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Pope Francis has decided not to participate in the traditional Good Friday Stations of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the Vatican has announced, citing the “intense cold.”

The city of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines, held its first unrestricted Good Friday crucifixion ceremony since the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic began in 2020 this week, nailing eight people to crosses as a form of penance for sin.

An Oxford college has been accused of trying to “cancel” a dinner for the Christian patron saint of England in favour of an Islamic holiday.

Micah Louwagie, the transgender pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Fargo, North Dakota, has compared the treatment of trans shooter Audrey Hale to the treatment of Jesus in his passion.

Reps. Lance Gooden (R-TX) and Andy Ogles (R-TN) are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to classify the Nashville Christian school shooting a hate crime. 

CBS News executives have allegedly barred staffers from using the word “transgender” to describe the Nashville shooter.

President Joe Biden celebrated “Transgender Day of Visibility” on Friday, making no mention of the massacre that occurred five days earlier at Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, after a transgender shooter allegedly murdered six individuals, including three children. 

Pope Francis warned Wednesday that education and knowledge alone are insufficient since history is replete with “atheist theologians.”

Audrey Hale, who identified as a man, is the fourth transgender mass shooter in almost as many years.

Parents of kindergarten students in Wenzhou City, China, have been forced to sign a pledge of atheism as a condition for their children staying in school, Bitter Winter reported Friday.

A Mississippi meteorologist prayed to Jesus during a live television broadcast Friday as he watched a major tornado head straight for the town of Amory.

The Kremlin cites the termination of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s lease as further proof that Russia’s actions over the past year in Ukraine are justified — claiming that Russia is defending a beleaguered Orthodox population.

Baylor University has picked up the torch of Christian revival from Asbury University, hosting 72 hours of continuous prayer and worship this week which led to the baptisms of 20 people.

The filmmakers behind the box-office-winning faith-based film “Jesus Revolution” have announced a “powerful” new movie.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue has decried the global growth in Christian persecution, while singling out China and Nicaragua in particular for their aggressive assault on the Catholic Church.

A Christian teacher has been fired from his post after claiming that “homosexuality is invading the church” on social media.

Prominent Evangelical pastor Franklin Graham has praised Walgreens and other stores that are refusing to sell the abortion pill in pro-life states despite Democrat bullying.

While Americans hold a favorable view of most religious groups, they have a negative view of atheists, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center.

Four-time Pro Bowler Derek Carr has made it clear he intends to keep God first after signing a $150 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.

The Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of Rhode Island is suing the Providence Public School District for denying students access to its Good News Clubs on the same terms as secular clubs.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont religious school that withdrew its girls’ basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team won’t be able to participate in future tournaments, the Vermont Principals’ Association announced Monday.

Canadian Catholic high school junior Josh Alexander has insisted on his religious right to believe God created two genders, for which he was suspended from school, then arrested when he tried to return.

A Christian street preacher had his conviction for harrasment for declaring that a “transwoman” was in fact a biological male overturned.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has begun requiring Christians to register on a government app to attend worship services in the Henan province, ChinaAid reports.

(AP) – Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah’s Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said.

Communist Party authorities in Henan province, China, recently mandated that anyone seeking to attend a church service must fill out a form and get government approval every time they would like to go, the human rights organization China Aid revealed this week.

A Christian street preacher was reported to the UK’s counter-terrorism police after saying that a so-called “transwoman” was really a “man in woman’s clothing”.

Police in Paris are searching for an “African type” man accused of vandalising and desecrating a Roman Catholic church in central Paris, who they say has a prior history of church attacks.

A historic Anglican Church in London will put on a drag queen show, which will feature former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK contestants.

(AFP) – Olive oil, fragrant rose and orange blossom: the special “chrism” or holy anointing oil for the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III has been blessed in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Venezuela’s socialist regime announced the debut on Thursday of a 330-Venezuelan-bolivar ($13.50) “Good Shepherd” bonus through its Chinese social credit system-inspired Fatherland platform to members of the Evangelical Christian community in the country.

In an industry where Christianity isn’t fashionable, Hollywood star Kelsey Grammer is refusing to apologize for his faith.

“Jesus Revolution,” the Christian-themed comedy-drama, starring Kelsey Grammer, grossed $15.9 million at the weekend box office, finishing at No. 3. Analysts had expected the Lionsgate release to earn between $6 million and $7 million on its first weekend.

A proposal to erect a pagan “Amazonian love god” status near a cathedral in the English city of Wakefield has drawn the ire of residents.  

A Christian teacher has been accused of “misgendering” one of his “transgender” pupils during a misconduct hearing.

The Protestant Council of Rwanda (CPR) has instructed all its health facilities to stop performing abortions, joining a similar policy adopted by the Catholic Church.