Protestant churches, including the Seventh-day Adventist, Baptist, and Lutheran denominations, are traditional religions in Russia and should be treated equally with other faiths, says regional government official V. Lukovnikov.
A series of Holy Week broadcasts, which ran April 7 to 14, reached new audiences throughout Latin America and around the world, say the series' organizers.
The Netherlands has became the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia after its Senate passed legislation April 10 allowing for "mercy killings."
Heavy rainfall in the usually dry region of Altiplano, Bolivia, has caused widespread flooding, destroying homes and leaving thousands of people without adequate shelter or food.
Delegates at a five-day Stewardship Summit have called for a more streamlined, more Biblically-based approach to financial giving within the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide.
After enduring years of religious persecution, Seventh-day Adventists in the central Asian country of Turkmenistan are looking for the support of Christians around the world to help raise international awareness of their plight.