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King Charles attends Royal Maundy service in Wales

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Hundreds of people gathered at St Asaph Cathedral on Thursday for the annual Royal Maundy service, held in Wales for only the second time in the service’s 800-year history. King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended the ceremony, […]

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Nigerian court sides with UMC against Global Methodists in registration battle

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor    A Nigerian court has sided with The United Methodist Church against Global Methodists in a legal battle over the registration and resources of the mainline denomination. High Court Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued an order earlier this week directing the […]

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20 Christians killed as jihadist violence intensifies in Mozambique

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BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   A new wave of jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique has left at least 20 Christians dead and thousands displaced, as militants linked to the Islamic State continue to target Christian communities, churches and homes. The coordinated strikes, attributed […]

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King Charles III prays with Pope Leo XIV in Sistine Chapel, first since Reformation

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    King Charles III participated in a public worship service with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday, marking the first time a reigning British monarch has attended such a service since the English Reformation nearly 500 […]

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The Australian Christian Lobby warns against ‘dangerous’ cult laws in Victoria

BY  :  Duncan  Williams Christian Today   The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has voiced strong opposition to potential new Victorian laws designed to protect people from coercive control within cults, arguing that such measures could inadvertently target legitimate faith communities. Appearing before a parliamentary inquiry […]

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Syria church leader who survived kidnapping and imprisonment by ISIS receives prestigious award

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   A Catholic Archbishop in Syria who was kidnapped and tortured by ISIS, but still speaks in favour of inter-faith dialogue and harmony, has been awarded the St John Paul II Award at a special ceremony at the Vatican. […]

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15-year-old girl killed by boyfriend was ‘spectacular young woman,’ pastor says

BY  :   Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   Chanelle Alvarez, a 15-year-old girl who was shot dead inside her home, allegedly by her 16-year-old boyfriend on Saturday morning, was a “spectacular young woman,” according to the pastor of a church where she previously attended summer camp […]

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Pastor suffers traumatic brain injury after torture in Kyrgyzstan prison

BY  :  Christian Daily International   A pastor who has been tortured in a prison in Kyrgyzstan, according to U.N. special rapporteurs, has since suffered traumatic brain injuries that have left him cognitively impaired, according to Forum 18, a news site dedicated to reporting human rights […]

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Ngalik people in Indonesia receive complete Bible after nearly 50 years of translation by three generations of missionaries

BY  :  Vincent Matinde  Christian Daily   A small tribe in the Papua Province in Indonesia have a reason to celebrate following the release of the first complete Ngalik Bible that took nearly 50 years of laborious work done by three generations of missionaries and […]

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Daughter of jailed pastor urges prayer for Chinese church: ‘Serious

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    The daughter of a prominent Chinese pastor, who was recently swept up in the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) crackdown against the underground church, urged Christians not to forget about their persecuted brothers and sisters in China. “We […]

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Tehran’s Christians find both hope and hardship amid symbolic gesture

BY  :  Duncan Williams Christian Today   Tehran has inaugurated a new metro station named after the Virgin Mary, an unusual move in the Islamic Republic that has drawn both praise and criticism, as well as international attention. The Virgin Mary Station – Maryam Moghaddas in Persian – opened […]

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‘A sign of hope’: Churches destroyed by the Islamic State reopen in Iraq

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   Two historic churches in Mosul, Iraq, have officially reopened after years of restoration, nearly a decade after their destruction during the Islamic State’s occupation. The reconsecration ceremonies marked a rare moment of revival for the region’s dwindling […]

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