Chris Eyte

International Correspondent

Chris Eyte serves as International Correspondent for CDI, covering Europe, the United States & Canada, the Caribbean and Oceania. He has worked in journalism and copywriting for some 18 years, mostly for Christian media publications in the UK, the US and Australia. He is an English graduate from the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he was President of the St Andrews Literary Society. In his free time, he enjoys writing devotionals and runs his own blog (hislovefrees.life). Chris has traveled extensively, living briefly in South Africa and Belgium, and now resides in South Wales in the UK with his wife and children.

Articles by Chris Eyte

24 Sep, 2025 13:05 EDT

Oceania Church & Missions Health

Australian churches to explore inclusion of neurodivergent Christians at Melbourne conference

By Chris Eyte

Churches in Australia are being encouraged to learn how to better welcome and include neurodivergent Christians at an upcoming conference, “Belonging by Design,” to be held Oct. 17–18 at Crossway Baptist Church in Burwood East, Melbourne. Organized by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne in partnership with ministry resource group Intergen, the event is designed to highlight the voices of neurodivergent followers of Jesus, along with their families, carers and advocates. Organizers say the gatherin
23 Sep, 2025 13:09 EDT

Europe Religious Freedom

State blocks registration of Protestant church in Azerbaijan

By Chris Eyte

Officials in Azerbaijan refuse to register a Protestant church in the city of Sumgait, according to rights group Forum 18.
22 Sep, 2025 15:15 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions

Assemblies of God General Council’s General Secretary Donna Barrett to retire after cancer battle

By Chris Eyte

General Secretary Donna L. Barrett of the General Council of the Assemblies of God will retire at the end of 2025, closing a historic tenure marked by her role as the first woman to hold an executive office in the Pentecostal denomination.
19 Sep, 2025 01:30 EDT

Oceania Health

Australians in remote regions face shortage in care services, Anglican service reports

By Chris Eyte

Australians living in remote and regional areas face growing gaps in essential care services, according to a new Anglicare Australia report. The study says services that support older people, families, and vulnerable groups are stretched thin, underfunded, and unable to keep up with demand.
17 Sep, 2025 09:35 EDT

Oceania Family & Children Society & Culture Health

'A quarter of the next generation of Australians are missing', says Love Australia ahead of public march against abortion

By Chris Eyte

A public walk in Sydney this weekend will highlight opposition to abortion under the theme “Love the next generation.” The event, organized by Love Sydney, a branch of the pro-life group Love Australia, will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, in Hyde Park. Organizers said the annual “Love Sydney, Walk for Life” is intended as a family-friendly event to remember children lost to abortion, which remains legal in New South Wales up to birth.
17 Sep, 2025 00:30 EDT

Oceania Family & Children

New Zealand halts overseas adoptions amid abuse reports, Christian groups welcome reform

By Chris Eyte

New Zealand has temporarily blocked overseas adoptions of its children after revelations that some convicted sex offenders were able to adopt, prompting swift government action and strong backing from Christian organizations and child protection advocates who say reform is long overdue.
16 Sep, 2025 07:10 EDT

Europe Church & Missions Data Society & Culture

Human error exposes email addresses of Church of England abuse survivors

By Chris Eyte

Human error led to nearly 200 private email addresses linked to a redress scheme for Church of England abuse survivors being publicly disclosed. Kennedys, a global law firm based in the U.S., has worked with the Church of England to develop the Redress Scheme for survivors of church abuse to receive financial redress, therapeutic and spiritual support.
15 Sep, 2025 13:48 EDT

Europe Religious Freedom

Alarm sounded over Dutch bill to ban ‘gay conversion’ practices

By Chris Eyte

The Evangelical Alliance in the Netherlands has sounded alarm over the potential of a new ban on “gay conversion” practices passed by Dutch lawmakers to threaten pastoral guidance.
15 Sep, 2025 11:42 EDT

Europe Religious Freedom

Iraqi Christian slain while livestreaming in France

By Chris Eyte

An Iraqi Christian was stabbed to death on Friday (Sept. 10) while livestreaming on TikTok about his faith outside his apartment in Lyon, France.
12 Sep, 2025 05:08 EDT

US & Canada Data Society & Culture

Gen Z men face greatest identity crisis, latest chapter of State of the Bible report finds

By Chris Eyte

Gen Z men are experiencing the greatest “identity crisis” of any age group, according to new data from the American Bible Society’s 15th annual State of the Bible report. The sixth chapter of the 2025 report, released Sept. 10, examines self-image, beliefs, and priorities across generations and genders.
11 Sep, 2025 13:55 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture

Canadian Christian lawyers urge government to preserve charitable status for religious groups

By Chris Eyte

Nearly 300 Canadian attorneys and law students have signed an open letter urging the federal government to protect the charitable status of faith-based organizations, warning that recent parliamentary recommendations threaten religious freedom and community services.
10 Sep, 2025 09:25 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions Family & Children Society & Culture

‘Because you’re breathing, you matter’: on World Suicide Prevention Day, evangelist and abuse survivor Dean Sikes urges youth to have hope in God

By Chris Eyte

World Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10 and Dean Sikes, founder of “You Matter” ministries, an evangelist and sex abuse survivor, is concerned about the mental health of young people. In an exclusive interview with Christian Daily International, Sikes explains why he has written his latest book “You Matter: Finding Hope and Meaning in Everyday Life” (Fedd Books), to help people find a path to healing through God’s love, referencing Job 33:4: “The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Alm

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