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13 Aug, 2026 09:19 EDT

US & Canada Bible & Theology Church & Missions

8 million more Americans attending church, but young men remain a concern - report

By CDI Staff

Eight million more Americans attended a Christian church service at least twice in 2025 compared to two years earlier, according to new research from American Bible Society — a development the organization calls encouraging even as its data expose widening gaps in who is and is not showing up.
12 Aug, 2026 16:01 EDT

Europe Church & Missions Family & Children

'Path of Hope' brings Christian message to public squares across Switzerland

By CDI Staff

A Christian organization in Switzerland has launched an interactive outdoor trail designed to spark conversation about hope — and to bring that conversation into spaces where people who don't attend church might still encounter it.
12 Aug, 2026 14:36 EDT

Asia Religious Freedom

Minorities call for equality, religious freedom and legal protections in Pakistan

By CDI Staff

Christians and other religious minorities called for equal citizenship, religious freedom and stronger legal protections as Pakistan marked National Minorities Day on Tuesday (Aug. 11) with rallies and public forums in major cities.
12 Aug, 2026 09:05 EDT

US & Canada Arts & Media

Sight & Sound marks 50 years of biblical theater with new stage productions, film releases

By CDI Staff

A Christian theater company that began as a traveling slideshow in rural Pennsylvania is marking its 50th anniversary this year with a new stage production, its second feature film and expansion plans for 2027, having drawn more than 40 million visitors to its performances since its founding in 1976, the organization said.
12 Aug, 2026 07:14 EDT

Europe Arts & Media Society & Culture

New documentary series brings Ukraine war's faith stories to global audience

By CDI Staff

A five-part documentary series profiling pastors, veterans, and families on Ukraine's front lines will begin streaming this month, offering what its producers call a long-overdue account of faith under Russian military occupation.
11 Aug, 2026 10:05 EDT

Middle East Religious Freedom

‘My uncle was martyred’: How Shahbaz Bhatti’s sacrifice shaped his nephew’s calling

By CDI Staff

In today's episode of Faith Without Frontiers podcast, Bhatti discusses how his family’s history, his Christian faith and the assassination of his uncle, Shahbaz Bhatti, shaped his commitment to religious freedom and public service.
11 Aug, 2026 06:09 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture Health

US evangelical body welcomes government announcement of $2 billion for faith-based global health work

By CDI Staff

The National Association of Evangelicals has praised a U.S. government announcement directing nearly $2 billion in health and humanitarian funding through faith-based organizations, calling it an encouraging sign that global compassion work will remain a national priority.
11 Aug, 2026 05:41 EDT

Asia

Shahbaz Bhatti’s legacy lives on through landmark reforms for Pakistan’s Christians, other minorities

By CDI Staff

As Pakistan observes National Minorities Day on Aug. 11, the legacy of slain Christian federal minister Shahbaz Bhatti continues to shape the country’s minority rights landscape through reforms that remain among the most significant protections secured for religious minorities since the Muslim-majority nation’s creation almost eighty years ago.
11 Aug, 2026 05:25 EDT

Europe Church & Missions Family & Children

TeenStreet draws more than 3,300 to Offenburg for biblical wisdom theme

By CDI Staff

More than 3,300 teenagers and adults from Europe, the United States, and South Korea gathered in Offenburg, Germany, last week for TeenStreet 2026, an annual Christian youth conference organized by Operation Mobilisation.
10 Aug, 2026 15:05 EDT

Asia Church & Missions

Pranitha 'Pinky' Timothy, Lausanne justice advocate, dies at 51

By CDI Staff

Pranitha "Pinky" Timothy, who spent decades fighting bonded labour and human trafficking across South Asia and served as the Lausanne Movement's regional director for the region, died Aug. 9, 2026, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She was 51.
10 Aug, 2026 11:25 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture Arts & Media

Evangelical Press Association board proposes renaming group 'Christian Communicators Network'

By CDI Staff

The board of the Evangelical Press Association has unanimously recommended changing the organization's name to Christian Communicators Network, saying the 75-year-old name no longer reflects what the group's members actually do, according to an announcement titled "Honoring our heritage. Embracing our future." posted Aug. 2.
6 Aug, 2026 16:35 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

Swiss defence minister apologizes to churches for excluding them from clergy draft law change

By CDI Staff

Switzerland's defence minister has written to church leaders to apologize for failing to consult them before quietly stripping clergy of their long-standing exemption from military service obligations, a procedural lapse that has drawn criticism from Catholic and Protestant leaders alike.

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