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  Madagascar churches mobilize as Cyclone Gezani death toll approaches 40

  Intense tropical cyclone Gezani struck Madagascar’s eastern coast on Tuesday (Feb. 10), making landfall near Toamasina at approximately 7 p.m. local time. The storm, one of the most intense recorded in the satellite era, brought sustained winds of 110 mph and gusts exceeding 155 mph, killing at least 38 people and threatening a nation already struggling with disease, hunger, and political transition.

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  ChurchWorks Summit explores faith and policy working together

  Organizers have announced the speaker lineup for the ChurchWorks Summit, a one-day event exploring how faith and policy can work together for the social good. The summit takes place Feb. 27 at Central Hall in Westminster, London.

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  Northern Colombia floods: Evangelical churches mobilize aid and prayer

  Northern Colombia is facing a humanitarian crisis of historic proportions after heavy rains devastated departments including Córdoba, Santander, Chocó, and Antioquia. According to press reports and the Evangelical Confederation of Colombia (CEDECOL), 80% of municipalities in Córdoba are underwater, leaving thousands of households with total property loss.

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  Jordan selects design for Museum of Jesus’ Baptism at Bethany Beyond the Jordan

  A team led by Níall McLaughlin Architects has been selected to design a new museum dedicated to the history and theological significance of Christian baptism at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, the site widely recognized as the place where Jesus was baptized.

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  Nearly half of evangelicals engage Christian media daily, report finds

  Nearly half of evangelical Protestants in the United States engage with Christian media on a daily basis, and more than two-thirds do so at least weekly, according to new national research released by Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research.

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  Most Americans believe in God, but many rarely attend worship, study finds

  Most adults in the United States believe in God and engage in some form of religious practice, but nearly half seldom or never attend religious services, according to new data from the Pew Research Center that offers a snapshot of American faith by scaling the population down to a hypothetical town of 100 people.

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  Cleaner rare earth sourcing could ease ethical concerns over conflict minerals, researchers say

  Scientists exploring new ways to extract rare earth elements from domestic waste and polluted land say their work could help address long-standing ethical and environmental concerns tied to global mineral supply chains.

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