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It is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church, the community that gives Christians their identity, Pope Francis said in a homily on his personal feast day. Dozens of cardinals living in Rome or visiting the Vatican joined in the April 23 celebration of Mass on the feast of St George — the patron Read more
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A new anti-Semitism is rising in several countries and could lead to dire consequences for democratic societies and members of all religions, according to witnesses who testified at a United States Congressional hearing. Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders spoke of the threat anti-Semitism poses to non-Jewish communities and even to democratic government. The hearing was called Read more
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The practical atheism of those who say they are Christian but live as if God does not exist is more destructive than actual atheism, Pope Benedict XVI has said. Speaking to a crowd of nearly 7000 in Rome, he presented three ways to more fully discover God and combat indifference towards faith. Continue reading
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What is the fastest growing religion? Worldwide, it is Islam. But outside Europe, the growth of Christianity is still ahead. This is the conclusion of Philip Jenkins, a distinguished scholar at Baylor University in Texas, who specialises in religious history. He points particularly to phenomenal growth of Christianity in Africa. “During the twentieth century,” Jenkins Read more
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A new agreement between Prison Fellowship New Zealand and Corrections will mean the Rimutaka Prisons’ Faith Based Unit (FBU) will close, making way for new reintegration activities which will reach prisoners at more sites. Prison Fellowship New Zealand has run the Christian-based rehabilitation programme at Rimutaka Prison’s FBU since October 2003. Gregory Fortuin, Executive Chairman of PFNZ, Read more
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It is harder than ever to claim, as the Britain’s Prime Minister does, that Britain is still a Christian country. It was at the time when Baroness Thatcher stood outside No 10 and recited the prayer of St Francis of Assisi, to offer reassurance about her intentions. Two thirds of Brits were Christian then, and Read more
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Most people, most of the time, are fundamentally decent. Hence if they knew that there’s a minority facing an epidemic of persecution — a staggering total of 150,000 martyrs every year, meaning 17 deaths every hour — there would almost certainly be a groundswell of moral and political outrage. There is such a minority in Read more
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A United States Christian web-based television service known as Sky Angel may soon be available for free in New Zealand. James Cope is negotiating with several New Zealand broadband providers to offer the service for free rather than for a monthly subscription of about $17. “This is a great opportunity for people here in New Read more
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An English judge has ruled that a 10-year-old Jewish girl may choose to be baptised a Christian despite her mother’s opposition. The Romford County Court in Essex was told that the girl’s parents divorced in 2010 and her father subsequently converted to Christianity. After attending an evangelical Christian festival with her father, the girl said Read more
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Before and during his trial Chris Kahui was taken in and cared for by Pastor Tom and Magaret Ngapera at the at the Faith Family Baptist Centre in Panmure. “I just came to support a broken family going through hell. That’s what my job is. To show the compassion and love of Christ to someone Read more
