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  Dallas Theological Seminary launches Arabic-language degree program to expand global ministry reach

  Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) has launched a new Arabic-language degree program aimed at strengthening Christian leadership formation among nearly 400 million Arabic speakers worldwide. The initiative, which began this fall, marks a significant expansion of the seminary’s global training efforts at a time when many ministry leaders in the Middle East and diaspora lack access to theological education in their heart language.

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  Australia becomes first nation to bar children under 16 from social media

  Australia has become the first country to prohibit children under 16 from using social media, ordering major platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook to block access beginning at midnight Wednesday.

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  Review: Kevin Costner brings gritty, reverent lens to Nativity in 'The First Christmas'

  “Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas” takes a direct and reverent approach to the Nativity story, exchanging the traditional holiday cheer for a more historically grounded portrayal of the circumstances, no matter how difficult, surrounding Jesus’ birth. 

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  More than 300 Buenos Aires police cadets baptized in evangelical ceremony

  More than 300 cadets of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police publicly professed their Christian faith last week after being baptized at the Juan Vucetich Police Academy in an event attended by evangelical leaders and senior provincial officials.

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  Renewed cultural interest in Scripture noted in final chapter of annual State of the Bible report

  A renewed cultural interest in Scripture is recorded in the just-released 9th and final chapter of the 15th annual State of the Bible report by the American Bible Society (ABS). Latest findings come from a nationally representative survey for ABS by NORC at the University of Chicago, using their AmeriSpeak panel. It involved 2,656 online interviews with American adults in all 50 states and the District of Columbia with data collected from Jan. 2–21, 2025. The concluding chapter summarizes signif

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  Bethlehem marks return of Christmas celebrations with packed tree lighting event

  “Arise, shine, Bethlehem, for the light of peace has dawned anew.” With these words, Bethlehem celebrated the traditional lighting of its Christmas tree on a packed Manger Square on Dec. 6, 2025, following a two-year hiatus.

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  550 leaders gather in Brussels for annual European Parliament Prayer Breakfast

  Delegates gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, for the annual 28th European Parliament Prayer Breakfast (EPB), where they focused on prayer, fellowship, and strategic collaboration. The EPB, held on Dec. 2-3, functions as an annual, non-political event in the European Parliament that brings together Christians involved in European politics and advocacy for networking and fellowship.

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