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Syrian Church leaders speak out after attacks on Christian property

BY    :    Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Syrian Church leaders have called for greater efforts to preserve peace and stability after attacks on homes, shops and cars in a predominantly Christian town. The Associated Press (AP) reports that sectarian violence broke out in […]

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Iraqi Christians told to cancel Palm Sunday and Easter celebrations

BY  :  Ben Cohen Open Doors  Christian  Today   The Palm Sunday celebrations in Northern Iraq usually are big celebrations to commemorate Jesus entering Jerusalem. Celebrants wave palm branches, carry olive leaves and wave small flags declaring “Blessed is He who comes in the name […]

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Church leaders stopped by Israeli police from entering Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given assurances that Church leaders will now be allowed to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after they were blocked by Israeli police on Sunday morning. The Latin Patriarch […]

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Christmas Day baptisms bring hope to Democratic Republic of Congo amid fierce conflict

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BY  :  Staff writer   Christian Today   Dozens of Christians are to be baptised at a special Christmas Day service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Some 60 new believers will be baptised at the service taking place in Kadirisha, Masisi, to the west […]

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CofE bishops claim Christmas carols saying Jesus is ‘true Messiah’ are ‘problematic’

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor     Bishops within the Church of England have raised concerns that certain Christmas carols might be “problematic” because of their explicit references to Jesus as the “true Messiah.” The Birmingham Diocese recently communicated to its clergy the need […]

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Tributes pour in for 9-year-old boy killed in Christmas market attack

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Heartfelt tributes have flooded in following the death of a 9-year-old boy in the recent German Christmas market attack. The young victim, described by his mother as her “little teddy bear,” lost his life, along with four […]

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Bishop TD Jakes wants court to make Google help fight disinformation about him on YouTube

BY  :    Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter  Christian Post    Less than a month after suffering a “health incident,” which his attorneys blamed in part on the stress of defamatory comments made on social media against him, megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes has asked a California court to […]

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Nicky Gumbel, Matt Redman to join 25-hour global Christian event

BY  :  David Goodwin   Christian Today   A global Christian event made possible by new technology has announced its first tranche of contributors, unveiling a list of multinational and multidenominational Christian teachers, storytellers and prayer guides from six continents. Running over a 25-hour period, Gather25 […]

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Wisconsin authorities working to establish motive in deadly Christian school shooting

BY  :  Staff writer   Christian Today   The motive behind a deadly shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin appears to stem from “a combination of factors”, authorities said on Tuesday. A teacher and student were killed and several others wounded in the shooting at […]

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A Christian and a Jew on why assisted suicide should not be legalised

BY  : Rowan Williams, Irene Lancaster    Christian Today   The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster, discuss the implications of assisted suicide being made legal if Kim Leadbeater’s bill succeeds, and why they are against this. IL: Before we […]

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The meaning and story of some of our most beautiful and historic Christmas carols

BY   :  Heather Tomlinson   Christian Today   The carol has remained a central part of our seasonal tradition for people of Christian faith and none. It is one of the few remnants of explicitly religious heritage that England has, and has even survived atheist attempts […]

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