill at least ten people in the Caucasus
At least one priest and several police officers have been killed in attacks in two towns in Dagestan, in the Russian Caucasus. Armed men attacked a synagogue in the town…
Shots fired at synagogue and churches in Dagestan – several reported dead
It was around 6 p.m. local time when an unknown number of gunmen opened fire on two Orthodox churches and a synagogue in Dagestan, Russian media reported. The synagogue is…
Church of Sweden’s alarm: Churches may have to be closed
More money is needed to preserve the country’s churches, according to the Church of Sweden. In the Falkenberg pastorate, they have had to pause work on two churches because the…
The grim figure: Record numbers of copper thefts from churches
More and more churches in Sweden are affected by copper theft, according to recent figures from the Church’s insurance company. Despite the fact that the problem has existed for a…
More churches are sold than built
Share the article Save the article full screen 133 church buildings have been sold, demolished or burned since the year 2000. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT 133 church buildings have…
More churches are sold than built
Not all buildings have been preserved, according to statistics from the church office and the dioceses, write Church Newspaper. About ten have been bought by municipalities where some of them…
many homes and churches ransacked after the riots in the east of the country
Dozens of Christian families have returned to their homes in the past 24 hours in the Christian neighborhood of Jaranwala in eastern Pakistan. Residents are still in shock after violence…
Alleged desecration of Koran raises anger – rioters destroy Christian churches and houses in Pakistan
An allegation of desecration of the Quran that spread on social media prompted Muslims living in the town of Jaranwala to take the law into their own hands. More than…
Pakistan: several churches burnt down in the east of the country after an alleged desecration of the Koran
Terrifying scenes took place in Pakistan on Wednesday August 16, where at least four churches were set on fire, and a Christian cemetery was desecrated by hundreds of men armed…