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Iran jails five Christians for faith-related activities

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   Five Iranian Christians have been given long prison sentences totalling 50 years after being convicted over activities linked to their Christian faith, according to organisations monitoring religious freedom. The group includes two men who had previously been imprisoned […]

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Top New Year’s resolutions: Americans want more family time, prayer in 2026

BY  : Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    As Americans look ahead to 2026, “spending more time with family” and “praying more” are among the top 10 most common New Year’s resolutions. YouGov released a survey asking Americans about their views on 2025 as it comes to […]

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Vineyard Church pastor defends ‘prophet’ who claims to travel to Hell with God ‘every Easter’

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BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter  Christian Post    Luke Haselmayer, senior pastor of the Vineyard Church Northwest in Cincinnati, Ohio, defended his prophetic ministry pastor, Micah Turnbo, on Monday after he was recently dismissed as a false prophet by Mike Winger of the BibleThinker online ministry. […]

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Pastor John Gray apologizes for ‘failures,’ reveals healing in marriage with wife Aventer

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter  Christian Post    Megachurch Pastor John Gray has publicly apologized to his wife, Aventer, and thousands of followers for inappropriate relationships that almost ended his marriage and ministry, detailing his past sexual repression and childhood sexual abuse manipulated by demonic forces. […]

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More churches embrace AI in ministry but pastors prefer to write their own sermons – study

BY  :  Leonardo Blair   Christian Today   More churches across the U.S. are embracing the use of Artificial Intelligence in their ministries, but pastors have stopped short of using the technology to prepare their sermons, data from the State of the Church Tech 2025 report shows. […]

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Presbyterian Church in America sees growth in baptisms, giving in 2024 amid nationwide declines

BY  :  Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor    Christian Post   The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) saw widespread growth in 2024, with notable increases in membership, giving and professions of faith, according to the denomination’s latest five-year statistical summary published by the Administrative Committee. […]

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Watchdog warns of record number blasphemy cases in Pakistan

BY  : Christian Daily International/Morning Star News,    LAHORE, Pakistan — A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country’s condemned blasphemy laws. Of the 344 new blasphemy cases, 70% of the accused were Muslims, […]

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Churches and cathedrals help kick off VE Day 80th anniversary commemorations

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Churches and cathedrals are playing a big part in this week’s 80th anniversary commemorations of Victory in Europe – or VE – Day which marked the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. The official anniversary […]

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Northern Ireland’s proposed conversion therapy ban likely to target ordinary parents and Christians

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Freedom of Information requests by The Christian Institute (CI) have revealed that complaints against medical practitioners or organisations for practising so-called ‘conversion therapy’ in Northern Ireland are so rare that the real impact of a proposed ban would […]

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Over a dozen Christian leaders urge Trump to protect Afghan Christians from deportation

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter   More than a dozen Christian leaders have written a letter to President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem calling for protections for Afghan Christian refugees amid concerns about their deportation. The letter, published Friday, […]

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Justin Welby reveals Pope Francis called him after resignation

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has in a moving tribute to Pope Francis revealed that the late pope called him after his resignation last November. While not disclosing the details of the call, Welby noted that it […]

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UMC top court says church trustees can’t stop pastors from officiating same-sex weddings

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor  Christian Post    The United Methodist Church’s highest court has ruled that pastors, not trustees, have the final say on whether clergy can officiate a same-sex wedding on church property. The United Methodist Judicial Council issued Decision Number 1516 last Friday, centering […]

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