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More churches embrace AI in ministry but pastors prefer to write their own sermons – study

BY  :  Leonardo Blair   Christian Today   More churches across the U.S. are embracing the use of Artificial Intelligence in their ministries, but pastors have stopped short of using the technology to prepare their sermons, data from the State of the Church Tech 2025 report shows. […]

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Presbyterian Church in America sees growth in baptisms, giving in 2024 amid nationwide declines

BY  :  Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor    Christian Post   The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) saw widespread growth in 2024, with notable increases in membership, giving and professions of faith, according to the denomination’s latest five-year statistical summary published by the Administrative Committee. […]

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Watchdog warns of record number blasphemy cases in Pakistan

BY  : Christian Daily International/Morning Star News,    LAHORE, Pakistan — A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country’s condemned blasphemy laws. Of the 344 new blasphemy cases, 70% of the accused were Muslims, […]

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In the world’s largest democracy, people of faith aren’t free

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BY   : David Curry Religion News Service Alarming new data shows hundreds of violent attacks are being carried out against Christians in India. A Hindu devotee dressed like goddess Kali dances during the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad, India, Aug. 1, 2021. Bonalu is a monthlong […]

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NBA’s Biyombo brings Congo to the pope after trip canceled

BY : Associated Press  Religion News Service 6-foot-9 Biyombo towered over the Argentine pope, even as he stood for photos. Pope Francis poses with Congolese-born NBA player with the Phoenix Suns Bismack Biyombo as they meet at The Vatican Tuesday, June 21, 2022, to talk […]

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Oxford college admits ‘misleading’ students over cancelled Christian conference

BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today Worcester College, part of the University of Oxford, has admitted “misleading” students over the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of a Christian conference. The college apologised last September for the “distress” caused to students by hosting Wilberforce Academy, the annual residential training programme […]

Education
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Tim Keller ‘Doing Much Better’ following Struggle with Cancer Treatment Side Effects

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com Michael Keller, the son of speaker and best-selling author Tim Keller, shared that his father was feeling better after recently struggling with side effects from immunotherapy treatment for his stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “Hello everyone, thank you for your […]

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Grappling with the sacred in Juneteenth’s celebration of freedom

BY  : Haley Barker, Riley Farrell, Marika Proctor, Paul O’Donnell Religion News Service With Juneteenth falling on Sunday this year, Christians especially are taking the opportunity to consider the spiritual charge of the day. A Celebrate Juneteenth sign during a Juneteenth parade on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in […]

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Christians are being ‘strategically driven’ from their homes

BY    : Staff writer   Christian Today The Christian presence is at risk of being completely erased from some parts of the world due to persecution, a new report warns. “The Church on the Run” report by Open Doors describes a “deliberate strategy” to weaken, silence […]

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2 Killed, 1 Injured in Alabama Church Shooting

BY :  Scott Slayton | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  Two people are dead, and another is wounded after a gunman opened fire at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Vestavia Hills Thursday night. Police apprehended the “lone suspect” after the shooting, according to Vestavia Hills police […]

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On abortion, Muslim Americans say Islamic history is ‘on the side of mercy’

BY  : Alejandra Molina Religion News Service Muslim Americans are gearing up for what overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision could mean for their communities. People participate in an abortion rights demonstration in Reno, Nevada (RNS) — To Eman Abdelhadi, getting an abortion was […]

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