Muslims in Indonesia oppose Christian worship service
Muslims in West Java, Indonesia demonstrated against a Christian revival worship service on Jan. 6 attended by a staff member to an official in the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
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Photo book highlights missionary Henry Appenzeller’s role in shaping modern Korean education
A new photo-based book documenting the life and legacy of early Protestant missionary Henry G. Appenzeller has been published to mark the 140th anniversary of Pai Chai Academy, one of Korea’s earliest modern schools, according to reporting by Christian Daily Korea.
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Fulani herdsmen kill 10 Christians in eastern Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen in eastern Nigeria killed 10 Christians in four villages on Saturday night (Jan. 10) and into the predawn hours of Sunday, sources said.
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Wedding turns tragic for Christian family as gas explosion kills newlyweds, six others
Pakistan’s Christian community expressed shock and grief after a gas cylinder explosion during post-wedding celebrations killed at least eight Christians, including newlyweds, and injured more than a dozen others early Jan. 11 at a family home in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.
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Half of world’s people face some level of religious persecution, report says
About 4.1 billion people, half of the global population, suffer some degree of religious persecution in 24 countries, according to an aid agency report that identified a disturbing rise in anti-Christian incidents in Western countries.
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Irish evangelical leader says Enoch Burke case centers on 'behavior', not transgender rights
By CDI StaffA senior Irish evangelical leader has said the prolonged imprisonment of teacher Enoch Burke is the result of his own conduct and defiance of court orders, not his beliefs about gender or transgender issues. Nick Park, executive director of the Evangelical Alliance in Ireland, told the Irish Independent that Burke’s “un-Christian,” “insulting” and “disruptive” behavior — rather than his views — lies at the center of the case, which has become one of Ireland’s most contentious legal and cultural
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Prison Fellowship International marks one millionth graduate of in-prison evangelism program
By CDI StaffPrison Fellowship International said its in-prison evangelism program has reached a milestone, graduating its one millionth participant since the initiative launched more than a decade ago.
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European evangelical body urges members to 'pause at God’s throne' during Week of Prayer
By Chris EyteThe European Evangelical Alliance is encouraging its members to take time to “pause” in prayerful reflection as the 2026 Week of Prayer got underway Jan. 11 and continues through Jan. 18. Robbert Jan Perk, co-chair of the EEA Prayer Network, urged churches and individuals across Europe to approach the week with renewed attentiveness to prayer, drawing on Acts 2:42: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”
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Nigeria’s Lutheran archbishop elected TEKAN president as predecessor dies in Denmark
Nigeria’s Lutheran archbishop has been elected president of a major evangelical church body in the country, marking a leadership transition that comes weeks after the death of his predecessor. The Most Rev. Dr. Musa Panti Filibus, archbishop of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN), was elected Jan. 10 as president of the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria, commonly known as TEKAN — from its Hausa name, Tarayyar Ekklesiyoyin Kristi a Nijeriya — during the group’s 70th General
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Nick Vujicic, Redimi2 headline UNIFEST Festival promoting faith and family in Mexico
By Ommar AyalaWith a series of messages, concerts by international Christian singers, and family-focused reflections, the fourth edition of the UNIFEST Festival was held at the Sierra Hermosa Ecological and Sports Park in Tecámac, in the State of Mexico last month. Organizers estimated that 90,000 people attended the event.
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Christians in Iran imprisoned over Christmas season
By Edward RossTwo Christians in Iran sentenced to prison for their faith were locked up on Dec. 16 and 20, and a Christian woman was summoned to begin serving her five-year prison term two days before Christmas, an advocacy group stated.
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Christian refugee from Sudan, 18, expelled for her faith
The Muslim family of an 18-year-old Sudanese refugee in the northern border region of South Sudan on Thursday evening (Jan. 8) expelled her from their home for her faith in Christ, sources said.
