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Evangelical churches continue to grow across Spain

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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Missionary turned soldier in Ukraine balances faith with harsh frontline realities

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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Rwanda’s president on the defensive over church closures

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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A Christian and a Jew on why assisted suicide should not be legalised

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BY  : Rowan Williams, Irene Lancaster    Christian Today   The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster, discuss the implications of assisted suicide being made legal if Kim Leadbeater’s bill succeeds, and why they are against this. IL: Before we […]

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The meaning and story of some of our most beautiful and historic Christmas carols

BY   :  Heather Tomlinson   Christian Today   The carol has remained a central part of our seasonal tradition for people of Christian faith and none. It is one of the few remnants of explicitly religious heritage that England has, and has even survived atheist attempts […]

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King attends multi-faith Advent service

BY  : Staff writer   Christian Today   King Charles attended a special Advent service on Tuesday that was held to honour the courage and perseverance of Christian communities suffering for their faith around the world. The service was held at the Church of the Immaculate […]

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Missing Christian pilgrim found safe in Syria

BY   :  Anugrah Kumar   Christian Today   (CP) Described as a “Christmas miracle” by his family, American citizen Travis Timmerman has been found in Syria after being unexpectedly detained for seven months while making a pilgrimage in an effort to deepen his Christian faith. Timmerman, […]

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Student and teacher killed in shooting at Christian school

BY   :  Staff writer   Christian Today   A teacher and teenaged student have been shot and killed at a private Christian school in the US state of Wisconsin. At least six others were injured in the attack at Abundant Life Christian School in the city […]

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Sorry, bishop, the TV challenge is bigger than that …

BY  :  Peter Crumpler    Christian Today   One of the Church of England’s most senior bishops has lamented that families will not be watching TV together this Christmas. But there’s a greater risk that millions of TV viewers might lose out on some of their […]

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The little-known history of the Nativity play

BY  : Neil Rees   Christian Today   In the run-up to Christmas, primary schools and Sunday schools often put on Nativity plays. This custom, however, is a surprisingly modern tradition. Here is its story. Nativity plays A Nativity play is a production that tells the […]

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Vatican removes Palestinian keffiyeh Nativity scene amid backlash

BY  : Samantha Kamman   Christian Today   After the display raised a few eyebrows, the Vatican appears to have removed a Nativity scene that showed baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used as a national symbol by Palestinians that anti-Israel activists have […]

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