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December 24, 1223: Francis of Assisi stages history’s first living nativity scene, complete with live animals, in a cave near Greccio, Italy (see issue 42: Francis of Assisi).
December 24, 1491: Spanish ascetic and theologian Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, is born in Guipuzcoa, Spain. His order quickly became a great power in Roman Catholicism and led the Counter-Reformation.
December 24, 1818: Franz Gruber composes “Silent Night” in the St. Nicholas Church of Oberndorf, Austria.
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Church responds to lawsuits claiming abuse in orphanages it supported: “The target here should be the alleged perpetrator, not our church.”
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Convicted on drug trafficking charges, Malaysian Pannir Selvam Pranthaman was baptized in prison.
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How a new state-funded health insurance program’s piling debts put Christian hospitals—and patients—at risk.
He didn’t hedge or soften his positions to broaden appeal; he underlined them.
Christian publishing, done well, gives pastors a partner in the long work of spiritual formation.
Public Theology Project
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, if we bite and devour each other, we will be consumed by each other.
The Russell Moore Show
Another quarterly conversation on books with Christianity Today’s Print Editor, Ashley Hales, on the subject of resisting the digital era
Couples involved in student ministries are welcoming young people into their homes and lives.