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Pakistan temporarily halts plan to evict Christians from settlement

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Authorities in Pakistani capital Islamabad have temporarily halted plans to evict around 25,000 people, most of whom are Christians, from settlements currently occupying government land. Last week the interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi said the government had “launched an […]

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China ramps up pressure on lawyers of jailed church leaders: report

BY  :   Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Chinese authorities are intensifying pressure on lawyers defending jailed leaders of Beijing’s Zion Church, a prominent Protestant house church whose founder, Pastor Ezra Jin, was detained five months ago in a crackdown that drew calls from Washington for […]

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Report raises concerns about anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian  Today   A Christian watchdog has reported a rise in anti-Christian hate crimes against churches and other Christian sites across Europe, with arson, vandalism and desecration among the incidents recorded during February. The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians […]

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Christmas sees dozens of Christians in jail under anti-conversion laws

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BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   Dozens of Christians across India are spending the Christmas season in detention after being charged under state anti-conversion laws, raising fresh concerns among church leaders and human rights groups about religious freedom in the country. Christian advocacy organisations estimate that […]

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Virginia ministry brings hope of Christmas to inmates, correctional staff facing holiday isolation

BY  :   CP Staff   A Virginia-based ministry plans to deliver nearly 75,000 “Hope Packs” containing devotionals, hygiene items and the Gospel message to incarcerated people, correctional staff and inmates’ families worldwide this year, expanding an effort to combat holiday isolation behind bars. Good News […]

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Police raid churches in eastern China, hundreds of Christians detained

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   Large numbers of police and security forces have carried out a major operation against Christian churches in eastern China, detaining hundreds of believers over several days, according to a religious freedom watchdog. The raids took place in Yayang […]

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Nigerian Christian sentenced to death by hanging granted full pardon after pressure from US lawmaker

BY  :  CP Staff   A Nigerian Christian farmer who was sentenced to death after killing a Fulani radical in self-defense following an attack on his farm has been released from prison after Adamawa state Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri issued a full pardon following pressure […]

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Salvation Army volunteer steps down after 40 years of hosting Christmas Day meals

BY  :  Obianju Mbah  Christian  Today   A longstanding community tradition in Braintree will enter a new chapter this Christmas as David Mann, a 79-year-old Salvation Army member, retires from leading the Christmas Day meal he founded more than four decades ago. For the first […]

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US to boost Christian hospitals in Nigeria amid efforts to protect believers from violence

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    The United States has signed a $5.1 billion, five-year bilateral health agreement with Nigeria, directing substantial new funding toward Christian faith-based healthcare providers to expand health services and protect vulnerable Christian populations. The move marks a new phase […]

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Christians and religious nones alike object to AI-generated social media videos

BY  :  Leonardo Blair  Christian Today   Evangelicals, non-denominational Christians and people who identify with no religion are the leading religious groups among the majority of Americans who oppose the rapid increase in the number of artificial intelligence-generated videos on social media, according to findings […]

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Richard Moth appointed as new Archbishop of Westminster

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Bishop Richard Moth has been confirmed as the new Archbishop of Westminster, the most senior post in the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Moth, 67, will succeed Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who has led the diocese since 2009. […]

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Venezuela stops cardinal from leaving country

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   The Venezuelan government has prevented the former Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, from leaving the country and has had his passport cancelled. The cardinal was set to fly to Bogotá, Colombia, on 10 December and […]

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Greg Locke threatens lawsuit after former pastors allege ‘spiritual abuse,’ lack of accountability

BY    :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    Outspoken Tennessee Pastor Greg Locke has mentioned the possibility of taking legal action as he faces allegations from former pastors of the Lebanon-based Global Vision Bible Church that he inflicted “spiritual abuse” on church employees and […]

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