Christians among Rohingya refugees cast into sea
An estimated 15 Christians were among at least 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar (Burma) detained in New Delhi that the Indian navy on May 8 threw into the sea, the AP reported.
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World Christianity insists we listen to majority world theology
In a lecture series at China Evangelical Seminary back in April, Alexander Chow, Senior Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity at New College, University of Edinburgh, established the need for Christians worldwide to listen to theologians from the Majority World. The future of the Global Church depends on us having ears to hear.
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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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Korean Church Media Association raises alarm over China’s new religious activity regulations
By CDI StaffThe Korean Church Media Association issued a statement Tuesday (April 29) expressing deep concern over new Chinese regulations on religious activities, set to take effect May 1, according to reporting by Christian Daily Korea. The association warned that the Rules for the Implementation of the Provisions on the Administration of Religious Activities of Aliens within the Territory of the People's Republic of China appear aimed at “significantly restricting missionary work within China.”
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Record number of blasphemy cases recorded in Pakistan
A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country’s condemned blasphemy laws.
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Korea forum criticizes WEA Seoul Assembly as theologically incompatible with Reformed doctrine
By CDI StaffA forum hosted by South Korean evangelical leaders this week renewed criticism of the upcoming World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, which has faced controversy since its announcement. Speakers at the event accused the WEA of theological compromise, interfaith inclusivism, and straying from historic evangelical and Reformed principles.
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Christian in India charged after Hindu nationalist attack
A Christian charged under India’s anti-conversion law after Hindu nationalists attacked a church is seeking anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court of India.
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COALA3.0 concludes in Panama with historic Latin America–Asia missions agreement, eyes next phase in Singapore
The third edition of the COALA missions gathering—Christ Over Africa, Latin America, and Asia—concluded Tuesday evening with a symbolic communion service and a renewed call to action, marking the end of three days of thematic and regional presentations, strategic discussions, and bold steps toward greater intercontinental collaboration in missions.
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Taiwanese Pastor Hui Lan Wu encourages greater inclusion of women and young leaders in missions at COALA3.0
Taiwanese pastor Hui Lan Wu, a younger voice in global missions leadership, brought a fresh perspective to COALA3.0 this year. In an interview with Christian Daily International, she encouraged greater inclusion of women, young people, and Chinese-speaking congregations in the future of global missions collaboration.
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The danger of trusting a chatbot with the right opinions
AI systems are designed to affirm your pre-existing bias, whether that bias is liberal or conservative, and therein lies the danger. What we actually need are instruments that help us find out when we are wrong. That used to be called education, and was essential to discipleship. We need to be wary of technology tuned to our tribal biases.
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