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Police raid churches in eastern China, hundreds of Christians detained

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   Large numbers of police and security forces have carried out a major operation against Christian churches in eastern China, detaining hundreds of believers over several days, according to a religious freedom watchdog. The raids took place in Yayang […]

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Nigerian Christian sentenced to death by hanging granted full pardon after pressure from US lawmaker

BY  :  CP Staff   A Nigerian Christian farmer who was sentenced to death after killing a Fulani radical in self-defense following an attack on his farm has been released from prison after Adamawa state Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri issued a full pardon following pressure […]

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Salvation Army volunteer steps down after 40 years of hosting Christmas Day meals

BY  :  Obianju Mbah  Christian  Today   A longstanding community tradition in Braintree will enter a new chapter this Christmas as David Mann, a 79-year-old Salvation Army member, retires from leading the Christmas Day meal he founded more than four decades ago. For the first […]

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

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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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Christians in India experiencing uptick in ‘tragic violence, bloodshed’ in 2024; advocacy group calls for investigation

BY  :  Katelyn Webb,  Christian Post    A Christian advocacy group has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to launch a national-level inquiry into the rise in violence against Christians across India, as believers in the country saw a steep increase in “tragic violence, […]

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‘Sad Christmas’ for Christians in the Holy Land

BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today   Christians in the Holy Land are praying for peace this Christmas after another difficult year marked by conflict and suffering. Anglican Archbishop of Jerusaelm, Hosam Naoum, said he was praying for “a just and lasting peace” in the Holy […]

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Christian population nearly wiped out under Hamas, PA rule in Christianity’s birthplace

BY   :    Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    The Christian population in areas governed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas has plummeted drastically by up to 90% in some communities, a new study suggests, attributing the decline to violence, discrimination and economic hardships that […]

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King’s Christmas Day speech criticised

BY   :  Staff writer   Christian Today   King Charles has been criticised for his Christmas Day speech which suggested that all faiths are the same. The monarch’s Christmas Day address to the nation is an annual Christmas tradition that many households gather round to listen […]

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Christians protest in Syria after giant Christmas tree was set ablaze

BY  :  Christian Post  Staff   Thousands of Christians took to the streets in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday in protest after hooded men burned down a large Christmas tree in a Christian-majority town in central Syria on Monday, weeks after the fall […]

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Christmas Day baptisms bring hope to Democratic Republic of Congo amid fierce conflict

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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CofE bishops claim Christmas carols saying Jesus is ‘true Messiah’ are ‘problematic’

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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Tributes pour in for 9-year-old boy killed in Christmas market attack

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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