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  Died: Mark Tully, who made India his home and became its most trusted foreign voice

  Sir William Mark Tully, the British journalist whose distinctive voice shaped the BBC’s India coverage for more than three decades and who made India his permanent home, died Jan. 25, 2026, at Max Super Specialty Hospital in Saket, New Delhi. He was 90.

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  Nazareth Village brings Bible to life in Jesus’ hometown, looks ahead to expansion

  On a hillside overlooking modern Nazareth, visitors step away from traffic and apartment blocks and into a re-created agricultural landscape shaped by stone terraces, vineyards and olive trees — a setting designed to reflect daily life in Galilee two millennia ago.

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  Trust shapes how U.K. Christians give, Stewardship report finds

  Stewardship, a financial support organization, has published its third report examining current trends in financial giving and generosity by U.K Christians. The latest 64-page report puts the ethical value of trust at the center of its enquiry with the understanding that giving is not just about capacity or conviction but also relational. “This year, we have therefore paid special attention to the impact that perceptions of integrity, transparency, accountability and reliability have on the way

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  Laura Fernández pledges a government that respects religious freedom in Costa Rica

  After her electoral victory Sunday, Feb. 1, with more than 48% of the vote, Costa Rica’s president-elect, Laura Fernández, held her first news conference, outlining how her administration will relate to the country’s religious sector.

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  Kenya’s President Ruto, clergy condemn violence during service attended by politicians

  President William Ruto has cautioned politicians against politicizing church services following violent attacks that happened at an Anglican Church of Kenya church in Central Kenya on Jan. 25. The incident at Watima ACK Church involved an armed group that stormed the church compound and disrupted the Sunday service that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and other politicians were attending. 

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  Bethlehem site thought to be Christ's birthplace will be restored for first time in centuries

  A cave in Bethlehem, revered by Christians around the world as the place of Christ’s birth, will undergo a restoration for the first time in 600 years as part of a collaborative effort to preserve a sacred site that connects believers to the roots of their faith.

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  Accessibility gaps leave many blind people unable to use U.K. trains, study says

  Christian disability advocates say a new U.K. report underscores a moral as well as social responsibility to remove barriers that prevent blind and partially sighted people from travelling independently by train, after research found that one in three face obstacles so severe they are unable to use rail services at all. The findings come from the Platform for Change report published Jan. 22 by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), based on a survey of 1,200 people with sight loss

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