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Two Christians arrested under anti-conversion law in Madhya Pradesh

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia  Christian Today   The police from the Bandhaura police post arrested two Christians from district Singrauli in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh under the state’s anti-conversion law on Sunday last week. The police arrested Pastor Arvind Saket, 46, a […]

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Iranian Christian allegedly beaten for requesting medical help

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   Advocates for religious freedom for Christians have said they are concerned for the wellbeing of Amir-Ali Minaei, a 31-year-old who was arrested in Iran for “propaganda activities against the regime through establishing a house-church”. Minaei, a convert to […]

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Global Church is experiencing an ‘ecumenical emergency’

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BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today A Catholic leader has warned Anglican bishops meeting in Canterbury that divisions between Christians have become an “emergency” in urgent need of addressing. In a message to the Lambeth Conference, Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Roman Catholic Church’s ecumenical lead, […]

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UConn Star Paige Bueckers on ACL Injury: ‘God Is Using Me as a Testimony’

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Connecticut star and All-American Paige Bueckers says she’s relying on her faith in God after suffering a knee injury that will keep the 2021 national player of the year sidelined for the upcoming season. Bueckers, a junior guard, missed 19 games […]

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Millennials adopt digital worship, but not at the expense of IRL faith

BY  :  Kathryn Post Religion News Service Forty-one percent of US respondents and 29% of Canadian respondents reported consuming religious or spiritual digital content at least once a month. (RNS) — No small number of millennials was first introduced to personal technology tending to their tamagotchis during […]

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Conservative bishops offer a prophetic clarion call to the Anglican Communion: we are not walking together

BY  :  Susie Leafe  Christian Today With refreshing clarity and humble authority, the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches set down a very different vision for the Anglican Communion than that which has been put forward from the platform at the Lambeth Conference. In an […]

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Biden Administration Deems Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com On Thursday, the Biden administration deemed monkeypox a public health emergency. According to The Washington Times, the decision was made in order to speed up vaccine distribution and curb the spread of the virus, which is spreading rapidly in […]

Health and Wellness
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Religious groups mustn’t stall on accessibility, disability activists say

BY   :  Kathryn Post Religion News Service ‘It’s not just a legal duty, or human rights duty. It’s a spiritual duty.’ Participants in the DEEN Peer Network program meet at the Islamic Institute of Toronto in Toronto, (RNS) — In the 1970s, Rabia Khedr was […]

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Archbishop asks to meet TV presenter over LGBT criticism

BY    :  Staff writer  Christian Today The Archbishop of Canterbury has asked to meet gay TV presenter Sandi Toksvig after she criticised his comments on homosexuality at the Lambeth Conference. Differences over homosexuality have cast a shadow over the Lambeth Conference, a meeting of 650 […]

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One-Fourth of Pastors Have ‘Personally Struggled with Mental Illness’: Lifeway Survey

BY   : Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor A majority of pastors in the U.S. say they have known of at least one church member who has been diagnosed with severe mental illness, according to a new Lifeway Research survey that also reveals an uptick in the percentage […]

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At Lambeth, Anglican Communion abandons vote on same-sex marriage

BY  :  Catherine Pepinster  Religion News Service ‘The issue of gay people and their rights is equivalent a struggle in our time to the one over race,’ said Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. The Anglican bishops attending the Lambeth Conference prepare for […]

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World in ‘great need’ of the love of God, Queen tells bishops

BY   :  Staff writer  Christian Today The Queen has sent her “warmest good wishes” to hundreds of bishops attending the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, Kent. In her message, the Queen, who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, said that the conference was […]

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