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  Bible societies use FIFA World Cup to engage millions of fans with Scripture

  The 2026 FIFA World Cup has become a platform for Bible Societies and Christian ministries across North America to distribute Scripture resources, organize prayer initiatives and engage fans with the Christian message.

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  The Send Philippines draws 13,000 to dual-venue gathering aimed at long-term youth mobilization

  More than 13,000 young people gathered across two Manila-area venues on Philippine Independence Day on June 12 for The Send Philippines, a Christian youth mobilization event that organizers describe as the beginning of a sustained, multi-church initiative rather than a one-time gathering.

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  'We are stronger together': WCC General Secretary Jerry Pillay on unity, persecution, Russia and the future of ecumenism

  At the Ecumenical Centre on the Chemin du Pommier in Geneva — home to the World Council of Churches (WCC) since 1966 — Christian Daily International sat down with Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay for an exclusive and wide-ranging conversation.

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  Court blocks govt action against historic Christian college hostel in Pakistan

  The management of Pakistan's only church-run chartered university secured temporary relief on June 18 (Thursday) after the Lahore High Court (LHC) restrained the Punjab provincial government from taking further action regarding Ewing Hall, a historic hostel building belonging to the Forman Christian College University (FCCU).

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  [Book review] The Great Debate: A Nineteenth-Century Defense of Christianity by a Renowned Muslim Convert

  This academic contribution to the dialogue between Christians and Muslims draws on the South Asian ‘Great Debate’ of 1854 in Agra and later additions to the unfinished Debate by a South Asian convert to Christ – providing a fascinating historical study and a resource for contemporary Christian debate with Muslims.

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  Asian seminary journal calls for 'integrative approach' to forming whole-person Christian leaders

  A peer-reviewed journal published by the Asia Theological Association has released a volume focused entirely on how theological institutions across Asia are working to form students not just academically but spiritually, relationally, and personally — a challenge that leaders in the region say is growing more urgent.

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  Pakistan's only church-run chartered university challenges govt repossession of historic hostel

  Widespread criticism from Christian leaders, rights advocates, heritage conservationists, and alumni of Pakistan’s only church-run chartered university appears to have prompted the Punjab government to publicly rule out the demolition of a century-old university hostel at the center of a growing dispute over ownership, heritage preservation, and minority rights.

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