• Chinese Christian Brave North Korea to Spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ

  Chinese pastors are on their way to North Korea to spread Christianity. While remaining anonymous for security reasons, the pastors claimed that they have been through the worst of times in life and had only received salvation through God

  

• Pope Francis Pleads President Assad to Stop Bombing in Aleppo

  Pope Francis appealed again to stop the endless loss of innocent lives in Aleppo through a letter sent to President Bashar al-Assad. The message from the Pope was given by new cardinal Archbishop Mario Zenari, apostolic nuncio to Syria, to the president of Syria which contained the Pope's desire for the civilians to be protected and the civil war to be stopped.

  

• Dolly Parton Applauds Taylor Swift for the Singer’s Donation to Her Smoky Mountain Fund

  Dolly Parton thanked pop singer Taylor Swift for donating $100,000 to Parton's Smoky Mountains Fire Fund. The Academy of Country Music also donated $100, 000 for the cause. An East Tennessee native, Kenny Chesney, also donated $250, 000.

  

• Some Churches to Not Hold Services for Christmas Sunday

  Christmas day for this year will be celebrated on Sunday. This leads to some of the churches asking whether they would hold services for December 25 since most of the people will celebrate Christmas with their families. Most of them, however, were looking into adjusting the services schedules to make up for the celebration of Christmas.

  

• Global Petition Asks to Save Two Christian Pastors Facing Death Penalty in Sudan

  Christian Sudanese pastors are currently under threat of facing the death penalty in Sudan after being persecuted and imprisoned a year ago along with a Christian Sudanese leader and an aid worker. A global petition is currently underway to save the pastors along with the other condemned individuals