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Pope warns of ‘digital neocolonialism’ and calls on Church to defend human dignity in age of AI in first encyclical

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   Pope Leo XIV has used his first encyclical to warn that artificial intelligence and emerging technologies risk deepening global inequality, concentrating power in the hands of a few and creating what he described as “colonialism in another form”. […]

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Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ sequel gets release date

BY  :  Leah Marie Klett  Christian Today   Lionsgate has announced the release dates and unveiled first-look images for “The Resurrection of the Christ,” the long-awaited follow-up to “The Passion of the Christ,” and confirmed that the biblical epic will arrive in theatres in two […]

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Calls to free Nicaraguan Protestant pastor unjustly imprisoned for four years

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A Christian rights organisation has intensified calls for the release of imprisoned Nicaraguan pastor Efrén Antonio Vílchez López, marking four years since his arrest with an international petition campaign delivered to diplomatic missions across Europe and the Americas. […]

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Supreme Court revives preacher’s free speech lawsuit against amphitheater restrictions

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BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor    The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that a Mississippi street preacher’s lawsuit challenging restrictions on speech near a city amphitheater can proceed, holding that prior convictions do not bar claims seeking only prospective relief. The high court released […]

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Bangladesh Christian leaders express cautious hope under new government

BY  :  Surinder  Kaur  Christian  Today   Bangladesh’s new government has prompted cautious optimism among Christian leaders, who say recent political changes offer a potential opening for greater religious freedom even as concerns remain over security, justice and political pressure. Following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s […]

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Pastor arrested in Cuba after uploading Bible lesson to YouTube

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A Protestant pastor in Cuba has been arrested for allegedly posting a Bible lesson on to YouTube. Pastor Rolando Pérez Lora was accosted by police mere moments after uploading the video in a park in Peñas Altas, Matanzas. […]

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Justice is ‘being delivered’, say Iranian Christians

BY  :  Staff writer   Christian  Today   A global network of Iranian Christians has welcomed targeted strikes against Iran’s leadership by the US and Israel. The group said that they “rejoice” in the news that Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, died in Saturday’s strikes, saying that he had […]

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Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill Draws Fire from Church, Civil Society

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia  Christian  Today   More than 30 civil society organisations, church groups, and legal advocates came together at the Mumbai Press Club on 11 March to oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion legislation, even as the bill awaits introduction in the state assembly’s ongoing […]

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

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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