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Church in Venezuela ‘overwhelmed’ after after devastating earthquakes

BY  :   Obainuju Mbah Christian Today   Christians in Venezuela are facing increased hardship in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquakes, with church leaders warning that the disaster has compounded existing pressures from state authorities and left vulnerable communities struggling to access aid. According […]

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Pastor Ezra Jin freed from Chinese prison after Trump requested release

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Chinese house church Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing Zion Church, has been freed from detention in China and arrived in Los Angeles, less than two months after President Donald Trump raised his case with Chinese […]

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Christian street preacher cleared in harassment case

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BY  :   Staff  Writer Christian  Today   A Christian street preacher who was accused of making Islamophobic comments to a Muslim family has been cleared of harassment charges. The family accused Shaun O’Sullivan of saying “We love the Jews”, “Jew haters,” and “Palestine lovers” as […]

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India: Christian families denied right to bury deceased relatives

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Two Christian families in India’s Chhattisgarh state were denied the right to bury deceased relatives in their native villages. In both incidents, locals blocked access to burial plots and insisted on Hindu rites as a condition for […]

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Three attacks in three days against Christians in Nigeria

BY   :    Staff  Writer   Christian Today   Nigeria’s Christian community has suffered numerous outrages at the hands of Islamist militants this week, and the situation may well deteriorate further as Christmas approaches. Ranked 11th in the world on Open Doors’ anti-Christian persecution index, Nigeria […]

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Charter launched to protect street preachers from arrest

BY   :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A new ‘Street Preacher’s Charter’ has been launched in Parliament after a succession of fines and arrests involving pastors, some of which have led to hefty compensation payouts from police. The charter, drawn up by The Christian Institute, aims […]

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18 church leaders arrested in China as part of crackdown

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   Leaders of a Chinese house church have been arrested for supposedly “illegally using information networks” in what may be part of a broader crackdown by the Chinese government on non-state sanctioned Christianity. This latest incident occurred at Zion […]

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Church historian highlights challenges and opportunities for evangelicalism in a changing world

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A leading church historian has warned that the public image of evangelicals is being distorted by US politics, even as the movement experiences rapid growth and renewed vitality across the Global South. In a wide-ranging conversation on the Evangelical […]

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Russian courts ban more Baptist churches in continued crackdown

BY  :  Anugrah  Kumar  Christian Today   Russian courts have banned three more Baptist churches affiliated with the Council of Churches Baptists in the southern region of Krasnodar amid an ongoing crackdown on unregistered congregations across the country. The churches in Timashyovsk, Armavir and Tuapse […]

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Calls for prayer as court hears sacked chaplain’s appeal

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Christians are being asked to pray as the Employment Appeal Tribunal hears the case of sacked chaplain Rev Dr Bernard Randall. Dr Randall lost his job at Trent College, Nottinghamshire – a school with a Church of England […]

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What is really preventing peace between Israel and the Palestinians?

BY:  Martin Davie Christian Today   On 9 October a statement was issued by the Bishop of Southwark, Christopher Chessun, the Church of England’s lead bishop for the Middle East, together with the Bishops of Chelmsford, Gloucester and Norwich, about the agreement for a ceasefire […]

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Violent attacks against Christians spike in Europe, watchdog warns

BY   :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    More than 2,200 anti-Christian crimes in Europe last year: OIDAC Europe Violent attacks or threats against Christians and arson attacks against churches in Europe spiked sharply in 2024, according to a new report released Monday by the watchdog group […]

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