Ecumenicalnews

• Kenya's Evangelical and Pentecostal churches reject Religious Organisations Bill, 2024
  The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK) has joined other religious leaders, including the Pentecostal Voice of Kenya (PVK), in rejecting the Religious Organisations Bill, 2024, proposed by a former assistant minister, Senator Danson Mungatana.
• Pope Francis denounces pornography as a 'language of the devil'
  Pope Francis has called pornography a work of the devil and warned Christians to reject this and other temptations accessed through the internet. "Any cellphone has access to this brutality, this language of the devil," the Pope said.
• South African archbishop Makgoba lashes government for education 'funding crisis'
  Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has lashed out at the South African government for damaging education by failing to provide provinces with enough money to cover public service salary increases.
• Religious groups, nuns want Supreme Court to halt New York's insurance coverage for abortions
  Diverse religious groups are petitioning the US Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York state's requirement for health insurance coverage for abortions.
• Mainly Muslim Indonesia unveils world's tallest Jesus statue
  Mainly Muslim Indonesia has inaugurated the world's tallest statue of Jesus, which is 61 meters (200 feet) tall, at a tourist site in the North Sumatra province.
• Spanish evangelicals ask Nicaragua to halt closure of churches and Christian entities
  The Spanish Evangelical Alliance has delivered a letter to the Nicaraguan embassy in Spain that expresses deep concern about the "harassment and demolition of freedoms" in the Central American country.
• Asked, Pope Francis urges US Catholics to pick 'lesser evil' between Trump and Harris
  Pope Francis has criticized both former U.S. President Donald Trump over his plan to deport millions of immigrants and Vice President Kamala Harris over her stance supporting abortion rights.
• Artificial intelligence conference opens with the question: 'What is truth?'
  The European Christian Internet Conference opened under the theme "What is truth? Ethical and Practical Issues in the Use of Artificial Intelligence."
• English cathedral draws flak for $51-a-ticket Ibiza-themed concert on All Souls' Day
  England's Peterborough Cathedral has drawn criticism after its plan to host a $51 (39-pound sterling) -a-ticket Ibiza-style concert on All Souls Day, Nov. 2.
• World churches mourn loss of Lynda Katsuno, pioneer for those with disability
  Churches around the world are mourning the death of Rev. Lynda Susan Katsuno, Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network pioneer, after a yearlong struggle with cancer, but a life not letting her wheelchair slow down her cause.