Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 20, 2026

  Indian court stays proceedings against priest who preached that Jesus is the only Way

  India’s Supreme Court has stayed all criminal proceedings against a Roman Catholic priest who was charged with hurting religious sentiments after he told a church congregation that Christianity was the only true religion.

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  Apr 18, 2026

  Trump admin. monitoring prosecution of UK pastor for preaching John 3:16

  The U.S. government is monitoring the prosecution of a 77-year-old Northern Ireland pastor, Clive Johnston, who was charged under British buffer zone legislation for preaching an open-air sermon on John 3:16 near a hospital that provides abortion services.

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  Apr 18, 2026

  Russia strikes Baptist church in Ukraine, killing pastor at prayer meeting

  Russia struck a Baptist church in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia during a prayer meeting this week, killing at least one person, a minister, and injuring at least eight others.

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  Apr 14, 2026

  Jeremy Shoulta, who pastored Jimmy Carter’s church, dies of cancer at 42

  The Rev. Jeremy Shoulta, the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia, who previously served as pastor of the church attended by former President Jimmy Carter, has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 42.

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  Apr 13, 2026

  Anthropic seeks Christian leaders’ help in shaping AI ethics

  Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, hosted about 15 Christian leaders from Catholic and Protestant churches, academia and the business world at its headquarters for a two-day summit on AI ethics, enlisting outside religious voices to help guide the moral and spiritual development of its technology.

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  Apr 13, 2026

  2,500-year-old mass grave sheds light on burial practices in Judah during Persian period

  A team of Israeli and German archaeologists has found the skeletal remains of up to 89 individuals, most of them infants and young children, inside a repurposed ancient cistern at Tel Azekah, a site about 19 miles southwest of Jerusalem, in what researchers say is the first discovery of its kind in Israel.

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  Apr 11, 2026

  Sharia courts bill sparks urgent religious freedom concerns

  International and Ugandan religious freedom advocates are calling for the rejection of a bill that would establish a nationwide system of Sharia courts in Uganda, warning that lawmakers are pushing to fast-track its passage before Parliament dissolves later this month.

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  Apr 8, 2026

  Christians face increasing repression in Nicaragua: report

  The Nicaraguan government subjected Christians to mounting repression throughout 2025, a new report documenting 309 separate violations of freedom of religion or belief in the country during the year has found.

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  Apr 8, 2026

  Christian Artemis II pilot Victor Glover reflects on God's creation from space

  Victor Glover, the Christian U.S. Navy captain piloting NASA’s Artemis II mission, is being lauded for glorifying God in space and for his response to a question about his race.

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  Apr 6, 2026

  Indian gov’t delays foreign donations bill after concern from Christian leaders

  India’s government has postponed a proposed amendment to the country’s foreign donations law until July, after opposition protests in parliament and public pushback from Christian leaders.