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Historic England grants £1m to renovate three churches

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Historic England has announced grants worth over a million pounds towards the repair of three historic London churches. The lion’s share of the funding will go to St Andrew’s Church, Thornhill Square, Islington and St Richard’s Church, Ham, […]

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Christians voice ‘grave concern’ after UN inquiry finds Ukrainian children were deported and forcibly transferred

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   The World Council of Churches has expressed “grave concern” after a United Nations commission concluded that Russian authorities have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes by deporting and forcibly relocating Ukrainian children. In a statement responding to […]

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747 Cases, One Year: Inside India’s Mounting Persecution of Christians

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia  Christian  Today   December was the worst month. Eighty-five verified cases of anti-Christian violence and discrimination were recorded as Advent and Christmas drew Christian communities into more visible worship. Attackers, it appears, were watching. That single month captures something essential about […]

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Missing Christian pilgrim found safe in Syria

BY   :  Anugrah Kumar   Christian Today   (CP) Described as a “Christmas miracle” by his family, American citizen Travis Timmerman has been found in Syria after being unexpectedly detained for seven months while making a pilgrimage in an effort to deepen his Christian faith. Timmerman, […]

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Student and teacher killed in shooting at Christian school

BY   :  Staff writer   Christian Today   A teacher and teenaged student have been shot and killed at a private Christian school in the US state of Wisconsin. At least six others were injured in the attack at Abundant Life Christian School in the city […]

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Vatican removes Palestinian keffiyeh Nativity scene amid backlash

BY  : Samantha Kamman   Christian Today   After the display raised a few eyebrows, the Vatican appears to have removed a Nativity scene that showed baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used as a national symbol by Palestinians that anti-Israel activists have […]

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Picturing Christ: how has Jesus been depicted over the last 2,000 years?

BY   :  Martin Davie    Christian Today   The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews reminds Christians that they are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses” (NRSV). That “cloud” has continued to grow in size since then. In this monthly column we will be […]

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Bishop tells Islamic rebels Christians must not be ‘second-class citizens’ in Syria

BY  :  Samantha Kamman    Christian Today   Leaders of churches and ecclesial communities in Syria met with representatives of the armed Islamic-led rebel groups that seized control of the country amid fears that Christians could face persecution or strict regulations that could disrupt their faith […]

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