Detained Nicaraguan Catholic bishop, Ortega critic to face trial
Managua, Nicaragua Reuters A prominent Catholic bishop in Nicaragua who has sharply criticised authoritarian President Daniel Ortega will go to trial while under house arrest, a judge ruled on Tuesday, in the latest clamp down on dissent in the country. Police arrested Bishop Rolando Alvarez in August, capturing him after he barricaded himself in church […]
Former AME Zion bishop Staccato Powell charged with fraud in $US14 million scheme
RNS Staccato Powell, the former president of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church’s board of bishops, has been federally charged with fraud and conspiracy connected to allegations of his mishandling the properties of congregations in California and fraudulently gaining millions of dollars for personal use. Powell, 62, and Sheila Quintana, 67, were indicted on 6th […]
Essay: The Jesus Family Tomb – a faith-growing opportunity?
RUSSELL STUBBINGS finds an empowering way to look at what some perceive as a challenge to the Christian faith…