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Christians in Syria cautiously scale back Easter celebrations after violent attacks

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Syrian church leaders have announced that Easter celebrations this year will be confined to prayers inside churches after dozens of armed men stormed a predominantly Christian town in Hama province on the eve of Holy Week, firing […]

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Why a Christian book was sent to British parliamentarians this Easter

BY   :   Christian  Today   Dr Sharon James is social policy analyst for The Christian Institute and author of How Christianity Transformed the World, an engaging book about the positive impact of Christianity on society and the development of many of the institutions we take for […]

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Christians raise concerns about ‘wildly disproportionate’ arrest of Graham Linehan over trans comments

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BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Christians have expressed concern over the arrest of comedy writer Graham Linehan last week, saying that it is indicative of two-tier justice in the UK. Linehan, the writer behind comedy series Father Ted, was arrested upon arrival at […]

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Karoline Leavitt dismisses ‘Christian nationalism’ concerns amid Trump’s prayer push

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter   WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back Tuesday against critics who would assert that President Donald Trump’s initiative urging weekly group prayer for the United States is an example of Christian nationalism. Trump introduced […]

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Pope urges urgent global action as Sudan reels from war and natural disaster

BY  :  All Israel News   Pope Leo XIV has appealed to world leaders and humanitarian organisations to act swiftly in response to the escalating crisis in Sudan, where war, famine, disease and a calamitous mudslide have combined to create one of the worst humanitarian […]

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CCM artist John Mark McMillan announces final tour: ‘It’s been a beautiful 20 years’

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   Christian music artist John Mark McMillan has announced that he will retire from full-time touring after his upcoming fall tour. In a public message, he said it was time for a new chapter in his life. McMillan, […]

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India renews peace framework with Kuki groups amid Manipur tensions

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   India’s Union government and the State of Manipur have renewed the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki-Zo militant groups, following more than two years of ethnic violence in the northeastern state. The SoO, first signed in 2008 […]

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Gaza City church leaders vow to ‘stay and serve’ amid evacuation orders

BY   :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   Catholic leaders sheltering civilians in Gaza City have pledged to remain in place despite Israel’s evacuation orders as it expands its ground assault against Hamas. The Emergency Committee at Holy Family Church, Gaza’s only Catholic parish, said […]

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Pakistani officials relent, promise justice after Christians stage 17-day protest

BY   :  Christian Daily International/Morning Star News   LAHORE, Pakistan — In a rare show of Christian solidarity in Pakistan, victims of August 2023 Islamist attacks on Christians ended an unprecedented 17-day sit-in on Tuesday, after government assurances of justice. Addressing the demonstrators, the convener of […]

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Nigerian Christians held hostage, starved at Fulani terror camps, advocates warn

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    WASHINGTON — A radical Fulani tribe that advocates say is “hell-bent on turning Nigeria into a caliphate” is abducting and holding Christians in chains while the Nigerian government and media turn a blind eye, according to journalists […]

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Indian state sanctions life in prison for converting people to Christianity

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   Religious freedom for Christians continues to decline in India, with the latest news being that the northern state of Uttarakhand has amended the punishment for breaching its anti-conversion law to include up to life imprisonment. Anti-conversion laws in […]

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