Tens of Thousands Attend Jerusalem Annual Passover Priestly Blessing, Focus on Hostages, Families

JERUSALEM, Israel – Despite war and rumors of war, tens of thousands of Jewish people came to the Western Wall during the intermediary days of Passover to pray and receive an annual blessing. Unsurprisingly, this year’s focus was the hostages and their families. More than 30,000 people came to take part in the Birkat Hacohenim, which … Read more

Almost half of Australians would attend church this Christmas – if invited

(Photo: Unsplash/Andrew Seaman) With Christmas approaching, many Christians may be weighing up whether they should invite friends and family who are non-believers to come along to church with them so they can share the reason the season is so special for them. For those in Australia, NCLS Research has delivered an early Christmas present with … Read more

Americans who attend church online read the Bible more than those who attend in person: study

(Photo: Unsplash/Jesus Loves Austin) Americans who attend church services online may be more likely to read the Bible at least once a week than those who go to in-person services, according to the findings of a survey.  The American Bible Society released the seventh chapter of its State of the Bible USA 2023report Thursday, titled “Bible Use … Read more

Police-issued questionnaires make Christians hesitant to even attend Sunday worship

(Photo: Pixabay) Christians are concerned that a 16-point questionnaire given by the police to at least 40 churches in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, may be used as a weapon by radical Hindus to harm them. Church leaders claim that because only Christians received the police’s surveys, they are invasive and biassed. Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal of the … Read more