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Pakistani court slaps Muslim crane operator with 10-year prison sentence over anti-Christian riots

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    A Pakistani anti-terrorism court issued a 10-year prison sentence Monday for a Muslim crane driver connected to the anti-Christian riots that roiled the country’s largest province in 2023. Irfan Yousaf was slapped with the steep sentence by […]

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Pakistan’s state-backed Christmas celebrations offer rare break from history of extremism

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BY  :  Christian Daily International   Government-sponsored Christmas celebrations in Pakistan this year marked a historic departure from the country’s decades-long struggle with religious extremism — where religious minorities, including Christians, have been targeted in bombings, mob attacks and discriminatory practices. For the first time […]

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Organisers of Christmas evangelistic campaign thrilled with impact

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Organisers of this year’s Shine Your Light Christmas evangelistic outreach have been “overwhelmed” by the response from local churches. They said that over 3 million people were reached through church events that took place from 12 to 14 […]

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

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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