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  US & Canada Africa Migration Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Refugee flight landed in US from South Africa; White South African Christian leaders say racial narrative is 'distorted'

  By CDI Staff

  A chartered jet carrying 59 white South Africans arrived in the United States on Monday, marking the first group admitted under a newly created refugee pathway launched by the Trump administration. The arrivals, many of them Afrikaners, were granted entry under claims of “race-based persecution” in South Africa — a move that has triggered significant debate both internationally and within South Africa’s religious community.

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  Latin America Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Honduran evangelical pastors call for repentance and forgiveness to heal political crisis

  By Diario Cristiano

  In the midst of Honduras’ deepening political polarization and electoral uncertainty, evangelical pastors are calling for national repentance and forgiveness as the path toward healing and moral restoration. Appearing on the widely viewed “Frente a Frente” program on Canal 5, prominent church leaders urged political and religious actors to pursue spiritual renewal amid rising tensions.

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  Europe Church & Missions

  European Evangelical Alliance sends congratulatory message to Pope Leo XIV

  By Chris Eyte

  The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) has issued a public message of congratulations to the Roman Catholic Church following the election of American Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. The congratulatory message published on Tuesday (May 13) extended “respectful congratulations” and called the new 267th Pope’s affiliation with the Order of Saint Augustine, “notable.” Prevost was ordained an Augustinian priest in 1982, marking the first step in his journey to becoming Pope. “Augustine of H

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  Africa Migration Church & Missions

  Churches step up as key responders to Africa’s displacement crisis, say leaders at Nairobi roundtable

  By CDI Staff

  As Africa faces a growing displacement crisis, local churches are increasingly stepping into the gap left by declining international aid, according to participants at a recent roundtable organized by the Refugee Highway Partnership Africa (RHP Africa).

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  Europe Church & Missions

  UK research finds twice as many people following Jesus since the pandemic

  By Chris Eyte

  Churches are seeing twice as many people committing to following Jesus Christ compared to five years ago, according to a latest research report called Changing Church just published by the Evangelical Alliance in the U.K. The findings reinforce related research disclosed recently in The Quiet Revival Report by the Bible Society showing young men especially are becoming Christians. 

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  Europe Family & Children Church & Missions Education Society & Culture

  Christian Concern accuses Church of England of promoting ‘woke indoctrination’ in new anti-bullying guidance for schools

  By Chris Eyte

  A U.K.-based Christian rights group has accused the Church of England of promoting “woke indoctrination” through newly revised anti-bullying guidance for its schools, drawing sharp criticism for allegedly replacing biblical principles with progressive ideology. The Church, however, defended the guidance as a biblical call to treat all children with dignity and compassion.