Chad has formally given legal recognition to a national interfaith platform that brings together Muslim, Catholic and Protestant leaders, marking a significant step in the country's efforts to strengthen peace and social cohesion at a time of political transition and growing regional instability.
As the United Nations Refugee Convention marks its 75th anniversary on July 28, Christians are faced with an important question: when institutions become ineffective, unresponsive, or disconnected from the concerns of faith communities, should we disengage or continue to engage?
Migrating to another country carries with it many kinds of trauma, which need to be properly processed on the pathway to good mental health. Scripture maps that pathway well in various ways, perhaps no more succinctly than passing through the waters, where God promises to be present for those who look to him.
Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are children who grow up outside the country of their parents, providing them with a unique view on life and the nation of their citizenship. This continues into adulthood and here is an example, a TCK and pastor wondering which nature drives America.
We live in an era of unprecedented human migration, but other species, especially birds and butterflies, migrate vast distances regularly without hindrance. Whether welcoming humans or non-humans into our contexts, the bible maintains that we are called to create a welcoming home for all.
A Christian refugee resettlement expert has criticized a recent BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims in the United Kingdom, arguing that the report failed to provide sufficient context about people with legitimate protection needs.
A new report by the Swiss Federal Council has found that privately hosting Ukrainian refugees has had a generally positive effect on their integration, affirming the role played by churches and faith-based networks in supporting displaced people since the start of the war in Ukraine.
The first episode of Faith Without Frontiers, a newly launched global podcast by Christian Daily International, brings listeners into a deeply personal account of war, displacement and faith through the voices of Ukrainian theologian Valentyn Syniy and his wife, Luba.
The Arab Baptist Theological Seminary near Beirut is sheltering displaced people who fled their homes as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah forces hundreds of thousands of civilians across Lebanon to seek refuge.
A senior evangelical leader in Spain has cautiously welcomed a government decision to expand access to public health care for migrants without legal residency, while warning that poorly controlled policies could unintentionally encourage “health tourism.”
Only about 12% of churches in South Korea are currently engaged in ministry to migrants, despite rapid growth in the country’s foreign-born population, according to a new nationwide survey reported by Christian Daily Korea.
When Christian Daily International last reported on this movement on July 24, India’s government had met two of three demands set by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but was withholding an answer on the central one.
