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Churches get behind Wembley 2012
Tens of thousands of believers from the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG ) were invited to the National Day of Prayer and Worship later this year.
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Deadly explosions during church services at Nigerian university
Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire at church services at a Nigerian university, killing about 20 people as worshippers tried to flee, witnesses and officials said.
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Kidnapped Swiss Christian freed amid Mali unrest
Separatist Islamist rebels have released a Swiss Christian woman kidnapped by a private militia on April 15 amid political turmoil in Timbuktu, Mali, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement.
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Bombers attack centre in Christian area of Jos in Nigeria
One person was killed and nine others were injured on Tuesday after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing centre in a Christian area of Jos
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Religious freedom still restricted in Turkey
Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that sentiment against Christians in Turkey has persisted long enough for a US religious rights monitor to recommend it as a "Country of Particular Concern", and pastor Orhan Picaklar knows such anti-Christian hostility first-hand.
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Southern Sudanese fear forced repatriation
Christians from South Sudan who had until Easter Sunday April 8 to try to become citizens of Sudan or be deported, fear authorities will use the occasion to rid the country of Christianity, church leaders said.
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Two killed in grenade attack on Christian meeting in Kenya
An 8-year-old boy died on Tuesday from injuries after suspected Islamic extremists threw a grenade into a Christian revival meeting near Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa
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Christian converts released on bail in Iran
An Iranian court has agreed to temporarily release three Christian converts on a large sum of bail.
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OM raising funds to keep ship ministry afloat
Through the generosity of a partner of OM's Ship Ministry, a 1 to 2 matching grant of up to $3 million has been made available to keep Logos Hope sailing into the future.
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Suicide bomb attack on church in Nigeria
One person has died and dozens have been injured in a suicide bomb attack on a church in Nigeria on Sunday
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Iranian churches forced to stop Farsi-language services
Iran's Ministry of Intelligence has ordered the last two officially registered churches holding Friday Farsi-language services in Tehran to discontinue them.
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Billy Graham looking forward to Christmas with family after hospital stay
Billy Graham has been released from hospital after six days of treatment for pneumonia
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Will Graham to join Rock Thurrock
Will Graham will take the stage next week for the UK Rock Thurrock Celebration on September 23 and the Rock Thurrock Main Events on September 24 and 25.
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British PM challenged to support prayer for Britain
One thousand leaders from across the UK will gather at Wembley Stadium's Great Hall next week to ask God to heal battered Britain
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Pakistan: Christians long for peace in Karachi
Christians, opposition parties, civil society and Islamic religious groups are raising their voices to find ways to stop killings in Karachi
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