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Church warden murder conviction quashed as Court of Appeal orders retrial

BY  :   Duncan Williams Christian  Today   The Court of Appeal has overturned the murder conviction of Benjamin Field, the former church warden jailed in 2019 for the death of university lecturer Peter Farquhar, in a significant ruling that reopens one of the UK’s most […]

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IDF says ‘appropriate measures’ will be taken against soldier who desecrated Jesus statue

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said “appropriate measures” will be taken against any of its troops involved in the desecration of a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon. An image posted online earlier this week showed an […]

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US carries out strikes on Islamic State in Nigeria over violence against Christians

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BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   The US military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Nigeria over the violent “targeting” of Christians. The strikes were carried out in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day. Christmas has become a tense time of year […]

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Christians beaten, held hostage and Bibles set on fire in brutal attack by Hindu extremists

BY  :  Morning Star News   NEW DELHI — A Hindu extremist mob in northern India assaulted two Christian couples and an attorney for several hours, accusing them of forced conversion. In Haryana state’s Titoli village, 5 miles from the city of Rohtak, the mob […]

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

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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