Baptist pastor’s son killed, wife and 3 others abducted
Gunmen suspected to be bandits killed the son of a village pastor and abducted his wife, along with three others, in an attack in Nigeria’s Kaduna State on Friday.
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Chinese province’s new ‘Smart Religion' app makes Christians register to attend worship services
Christians in China's populous Henan province are now reportedly required to register on a government app to attend worship services and must make online reservations before taking part in worship, according to a report from a U.S.-based human rights group.
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Hillsong launches independent financial review after claims of fraud and lavish spending
Hillsong has announced an independent review of its financial structures after Australian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie accused the church of fraud, money laundering and tax evasion.
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Several dead after Jehovah's Witness shooting in Germany
Several people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the Germany city of Hamburg.
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Biblical worldview 'much closer to extinction' after COVID-19 lockdowns: survey
The vast majority of Americans — 96 percent — do not hold to a biblical worldview following the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new survey.
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More than half the world could be obese or overweight in 12 years, costing trillions annually: report
More than half the world’s population is on course to be overweight or obese by 2035, resulting in a $4.32 trillion reduction in the global economy annually unless governments take steps to improve treatment and prevention, a new report from the World Obesity Federation shows.
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Persecuted Christians in South Asia celebrate New Testament translation in hostile territory
An international organization is sowing the seeds of the Gospel in dangerous parts of the world by helping train local Bible translators to present God's Word to remote rural villages.
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Christian campaigners call on world leaders to end plastic pollution
World leaders must make sure that a global treaty on plastic pollution has justice for people in poverty at its heart, Christian campaigners have said.
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Church of England publishes book of prayer for King Charles' coronation
The Church of England has published a book of daily prayers ahead of the coronation of King Charles III in May.
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Ukrainian church leaders targeted by Russian forces, says Christian charity
Release International reports that church leaders in Ukraine are being "singled out" for persecution in parts of the country occupied by Russian forces.
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'Can't just be alarmed': Catholic archbishops urge Christians to fight anti-Semitism
Catholic senior archbishops from around the world have urged followers of Christ to actively fight the rise of anti-Semitism amid increasing hate crimes and other incidents targeting Jews in the United States and elsewhere.
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Church in biblical Antioch, where term ‘Christian’ was first used, prepares to rebuild after earthquake
Antioch, where believers were first called Christians, is among the cities devastated by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Among the hundreds of buildings that suffered significant damage is a church that was razed to the ground.
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