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  Nayib Bukele attributes El Salvador’s transformation to God and highlights the power of faith

  El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, said the transformation the country is experiencing has a spiritual foundation. In a message recently shared on his Instagram account, he said the nation’s change cannot be explained by political decisions alone, but by the action of God and the faith of the Salvadoran people.

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  IRF Summit opens in Washington with call to confront rising religious repression

  The sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit opened Monday, Feb. 2, in Washington, D.C., with a call to intensify global advocacy for freedom of belief, as co-chairs warned that religious restrictions and persecution are rising worldwide even as the movement to defend conscience rights gains strength.

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  World Relief urges Trump admin. to stop policy of re-interviewing Biden-era refugees

  The head of World Relief, a refugee resettlement organization, is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its policy of reviewing the cases of refugees admitted into the United States during the Biden administration, a policy a federal judge temporarily blocked last week. 

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  Laura Fernández wins Costa Rica presidency after first-round victory, invokes faith in victory speech

  Laura Fernández Delgado of the Pueblo Soberano Party (PPSO) won Costa Rica’s presidential election Sunday with a first-round victory, surpassing the threshold needed to avoid a runoff and becoming the country’s next president.

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  Christian maritime leaders welcome new global rules to protect seafarers

  For the first time, every new seafarer worldwide will be required to receive formal training on how to prevent and respond to sexual harassment, bullying, and assault — a move Christian maritime leaders say marks a long-overdue shift in protecting some of the world’s most isolated and vulnerable workers. The International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA) welcomed new amendments adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that took effect Jan. 1, 2026, establishing a global base

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  Homelessness is preventable, charity says, as report shows Australia’s housing crisis deepens

  Australia’s worsening housing and homelessness crisis is not inevitable and can be prevented with the right investment and support, a leading Christian charity said Wednesday, responding to a new national report that shows millions remain at risk of losing their homes despite government assistance. The 2026 Report on Government Services – Housing and homelessness, published by the Productivity Commission on Jan. 29, found worsening housing insecurity across the country, with low-income renters i

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  Colombian president Petro sparks outrage by denying that Jesus is Christ and speculating about his private life

  During the reopening of a hospital in Bogotá, Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered a speech that sent shock waves through the country’s religious community. In his remarks, Petro said he does not refer to Jesus as “Christ,” arguing that the term is a Greek name used to transform the figure of the Redeemer into a symbol of “power and kingship,” something he said Jesus never represented.

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