Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 18 – 23, 2023
This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Pope Francis to allow priests to bless gay couples but not perform marriages or civil unions
IDF confirms ‘incident’ at Gaza church after patriarch says 2 Christian women killed, convent bombed
Vicar under investigation after calling trans archdeacon a ‘bloke’
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Council facing complaint after officers interrogate woman for praying on public street
Conservative Catholics refute reports over same-sex blessings
Franklin Graham says Pope Francis doesn’t have the right to bless ‘what God calls sin’
Christians welcome government’s new transgender schools guidance
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Spain reaches for the first time 1,000 municipalities with an evangelical church
Expert: Some Anti-Israel Media Coverage Can Only Be Explained by ‘Antisemitism’
Sudan military occupy Coptic monastery
“Social media is about making disciples, not just bringing a Christian veneer to our context”
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
First Christmas ‘SuperBook’ animation released in British Sign Language
Christian Parents Fight Back After School Changes Child’s Pronouns Without Their Knowledge
Christian family flees to US amid prosecution, death threats for conversion
Wrestling Legend Baptized in ‘Total Surrender and Dedication to Jesus’: ‘Greatest Day of My Life’
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Church’s Bags of Kindness ‘drip-feeding light’ to thousands of homes
Wife of Man Shot in Head While Street Preaching Reveals ‘Miracles’ Every Day
Chinese Christian elder arrested in front of 6 year-old daughter on false ‘fraud’ charges
Five countries and their Christians to pray for this Christmas
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Key Christian leaders we lost in 2023
‘In the Beginning… God’: This NASA Christmas Message Still Resonates 55 Years After Apollo 8
Satanic Temple Erects New ‘Holiday’ Display Featuring Goat’s Skull at State Capitol