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Religious hostilities rise globally as harassment of faith communities increases

BY  :  Obaianuju Mbah Christian Today   The number of countries experiencing high levels of religion-related social hostility increased significantly in 2023, according to a new global study from Pew Research Center. The report found that 55 countries recorded high or very high levels of […]

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‘Eight years is too long’: Christian advocacy groups rally for abducted Nigerian schoolgirl’s freedom

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian  Today   Christian advocacy groups are preparing to hold a rally outside the Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC to highlight eight years since the abduction of Christian Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu and to call for renewed efforts to secure her […]

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African Christian leaders demand justice after Mozambican bishop shot dead

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   Christian leaders across Africa have called for a full investigation into the killing of a Mozambican bishop who was shot dead at his residence, describing the attack as an assault on peace, human dignity and religious freedom. Bishop […]

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Pope warns of ‘digital neocolonialism’ and calls on Church to defend human dignity in age of AI in first encyclical

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BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   Pope Leo XIV has used his first encyclical to warn that artificial intelligence and emerging technologies risk deepening global inequality, concentrating power in the hands of a few and creating what he described as “colonialism in another form”. […]

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Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ sequel gets release date

BY  :  Leah Marie Klett  Christian Today   Lionsgate has announced the release dates and unveiled first-look images for “The Resurrection of the Christ,” the long-awaited follow-up to “The Passion of the Christ,” and confirmed that the biblical epic will arrive in theatres in two […]

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Calls to free Nicaraguan Protestant pastor unjustly imprisoned for four years

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A Christian rights organisation has intensified calls for the release of imprisoned Nicaraguan pastor Efrén Antonio Vílchez López, marking four years since his arrest with an international petition campaign delivered to diplomatic missions across Europe and the Americas. […]

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Three Baptist pastors killed in Manipur ambush after peace conference

BY  :  Surinder Kaur  Christian Today   Three Baptist pastors were shot dead in an ambush in India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Wednesday, May 13, while traveling home from an interchurch peace conference focused on easing tensions between tribal Christian communities in the conflict-hit […]

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Over 1,000 gather in Blackpool for Diocese of Blackburn centenary celebration

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   Over 1,000 Christians from across Lancashire gathered in the heart of Blackpool last weekend to celebrate the centenary year of the Church of England’s Diocese of Blackburn. “The Big Day Out” brought together worshippers, clergy, families and church […]

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How one man overcame his stammer to reach thousands as a radio host

BY  :  Duncan Williams Christian Today   For most people, speaking is something they rarely think about. Conversation flows naturally, words arrive effortlessly and communication is taken for granted. But for Gareth Cottrell, speech was once a daily struggle that filled him with fear, exhaustion […]

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Christian woman persecuted by Iranian regime sentenced to 9 years in prison

BY  :  Anugrah  Kumar  Christian  Today   A Christian convert in Iran has been sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison on trumped-up charges linked to state security and anti-government activity after her Bible and Christian literature were seized during a January raid […]

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Christian bookshop named ‘champion’ by industry association

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A Christian bookshop in Dereham has been declared one of 20 “Bookshop Champions” by the Booksellers Association as part of this year’s Independent Bookshop Week. Green Pastures is believed to be the only specialist Christian bookseller in Norfolk […]

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Pleas to remember Africa’s forgotten wars

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A Catholic missionary to the Islamic world has asked that the faithful not forget the suffering of those caught up in humanitarian crises, particularly in Sudan and other parts of Africa. Father Diego Dalle Carbonare, a Comboni missionary […]

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Good News Club receives permanent access to Oakland schools; lawsuit ends

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    A federal judge has permanently ordered one of California’s largest school districts to allow the Christian Good News Club to meet on campus after more than a year of legal battles over alleged religious discrimination. In a statement published […]

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