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Four sentenced to death over terror attack on Nigerian church

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   Four Islamic militants who carried out a deadly terrorist attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria have been sentenced to death. Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik and Abdulhaleem Idris attacked St Francis Xavier Catholic Church […]

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Bethany Christian Services reaffirms Statement of Faith and Belief: ‘It’s about clarity’

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter   Bethany Christian Services announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors voted to clarify and reinforce its Christian faith commitments and beliefs, with its CEO telling The Christian Post that he hopes doing so will help attract like-minded […]

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JD Vance says lack of Christian friendships drew him away from faith: ‘I kind of just lost it’

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter     Vice President JD Vance said earlier this week that he wandered from the Christian faith of his youth in part because he lacked a strong network of Christian friends. Speaking during a Monday interview with Fox News host Jesse […]

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Bangladesh Christian leaders express cautious hope under new government

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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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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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