Originally published in CBN News A man is helping take the gospel to the four corners of the earth by planting the first church a town in Kosovo has seen in 700 years. It’s a story with an unlikely beginning. Urim Bogaj grew up in a Muslim family that hated […]
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Sweden tries to ‘starve’ out Christian asylum seeker
Originally published in CBN News Aideen Strandsson is a woman without a country. She may live in Sweden, but she is a stateless person, with no passport, no citizenship and no way to get a job. She lives every day with the knowledge she could be deported to her native […]
Belgian Red Cross to remove its iconic crosses to not offend non-Christians
Originally published in The Christian Post The Belgian branches of the Red Cross have been told they must remove the organisation’s iconic red crosses from building walls amid concerns that the Christian symbol will offend non-Christians. Breitbart News reported Monday on a translation of a 7sur7 article where André Rouffart, […]
Nick Vujicic thanks God after 400 000 come to Christ in Ukraine
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Limbless evangelist Nick Vujicic has thanked God after his team witnessed 400 000 people repent of their sins and begin their spiritual journey with Jesus Christ at a recent event in Ukraine. “The biggest event that our team at Life Without Limbs has seen […]
Anglican church in Scotland disciplined over same-sex marriage
Welby says he is unclear on whether homosexual sex is sin Originally published in The Christian Institute The Anglican church in Scotland has been disciplined for dropping the biblical definition of marriage, Justin Welby has announced. In June, The Scottish Episcopal Church stated that its understanding of marriage was no […]
Christian Hungary defies European Union on migrants
In a time when most of Europe is in the grips of atheism, there is a nation where Christianity seems to not only be holding its own but some say is thriving. Imagine a government that is unabashedly Christian, that thinks Christian values are worth defending, that wants to protect […]
Thousands of pro-lifers on the march in Croatia
Originally published by The Christian institute Thousands of ordinary people committed to the sanctity of life marched to show their support for the unborn in Croatia’s capital city. An estimated 15,000 people marched in Zagreb with over 5,000 people also demonstrating in Split earlier this month. The march is one […]
Trump urges Turkey’s President Erdogan to release jailed Christian pastor
Originally published in Christian Today President Donald Trump has used a White House meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to urge the Turkish leader to expedite the release of jailed Christian pastor Andrew Brunson. Brunson has been detained since October when he and his wife were held on immigration violation […]
Growing number of Muslim background believers boosts church growth in Europe
Compiled from reports in The Guardian and Christianity Today A growing number of Muslim refugees in Europe are converting to Christianity, according to churches, which have conducted mass baptisms in some places. Reliable data on conversions is not available but anecdotal evidence suggests a pattern of rising church attendance by […]
Sistine chapel Christian art by the masters is digitally photographed
Originally published in Christian Today The Sistine Chapel at the Vatican has been given a digital make-over with thousands of photographs taken for the first time since 1994 in a move which will aid future restorations. A five-year project has left the Vatican Museums with 270 000 digital frames that […]