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The radical Islamic Taliban group has resumed the gruesome practices of public executions and floggings in Afghanistan.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/xkZb4XD

Calvary Temple is India's largest church with more than 300,000 members. Now, it's on a mission to build 40 more megachurches in the next 10 years. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/yDtP6W3

Gunmen in Burkina Faso stormed a Catholic church Sunday killing 15 worshippers and leaving two in critical condition, according to a senior church official. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/iyDI75p

Leaders from Youth With A Mission (YWAM) are asking for prayer for the family and friends of the 11 missionary leaders and students who died in a car accident near Arusha, Tanzania on Saturday.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/dIcveia

In China, the Bible is not safe. In fact, even Christian apps are on the chopping block. The latest app to face the axe is Pray.com, a platform filled with faith-based content, daily Bible-reading plans, and spiritual development programs. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/WZowD5F

Ex-Muslims in Uganda were murdered Feb. 2, just two months after becoming Christians. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/C5NVkhF

Famed comedian Bill Maher is well-known for his atheism, but a fellow performer recently appeared on his “Club Random” podcast and implored him to look a bit deeper than his skepticism typically allows. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/kZCrVNJ

A Kentucky pastor who’s been preaching for decades offered a simple but powerful blueprint for sharing the Gospel — and a reminder every Christian should heed. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/jPUrsC1

At his sentencing in 2021, Navalny, once an avowed atheist who had made fun of organized religion, surprised the court when he said he had become a Christian.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/xpd4o2m

At his sentencing in 2021, Navalny, once an avowed atheist who had made fun of organized religion, surprised the court when he said he had become a Christian.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/IvpfPEs

'The Very Opposite of Holy': Critics Slam 'Profane' Silent Disco at Canterbury Cathedral from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/xH6kgl4

A proposed bill in Germany would introduce vaguely defined censorship zones around abortion clinics nationwide, banning behavior perceived as "disturbing" or "confusing" within 100 yards of those facilities, the length of an American football field.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/cLNf2XR

The Biden administration is pledging to hold Russia accountable for the untimely death of Vladimir Putin's chief political rival, Alexei Navalny. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2AeK3Mp

An American missionary faces criminal charges in Nicaragua after bringing mass evangelism campaigns to the country. Now pastors he worked with are in prison.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/EiINgMy

An organization combatting Christian persecution across the globe recently announced it helped free 1,500 Sudanese slaves last year, bringing the total liberated over the past three decades to over 100,000. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/vmtqTCS

According to the most recent research, black women and girls make up only seven percent of the U.S. population, yet, in 2022, they accounted for 18 percent of all missing persons cases. One state is now tackling this issue head-on.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/fyQdW3k

Xi Jinping's communist "China dream" is dying. Last year was China's worst economically since 1976. A study that the government tried to suppress found that as many as one billion Chinese may be living in poverty. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/7EFrmlD

President Joe Biden is underscoring the United States' commitment to supporting Ukraine. As the second anniversary of Russia's brutal invasion approaches, the Russian military is boasting its forces have taken over a city in eastern Ukraine.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/y409nOv

Three days after reports of Alexei Navalny's death in a Russian Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 30-year prison sentence, his family has still has not been allowed to view his body.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/iyUNvqJ

War. Rumors of war. Chaos. Love of the self. Some might argue the signs of the end of days are all around us, with current events sparking plenty of questions about our proximity to the biblical end times. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/TgAQMif

A new poll found a near-record low of Americans are “very satisfied” with their lives, with just 47% of adults expressing high fulfillment and contentedness. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/DcBn6JM

In predominantly Muslim Indonesia, it's almost impossible for Christian congregations to build a church building because most Muslim communities won't allow it. Standoffs often happen in some parts of Indonesia, where radical Muslims threaten and harass Christians who are forced to worship in the streets because the government has shut down their church. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/sNJVZw2

Amid tragedy and suffering, God is intervening in war-torn Gaza. He is pouring out His Spirit there as Palestinians report many people are now experiencing dreams and visions of Jesus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/KeszwM8

Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/a9QPIJZ

The United Kingdom's General Medical Council (GMC) has exonerated an experienced consultant neurologist and ordained Catholic priest after he was investigated for three years for giving a 'pro-life' medical opinion in an end-of-life court case. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/69CO7Ec

A pastor in Northern Ireland is going viral for his video reaction to the He Gets Us Super Bowl commercial, delivering a powerful collection of Christian testimonies that has garnered two million views. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/ou1aJAi

Lawmakers in the U.K. have largely voted against a "conversion therapy" ban that would penalize anyone who attempts to help people seeking freedom from unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/rhBNMFb

In what has seemingly become a normal occurrence in the United Kingdom, a member of London's Metropolitan Police force threatened to arrest Christian street preachers who were accused by a bystander of making "homophobic" comments.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/mjAbscz

A Hindu group in Assam, India, has given Christian schools in the state a 15-day ultimatum, demanding the removal of all faith-related symbols and images of Jesus and the Mother Mary. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/pbgxJTI

NASA has identified a large cluster of sunspots or dark spots on the sun that have grown in size over the last month and could increase the risk of the Earth experiencing strong solar flares.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3GqsT47

A free speech watchdog is warning about a new proposal in Scotland that could reportedly lead parents to be imprisoned for refusing to comply with gender transitions for their children. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/j3aVwNh

Ireland's women's basketball team refused to shake the hands of their opponents from Israel before the EuroBasket 2025 qualifier game played Thursday in Riga, Latvia after one Israeli player accused the team of antisemitism.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/UudOJAt

After a five-year journey to freedom, the members of a Chinese church who fled persecution from the communist regime found a place to freely worship together after a West Texas congregation opened its doors to them.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/Lug79FR

Deep in the capital of Lebanon, thousands of Christians recently gathered together to praise Jesus in a first-of-its-kind, one-night worship experience that organizers say became "a beacon of hope and joy" for the Middle East.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/mbeiMk8

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign he will suspend public duties but will continue with state business, and won't be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/pQ0F5qJ

Michigan parents are suing a public school district over the claim district employees began socially transitioning their daughter without their consent, purportedly concealing these efforts in the process. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/9wpKCFy

A pastor in Nepal will potentially face jail time for praying after his country’s Supreme Court rejected his appeal. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/pULn3WR

The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend, officials told The Associated Press. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/nzaTOuU

According to scientists, every 11 years, the sun goes through a cycle where its magnetic poles (North and South) reverse or switch places.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/T0WbGPj

Last year, a record half million migrants traveled through the dangerous jungle between Colombia and Panama on their way north to the U.S.  Now there has been another major development, so this CBN News reporter traveled once again into the Darién Gap to document this unprecedented migration, and the project that could escalate it even more. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/0ayArRN

Missionary Britt Hancock of the ministry Mountain Gateway followed God's call to help lead mass evangelism campaigns in Nicaragua, where he says close to a million people attended. Now, he faces criminal charges from the Nicaraguan government, along with his son Jacob and daughter-in-law Cassandra, over allegations of money laundering and organized crime. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/Dv5o87U

At least six children, three teachers, and the driver of a Christian school bus were kidnapped by suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen Monday night in Nigeria's Ekiti State.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/TONBexC