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55 Missionaries of Charity Nuns Restored to Electoral Rolls, Vote in Kolkata Today

BY   :  Shireen Bhatia   Christian Today   A tribunal cleared 55 nuns of the Missionaries of Charity (MC) for inclusion in Bengal’s supplementary electoral rolls on April 28, just hours before polling began in Kolkata, restoring their voting rights in time for the second phase […]

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Sam Allberry resigns after being ‘disqualified’ from ministry by church

BY :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Sam Allberry, one of the leading apologists for the view that Christians can identify as same-sex attracted and celibate, has resigned from his position as associate pastor of Immanuel Church Nashville. He had been in the role since […]

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Thousands expected as ‘Jesus March’ returns to London for Pentecost

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   Thousands of Christians from across the UK are set to gather in central London this Pentecost weekend for a large-scale public event celebrating the Christian faith. The gathering, known as the Jesus March, will take place on Saturday […]

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Christian accused of blasphemy after calling out Muslim shopkeeper’s fraud

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BY   :  Christian Daily International/Morning Star News   LAHORE, Pakistan — Police in Pakistan arrested and charged a 60-year-old Catholic man with blasphemy after he accused a Muslim shopkeeper of overcharging him, sources said. Amir Peter of Nishat Colony in Lahore, the capital of Punjab Province, […]

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The history behind the first Welsh Bible and its connection to Queen Elizabeth I

BY   :   Neil Rees  Christian Today   The Welsh language has had the whole Bible since 1588. This is the story … The Welsh language The Welsh language is the original language of Britain. It was the local language of the province of Britannia during […]

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Insurance company must pay $1.75M to church amid coverage dispute: appeals court

BY:  Michael Gryboski, Editor  A federal appeals court panel upheld a $1.75 million jury verdict in favor of a Georgia church that sued its insurance company amid a dispute over storm damage coverage. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled […]

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Iran intensifies crackdown on Christians with dozens arrested across the country

BY   :  Christian Today staff writer   Christians in Iran are facing a renewed wave of persecution, with at least 43 believers arrested in recent weeks across 21 cities. The arrests began shortly after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect on 25 June and […]

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Pastor wields sword on stage, reacts to Stephen Colbert cancellation: ‘God can do anything’

BY   :  CP Staff    A Tennessee pastor brandished a large sword during his Sunday sermon and suggested that the recent cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was the result of divine intervention. In a message titled, “Urgent Word to the Church,” Pastor Kent Christmas […]

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Christian family brutally attacked in Chhattisgarh village

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia   Christian Today   A Christian tribal woman and her three daughters suffered a vicious assault by members of their extended family in Khohadapara village on July 15, leaving the mother fighting for life in intensive care. Chinta Dugga and his three […]

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Visa issues between Israel, Evangelical orgs are ‘fully resolved,’ US Amb. Huckabee announces

BY  :    All Israel News Christian Today   After a months-long visa dispute that went public in a dramatic way last week, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee announced that the U.S. Embassy, Israel’s Interior Ministry and the Prime Minister’s Office agreed on a solution to the visa […]

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Pastor Jack Graham on why young people are hungry for truth — and what the Church must do

BY  :  Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor   GRAPEVINE, Texas — Pastor Jack Graham believes the American church is at a crossroads. But for him, the answer has always been clear: go back to the Bible. “It really gets back to local churches being revived, […]

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Members praise God in tents after fire destroys historic black church in South Carolina

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter    Despite a massive fire destroying their more than century-old church building on Saturday, members of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Darlington County, South Carolina, gathered for worship in tents at the site of their church to give […]

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Church successfully challenges London council’s street preaching ban

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian  Today   A Pentecostal church is celebrating a major win for Christian freedoms after a London council backed down over a street preaching ban. The Kingsborough Centre, based in Uxbridge, north-west London, successfully challenged Hillingdon Council’s controversial Public Spaces Protection […]

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