• Christian Newspaper ‘The Christ Weekly’ Debuts Manga Strip in Japan

  In a country famously known for its adherence to a combination of secular, Buddhist and Shinto values, a Christian newspaper in Japan has introduced a new comic strip to teach readers about Christian values.

  

• South Carolina Shooting Update: North Charleston Historically Sided with Police, Plans to Use Body Cameras

  The police shooting of an unarmed black man in North Charleston, S.C., would probably go down as another justified fatal encounter by U.S. law enforcement had a bystander failed to capture the incident on video. Now that incident has brought to light a city that historically took the side of its police officers in similar cases.

  

• Tsarnaev Trail Update: Guilty on All 30 Charges on Boston Bombing; Fate to be Decided Next Week

  A federal jury has found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, opening the possibility that he could be sentenced to the death penalty.

  

• In Unusual Move, ISIS Releases 200 Yazidis, Mostly Children and Elderly, from Its Custody

  The terror group known as ISIS has been infamous for oppressing Christians and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria. However, Kurdish officials reported that ISIS has released more than 200 Yazidis from its custody on Wednesday.

  

• Pope Francis to World: Don’t ‘Turn a Blind Eye’ to Persecuted Christians

  Pope Francis urged world leaders from his address on Monday to not “turn a blind eye” to persecuted Christians. He made the remarks from St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.