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Pakistan temporarily halts plan to evict Christians from settlement

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Authorities in Pakistani capital Islamabad have temporarily halted plans to evict around 25,000 people, most of whom are Christians, from settlements currently occupying government land. Last week the interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi said the government had “launched an […]

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China ramps up pressure on lawyers of jailed church leaders: report

BY  :   Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Chinese authorities are intensifying pressure on lawyers defending jailed leaders of Beijing’s Zion Church, a prominent Protestant house church whose founder, Pastor Ezra Jin, was detained five months ago in a crackdown that drew calls from Washington for […]

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Report raises concerns about anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian  Today   A Christian watchdog has reported a rise in anti-Christian hate crimes against churches and other Christian sites across Europe, with arson, vandalism and desecration among the incidents recorded during February. The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians […]

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Faith leaders call for year of Jubilee for world’s poorest

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BY  :   Staff writer  Christian Today   Faith leaders from around the world have called for the G20 to take “meaningful” action to help end a debt crisis affecting countries all over the world. The 125 faith leaders from different Christian denominations as well as […]

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Mike Pence stokes backlash for calling Pope Francis ‘Holy Father,’ posting anti-Trump op-ed

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    Former Vice President Mike Pence drew criticism over the weekend for a Friday X post in which he referred to Pope Francis as “the Holy Father,” prompting some to accuse him of affirming Roman Catholicism despite being […]

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Hindu leader calls for rape and murder of Christians, says religious freedom group

BY  :  Staff writer Christian Today   A Hindu leader in Chhattisgarh State, India, has been condemned by for allegedly calling for a violent pogrom against Christians in the state. Adesh Soni reportedly said that Christian men, women and children should be killed, humiliated and […]

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Christian Concern launches Lent prayer campaign against suicide law

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    The U.K.-based group Christian Concern has begun a Lent prayer campaign urging supporters to devote daily prayer time toward defeating a proposed assisted suicide law. The group is calling for one minute of prayer each day starting […]

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JD Greear’s megachurch sues NC county for religious discrimination as it seeks to expand

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter  Christian Post    Former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s multi-campus The Summit Church in North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against the Chatham County Board of Commissioners alleging religious discrimination after it rejected the church’s request to rezone […]

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Catholic sisters protecting vulnerable girls in Nairobi

BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today   Catholic religious sisters are working to aid vulnerable girls on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, by offering them friendship and a chance at education. It’s believed that around 60,000 families live on the streets in Nairobi. Sister Caroline […]

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Hamas bombing victim’s dad concerned with Israel releasing terrorists who killed his son

BY  :  Samantha Kamman,  Christian Post Reporter   Yossi Tzur can’t remember the last full-length conversation he had with his 17-year-old son Asaf before a March 5, 2003, suicide attack on bus line 37 in Haifa, Israel, killed 17 people and injured over 50 others. On the […]

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New Syrian regime keeping promises to respect Christians – so far

BY  :  Robert Parr  Christian Today   When the government of Bashar al-Assad fell in December last year, many Christians were concerned that the new regime, dominated as it is by al-Qaeda offshoot HTS, could spell trouble for Syria’s religious minorities. Two months in however, […]

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