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New church opens in Myanmar’s Chin state amid ongoing conflict

BY   :  Christian Today staff writer   The inauguration of a new Catholic church in Chin State has brought encouragement to Christians in north-western Myanmar, despite years of violence and instability following the 2021 military coup. Chin State, the only state in Myanmar with a […]

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Criminal case opened against Armenian Apostolic Church head amid deepening rift with prime minister

BY  :  CP Staff   Prosecutors in the world’s first Christian nation have brought criminal charges against the head of one of the world’s oldest Christian bodies, drawing concern from rights groups amid worsening tensions between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Armenian Apostolic Church leaders. […]

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Congregation grieves loss of pastor killed in collision with semi-truck

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BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Members of a church in Tennessee are mourning the unexpected and tragic loss of their pastor, who died this week after he was struck by a semi-truck while riding his bicycle. Rowland Seth Buck, 61, was fatally […]

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Salvation Army works with police to help young people avoid knives and drugs

BY   :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Staff at The Salvation Army are working with police to raise awareness among secondary school students about the risks of knife crime and addiction. It recently held a football tournament in association with Essex Police, The Children’s Society […]

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Nicaraguan political activist detained with pastor dies in detention: ‘Grave injustice’

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A political activist arrested during a coordinated police raid in Nicaragua has died in state custody amid a larger government crackdown on dissent and religious groups. His family was informed by forensic authorities of his death, but […]

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1,500-year-old Christian cathedral and baptistery discovered in France

BY  :   Leah MarieAnn Klett Christian Today   Archaeologists in southeastern France have uncovered the remains of an early Christian cathedral and a remarkably preserved baptistery dating back more than 1,500 years, which they are calling one of the most significant finds in decades. The […]

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Christian MP dragged back to court as Finland seeks to punish ‘criminal’ opinions about the Bible

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   The consequences of one tweet posted seven years ago continue to reverberate for Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen, who is at the centre of an ongoing legal case for “hate speech”. In 2019 Räsänen, who is also a former […]

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Minneapolis Catholic school shooter Robert Westman changed name to ‘Robin;’ killed 2 kids, wounded 17

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor  Christian Post    Police sources have identified the perpetrator of the mass shooting at Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as 23-year-old “Robin” Westman, formerly known as Robert Westman before a legal name change in 2020. Officials told KARE […]

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Bishops show support for Palestinian Christian woman accused by Israel

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   A number of Anglican bishops have written a letter of support for Layan Nasir, a Palestinian Christian woman who was held in detention by Israel for eight months despite not being charged or convicted of any crime. Nasir, […]

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Children seized from Christian orphanage in 2019 released

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar  Christian Today   Eight of the 16 children taken from a Christian orphanage in Nigeria in 2019 were released this month after one of them suffered a mental breakdown. The others remain in government custody, with a court-mandated deadline for their […]

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1,500-year-old Christian cathedral, baptistery unearthed beneath market in France

BY   :  Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor    Archaeologists in southeastern France have uncovered the remains of an early Christian cathedral and a remarkably preserved baptistery dating back more than 1,500 years, which they are calling one of the most significant finds in decades. The […]

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‘This is not stealing’: Kentucky church defends members for not returning ‘sexually perverse books’ to library

BY  :  Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter   The leadership of a Baptist church in Kentucky says they support members of their congregation who choose to “not return” certain library books that contain LGBT-related themes, but denies the movement is a “church directive.” Reformation […]

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