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Over 10,000 sign petition in support of church fighting outreach ban

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Over 10,000 people have signed a petition calling on Colchester City Council to retract a Community Protection Notice (CPN) against Bread of Life Community Church. The CPN bans the church and its members from its long-standing practice of […]

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The media mandate: How wise use of communication can strengthen the Christian church

BY  :  Duncan Williams Christian  Today   From the earliest days of the Church, the people of God have used the tools available to them to share truth, encourage believers, and reach those outside the faith. The Apostle Paul wrote letters that were copied and […]

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Church of Scotland to consider apology for alleged slavery links

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   The Church of Scotland’s General Assembly will next month consider a report detailing historic links to the transatlantic slave trade and proposals for an official institutional apology. The report details ways in which the Church of Scotland believes […]

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Iraqi Christian complex hit by Iraqi Christian complex hit by suspected

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BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A Christian community in Iraq has been hit by a drone attack, although “miraculously” there were no reported deaths or even injuries. As Iran, the US and Israel continue to hurl missiles at each other, many from other […]

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UN rights panel hears concerns about discrimination against Christians in Europe

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A recent resolution by the European Parliament noted that anti-Christian persecution is often most severe in the land of its birth, the Middle East. Now however, a UN event has heard about the situation in Europe itself, where […]

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Trump admin. urged to place Syria, Libya on list of worst religious freedom violators

BY   :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    A bipartisan federal government watchdog entity has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate more than a dozen countries as “countries of particular concern,” including Syria and Libya, as a key post overseeing the government’s monitoring of […]

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British court rejects Ukrainian extradition for Church supporter

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A British court has rejected an extradition request by the Ukrainian government for a supporter of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) who claims to have been tortured by the country’s security services. Artem Dmytruk, a member of the […]

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Bishop of Guildford, Andrew Watson, dies from cancer aged 64

BY  :   Obianuju  Mbah  Christian  Today   The Bishop of Guildford, the Rt Rev Andrew Watson, has died peacefully at the age of 64, just weeks after disclosing that he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. His death on Tuesday was announced to the […]

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

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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