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Half of all Armenian archbishops are currently imprisoned as the Armenian government conducts what religious freedom advocates describe as a systematic campaign to destroy the ancient Armenian Apostolic Church and eliminate Christian leadership opposing state control. The mass imprisonment of senior church leaders represents an unprecedented assault on one of
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A comprehensive report has documented pervasive promotion of LGBT themes and sexual content in Netflix children's programming, revealing systematic efforts to expose young viewers to gender ideology and alternative sexual preferences through entertainment aimed at minors. The research, conducted by media watchdog organizations analyzing Netflix's children&
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Mikael Jägerskog, senior policy adviser for Pingstmissionens Utvecklingssamarbete (Pentecostal Mission's Development Cooperation, PMU) has issued an urgent call for Christians to engage aggressively at the United Nations and other international forums, warning that the Church's silence on global stages is allowing secular and anti Christian forces
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A major religious freedom convention in India has documented a dramatic surge in anti Christian violence across the nation, with thousands of attacks against believers, churches, and Christian institutions recorded over recent years as Hindu nationalist movements intensify persecution campaigns. The convention, organized by Christian advocacy groups and religious freedom
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This is the fourth installment of a series of 5 articles titled The War on Christian Men: A systematic examination of how modern culture attacks masculinity. I recommend you read the first installment here, and then continue with the rest. We’ve spent a couple of weeks examining how modern
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Pope Leo XIV praised the endurance and faith of the Armenian people during a visit to Istanbul on November 30, 2025, where he addressed the Armenian Apostolic community at their cathedral, a diaspora church rooted in a country where Armenians suffered genocide under the Ottoman Empire. Standing inside the Armenian
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A Christian government worker in Sialkot, Pakistan has appealed to the country's Prime Minister, Chief Minister of Punjab, and senior officials for protection after facing repeated pressure to convert to Islam, followed by months of harassment and threats when he refused. Michael Masih, who has served in the
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Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, November 29, 2025, but declined an invitation to pray there, breaking with the tradition established by his two immediate predecessors during their visits to the historic mosque. The 70 year old pontiff, history's first American pope, toured
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Pope Leo XIV visited the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the "Blue Mosque," in Istanbul today as a gesture of respect and fraternity with the Muslim world during his historic six day visit to Turkey and Lebanon. The Blue Mosque, built between 1609 and 1616 during the rule
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The Patriarch of Georgia gained 700 more godchildren at a mass baptism ceremony, continuing a tradition that has encouraged thousands of Georgian families to embrace Orthodox Christian faith and raise children in the Church. Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia has served as godfather to thousands of children since launching the
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Pope Leo XIV and an Orthodox Patriarch held an ecumenical prayer service yesterday at the ruins of the ancient basilica in Iznik, Turkey, the site of the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, and recited the Nicene Creed together in its original form without the later Western addition of the
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The Vatican issued a new decree emphasizing lifelong monogamous marriage for Catholics, responding to African bishops' concerns about polygamy and reinforcing traditional Church teachings. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican's doctrinal authority, released the decree clarifying that Catholic teaching on marriage remains unchanged