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Sacked Grand Chancellor Of Knights Of Malta Reinstated

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The former Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Malta, dismissed from the order after a condom scandal, has reportedly been reinstated.

This takes place only one day after Grand Master Matthew Festing stepped down after nine years as head of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, at the request of the Holy Father. The Order announced Wednesday it would convene a Sovereign Council to formalize his resignation January 28:

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The Grand Magistry of the Sovereign Order of Malta announces that Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing has convened an extraordinary session of the Sovereign Council for 28 January 2017 for the acceptance of his resignation from the office of Grand Master. This is in accordance with Article 16 of the Constitution of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Christopher Lamb, a writer at the U.K.’s Tablet, tweeted late Wednesday morning: “Hearing that Von Boeselager now reinstated as Grand Chancellor of @orderofmalta with all decisions taken post-Dec 5th revoked.”

Church Militant asked for the source of the reports, and Lamb responded, “Sources inside order + Cardinal Parolin’s December letter says action against Boeselager should be suspended.”

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Von Boeselager was dismissed December 6 after separate investigations revealed he had direct knowledge of the distribution of condoms to prostitutes in Myanmar, Kenya and South Sudan via Malteser International, the charitable arm he oversaw between 1989 and 2014. Von Boeselager has denied the charges, in spite of having changed his story, at times admitting no knowledge, at other times admitting he knew of the condom distribution and justifying its necessity.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, published a letter December 12 clarifying that Pope Francis had never asked the Order of Malta to expel anyone, but rather to resolve conflict through “dialogue.”

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In a follow-up letter sent December 21 to the Grand Master, Parolin wrote, “As I expressed to you in my letter of 12 December 2016: ‘as far as the use and diffusion of methods and means contrary to the moral law, His Holiness has asked for dialogue as the way to deal with, and resolve, eventual problems. But he has never spoken of sending someone away!'”

Source: Church Millitant

Mark Zuckerberg Investigates ‘The Role The Church Plays’

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been meeting with religious, school and business leaders in Texas—not to give a speech on new technology but to listen and learn.

“Every year, I take on a personal challenge to learn new things and grow outside of my work,” he said on his new “Mark’s Year of Travel” Facebook page.

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“My hope for this challenge is to get out and talk to more people about how they’re living, working and thinking about the future,” he said.

Zuckerberg wrote that his goal for this year is to visit and meet people in every state.

He met with clergy at a coffee shop in Waco last week to talk about religious trends, Baptist News Global reports. The 32-year-old billionaire wanted to know how churches create a community.

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Aaron Zimmerman, an Episcopal priest, attended the meeting. He explained to Zuckerberg that there is a larger community that gathers together to worship and draw people to God, and smaller ones where people connect with each other.

Zimmerman said it appeared the Facebook founder wants to do the right thing, and he’s operating out of humility.

“I was impressed with someone who could have walked into the room like he owned the place,” Zimmerman shared. “Not him. He was wearing his trademark hoodie and jeans.”

“The clergy spoke 90 percent of the time,” Zimmerman explained. “That impressed me a lot.”

Zuckerberg also met with religious, education and economic leaders in nearby West, Texas.

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“I thought he would give a speech promoting a charity or some technological innovation,” said John Crowder, pastor at First Baptist Church in West. “He wanted to hear from us.”

Crowder said Zuckerberg especially wanted to know how churches helped the city get back on its feet after the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion, Baptist News Global reports.

“We got to tell him that right after the explosion, people in town just automatically turned to the church for help,” Crowder said. “They knew that was the place they could go and that is the role the church plays—at least in a small town.”

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In addition, Zuckerberg wanted to learn how churches prioritize their ministries.

“He was interested in how much the church focuses on what he called ‘religion’ and how much it focuses on what he called ‘community service,'” Crowder said. “That was actually not a bad question for churches to consider asking themselves from time to time.”

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“Heading back home after a great few days in Texas,” Zuckerberg posted on Jan. 18. “We may come from different backgrounds, but we all want to find purpose and authenticity in something bigger than ourselves.”

“Thanks to everyone who has shared their stories with me over the last few days,” he continued. “I’ll remember this experience for a very long time.”

Source: Charismanews.com

The Church And Politics- Elections 2016

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The 2016 elections came with a lot of character and religious fan fair. Men of God prophesying to the different parties telling them they have won.

Whilst some of the men of God preached peace and tolerance holding various fora to drum into the minds and hearts of the citizenry the need to ensure peace before, during and after the elections; others found themselves on the different sides of the political divide.

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Some pastors boldly came out declaring that one side of the political divide would win the elections. Others prophesied to the other side of the political divide that they have won.

Some simply kept quiet totally refusing to make public speeches.

Well, whether they formed the peace council, or prophesied victory to one political party or stayed quiet, it was quite obvious that the church one way or the other was involved in the politics of the day whether consciously or unconsciously.

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Gone are the days when the church sat down and politicians as well as the ordinary Ghanaian ‘behaved’ well during elections.

Now it’s important to review this phenomenon. It’s importance and value to the whole state of Ghana.
In time past Ghanaian pastors did not comment much on politics but now perhaps it’s time they do and do it well.

Pictures: The Lighthouse Chapel International, First Love Church Watch Night Service With Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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With several reasons to embrace the new year, the Lighthouse Chapel International (L.C.I), The First Love Church led by the Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, a world renowned healing evangelist and best selling author of several books, experienced a night of bliss with prayers ushering the congregation into “A Year of Greatness”; as was the theme apparently of all L.C.I churches worldwide.

Typical of this denomination and in their colorful ways of expressing their love to God and His work, scores of people came to minister to the congregation with singing and well choreographed dancing.

They say pictures say or carry a 1000 words but living it would always be the best of experiences.

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Bishop Dag Heward-Mills and Pastor Joshua Heward-Mills (Far-Left) anointing the congregants during the Watchnight Service

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Lady Pastor Aida ministering to the church

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2017 Will Be A Good Year – Rev. Eastwood Anaba

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Reverend Eastwood Anaba, Founder of Eastwood Anaba Ministries, has predicted brighter days in next year as 2016 draws close to an end.

Christians the world all over, on Sunday, 25 December celebrated Christmas to mark the birth of Christ and will also be celebrating the New Year on Sunday,1 January 2017.

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To that end, Rev Anaba, tweeted that: “May the coming year bring you closer to The All Sufficient God..!”

“I pray, in 2017; you will walk in OVER & ABOVE! My excitement level has never been more than towards 2017. 2017 will be a good year.”

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Christians Must Soberly Reflect Christ’s Mission

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Elder Vern P. Stanfill, a Member of the Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) has urged Christians to reflect the mission of Jesus Christ on earth to joyfully celebrate him.

He said Christmas was a season to reflect and act upon the blessings and opportunities they had because of the Birth, Life, Atonement, and Resurrection of their Saviour, Jesus Christ.

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“As our Heavenly Father, so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son” (John 3:16), we must express our love toward one another and toward God and His precious Son by giving of ourselves,” he said.

Elder Stanfill said this in a Christmas Message, under the theme: “Light The World”, at the Chorals Night of the LDS Headquarters, in Accra, to commemorate the birth of Christ.

Elder Stanfill said it was through the mission of the Saviour that Christians could return to the father hence the reason to celebrate His life.

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He, therefore, urged Christians to re-dedicate their lives to the service of God and mankind.

The evening saw choir groups such as the Accra Christiansburg Stake Choir, Labone SHS School Choir and Emvic Choral Choir entertaining the guests with melodious Christmas chorals, which elicited ecstatic applause and cheers after every delivery.

In between the tuneful chorales were readings of nine passages from the Books of Luke and Matthew, which catalogued the Birth of Jesus Christ.

Some of the readers of the Bible lessons were Nii Kpobi Tettey Tsuru III, La Mantse, Accra, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and Mrs Elizabeth Essie Denyoh, President of Ghana Diabetes Association.

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Others were Mrs Barbara Ennin, the Headmistress of the School for the Deaf and Dumb Association, Ashaiman, Nii Anokware Ensuro, Gyaasekye of La Traditional Area, and Mrs Elizabeth Osei-Tutu, the Polio Coordinator, Rotary Club, Ghana.