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6 Egyptian Christians released by criminal gang after being kidnapped for ransom in Libya
Six Egyptian Christians kidnapped by a criminal gang in western Libya for ransom earlier this month have been released, Egypt's foreign ministry said Friday.
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Nicaraguan court sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison, strips him of citizenship for 'treason'
A Nicaraguan court sentenced Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez to more than 26 years in prison on charges of treason, undermining national integrity and spreading false news after the critic of President Daniel Ortega declined to be expelled to the United States as part of a prisoner release.
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Influencer Oli London says going to church, listening to Jesus saved him from mutilating his body
The defining moment for the 32-year-old influencer was when he was seated at the back of a church and he heard an inner voice say to him: "Stop doing what you're doing. Be happy with who you are."
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Amid spread of ISIS, US warns of potential attacks on churches, soft targets in Tanzania
Amid the spread of the Islamic State in southern an eastern Africa, the U.S. government has warned about the potential for terror attacks in Tanzania, an East African country largely seen as being among the region's most peaceful.
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Church attack suspect spoke about witchcraft and 'the devil' before attack, says roommate
A Moroccan man who allegedly stormed two Spanish churches in the southern port city of Algeciras on Wednesday, killed a church official and wounded a priest with a machete allegedly thought a stuffed animal was "the devil" and spoke of witchcraft in the weeks leading up to the attack, according to one of his roommates.
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Church leaders condemn radical Jewish attack on Armenian restaurant in Jerusalem's Christian quarter
Christian leaders in the Holy Land have condemned an assault on an Armenian restaurant in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem by a group of radical Israelis, warning that the "radical aggression" is aimed at imposing an exclusively "Jewish character" on the city.
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Worship artist fired over alleged extramarital affair
A Colorado megachurch has fired former Vertical Worship band member and songwriter Andi Rozier for an alleged extramarital relationship.
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Biden likens MLK to Moses and Joseph in speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church
President Joe Biden compared the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Moses and Joseph in the Bible as he spoke at a worship service celebrating the life of the famous civil rights leader at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic Georgia church where King once served as lead pastor.
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Turkey plans to open its first-ever newly-built church in Istanbul
The construction of the Mor Efrem Syriac Ancient Orthodox Church, the first-ever church built in the modern Republic of Turkey, is nearly complete and is expected to open within two months, the Istanbul Syriac Ancient Foundation has announced.
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Twitter reinstates Christian Post after 9-month suspension for calling Biden trans official 'a man'
Twitter reinstated The Christian Post's account Saturday following a nine-month suspension in response to a March tweet that called a biologically male trans-identified Biden administration official a man.
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'This is wrong' - Anglican priest challenges CofE leaders to condemn arrest of woman in silent prayer
An Anglican priest, the Rev. Calvin Robinson, has challenged leaders of the Church of England, including Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, to speak out against the arrest of a British pro-life activist, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham.
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'I have no doubt now that my father was a serial paedophile,' Brian Houston tells court
Brian Houston, the founder and former global senior pastor of the Hillsong Church network, told a court in Australia that his father, Frank, was a "serial paedophile" but received a retirement package after being defrocked by the Assemblies of God.
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Vatican defrocks Priests for Life director Frank Pavone for 'blasphemous communications'
His supporters say he is really being defrocked for his pro-life advocacy.
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Over 400 hostile acts against US churches since 2018 - report
At least 420 acts of hostility against churches occurred in the United States over the past five years, while 57 of those hostile acts between January and September 2022 have been related to abortion, an analysis suggests.
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Pastor suspects Satanists after dead animal found hanging on flagpole
The vicar of the church suspects the animals' bodies were deliberately dumped by satanists.
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