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Bishop urges churches to embrace growing interest in Christianity

BY :  Duncan Williams  Christian  Today   The Bishop of Blackburn has called on churches across Lancashire to prepare for a renewed interest in  Christianity, saying there are encouraging signs of a “rebirth” among young people and families exploring faith. Find Bibles The Rt Rev […]

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Pope Leo XIV recovering after lung cancer surgery

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BY  :  Duncan Williams  Christian Today   Pope Leo XIV has undergone successful  surgery to remove a “small, localised nodule” from his lung and has returned to his room at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican has confirmed. Find Bibles The Holy See Press Office said […]

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Bishop urges churches to embrace growing interest in Christianity

BY :  Duncan Williams  Christian  Today   The Bishop of Blackburn has called on churches across Lancashire to prepare for a renewed interest in  Christianity, saying there are encouraging signs of a “rebirth” among young people and families exploring faith. Find Bibles The Rt Rev […]

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Priest dies after cross falls on him during livestreamed Mass

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A priest in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has died after a crucifix fell on him during an evening Mass on Saturday. Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari, 52, was celebrating Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church when it fell. […]

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Church of England receives £13m under new scheme to preserve historic churches

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   The Church of England has said that 37 of its churches have been awarded a combined total of over £13 million under the government’s new Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF). The PWRF was established following the decision, […]

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Anti-Christian harassment continues to rise in Jerusalem

BY :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Anti-Christian hate incidents in Israel have increased in the third quarter of this year, with many centred around an individual street in Jerusalem, says a research group. Explore Diversity According to the latest report from The  Religious Freedom […]

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Myanmar military destroys churches, accused violating humanitarian law

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Myanmar’s military destroyed two churches in predominantly Christian areas of Chin and Kachin states this month, bombing a Presbyterian church in the town of Mindat and burning a Baptist church outside the town of Bhamo. Two military […]

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The inspiring story of St Luke: the man who wrote a quarter of the New Testament

BY   :  Neil Rees Christian Today   18 October is St Luke’s Day. This year’s observance has particular significance, marking the 500th anniversary of the first printed publication of Luke’s Gospel in English. This is the story … Luke is traditionally known as St Luke […]

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Open Doors calls for prayer for Syrian Christians following renewed violence

BY : Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Christian persecution charity Open Doors has appealed for prayers for believers in Syria following another armed attack on the predominantly Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah, which has experienced repeated outbreaks of  violence this year. The organisation expressed concern for […]

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Petition against ban on church’s street preaching delivered to Colchester City Council

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A petition signed by over 27,000 people has been handed in to Colchester City Council, demanding that it retract a Community Protection Notice (CPN) issued against a church engaged in street preaching. The controversy centres on Bread of […]

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