Latin America

Ibero-American evangelical churches reaffirm commitment to life, family and religious freedom in Cartagena Declaration

Latin America Church & Missions

3 min read

The 12th General Assembly of the Latin Evangelical Alliance (AEL) concluded on Sept. 12 in Cartagena with a clear and forceful message: the evangelical churches of Ibero-America are determined to take a leading role in shaping public life. United in purpose, they pledged to defend religious freedom, the family, and the right to life, while deepening their unity and expanding their social engagement.

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Argentinian president provided with an evangelical church platform speaks an anti-gospel message

Latin America Church & Missions Society & Culture

3 min read

This past Saturday, we witnessed the unfortunate presence of President Javier Milei at the inauguration of the largest evangelical church in the country. It resulted in the sacred space of the pulpit being used by the president to deliver a partisan diatribe filled with false arguments, malicious distortions, and statements entirely contrary to the teachings of the gospel. This has caused much shame.
Change is the Lord's way to mature us so embrace it

Latin America Church & Missions

5 min read

Like fine wine, people need change to mature. You can refuse to embrace change but it will come at a cost. Times of change provide opportunities for us to deal with aspects of our being that become barriers for deeper relationship with God. Doing so also helps improve our relationships with others.
The Church has a divine mandate to preserve society in times of crime and corruption but it will require courage and commitment to truth of Holy Scripture

Latin America Society & Culture

11 min read

Many of our societies appear to be moving back into increased lawlessness as models of justice and equity are being undermined by the powerful, allowing corruption to creep back in to the most stable of nations. This is an opportunity for the Church to preserve and shine as salt and light. But, as this pastoral opinion shows us, it will require intentionality, commitment, and sacrifice.
Biblical keys to persevering through hardship

Latin America Church & Missions

4 min read

The global pandemic began a decade of tremendous uncertainty, loss, and suffering. It is fruitless to try and fight, control, or ignore grief. Here, we look to Scripture for healthy examples of dealing with the trials of life.

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Latin America Church & Missions Society & Culture

Colombia: Petro government proposes churches pay taxes on commercial activities

By Diario Cristiano

The government of Gustavo Petro has introduced a sweeping tax reform bill in Congress that would require churches in Colombia to pay income tax on their commercial activities. Worship-related work such as congregational meetings, Masses, services, or prayers would remain exempt.
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Latin America Church & Missions Bible & Theology

Brazil leads global Bible distribution as translation reaches new milestone

By Diario Cristiano

Brazil topped the world in Bible distribution in 2024, delivering 4.2 million printed copies and recording more than 16 million digital downloads, according to the 2024 Global Scripture Distribution Report. The country also logged 5 billion online chapter views, second only to the United States.
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Global Society & Culture Family & Children Health

Global fertility rates continue long-term decline, Pew report shows

By CDI Staff

Fertility rates are falling across every world region, with most now below the level needed to maintain population size, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of United Nations and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development data published earlier this month.
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Latin America Family & Children Society & Culture

Initiative seeks to ban tattoos and body piercings for minors in Nuevo León, Mexico

By Ommar Ayala

In the Mexican state of Nuevo León, local congresswoman Paola Linares of the Citizens' Movement party presented a bill in the state Congress to prohibit minors from getting tattoos, receiving micropigmentation, or body piercings—even with parental or guardian consent.
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Latin America Church & Missions

Thousands gather in Mexico for Great Day of Humility, call for peace and repentance

By Ommar Ayala

With prayers for repentance and renewed family values, thousands of Christians gathered Saturday in Plaza Juárez in Pachuca, Hidalgo, to mark the Great Day of Humility, an international movement of public prayer and evangelism that has spread across Latin America and beyond.
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Latin America Society & Culture

Historian Cristian Rodrigo Iturralde challenges prevailing narratives about Christianity in new Spanish-language book

By Diario Cristiano

Historian and international speaker Cristian Rodrigo Iturralde has released a new Spanish-language book, Mentiras: 12 mitos sobre el cristianismo histórico que la izquierda quiere que creas (“Lies: 12 Myths About Historic Christianity the Left Wants You to Believe”), aiming to dismantle what he says are common misconceptions used to discredit the Christian roots of Western civilization.

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‘Most lonely breed on earth’: Indian evangelical leader issues urgent call for counseling care for pastors

Asia Church & Missions Family & Children

Less than 1 min

Rev. Dr. Richard Howell, former General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India and the Asia Evangelical Alliance, warned at the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) that pastors often struggle in deep isolation and urgently need safe spaces to share their burdens.
European Evangelical Alliance elects Andreas Wenzel as new president

Europe Church & Missions

about 1 min
'Every leader must pass the baton': AICOCIM plenary challenges Indian Church to end centralized power, equip future pastors

Asia Church & Missions

about 7 min
Officials, Muslims halt church construction in Indonesia

Asia Religious Freedom

about 5 min
Evangelical Fellowship of India launches 75th anniversary celebrations at AICOCIM

Asia Church & Missions

about 3 min
'A quarter of the next generation of Australians are missing', says Love Australia ahead of public march against abortion

Oceania Family & Children Society & Culture Health

about 2 min

Latin America

Ibero-American evangelical churches reaffirm commitment to life, family and religious freedom in Cartagena Declaration

‘AI will not love you, AI will not cry with you’: COICOM panel warns Church of technology’s limits

Dr. Mynor Vargas appointed new chairman of COICOM’s board of directors

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‘Being a celebrity kills you’: Marco Barrientos calls for end to toxic celebrity culture in church at COICOM 2025

‘A clear vision to transform our generation’: COICOM 2025 launches in Honduras

Lego becomes a creative tool for evangelism across Latin America

Homeschool mom must enroll son in accredited school; Brazilian court upholds $20K in fines

‘There is no such thing as the evangelical’: Researchers say the movement’s center has shifted to the Global South

Opinion

Argentinian president provided with an evangelical church platform speaks an anti-gospel message

Change is the Lord's way to mature us so embrace it

The Church has a divine mandate to preserve society in times of crime and corruption but it will require courage and commitment to truth of Holy Scripture

Biblical keys to persevering through hardship

Latest

Colombia: Petro government proposes churches pay taxes on commercial activities

Brazil leads global Bible distribution as translation reaches new milestone

Global fertility rates continue long-term decline, Pew report shows

Initiative seeks to ban tattoos and body piercings for minors in Nuevo León, Mexico

Thousands gather in Mexico for Great Day of Humility, call for peace and repentance

Historian Cristian Rodrigo Iturralde challenges prevailing narratives about Christianity in new Spanish-language book

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‘Most lonely breed on earth’: Indian evangelical leader issues urgent call for counseling care for pastors

European Evangelical Alliance elects Andreas Wenzel as new president

'Every leader must pass the baton': AICOCIM plenary challenges Indian Church to end centralized power, equip future pastors

Officials, Muslims halt church construction in Indonesia

Evangelical Fellowship of India launches 75th anniversary celebrations at AICOCIM

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

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