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Pakistan’s state-backed Christmas celebrations offer rare break from history of extremism

BY  :  Christian Daily International   Government-sponsored Christmas celebrations in Pakistan this year marked a historic departure from the country’s decades-long struggle with religious extremism — where religious minorities, including Christians, have been targeted in bombings, mob attacks and discriminatory practices. For the first time […]

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Organisers of Christmas evangelistic campaign thrilled with impact

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Organisers of this year’s Shine Your Light Christmas evangelistic outreach have been “overwhelmed” by the response from local churches. They said that over 3 million people were reached through church events that took place from 12 to 14 […]

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US carries out strikes on Islamic State in Nigeria over violence against Christians

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   The US military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Nigeria over the violent “targeting” of Christians. The strikes were carried out in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day. Christmas has become a tense time of year […]

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Man killed, pastor hospitalized in ‘freak accident’ after leaving Bible study

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BY   :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A man was killed and a pastor critically injured when a tree crushed their vehicle in a “freak accident” after leaving Bible study in Toledo, Ohio. Richard Miller, 35, died instantly at the scene, while Pastor Andrew […]

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Cardiff Council refuses to remove logo from church advertisements

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   In a surprising move, Cardiff Council has refused to give in to demands from humanists to remove its logo from adverts across the city encouraging people to go to church this Easter. The council’s logo appears on the […]

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India: Pastor’s son fights for Christians’ right to bury their dead

BY  : NEW DELHI — Ramesh Baghel has become the face of a struggle for securing dignity in death for Christians across Chhattisgarh state as he prepares a new petition to the Supreme Court of India. More than two-and-a-half months after the Supreme Court ordered […]

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White House staffers rise for ‘Amazing Grace’ after Franklin Graham warns against rejecting Gospel

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter     WASHINGTON — White House staffers rose to their feet to sing “Amazing Grace” after evangelist Franklin Graham delivered the Gospel during an Easter ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday. Offering testimony of his own […]

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King Charles releases Easter message but faces criticism over reference to other faiths

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   King Charles has shared an Easter message on Maundy Thursday in which he said that the world still needs “faith, hope and love”. “One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great […]

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37 years ago, Billy Graham preached in China for the first time

BY  : China Christian Daily,    Ruth Graham, who was born in and grew up in China, was called by the Chinese ‘a daughter of China’ Thirty-seven years ago, Christian evangelist Billy Graham traveled to China, his wife Ruth’s birthplace, for the first time.”On April […]

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Will Smith talks God, faith and fulfilment with Lecrae

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” The latest person to discover the truth of King Solomon’s words, written thousands of years ago, is none other than Hollywood superstar Will Smith. Speaking with […]

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Kidnapped US missionary Josh Sullivan rescued ‘miraculously unharmed’ after shootout left 3 dead

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter    Five days after he was kidnapped by armed men from his church in Motherwell, South Africa, Tennessee missionary Josh Sullivan was rescued and “miraculously unharmed” following a “high-intensity shootout” that left three people dead. A statement from the South […]

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Christian organisations call for end to latest Sudan conflict

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   International Christian organisations have united to call on the international community to do more to alleviate suffering in Sudan, which has been in a state of conflict for two years. Two years ago, a series of coordinated attacks […]

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Animated biblical epic ‘The King of Kings’ surpasses ‘Prince of Egypt’ with historic box office debut

BY  :   Leah MarieAnn Klett Christian Today   Angel Studios’ “The King of Kings” roared into theatres over the weekend with a projected $19 million domestic debut, setting a new record for a biblical animated film and earning one of cinema’s rarest honours: an A+ […]

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