More than 3,000 people were baptized in Butuan City, Mindanao, Philippines, on January 27 following a three-week lay evangelistic effort featuring the innovative use of digital video disk (DVD) technology.
Karen Lord was respected internationally as an outspoken and effective advocate of religious freedom, says Graz.
"Too many children are without access to basic social services," said Harry Holkeri, president of the U.N. General Assembly.
A Seventh-day Adventist church in the city of Ryazan, Russia, is among 12 church buildings to be featured on a series of Russian postage stamps to be issued in June.
Rebuilding efforts have begun in El Salvador in the wake of a devastating earthquake which hit on January 13.
The Turkmen government is engaged in a widespread campaign of repression against religious minorities, despite its pledge to protect the basic human rights of its citizens