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  Prison Fellowship International, Bible League to distribute 620,000 Bibles in prisons

  Prison Fellowship International and Bible League International announced a new five-year agreement to provide 620,000 Bibles to prisoners in 20 countries. The initiative builds on a partnership that began in 2019, which has already supplied more than 570,000 Bibles to inmates who completed Prison Fellowship International’s in-prison program, The Prisoner’s Journey. The program is offered in more than 700 prisons worldwide and aims to introduce inmates to the Christian faith.

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  'Church Dog Adventures' book unveiled in Kenya to teach children about the Gospel and mission work

  A Christian children’s book series has released its first international version seeking to reach children across the globe with the message of the Gospel. “Church Dog Adventures in Kenya” is the first installment in the “Church Dog Around the World” series. 

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  Pew study maps global stages of religious decline, beginning with drop in worship service attendance

  Religious identity is shrinking across much of the world, typically beginning when younger generations stop attending worship services,  according to new research that traces how disaffiliation with faith unfolds over time.

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  Muslims attempt to seize Christian school in Sudan

  A years-long Islamist attempt to seize a Christian school in Sudan continued this month even as people displaced by war have taken refuge in the facility, sources said.

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  Missionary pilots risk all for forgotten communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 'At the heart of every crisis are people'

  Dominic Villeneuve grips the controls as his small aircraft approaches a remote airstrip in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Below, armed militias control the roads. Villages have been cut off from medical care, food supplies, and hope. But Villeneuve flies in anyway.

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  US comedian Bill Maher criticizes media silence on genocide of Christians in Nigeria

  Bill Maher, an American comedian, political commentator, and television host known for his sharp, often controversial critiques of religion, politics, and culture, used his HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday to spotlight ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria.

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  Majority World leaders call to reimagine missions with indigenous frameworks and less Western dependence

  A post-conference reflection by African public theologian Israel Olofinjana urges Majority World Christian leaders to reclaim agency in global mission, proposing a missiology rooted in local contexts, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the lived reality of suffering rather than Western managerial models and imported theologies.

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