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‘Silent Night’: Matthew West shares stunning video of 4,500 fans singing together
Grammy Award-nominated Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West shared a video with his tens of thousands of followers on Instagram showing 4,500 people singing the Christmas hymn “Silent Night.”
Christians flee into forest after Hindu mobs vandalize their homes, churches for refusing to re-convert
More than 600 Christian tribals remained displaced on Christmas Day in India’s Chhattisgarh state, a week after radical Hindu nationalists launched a spate of attacks on them in 20 villages, vandalizing their homes, churches and properties for refusing to “re-convert” to Hinduism.
Death toll rises, thousands without power as winter storm brings blizzard, artic freeze on Christmas
On Christmas day, Americans woke up to temperatures plunging below freezing and blizzard warnings in effect for the day as a frigid winter storm was sweeping across the country after killing at least 28 and knocking out power to millions of people. Many churches canceled the Christmas morning services and were serving the homeless.
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 this week. The Caribbean nation has recorded more than 1,400 killings this year thus far.
Brian Houston to focus on ‘building for the future’ ahead of court verdict in 2023
Brian Houston, the founder and former global senior pastor of the Hillsong Church network, has told his followers on social media that he will focus on “building for the future” until June 2023, when the verdict is expected concerning the charge that he concealed his father’s sexual abuse.
Deadly ‘bomb cyclone’ hits the US, millions brace for deep freeze
At least five people have died in vehicle accidents and thousands of flights have been canceled as more than 200 million people, or roughly 60% of the U.S. population, are under winter storm and wind chill alerts due to an impending “bomb cyclone” which will cripple the travel plans of thousands of families this Christmas.
Church of England Synod members urge Archbishop of Canterbury to drop trans school guidance
Christian parents and two members of The Church of England's General Synod are calling for the end to the denomination's school guidance allowing students to self-identify as the opposite sex.
Hillsong’s Brian Houston says father was ‘serial pedophile,' given retirement package after firing
Brian Houston, the founder and former global senior pastor of the Hillsong Church network, told a court in Australia that his father, Frank, was a "serial pedophile" but received a retirement package after being defrocked by the Assemblies of God.
‘I finished it!’: Patricia Heaton celebrates reading entire Bible for the first time in her life
Emmy Award-winning actress and "Everybody Loves Raymond" star Patricia Heaton shared with her fans that it was "revelatory" reading the entire Bible this year. "I finished it today," she said in excitement.
Vatican defrocks Priests for Life director Frank Pavone for ‘blasphemous communications’
The Vatican has defrocked Fr. Frank Pavone, the national director of Priests for Life and a leading Catholic voice against abortion in the United States, for “blasphemous communications on social media” and disobeying his diocesan bishop.