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How banning Christmas in Scotland helped to create Hogmanay

A ban on Christmas in Scotland led to the development of Hogmanay. This is the story ...

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14 Christians, including 1-year-old girl, killed after Christmas carol service in Nigeria

At least 14 Christians, including a 1-year-old girl and a pregnant woman, were killed in Plateau state, Nigeria, following a Christmas carol service. The attack is the latest in a series of attacks against the Irigwe tribe in the north-central region of the country. …

What is Hanukkah?

The Jewish festival of Hannukah, which this year runs from 25 December to 2 January, actually has a lot in common with the Christian Christmas. This is the story ... …

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• Christians recognised in New Year Honours List

  

  They include the former Dean of Carlisle, the Very Rev Mark Boyling, was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Carlisle Cathedral. …

• Tributes paid to former president and devout Baptist Jimmy Carter

  

  Tributes have been paid to former US President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday afternoon at the age of 100. …

• South Korean church leaders express sorrow after many killed in plane crash

  

  Church leaders in South Korea have expressed their condolences after a plane crash in the south west of the country killed at least 177 people. …

• From St Stephens to Candlemas: what are the unusually named Christian celebrations around Christmas and New Year?

  

  The days and weeks following Christmas are meant for much more than turkey leftovers. Throughout the ages churches have designated particular days to remember important Christian stories – and to celebrate – and the period following Christmas is particularly full of them. …

• Christian persecution in India hits record high, says rights body

  

  Violence against Christians in India has reached unprecedented levels, with 745 incidents reported through November 2024, according to data released by the United Christian Forum (UCF), a Delhi-based civil society organisation. …

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• King's Christmas Day speech criticised

  

  King Charles has been criticised for his Christmas Day speech which suggested that all faiths are the same. …

• Rediscovering the true reason for the season

  

  Only the God of Christmas, the God whose birth as a human being took place on 25 December, can give us the true happiness we seek in this life and eternal life in the age to come. …

• Christmas story 'reminds all of us to reach out to one another', says PM

  

  The Prime Minister has thanked churches and charities for welcoming "every person" this Christmas. …

• Church of England must 'be changed', says Archbishop of York in Christmas sermon

  

  The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has used his Christmas Day sermon to call for change in the Church of England. …

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  Michael Brown apologises after claims of inappropriate relationship with friend's wife

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  Church leaders express shock and sorrow over 'inhuman attack' at German Christmas market

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  God in the ring in Riyadh match-up between Fury and Usyk

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  'The Chosen' creator Dallas Jenkins responds to critics of 'unbiblical' scene with Judas

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• How a humble folk song became the world's best-known carol

  

  At Christmas time, the best-loved of all Christmas carols is Silent Night. This is its story ... …

• What was the star that the wise men followed?

  

  At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? This is the story ... …

• The meaning and story of some of our most beautiful and historic Christmas carols

  

  The Yuletide carol has a tumultuous history, surviving many ups and downs over the centuries to bring us cheer in the cold winter months. …

• Nicky Gumbel, Matt Redman to join 25-hour global Christian event

  

  "It's so easy to underestimate just how beautiful, powerful, and vast the Church really is," said Redman. …