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BY : Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter A joint annual report released this week highlighting rights violations in Iran warned that 254 Christians were arrested in the Muslim country last year because of their faith, and that Iranian Christians increasingly face “scapegoating” as they […]
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BY : Obianuju Mbah Christian Today Catholic churches in north-east Nigeria are witnessing a surge in worshippers, with bishops reporting that the faithful are returning “in their thousands, not hundreds” despite more than a decade of brutal violence. Bishop Oliver Doeme and Bishop John […]
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BY : Staff Writer Christian Today Turkey has rejected claims from the European Parliament that it has improperly expelled foreign Christians from the country. Since 2020, over 200 foreign Christian workers have been expelled from the country, in total impacting around 350 people. Many […]
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BY : Staff Writer Christian Today Nigeria greeted the New Year with yet more violence by militants, with 50 people killed in a number of attacks that took place between 28 December and 3 January in the Middle Belt region. Nigeria is already the […]
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BY : Staff Writer Christian Today Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has reiterated calls for religious leaders in Colombia to receive special security protection following the killing of a Protestant pastor on New Year’s Eve. The incident occurred in the Santa Elena neighbourhood of Fundación […]
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BY : Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter A watchdog group that monitors Christian persecution in China is pleading for international attention as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities appear poised to destroy a prominent church in Wenzhou, a port and industrial city in China’s Zhejiang […]
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BY : Hedieh Mirahmadi, Exclusive Columnist Something extraordinary is unfolding in Iran, and it represents a far deeper rupture than Western headlines have been willing to acknowledge. The chants echoing through Iranian streets are no longer pleas for reform or economic relief, nor are […]
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BY : Staff Writer Christian Today Israel is preventing 37 aid groups from operating in Gaza unless they comply with controversial guidelines that critics say would put Palestinian staff at risk. The guidelines state that aid organisations operating in the area must provide detailed […]
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BY : Staff Writer Christian Today Christian leaders have weighed in on the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. The couple were captured by the US Army’s Delta Force and transported to the US where they are being […]
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BY : Obianuju Mbah Christian Today Spain’s evangelical community continues to expand its physical presence, with the number of evangelical churches reaching 4,763 in 2025, according to new figures published by the Observatory of Religious Pluralism. The data points to steady growth among religious […]
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BY : Staff Writer Christian Today A former missionary who is now serving as a soldier in the Ukrainian army has spoken about the realities of faith for a man tasked with killing in defence of his country. Mykhailo Husiev was for almost 20 […]
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BY : Anugrah Kumar Christian Today Rwandan President Paul Kagame defended the government’s forced closure of Evangelical churches, accusing them of being a “den of bandits” led by deceptive relics of colonialism. Kagame made the remarks while defending the government’s closure of thousands of […]
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BY : Staff Writer Christian Today The World Council of Churches (WCC) has said it is “mourning” with the people of Switzerland and everyone directly affected by the tragic fire that ripped through a bar in Crans-Montana during new year celebrations. At least 40 […]
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