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Sunday worship targeted as Christians face arrests and church disruptions in north India

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   Fresh incidents of harassment and arrests linked to allegations of religious conversion were reported across northern India on recent Sundays, with police detaining at least a dozen Christians in separate cases, church representatives said. In Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur […]

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Presbyterian Church in Ireland under investigation amid safeguarding concerns

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has become the subject of an inquiry by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland following a damning internal report into safeguarding and news of a criminal investigation. Last month the Rev Trevor […]

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Vatican releases image of frail Francis; plan for wealthy donors to join king’s private meeting with pope withdrawn

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BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    The Vatican has released a photograph of Pope Francis in a wheelchair, offering the public a glimpse of the 88-year-old pontiff as he recovers from double pneumonia. Meanwhile, proposals surfaced about wealthy donors potentially joining King Charles […]

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200,000 Christians protest push to revive anti-conversion law

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Nearly 200,000 Christians gathered in a village in Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern Indian state, to protest the impending implementation of an anti-conversion law. The legislation, criticized as a tool for targeting the Christian community, is set to […]

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Texas Pastor Joel Webbon claims there’s ‘no place’ for non-Christians in American leadership

BY  :  Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter   A Texas pastor and YouTuber has claimed that the United States belongs exclusively to Christians, and that means non-Christians shouldn’t hold public office. Joel Webbon, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist and leader of Covenant Bible Church in […]

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Franklin Graham points to Bible verse as warning in advice to Trump about using profanity

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter  The Rev. Franklin Graham says his advice to President Donald Trump not to use profanity during his speeches is having an effect as he continues to warn about the spiritual and cultural impact of foul language. In an X […]

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Christian activist’s arrest for anti-monarchy slogan was unlawful

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   A left-wing Christian activist who shouted “who elected him?” at a proclamation ceremony for King Charles III was arrested unlawfully, it has been determined. Symon Hill, who is currently training to be a Baptist minister, was arrested in […]

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‘I will not deny Christ’: Pastor, wife imprisoned on false charges of ‘forced conversion’ win bail

BY  :  Morning Star News,    NEW DELHI — A Christian couple in India convicted of forcible conversion despite lack of evidence and sentenced to five years in prison have won bail while they appeal, sources said. Pastor Jose Pappachen, 58, and his wife, Sheeja […]

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False claims of ‘Christian genocide’ in Syria put church at risk

BY   :   Staff Writer   Christian Today   A charity that campaigns against the persecution of Christians worldwide has warned against false reports of a “Christian genocide” in Syria, saying that such claims only put Christians in the country at greater risk. Claims of a Christian […]

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California pastor could spend 220 years in prison for allegedly scamming friends of nearly $240K

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   A California pastor and former political candidate who is accused of scamming longtime friends out of nearly $240,000 through several schemes, is now facing up to 220 years in federal prison after he was arrested on an 11-count […]

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