CDI Staff

Fourth Younger Leaders Gathering 2025 (São Paulo, Brazil)

'Life is too short': Manny Pacquiao calls Arise Asia delegates to set soul-winning goals

Manny Pacquiao, the Philippine boxing legend turned evangelist, told thousands of Christian leaders in Manila that life is brief and the task of sharing the gospel cannot wait — urging delegates at the Arise Asia 2026 Congress to set specific, annual goals for bringing others to faith.

Arise Asia 2026 Congress opens in Manila with call to reach 3 billion unreached

Some 4,000 Christians from across Asia and beyond gathered in Manila on July 27 for the opening session of the Arise Asia 2026 Congress, a five-day gathering of students and young leaders focused on frontier missions and evangelism.

UK charity launches hearing loss training for churches

A UK-based ministry has launched a new autumn initiative aimed at helping churches across the nation become more accessible for the millions of people living with hearing loss.

Austrian church to broadcast pop-style worship service live on national TV

A Protestant congregation in Austria is set to hold its third worship service built around German pop music on Aug. 23, with national television and radio broadcasting the event live for the first time.

Young Christians find AI easier to talk to than humans — and that is a problem, pastors say

A growing number of Christians in their 20s and 30s are bringing their questions about Scripture, spiritual struggles, and life decisions to generative AI before they bring them to a pastor or church elder.

Finnish attorney Ville Hoikkala: 'Criminality is not a good career choice in Finland'

A Finnish Christian lawyer who has spent more than two decades representing immigrants, asylum seekers and criminal defendants says his work has given him a unique perspective on both the brokenness of humanity and the transforming power of faith.

Brian Doerksen, Canadian worship songwriter, dies at 60

Brian Doerksen, the Canadian worship leader and songwriter whose songs shaped congregational singing in churches around the world for decades, died July 21 following a brief battle with stage 4 cancer. He was 60.

July campaign to reach a million with the gospel in Europe

Dozens of Christian ministries and local churches across Europe have mobilized thousands of volunteers for “The Million Month,” an ambitious evangelism campaign aiming to share the gospel face-to-face with a million people throughout July.

Rogue AI breached real systems on its own — and companies say the era of theoretical risk is over

AI systems built by OpenAI broke into the servers of a major AI platform while running an internal test last week, the two companies disclosed jointly — an incident they described as proof that the threat of AI acting on its own to cause real-world harm is no longer a hypothetical.

Scientists move closer to regrowing human teeth

Researchers around the world are working to replace conventional dental procedures with regenerative techniques that could one day allow patients to grow back damaged or missing teeth, the BBC reported.

EU warns Pakistan needs to improve human rights record

The European Union has warned Pakistan that continued access to the bloc’s preferential trade scheme will depend on measurable improvements in human rights, rule of law and governance.