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Upton to represent BWA at papal inauguration, as Italian Baptist leader offers prayer for new pope
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By Robert Dilday   
Monday, March 18, 2013
Baptist World Alliance president John Upton will represent the global organization and its 42 million Baptists at the March 19 inauguration of Pope Francis, the BWA has announced. Meanwhile, Italian Baptist leader Anna Maffei urged prayer for “our fellow believers in the Catholic Church.”
 
ANALYSIS: White smoke, black pope? The odds against an ‘Obama moment’
World
By David Gibson   
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Will the conclave electing a new pope next month have an “Obama moment” and pick someone from Africa or Latin America or Asia for the first time in modern history? The public seems enamored of the idea of a non-European pope, and so are many cardinals.
 
Africa rises, China falls on 2013 evaluation of Christian persecution
World
By Lauren Markoe   
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The persecution of Christians “vastly rose” in 2012 as radical Islamists consolidated power in Africa, according to Open Doors, a Christian missionary organization that publishes an annual list of offending nations.
 
Baptist World Alliance observes Human Rights Day Dec. 9
World
By Bob Allen   
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Human Rights Day has been sponsored for more than 20 years by the Baptist World Alliance. This year the date coincides with a BWA delegation visiting Nigeria, Dec. 4-10, to draw attention to episodes of violence committed by extremist rebels in northern and central Nigeria.
 
Experts say prayer is top need in tragedy
World
By Jeff Brumley   
Monday, November 05, 2012
A deadly, demoralizing bombing in Beirut on Oct. 19 prompted a Lebanese Baptist leader to issue a worldwide call for prayer — and prayer alone.
 
Baptist scholar aims for ‘loving dialogue and respectful listening’ in Catholic conversations
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By Bob Allen   
Monday, November 05, 2012
A U.S. scholar representing the Baptist World Alliance at a recent Vatican gathering of Catholic bishops described his presence as “a moment of historic significance.”
 
Project Ruth celebrates two decades
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By Jeff Brumley   
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Project Ruth’s Mihai Ciopasiu is all too glad to talk about the success the organization has enjoyed the past two decades serving the poorest and most shunned children in Romania.
 
Pakistanis' life terms for 'blasphemy' dropped
World
By Baptist Press staff   
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
A court has acquitted a Christian couple of blasphemy charges, overturning their life sentences.
 
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