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500 million Christians worldwide face Bible access restrictions, report finds
More than 500 million Christians worldwide face restrictions on obtaining or using a Bible, with government controls, extremist violence and pressure from families and communities making access difficult or dangerous, according to a new report. -
Hope for Europe gathering opens in Albania with call to hope in uncertain times
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Korean Christian broadcaster that carried gospel into North Korea marks 70 years
Far East Broadcasting Company-Korea, a Christian radio network whose signals have reached listeners in North Korea, China and Russia for decades, is marking its 70th anniversary with a series of events running through December. -

First section of 169ft Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is built
The first section of the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer in England has been completed. Christian Daily International previously reported on the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, a project conceived by marketing consultant Richard Gamble after a time of prayerful reflection two decades ago. -

Franklin Graham to preach God’s love in Manchester, England
Hundreds of evangelical churches across northwest England are preparing to bring thousands of people to Manchester’s Co-op Live arena next month, where American evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham will headline the latest stop of his “God Loves You Tour.” -

Zurich Reformed Church members narrowly approve binding climate targets for church buildings
Members of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich have voted to write climate targets into the church's constitution, including net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from church buildings by 2035. -

Pope Leo warns against 'false compassion' as assisted dying laws spread
Pope Leo XIV told sick pilgrims and health care workers in Lourdes, France, on Sunday (Sept. 27) that they "must reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion," Vatican News reported. -
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[Book review] She Needs: Women Flourishing in the Church
Why does an enthusiastic, passionate, gifted teenage Christian leader lose confidence and stop being able to lead? In what ways have churches drifted a long way from the teaching and practice of Jesus and Scripture, whilst justifying this drift theologically? The research, conversation, reading and personal experience that lie behind this book provide some answers. -

Probe ties brother of Pakistani cleric stripped of Lambeth award to blasphemy network
A British newspaper investigation alleging that the brother of Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi is connected to a network accused of using Pakistan’s blasphemy laws to abduct, torture and extort people has raised fresh questions about Ashrafi’s own defense of his brother and the Church of Pakistan’s decision to endorse him as an advocate for religious harmony.
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