Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 6, 2026

  Franklin Graham delivers televised Easter message from Minneapolis: 'What is Truth?'

  Evangelist Franklin Graham delivered a nationally televised Easter message from Minneapolis on Sunday, choosing a city marked by civil unrest as the setting for a 30-minute program, titled “What is Truth?” and which also featured music from Michael W. Smith.

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  Apr 5, 2026

  Trump cites Gospel of John in Easter message to Christians worldwide

  President Donald Trump delivered an Easter video message to Christians in the United States and around the world, quoting the Gospel of John and declaring that “evil and wickedness will not prevail.”

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  Apr 4, 2026

  Christians in Syria cautiously scale back Easter celebrations after violent attacks

  Syrian church leaders have announced that Easter celebrations this year will be confined to prayers inside churches after dozens of armed men stormed a predominantly Christian town in Hama province on the eve of Holy Week, firing guns, smashing vehicles and damaging property over the course of hours.

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  Apr 1, 2026

  Christians massacred on Palm Sunday as attacks escalate in Nigeria

  Gunmen killed at least a dozen people at a bar in the city of Jos in Nigeria on Palm Sunday and a retaliatory mob killed at least 10 others, as attacks on Christian communities across the country’s Middle Belt and north intensified through the week.

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  Mar 31, 2026

  Washington Post editorial board speaks out against Finnish PM's Bible verse conviction

  The Washington Post editorial board has condemned Finland’s Supreme Court for convicting a sitting Finnish parliamentarian over a 20-year-old religious pamphlet, warning that the ruling threatens free expression well beyond Scandinavia.

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  Mar 31, 2026

  US launches $25M effort to free abducted Ukrainian children

  The U.S. government has launched a $25 million effort to help identify, return and rehabilitate Ukrainian children and youth abducted by Russian forces and taken to Russian-controlled territories or otherwise held away from their families and communities.

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  Mar 30, 2026

  Judge rejects UMC’s claim to own breakaway megachurch

  An Alabama judge has ruled that the United Methodist Church does not own and has no legal claim to the property of Harvest Church, a megachurch in Dothan that broke away from the denomination over its stance on same-sex marriage.

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  Mar 30, 2026

  Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old monastic complex in Egypt

  Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a 1,500-year-old monastic complex in the Nile Delta, including a fifth-century building believed to have served as a reception facility for pilgrims, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced.

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  Mar 30, 2026

  Israel allows access to Holy Sepulchre after initial Palm Sunday rejection

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered authorities to restore access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Sunday after police blocked the senior Catholic leader in the region from entering the site to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, drawing sharp rebukes from Western governments and the Vatican.

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  Mar 30, 2026

  Christian groups speak out against bill that could lead to land seizure in India

  Christian mission groups in India are speaking out against proposed changes to the country’s foreign funding law, saying the measure would give the government stronger powers over charities and institutions that use overseas donations for work among poor and marginalized communities.