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Christians among main victims of Islamist violence in eastern DRC

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   Christians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing escalating violence from an Islamic State-linked militant group accused of massacres, abductions and systematic terror attacks across villages and churches, according to a major new Amnesty International report. […]

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Christians petition for protection of pastors in Colombia following murders

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today A new campaign has been launched aimed at restoring special protection to religious leaders in Colombia, following a series of killings and kidnappings by armed groups. The campaign zeroes in on Decrees 1066 and the National Protection System (NPS). […]

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Can the Middle East learn how to respect religious freedom from Kurdistan?

BY  : Staff  Writer Christian Today   The European Parliament has heard how Kurdistan can act as a model of religious tolerance for the wider Middle East. Kurdistan is the region of the Middle East traditionally inhabited by the Kurdish people. It is not an […]

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Priest in West Bank’s only Christian village speaks of Israeli ‘impunity’

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BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   The parish priest of the only Christian village in the West Bank has spoken of the increasing pressure being placed on the inhabitants both by official Israeli government actions as well as attacks and intimidation by Israeli settlers. […]

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Christians urge MSPs to vote against assisted suicide in Scotland

BY  :  Staff  Wrier  Christian Today   The final vote on an assisted suicide bill for Scotland is due to take place in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday as a number of medical and religious bodies continue to express deep misgivings or outright opposition. Just days before the vote, […]

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Church of Ireland marks St Patrick’s Day with worship, music and pilgrimage

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   Church of Ireland dioceses and cathedrals have prepared a wide programme of worship, music and community events to mark St Patrick’s Day on Tuesday. The commemorations are in honour St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who is […]

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Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in Lebanon

BY  :  Staff   Writer  Christian  Today   A Catholic priest in Lebanon has been killed after an Israeli artillery tank fired on a house. Father Pierre El Rai, 50, was attempting to help parishioners in Qlayaa as their house was fired upon by the IDF […]

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Baptist seminary providing shelter to displaced amid Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    The Arab Baptist Theological Seminary near Beirut is sheltering displaced people who fled their homes as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah forces hundreds of thousands of civilians across Lebanon to seek refuge. About 170 internally displaced people […]

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Kashmir under restrictions as protests follow reported death of Iran’s supreme leader

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   Authorities in Kashmir have extended security restrictions after large-scale protests followed reports of the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Media reports said Khamenei was killed in a joint United States-Israel military strike on 28 February. […]

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Lebanese Christians mourn priest killed amid escalating violence

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter   A war-ravaged Lebanese Christian community is in mourning the loss of a priest killed amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, spurring Pope Leo XIV to renew his plea for peace in the region. Speaking to a general […]

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Tribal Christian woman denied burial as legal battle grows in Chhattisgarh

BY   :  Christian Today staff writer   A tribal Christian family has been prevented from burying a 34-year-old woman, sparking renewed concern over religious freedom and burial rights in the state of Chhattisgarh. Sambai Mandavi died on 24 February from respiratory and heart-related illness. However, […]

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Ted Cruz claims Tucker Carlson hates him for being Christian, warns antisemitism ‘risks consuming’ GOP

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused political commentator Tucker Carlson of hating him for being a Christian and warned his influence threatens to plunge the Republican Party into antisemitism. “In the last year and a half, I have […]

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Pastor Allen Jackson urges Christians to call out ‘fake church’ amid heresy: ‘Polite for too long’

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    Pastor Allen Jackson recently urged Christians to have the courage to call out what he described as “the fake church” that promotes heresy and behavior he said is incompatible with biblical Christianity. Jackson, senior pastor of World […]

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