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Iraqi Christians told to cancel Palm Sunday and Easter celebrations

BY  :  Ben Cohen Open Doors  Christian  Today   The Palm Sunday celebrations in Northern Iraq usually are big celebrations to commemorate Jesus entering Jerusalem. Celebrants wave palm branches, carry olive leaves and wave small flags declaring “Blessed is He who comes in the name […]

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Church leaders stopped by Israeli police from entering Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given assurances that Church leaders will now be allowed to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after they were blocked by Israeli police on Sunday morning. The Latin Patriarch […]

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Historic England grants £1m to renovate three churches

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Historic England has announced grants worth over a million pounds towards the repair of three historic London churches. The lion’s share of the funding will go to St Andrew’s Church, Thornhill Square, Islington and St Richard’s Church, Ham, […]

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Pastor at Doug Wilson’s church plant says married women give up their right to vote

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BY  :  Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter    An Idaho pastor linked to self-identified Christian nationalist Douglas Wilson has argued that women forfeit their right to vote when they get married. Pastor Toby Sumpter of King’s Cross Church in Moscow made the argument during […]

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Gateway Church officially turns page on Robert Morris with installation of Daniel Floyd

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter    Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, officially installed Daniel Floyd as its new senior pastor around three months after elders selected him to replace the church’s embattled founder, Robert Morris, who resigned last year after child sex abuse allegations emerged. “It’s […]

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Christian congregation in England’s film capital seeks new vicar

BY  :   Duncan Williams  Christian Today   Best known to millions as a fleeting extra in Britain’s film and TV history, All Saints Church in Borehamwood is searching for a new vicar to lead its resilient, creative congregation in one of the country’s most distinctive […]

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Maryland pastor who overstayed visa released, says many souls came to Christ in ICE detention

BY   :   CP Staff   A Honduran pastor living in Maryland’s Eastern Shore who overstayed his visa more than two decades ago has returned home after he was arrested in late July by federal immigration authorities, saying he ministered to several souls who came to […]

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Church of Scotland moderator mourns with congregation of destroyed St Mungo’s

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   The Right Reverend Rosie Frew, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, has visited the ruins of St Mungo’s Church, Cumbernauld, which police believe was destroyed in a deliberate act. The church, which had a […]

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NJ church drops plan to open homeless shelter amid threat of eminent domain seizure

BY  :   Michael Gryboski, Editor   A New Jersey church facing a potential eminent domain seizure of its property is dropping its plan to open a homeless shelter after local government officials rejected their request. Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River had planned to open […]

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115-year-old Christian hospital under probe in Chhattisgarh

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia    Christian Today District administration in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari has ordered an investigation into a 115-year-old Christian hospital following complaints from Bajrang Dal, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other Hindutva organisations. The groups have accused the Bathena Christian Hospital of medical negligence […]

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People in Ukraine feel ‘forgotten’, says bishop as Trump and Putin meet in Alaska

BY   :    Staff Writer Christian Today   A Ukrainian bishop has lamented what he describes as a lack of international response to the ongoing conflict in his country. It comes as Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet face to face for the first […]

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End of radio broadcasts into North Korea a ‘huge discouragement’ for Christians

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   Funding cuts by the US and South Korean governments have led to an 80 per cent drop in the number of hours of outside broadcasts reaching North Korea. 38 North, a website which analyses North Korea said that […]

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Over 7K Christians killed in Nigeria so far in 2025: watchdog

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    Islamic extremists and radicalized herder militias have killed over 7,000 Christians within the first 220 days of 2025, a new report from a civil society organization estimates, as human rights advocates continue to criticize the Nigerian government’s […]

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