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  King Charles III sends 'good wishes' for UK 'Shine Your Light' campaign to energize 100,000 Christians in evangelistic outreach this Christmas

  King Charles III has expressed his support for the “Shine Your Light” campaign that aims to galvanize 100,000 Christians in the U.K. to take part in pop-up carol singing, nativity plays and other creative efforts to help people know Jesus is the King of Kings during the festive period. In a letter sent to the organizers, the King expressed “warmest good wishes” and lauded the efforts to “bring many Christian denominations together, and share in faith this festive period.”

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  German church leaders express shock and disbelief following 'inhuman attack' at Magdeburg Christmas market

  The chairwoman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, and the chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, expressed their shock at the "inhuman attack" at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. In a joint press release, they said: "Many people throughout Germany and around the world are feeling the horror, grief and sympathy today."

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  Christian mother acquitted of blasphemy charges in Nigeria

  A Christian mother of five children in Nigeria who spent 19 months in jail on baseless blasphemy charges was acquitted last week, according to legal advocacy group ADF International.

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  Jihadists in Niger, Mali kill 48 people in a week of ‘horrific tragedies’ as militants impose tax on Christians

  At least 39 civilians including children were killed by Jihadists in Niger while another nine died in central Mali after militants attacked and shot at residents in Segue village. Niger’s defense ministry termed the two separate incidents as ‘barbaric’ adding that the ‘horrific tragedies’ happened in Libiri where 21 people were killed and 18 in Kokorou near the border with Burkina Faso.

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  Sudanese Christian mother firm in faith despite attack

  A Sudanese refugee in South Sudan who suffered a knife attack by her Muslim husband four months ago for converting to Christianity faces daily pressure to renounce her faith, sources said.

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