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Fire at historic Canadian church investigated as arson amid spike in attacks

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor   A fire that destroyed a historic Anglican church in Canada in the early hours before Sunday worship last year is now being investigated as arson. This comes as the nation grapples with a rise in church arson attacks. St. […]

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Pope Leo calls for release of Christians kidnapped across Nigeria and Cameroon

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Pope Leo XIV has issued an appeal for the liberation of students, clergy, and worshippers abducted in a series of violent attacks across Nigeria and Cameroon. Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square after Sunday Mass, the […]

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Christian street preacher acquitted of ‘Islamophobia’ charge

BY  : Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   A Christian preacher in the United Kingdom, accused of making anti-Muslim remarks during a sermon in a town center, has been found not guilty. A jury at Swindon Crown Court in southwest England returned the verdict after […]

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Congolese faith leaders step up efforts to promote dialogue among warring groups

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BY  : Tonny Onyulo  Religion News Service Church leaders are conducting weekly workshops to train traditional and church leadership in how to promote peace in their communities. Residents flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumba, some 12 miles north of Goma, Congo, […]

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Christian Buildings Targeted in Military Conflict in Sudan

BY  :  JUBA, South Sudan, Morning Star News   At least two Christian buildings were bombed last week amid fighting between rival military factions in Sudan, sources said. On Wednesday (Nov. 1), a Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) building in Omdurman, across the Nile from Khartoum, […]

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Nepal Supreme Court upholds pastor’s conviction for proselytisation

BY  :  Hannah Mitchell   Christian Today The Supreme Court in Nepal has upheld the High Court judgment of a one-year jail term and fine for a pastor, even after there were no witnesses to establish the allegation of proselytization, according to the pastor. Keshab Raj […]

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250 years later, ‘Amazing Grace’ has filled churches, concerts, even commercials

BY :  Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Says author James Walvin: ‘its words speak to a human condition of suffering, and people coming out of suffering, and its music has a kind of haunting refrain that soothes.’ St. Peter and St. Paul Church, in […]

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Texas Rangers Players Praise God for Their World Series Win

BY  :  Amanda Casanova  ChristianHeadlines.com  Many Texas Rangers players and officials with the team are praising God after the team earned their first World Series championship this week, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5. “Anyone that interviews me or gives me an opportunity to […]

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Truth & Liberty Coalition expands culture war to 30 Colorado school boards

BY  : Steve Rabey Religion News Service Health and wealth preacher Andrew Wommack teaches that Christians should ‘reform nations’ and rule over the godless. His Truth & Liberty Coalition has started by pushing its candidates in some 30 school districts across Colorado. DENVER (RNS) — […]

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Nigeria, North Korea, India among worst countries for persecution

BY : Jennifer Lee  Christian Today International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its annual report highlighting the 10 nations where Christians suffer the worst persecution for their faith. They are Nigeria, North Korea, India, Iran, China, Pakistan, Eritrea, Algeria, Indonesia and Azerbaijan. In Nigeria, ICC […]

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Terrorists Kill Christian, Kidnap 25 Others in Northern Nigeria

BY  :  ABUJA, Nigeria,  Morning Star News  India Correspondent  Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday (Oct. 31), killing one Christian, wounding two, and kidnapping 25 others, sources said.  In southern Kaduna state’s village of Ungwan Baka, Kachia County, the assailants attacked […]

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