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  US & Canada Society & Culture

  Americans' trust in the church rebounding after seeing record lows: Poll

  By The Christian Post

  Public trust in the church as an institution has risen after three years of stagnation, with 36% of Americans now saying they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in it. The shift, recorded in Gallup’s latest survey on the topic, marks the first significant increase since 2020.

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  Europe Society & Culture

  German Christian YouTuber bicycles across Europe in search of unity among believers

  By CDI Staff

  A German Christian content creator has completed a yearlong journey across ten European countries by e-bike to explore and document Christian unity, according to an interview with the evangelical publication Medienmagazin Pro. Carola Mehltretter, who launched the YouTube channel Rooted as One, spent over 12 months traveling alone from country to country, relying on the hospitality of local churches and believers.

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  Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture

  [Book Review] Here Are Your Gods: Faithful Discipleship in Idolatrous Times

  By Gordon Showell-Rogers

  Some books are timeless. Others are for a particular time. Here Are Your Gods is both. So, it is personally challenging and deeply insightful about contemporary Western cultures.

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  Africa Society & Culture

  South African church group holds day of prayer following damning police corruption allegations: 'fight for the soul of our nation'

  By Ken Kagicha

  The South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals (SACOFF), which represents nearly 20,000 churches and 225 organizations nationwide, called for a National Day of Prayer on Wednesday, July 23, as part of its campaign to “fight for the soul of our nation” amid explosive allegations of high-level police corruption and political interference.

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  Europe Oceania Society & Culture

  After UN court says countries can sue over climate damage, Christian leader warns: ‘The real crisis is spiritual’

  By Chris Eyte

  In a landmark legal development with global implications, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion on July 23 that countries can be held legally accountable for breaching climate obligations under international law—a move that allows poorer nations to sue wealthier ones for contributing to climate change.

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  Europe Society & Culture

  The history behind the first Welsh Bible and its connection to Queen Elizabeth I

  By Christian Today

  The Welsh language has had the whole Bible since 1588. This is the story … The Welsh language is the original language of Britain. It was the local language of the province of Britannia during the Roman occupation, and as a result it absorbed some Latin. When the Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain, they brought the English language. English and Welsh are not mutually understandable. In English, the word for foreign became the modern word ‘Welsh’ because the local British language was foreign to the