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BY : Duncan Williams Christian Today Tehran has inaugurated a new metro station named after the Virgin Mary, an unusual move in the Islamic Republic that has drawn both praise and criticism, as well as international attention. The Virgin Mary Station – Maryam Moghaddas in Persian – opened […]
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BY : Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Two historic churches in Mosul, Iraq, have officially reopened after years of restoration, nearly a decade after their destruction during the Islamic State’s occupation. The reconsecration ceremonies marked a rare moment of revival for the region’s dwindling […]
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BY : Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Seven months after receiving a six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators looking into sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention, Matthew Queen is now back in the pulpit as a pastor in Texas. Church officials were not […]
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BY : Staff writer Christian Today Dozens of Christians are to be baptised at a special Christmas Day service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Some 60 new believers will be baptised at the service taking place in Kadirisha, Masisi, to the west […]
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BY : Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Bishops within the Church of England have raised concerns that certain Christmas carols might be “problematic” because of their explicit references to Jesus as the “true Messiah.” The Birmingham Diocese recently communicated to its clergy the need […]
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BY : Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Heartfelt tributes have flooded in following the death of a 9-year-old boy in the recent German Christmas market attack. The young victim, described by his mother as her “little teddy bear,” lost his life, along with four […]
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BY : Neil Rees Christian Today At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? This is the story … The Christmas Star At Christmas time, people sometimes put a star on top of the Christmas […]
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BY : Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Christian Post Less than a month after suffering a “health incident,” which his attorneys blamed in part on the stress of defamatory comments made on social media against him, megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes has asked a California court to […]
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BY : David Goodwin Christian Today A global Christian event made possible by new technology has announced its first tranche of contributors, unveiling a list of multinational and multidenominational Christian teachers, storytellers and prayer guides from six continents. Running over a 25-hour period, Gather25 […]
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BY : Staff writer Christian Today The motive behind a deadly shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin appears to stem from “a combination of factors”, authorities said on Tuesday. A teacher and student were killed and several others wounded in the shooting at […]
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BY : Neil Rees Christian Today Every year, thousands of children across the UK attend a Christingle service at a local church. This is the story … Christkindl In the German-speaking world, Christmas was very much about the coming of the Christ-child. In the […]
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BY : Rowan Williams, Irene Lancaster Christian Today The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster, discuss the implications of assisted suicide being made legal if Kim Leadbeater’s bill succeeds, and why they are against this. IL: Before we […]
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BY : Heather Tomlinson Christian Today The carol has remained a central part of our seasonal tradition for people of Christian faith and none. It is one of the few remnants of explicitly religious heritage that England has, and has even survived atheist attempts […]
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