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Greek Orthodox Church in Britain baptises 250 people

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   The Greek Orthodox Church has said that this Easter weekend saw more than 250 new members baptised. Mass baptism events were held all across the country, with the largest being in Hertfordshire, where 75 people received baptism. The […]

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Christian Artemis II pilot Victor Glover reflects on God’s creation from space

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar Christian  Today   Victor Glover, the Christian US Navy captain piloting NASA’s Artemis II mission, is being lauded for glorifying God in space and for his response to a question about his race. On Easter Sunday, Glover reflected on God’s creation and […]

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Nigerian faith leaders call for interfaith reconciliation to end violence

BY  :  Robert Parr  Christian Today   Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria have put their names to a new declaration calling for an end to religious violence and for greater interfaith understanding and reconciliation. The Abuja Declaration for Sustainable Peace and Religious Harmony came […]

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As missiles fly overhead, Christians in Lebanon are ‘exhausted’, says bishop

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BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   Almost 30,000 people have been forced from their homes in Lebanon after a series of overnight missile attacks struck Beirut on 2 March, bringing an end to the fragile ceasefire that had been in place since late 2024. […]

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Turkey should be placed on Special Watch List for barring foreign Christians, says US body

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has joined the European Parliament in taking up the issue of foreign Christians expelled from Turkey, many on “national security” grounds. Since 2020, over 200 foreign Christian workers have been […]

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Church Under the Bridge founders to retire after over 30 years of ministry

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor    The husband-and-wife founders of a church that meets under an interstate bridge in Texas have announced they are stepping down after more than three decades of ministry. Jimmy and Janet Dorrell, leaders of the Church Under the Bridge, which meets […]

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‘I’d kiss His feet’: Shia LaBeouf ponders meeting Jesus after arrest in New Orleans

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter   Actor Shia LaBeouf appeared to become emotional when discussing what he would say if he ever met Jesus during an interview that also touched on his recent arrest for allegedly assaulting several people in New Orleans amid […]

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Christians praying for Iran after death of Supreme Leader Khamenei

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Christians are praying for a new and better future for Iran, one that includes the protection of religious freedom, following the death of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Open Doors said it was praying for an […]

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Justice is ‘being delivered’, say Iranian Christians

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A global network of Iranian Christians has welcomed targeted strikes against Iran’s leadership by the US and Israel. The group said that they “rejoice” in the news that Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, died in Saturday’s strikes, saying that […]

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Christian leaders react to the US-Israeli strikes in Iran, death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

BY  :  CP Staff   Christian leaders have issued various reactions after the United States and Israeli strikes in Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and military leaders on Saturday, spurring Iran to launch missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military bases across […]

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3 Christians hacked to death in India; police downplay religious motive

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   More than a month after three Christian converts were hacked to death in Odisha state in eastern India, police continue to attribute the triple murder to a land dispute, even as relatives and rights groups point to […]

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Former Sri Lankan intelligence chief arrested over Easter bombings that killed 279

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   The former head of Sri Lanka’s State Intelligence Services (SIS) has been arrested on suspicion of colluding with Islamist terrorists in connection with a bombing campaign that killed 279 people on Easter Sunday 2019. Three churches and three […]

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Imprisoned archbishop sees incarceration as ‘providential’ amid crackdown on Armenian church

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter   WASHINGTON — Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan considers it a “great privilege” to face incarceration amid the ongoing prosecution of Armenian Apostolic Church leaders and escalating tension with the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, an advocate has said. […]

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