Muslim kidnapper of Christian girl in Pakistan given custody, sources say
A federal court in Pakistan on Tuesday (Feb. 3) gave custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a Muslim who kidnapped and forcibly converted and married her, sources said.
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Practicing your faith when your culture no longer tolerates it
The anti-Christian realities in India provide ample evidence that a culture can quickly turn against freedom of religion. Sadly, in India, some Christian leaders claim that if there is one place you can go to remain unaware of what is happening, it is in established churches on a Sunday morning! Thankfully the Holy Spirit is not so constrained and Christians continue to multiply in the midst of heightening persecution.
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Four million Christians are facing death and persecution in Myanmar
In Myanmar, the Church is often the strongest surviving institution in an isolated community, destroying it weakens not only worship but the community’s capacity to resist the oppressive control of Myanmar's military junta. Christians are often thought of as collateral damage in Myanmar’s civil war, but they are also being targeted.
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Viral West Papua documentary forces Indonesia to confront what it tried to hide
A documentary about indigenous land dispossession and military violence in West Papua has been watched more than 13.6 million times on YouTube within days, after Indonesian authorities failed to suppress organized screenings in cities throughout the country. More than 107,000 people in April 2026 have been displaced and most of them Christian.
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When it comes to Christian leader training, measurement must not replace formation
Pastors in small churches in India and around the world may lack formal theological education but responsibility shapes them, failure shapes them, suffering shapes them, prayer shapes them. Sometimes persecution shapes them. Character formation while walking faithfully with Jesus, guided by the Bible and trustworthy mentors, cannot be replicated by a program, and does not result in a diploma, but it is highly valuable education nonetheless.
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Interview with Professor Tobias Brandner: Understanding Hong Kong's diverse Christian faith
Originally from Switzerland, Tobias Brander came to Hong Kong with the Basel Mission in 1996. Having lived in Hong Kong for 29 years, he worked first as a prison chaplain and now teaches at the Divinity School of Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong as an academic professor.
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Died: Robert Cunville (1939-2026), Indian evangelist who preached the gospel worldwide
Robert Rieweh Cunville, the soft-spoken Indian evangelist who proclaimed the gospel to millions across Africa, Asia and Europe and later served as an associate evangelist with Billy Graham, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at a hospital in Shillong. He was 86.
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Body exhumed due to burial on Christians’ land in India
Officials in India exhumed the body of a tribal man without his sons' consent after villagers attacked Christians for burying it on land of Christian relatives, arguing that it would insult their deity, sources said.
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73 million defenseless people were killed last year. Here’s why
More than 73 million abortions were performed worldwide in 2025, making abortion the leading cause of death last year. The figure draws on World Health Organization estimates compiled by the global data-tracking platform Worldometers.
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Court in Pakistan orders recovery of kidnapped Christian girl
After multiple setbacks for a Christian family in Pakistan striving to recover their forcibly married/converted 13-year-old daughter, a federal court on Friday (Jan. 9) ordered police to find and present her and the Muslim who kidnapped her, sources said.
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World Watch List 2026: Syria again among 10 worst countries for Christians
By Edward RossSyria broke into the top 10 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian for the first time in nearly a decade in Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List (WWL) as more than 388 million Christians worldwide faced high levels of persecution or discrimination last year.
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Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' gets theater re-release ahead of 'Resurrection'
More than two decades after becoming a global box office phenomenon, “The Passion of the Christ” is returning to theaters in a newly restored format as audiences prepare for the release of director Mel Gibson's long-awaited sequel.
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