
Church & Missions

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Catholic Archbishop of Benin dies in Nigeria
Nigeria's Catholic Church held a funeral Mass on Thursday (Aug. 13) for Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze of the Archdiocese of Benin in southwest Nigeria. Thousands of faithful gathered at Holy Cross Cathedral in Benin-City, with the service broadcast live on national television and radio. -
Oskar Brüsewitz: Church in Germany marks 50 years since pastor burned himself in protest of communist rule
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Canadian evangelical body launches study on pastor shortage
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Most evangelicals give their spiritual lives a C+, new study finds
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American missionary pilot released after being abducted in Niger last year: report
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'Helpless and speechless': Swiss elder-care advocate says Christians must learn to talk about assisted dying
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Almost 9 million download Gospel of John in 9 months following global online searches
More than three-quarters of a billion internet searches have led millions of people worldwide to a digital copy of the Bible over a nine-month span, according to new data released Tuesday by The Pocket Testament League. -

Christian charities in the UK affected by cyber attack
A cyber-security attack has given hackers unauthorised access to the data of Christian organisations in the United Kingdom. -

Nigerian pastor dies on mission field as snakebites reach epidemic levels in Plateau State
A pastor with the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN), an evangelical church in Nigeria, has died of a snakebite in the mission field where he was serving. -

'March for Jesus' will bring Christians to the streets of Buenos Aires
Christians from churches across Argentina will march through central Buenos Aires on Monday, Aug. 17, joining a public day of prayer, worship and proclamation called "March for Jesus." -

Korean mission scholars probe Pentecostalism, diaspora and new research methods as global Christianity shifts
A group of Korean mission theologians gathered in Seoul to examine how shifts in global Christianity are reshaping the field of missiology, with papers ranging from the growth of Pentecostalism in the Global South to a proposed new research framework for studying local faith communities. -

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

'Path of Hope' brings Christian message to public squares across Switzerland
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.
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Serbia’s Vučić concedes election to student movement; evangelical pastor calls result ‘a miracle’
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Singapore Statement calls Majority World missions to greater self-reliance and South-South partnership
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Filipino churches launch movement towards family discipleship amid rising concerns over changing social values
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Christian ministries deliver 750 solar-powered audio Bibles to displaced families in DR Congo
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Arabic editions of major Bible commentary series aim to fill long-standing gap for Arab churches