Iranian Protester Not Facing Execution, State Media Says
In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. UGC via Associated Press ...
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Pope decries ‘senseless’ war in Ukraine in Christmas Day message
The Pope has used his Christmas Day message to call for peace and an end to the "senseless" war in Ukraine.
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Touring site where some believe the Virgin Mary spent her final days
Among the most compelling Christian sites to visit in Turkey is a small shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary just outside the ancient city of Ephesus on the slope of Bulbul Mountain in Izmir It s ...
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Where the Virgin Mary spent her final days
Among the most compelling Christian sites to visit in Turkey is a small shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary just outside the ancient city of Ephesus on the slope of Bulbul Mountain in Izmir It s ...
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Bethlehem Rebounds from Pandemic, Lifting Christmas Spirits
The biblical town of Bethlehem is marking what is shaping up to be a merry Christmas. Thousands of visitors have descended upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism is the economic lifeblood of this town in the occupied West Bank, and for the past two years, the pandemic kept international visitors away.
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Christians’ homes ‘razed, victims burned alive’: Fulani, terrorists go on killing spree in Kaduna state
Suspected herdsmen and other terrorists killed 46 people in attacks in predominantly Christian areas of southern Kaduna state earlier this week, sources said
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Stuck at the Border, Migrants Find a Little Christmas Cheer
After fleeing violence in their Guatemalan town, but with their way to relatives in California blocked by continuing U.S. asylum restrictions, a family of 15 joined an Advent candlelight ceremony organized by their shelter just south of the border.
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Church group expresses outrage over murder of pastor in front of family
A group of churches in Jamaica has, for a second time this year, spoken out against the rising crime and murders in the country after a pastor was shot and killed in front of his family near his home ...
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A trip to the birthplace of the saint who inspired the legend of Santa Claus
When people in the West think of Santa Claus, some things that might come to mind are snow, reindeer, Christmas gifts, the North Pole and a portly man wearing a red and white suit Very few people, if ...
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Archaeologists prepare to open ‘tomb of Jesus’ midwife’ to public
A tomb in Israel that reportedly was the burial place of a woman considered to be the midwife of the infant Jesus, according to early church apocryphal sources, will soon be open to the public
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Church faces backlash for changing lyrics to Christmas carol about Jesus’ birth to celebrate ‘queer’ identity
A British church has garnered controversy over using a revised set of lyrics to the classic Christmas carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen that celebrated queer identity and omitted reference to Satan ...
