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Christian news on The Christian Post. en https://www.christianpost.com/news/iran-israel-cease-fire-for-now-pm-netanyahu-issues-warning.html Iranian officials and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the current exchange of fire would be completed for now, after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly demanded that both sides stop firing at each other on Monday.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:48:47 -0400 iran-israel-cease-fire-for-now-pm-netanyahu-issues-warning https://www.christianpost.com/news/ukrainian-official-wants-russian-church-expelled-from-wcc.html A senior Ukrainian government official has called for the Russian Orthodox Church to be expelled from the World Council of Churches, saying its conduct during the war in Ukraine violated the foundational principles of Christianity.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:22:00 -0400 ukrainian-official-wants-russian-church-expelled-from-wcc https://www.christianpost.com/news/machado-urges-churches-to-help-lead-venezuelas-democratic-rebirt.html Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is calling for a negotiated path back to democracy, urging churches, universities and civic groups to help build a national movement for free elections and political reform.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:55:40 -0400 machado-urges-churches-to-help-lead-venezuelas-democratic-rebirt https://www.christianpost.com/news/4-convicted-in-pentecost-sunday-attack-that-killed-41-worshipers.html A Nigerian federal court has sentenced four men to death for the 2022 Pentecost Sunday massacre at a Catholic church in southern Nigeria that killed 41 worshippers and injured more than 100 others.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:06:11 -0400 4-convicted-in-pentecost-sunday-attack-that-killed-41-worshipers https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-officer-suspended-for-questioning-islam-wins-appeal.html A British police officer suspended and permanently barred from policing after asking questions about Islam during a mandatory diversity training session has won an out-of-court settlement after his dismissal was overturned on appeal.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:05:25 -0400 christian-officer-suspended-for-questioning-islam-wins-appeal https://www.christianpost.com/news/bishop-jihadists-want-to-establish-a-caliphate-in-mozambique.html The Catholic bishop of Pemba has warned that jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique are openly declaring their intention to establish a caliphate modeled on the Islamic State, as a nearly decade-long insurgency continues to kill and displace civilians across Cabo Delgado province.]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:30:52 -0400 bishop-jihadists-want-to-establish-a-caliphate-in-mozambique https://www.christianpost.com/news/israel-arrests-palestinian-womens-soccer-team-members.html Israeli forces arrested Natalie Abu Dayyeh, 21, a Palestinian Christian student and international soccer player, in a pre-dawn raid on student housing near Birzeit University in the West Bank this week, drawing condemnation from her church, her university and Palestinian football authorities.]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:30:12 -0400 israel-arrests-palestinian-womens-soccer-team-members https://www.christianpost.com/news/best-preserved-early-image-of-jesus-unearthed-in-turkey.html Archaeologists working across Turkey have uncovered a series of discoveries that are offering new insight into the earliest centuries of Christianity, including what researchers describe as the best-preserved early image of Jesus ever found.]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 best-preserved-early-image-of-jesus-unearthed-in-turkey https://www.christianpost.com/news/irans-morality-police-kill-woman-for-not-wearing-hijab-report.html The Iranian morality police shot a woman visiting her parents’ graves after she refused to wear a traditional head covering, according to a report that authorities in Iran are once again brutally enforcing strict dress codes for women. ]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:07:00 -0400 irans-morality-police-kill-woman-for-not-wearing-hijab-report https://www.christianpost.com/news/sacrilege-law-in-threatens-christians-in-indias-punjab-state.html Thanks to misuse of a law against “outraging religious feelings,” a Christian pastor in Punjab state, India still cannot return home. His church is shut.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:19:00 -0400 sacrilege-law-in-threatens-christians-in-indias-punjab-state https://www.christianpost.com/news/cartels-indigenous-leaders-fuel-religious-intolerance-in-mexico.html Organized criminal groups and indigenous community leaders operating outside constitutional limits are driving systematic violations of religious freedom in Mexico, while the government at every level is failing to protect those at risk, according to a new report by a U.K.-based human rights organization.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:23:00 -0400 cartels-indigenous-leaders-fuel-religious-intolerance-in-mexico https://www.christianpost.com/news/doctor-disciplined-after-assessing-patients-at-coffee-shop.html A Canadian physician has been placed under supervision following concerns from medical regulators after he assessed a patient who applied for Medical Assistance in Dying at a coffee shop and failed to administer a neuromuscular-blocking medication to a second patient. ]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:29:00 -0400 doctor-disciplined-after-assessing-patients-at-coffee-shop https://www.christianpost.com/news/thousands-attend-bgeas-festival-of-hope-in-madrid.html The Vistalegre Palace in Madrid became the epicenter of Spanish Protestantism this weekend. Thousands of people gathered to participate in the Festival of Hope, a massive evangelistic effort coordinated by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in collaboration with local church leadership, according to Diario Cristiano Internacional.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:05:00 -0400 thousands-attend-bgeas-festival-of-hope-in-madrid https://www.christianpost.com/news/180-christian-families-denied-access-to-communal-water-sources.html More than 180 Christian families living in 32 villages in India's Chhattisgarh state have been denied access to communal water sources, employment and forest produce for three weeks in what community leaders say is a campaign to coerce them into abandoning Christianity.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:11:00 -0400 180-christian-families-denied-access-to-communal-water-sources https://www.christianpost.com/news/french-bishops-oppose-bill-that-would-endanger-confession-secrecy.html Bishops in France have voiced opposition to a bill debated in the National Assembly on Monday that would require Catholic priests to report child abuse disclosures made during confession, a requirement they say violates one of the sacrament's foundational principles.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:48:00 -0400 french-bishops-oppose-bill-that-would-endanger-confession-secrecy https://www.christianpost.com/news/bangladeshi-christians-living-in-fear-following-elections.html Christians in Bangladesh are increasingly becoming the targets of sectarian attacks, particularly in areas dominated by the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami.]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 08:40:27 -0400 bangladeshi-christians-living-in-fear-following-elections https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-leaders-raise-alarm-over-record-55-percent-increase-abortions-scotland.html Following the news that abortion has reached record levels in Scotland, the Catholic Church has called for greater support for pregnant women and has expressed concern about the increase in abortions on the grounds of disability.]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 06:48:57 -0400 church-leaders-raise-alarm-over-record-55-percent-increase-abortions-scotland https://www.christianpost.com/news/egypt-grants-legal-status-to-191-churches-christians-hopeful.html The Egyptian government has issued an executive order legalizing 191 churches and affiliated service buildings belonging to different Christian denominations, bringing the total number of places of worship granted legal status since 2016 to 3,804.]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 06:19:02 -0400 egypt-grants-legal-status-to-191-churches-christians-hopeful https://www.christianpost.com/news/3-christians-killed-at-prayer-vigil-gunmen-abduct-15-others.html Gunmen have killed three Christians and kidnapped 15 others in an attack on a church prayer vigil in western Nigeria’s Kwara state.]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 04:25:30 -0400 3-christians-killed-at-prayer-vigil-gunmen-abduct-15-others https://www.christianpost.com/news/most-canadian-evangelicals-hold-unbiblical-beliefs-survey.html A majority of Evangelicals in Canada hold religious beliefs that contradict key Christian teachings, according to a Lifeway Research report. ]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 17:08:00 -0400 most-canadian-evangelicals-hold-unbiblical-beliefs-survey