Pope Francis, whose just over 12-year pontificate was characterized by an emphasis on mercy and compassion, the need to care ...

Saldaña told MySA. “And it rivals even Christmas,” he added a moment later. Back on South Padre Island, city officials have spent months preparing to lay out the welcome mat for the annual ...

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(WATE) — A pastor with Maryville connections who was abducted in South Africa while preaching a sermon on April 11 has been rescued rescued following a shootout between suspects and South ...

Josh Sullivan, 45, was kidnapped last Thursday during an evening service in Motherwell, a township in Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province ...

JOHANNESBURG (WKRN/AP) — A Tennessee pastor who was abducted in South Africa has reportedly been rescued following a police operation that ended in a deadly shootout. The update comes after the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An American pastor who was kidnapped last week by ...

Fellowship Baptist Church/Facebook A U.S. pastor who was allegedly kidnapped by multiple armed men during a service at his church in South Africa has been rescued, according to local police.

Josh Sullivan was kidnapped during a church service last Thursday. LONDON and PRETORIA -- An American missionary allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last ...

The tussle between Starlink boss Elon Musk and South Africa over the company's failure to launch in the country stems from the nation's black empowerment laws, and could be one factor behind the ...

An American pastor kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa has been freed following a "high-intensity shoot-out" that left three people dead, police say. Josh Sullivan was ...

By Jonathan Wolfe An American pastor who was abducted in South Africa last week was rescued on Tuesday after a dramatic shootout between the police and his kidnappers, which left three suspects ...