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WCC strengthens relations with official Chinese churches

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   The World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed gratitude for a meeting with Christian organisations in China. The WCC has also welcomed the “official” recognition of religious freedom in the country, despite recent concerns that China is in […]

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Fire at historic Canadian church investigated as arson amid spike in attacks

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor   A fire that destroyed a historic Anglican church in Canada in the early hours before Sunday worship last year is now being investigated as arson. This comes as the nation grapples with a rise in church arson attacks. St. […]

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Pope Leo calls for release of Christians kidnapped across Nigeria and Cameroon

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Pope Leo XIV has issued an appeal for the liberation of students, clergy, and worshippers abducted in a series of violent attacks across Nigeria and Cameroon. Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square after Sunday Mass, the […]

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13 Catholic missionaries, pastoral workers killed in 2024: report

BY   :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    More than a dozen Catholic missionaries were killed worldwide in 2024, with most deaths occurring in Africa and Latin America, according to a new report. Agenzia Fides, which describes itself as the “Information service of the Pontifical […]

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Why Satan is reading the Bible – a story from Ukraine’s frontline

BY   :  Ukraine Bible Society   Christian Today   This morning, on our way to the firing positions, we stopped by some hidden old buildings where our soldiers – our defenders – were resting. Along the frontline, the scars of war stretched as far as the […]

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Pope starts new year with call for peace and debt forgiveness

BY  : Staff writer  Christian Today   In his message for World Day of Peace on 1 January, the Pope lamented the “devastation” seen in much of the earth and “the conflicts that presently plague our human family”. Pope Francis said that certain challenges were […]

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Homeless man faces felony for Christmas Eve threat against Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church

BY   :  Christian Post  Staff,     A 33-year-old man accused of threatening to release deadly sarin gas during a Christmas Eve service at a Houston megachurch is facing a felony charge. Houston Police Department officers were dispatched to Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church around 7 p.m. […]

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Tributes paid to former president and devout Baptist Jimmy Carter

BY   :  Staff writer   Christian. Today   Tributes have been paid to former US President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday afternoon at the age of 100. Carter died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He is survived by […]

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Trump endorses Mike Johnson as House speaker: ‘Good, hard working, religious man’

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in an effort to rally Republicans around the congressional leader as the party is slated to grapple with a razor-thin margin in the forthcoming 119th U.S. Congress. […]

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South Korean church leaders express sorrow after many killed in plane crash

BY  :  Staff writer   Christian Today   Church leaders in South Korea have expressed their condolences after a plane crash in the south west of the country killed at least 177 people. Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand, crashed at Muan International Airport as […]

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Trump taps outspoken Christian, ‘Apprentice’ producer as special envoy to UK

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter   President-elect Donald Trump recently tapped an outspoken Christian and the former producer of his hit show “The Apprentice” to be special envoy to the United Kingdom. Mark Burnett, who was born in London but emigrated to the […]

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Denzel Washington becomes a licensed minister following baptism

BY  :  Duncan Williams   Christian Post   Denzel Washington, the respected movie actor and two-time Academy Award winner, has officially become a licensed minister following a baptism ceremony at Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ in Harlem, New York, on 21 December. The 69-year-old […]

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