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• Jul 24, 2025 09:10 EDT

  

  Europe Society & Culture

  The history behind the first Welsh Bible and its connection to Queen Elizabeth I

  By Christian Today

  The Welsh language has had the whole Bible since 1588. This is the story … The Welsh language is the original language of Britain. It was the local language of the province of Britannia during the Roman occupation, and as a result it absorbed some Latin. When the Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain, they brought the English language. English and Welsh are not mutually understandable. In English, the word for foreign became the modern word ‘Welsh’ because the local British language was foreign to the

• Jul 24, 2025 07:16 EDT

  

  Asia Church & Missions

  South Korean church leaders call for new strategy in rebuilding North Korean churches

  By CDI Staff

  To mark the 80th anniversary of liberation and division, the 7th North Korean Church Planting Forum was held to review the Korean church’s readiness and direction for unified mission work and the planting of churches in North Korea, and to refine strategies. Under the theme “80th Anniversary of Liberation: Diagnosis and Vision for North Korean Church Planting,” the forum was held on July 17 at the Cappella Hall in the basement of the Second General Building of Chongshin University in Dongjak-gu,

• Jul 24, 2025 06:05 EDT

  

  Global Church & Missions

  Fourth annual IPAC meeting strengthens global Anglican–Pentecostal cooperation in mission and service

  By Chris Eyte

  A shared commitment to global mission and service was reaffirmed during the fourth annual meeting of the International Pentecostal–Anglican Commission (IPAC), as delegates explored ways to deepen cooperation between the two Christian traditions.

• Jul 24, 2025 05:50 EDT

  

  Oceania Church & Missions

  Mark Short appointed as new Anglican Primate in Australia, 'first evangelical since 1982'

  By Chris Eyte

  A former journalist and evangelical—Right Rev Dr Mark Short, Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn— has been confirmed to be the next Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. In a Facebook post, the Canberra Declaration stated: “For the first time since 1982, an evangelical bishop — Mark Short — will serve as the national leader of Australia’s Anglican Church.” In a public statement (July 21), the Archbishop of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel, himself an evangelical Christian, welcomed the

• Jul 24, 2025 05:40 EDT

  

  Latin America Education

  National Guard evicts Anna Sanders Seminary, seizes Assemblies of God property in Mexico City

  By Ommar Ayala

  A large-scale security operation was carried out in Mexico City last Friday at the premises of the Anna Sanders Theological Seminary, part of the National Council of the Assemblies of God. Authorities also intervened at the “Jesus Christ Light to the Nations” Christian Church, the Southern District offices of the Assemblies of God, and the offices of the Christian bookstore Recursos Cristianos Kerygma.

• Jul 23, 2025 14:42 EDT

  

  Middle East Religious Freedom

  Pastor and extended family massacred in Suwayda city, Syria

  By Edward Ross

  An armed group in Suwayda city, Syria last week massacred a Christian pastor and several members of his extended family as they hid in their house from military clashes in the area, according to published reports.

• Jul 23, 2025 11:20 EDT

  

  Europe Church & Missions

  Focus on Jesus at center of 129th annual Allianzkonferenz in Germany

  By Chris Eyte

  The 129th Allianzkonferenz (Alliance Conference), Germany’s oldest Bible conference, will take place July 30 to August 3, 2025, with a clear focus on the person of Jesus Christ as its central theme. Organized annually by the German Evangelical Alliance (Evangelische Allianz in Deutschland), the event will gather hundreds of Christians in the town of Bad Blankenburg, Thuringia, for five days of Bible teaching, fellowship, and discussion on faith and society.