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                <title><![CDATA[Iranian Christians Targeted as 'Scapegoats' Amid Escalating War and Regime Crackdown]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Li]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Tehran]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Tehran northern scenic view ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) issued a statement on March 2 warning that the U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran have triggered a volatile environment posing a severe threat to Iran’s already vulnerable Christian community.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[U.S. Survey: Fewer Than One-Third of Christians Read the Bible Daily]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Li]]></dc:creator>
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                                    <![CDATA[ A new study by Lifeway Research reveals that fewer than one-third of regular churchgoers engage with the Bible on a daily basis ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[A new study by Lifeway Research reveals that fewer than one-third of regular churchgoers engage with the Bible on a daily basis, despite a high level of respect for scriptural authority.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Over 1,000 police raid Wenzhou house church, hundreds detained]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Chan]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Over 1,000 police raid Wenzhou house church, hundreds detained]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Over a thousand police officers raided a prominent house church in Yayang, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province (浙江省溫州市雅陽), early Monday morning (the 15th). Hundreds of Christians were detained. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Over a thousand police officers raided a prominent house church in Yayang, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province (浙江省溫州市雅陽), early Monday morning (the 15th). Hundreds of Christians were detained.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Vancouver Chinese Church holds outdoor prayer gathering for China’s house churches]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Lee]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Vancouver Chinese Church Holds Outdoor Prayer Gathering for China’s House Churches]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Faith Chinese Baptist Church Youtube ]]>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Despite freezing temperatures and strong winter winds, Faith Chinese Baptist Church held its annual outdoor morning prayer gathering in front of its church building ]]>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Senior Pastor Rev.Yu-Jian Hong]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Senior Pastor Rev.Yu-Jian Hong of Faith Chinese Baptist Church reflected on how China’s house churches have drawn increased attention amid persecution in recent years. ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Faith Chinese Baptist Church (溫哥華信友堂) held its annual outdoor morning prayer gathering on Dec. 13 in Vancouver, drawing over hundreds participants to pray for the situation facing China’s house churches.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Christians gather in Hong Kong to pray for victims of Tai Po Hong Fu Court fire]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Chan]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[HKCCCU Prayer meeting]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Gospel Herald / Sharon Chan ]]>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union (HKCCCU) held a united prayer meeting, “Christ Among Us – Memorial for Tai Po Wang Fuk Court”. ]]>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Rev. Tong Wing-mun]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Rev. Tong Wing-mun (唐榮敏), President of the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong, preached on “Christ Among Us – The One Who Enters the Ashes”. ]]>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Rev. Lam Yat-kwan]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Rev. Lam Yat-kwan(林一君) shared her loss of three relatives. ]]>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Prayer meeting]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Over a thousand Christians joined the united prayer meeting to remember Wang Fuk Court Fire. ]]>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:27:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 Christians gathered in Hong Kong on Dec. 5 for a united prayer service commemorating the victims of the five-alarm fire that devastated Hong Fu Court in Tai Po on Nov. 26, destroying thousands of homes and killing 159 people.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[A survivor of severe burns testifies: from death to life]]></title>
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                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Lee]]></dc:creator>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Daniel Prayer meeting testimony]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Daniel 21 prayer ]]>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Kim shares her touching story during the prayer meeting. ]]>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:27:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[During “Daniel Prayer Meeting” in South Korea, a Christian woman who once suffered severe burns shared her testimony of God’s justice and love, recounting her journey over the past decade from the valley of death to new life.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Wes Huff]]></media:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Korean VOM calls for prayer for pastor Lian Changnian amid ongoing persecution in China]]></title>
                <link>https://english.gospelherald.com/news/korean-vom-calls-for-prayer-for-pastor-lian-changnian-amid-ongoing-persecution-in-china</link>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[VOM Korea and Church in China]]></media:title>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:27:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Voice of the Martyrs Korea (VOM Korea) is calling on Christians worldwide to pray for Pastor Lian Changnian, a Chinese house church leader recently released on bail but suffering serious mental and physical effects from prolonged government interrogation.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[South Korea votes tomorrow — Churches urge repentance and unity over political partisanship]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Korea Church Leaders]]></media:title>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:27:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As South Korea prepares for its presidential election on June 3, Christian leaders across the country are emphasizing political neutrality and a renewed focus on repentance, unity, and the common good.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Greg Laurie says evangelism isn’t just for preachers, but for everyone]]></title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Capture by Pastor Greg Laurie Youtube: Things Jesus Never Said: Harvest + Greg Laurie ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, recently spoke at a European evangelism conference in Berlin, urging Christians to rediscover their shared calling to spread the Gospel. Speaking to an international audience, Laurie stressed that evangelism is not reserved for pastors or missionaries, but is a mission for “ordinary people with willing hearts.”]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[They’re searching for what’s real”: Will Graham highlights Gen Z’s spiritual hunger]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[Bill Graham]]></media:title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Courtesy by Bill Graham EAC - https://www.billygraham.ca/ ]]>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:27:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Evangelist Will Graham observes that today's younger generation is not turning away from faith but is instead seeking deeper meaning, identity, and truth through it.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[KPCA reaffirms ban on ordaining and officiating same-sex marriages]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad (KPCA) has reaffirmed its stance against the ordination of LGBTQ individuals and the officiation of same-sex marriages during its 49th General Assembly held at Yeondong Church in Seoul on May 7–8.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[A watershed moment: how evangelical leaders are responding to pope Leo XIV’s election]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[LEO XIV]]></media:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The election of Pope Leo XIV has ignited a wave of commentary among evangelical leaders worldwide, sparking both cautious hope and renewed theological concerns. As the Catholic Church turns a historic page, Protestant observers are reflecting on what this new chapter could mean for inter-church dialogue and global Christianity at large.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Black smoke rises over Vatican: No pope elected in first conclave vote]]></title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Capture by CBS News Youtube: Black smoke signals no new pope elected after first conclave vote | full coverage ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[A plume of black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, marking the end of the first round of voting in the papal conclave without the election of a new pope.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[New River pastor William Schonemann found dead in his home, church community in morning]]></title>
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                            <media:title><![CDATA[William]]></media:title>
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                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:27:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The congregation of a small Arizona church is grieving the sudden death of their pastor, William Schonemann, who was reportedly found unresponsive in his bed earlier this week.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Historic first: Chinese prayer included in Pope Francis' funeral mass]]></title>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Capture by Vatican News youtube: Highlights - Third Novemdiale in Suffrage for Pope Francis, April 28, 2025 ]]>
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                                    <![CDATA[ Third Novemdiale in Suffrage ]]>
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                <description><![CDATA[In a groundbreaking moment at the funeral Mass of Pope Francis, a prayer was recited in Chinese, marking the first time a Chinese prayer has been officially included in a Vatican funeral ceremony.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[ISIS labels Pope Francis' burial a "Marketing Tool" in ongoing theological war]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has decided not to remove conscience protections for members who oppose same-sex marriage.]]></description>
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