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Christians beaten, held hostage and Bibles set on fire in brutal attack by Hindu extremists

BY  :  Morning Star News   NEW DELHI — A Hindu extremist mob in northern India assaulted two Christian couples and an attorney for several hours, accusing them of forced conversion. In Haryana state’s Titoli village, 5 miles from the city of Rohtak, the mob […]

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Christmas sees dozens of Christians in jail under anti-conversion laws

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   Dozens of Christians across India are spending the Christmas season in detention after being charged under state anti-conversion laws, raising fresh concerns among church leaders and human rights groups about religious freedom in the country. Christian advocacy organisations estimate that […]

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Virginia ministry brings hope of Christmas to inmates, correctional staff facing holiday isolation

BY  :   CP Staff   A Virginia-based ministry plans to deliver nearly 75,000 “Hope Packs” containing devotionals, hygiene items and the Gospel message to incarcerated people, correctional staff and inmates’ families worldwide this year, expanding an effort to combat holiday isolation behind bars. Good News […]

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Nearly a third of Evangelicals didn’t donate to church, charity in past year: study

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    The share of Evangelicals who have donated to their church has dropped in recent years, with nearly one-third saying they didn’t donate to a church or charity within the prior 12 months, according to a survey. Infinity […]

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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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