As the 2024 Olympics have officially started in Paris, France, an evangelical anti-human trafficking network is calling attention to the often unseen side effects of sporting events: a significant increase in exploitation.
Members of a house church in northern India can no longer meet for worship after a mob of about 150 Hindu extremists attacked them on July 14, sources said.
On July 23, the Pastoral Data Research Institute (PDRI) in South Korea released the results of its survey on Christian youth highlighting areas that churches should focus on to strengthen the faith of Christian middle and high school students. It revealed that half of Christian youth spend less than five minutes a day on their faith activities, and only 43% are comfortable expressing their faith and discussing it at school.
Joyful islanders and visitors in Mangaia, the most southern of the Cook Islands in the Pacific, recently celebrated the 200th anniversary of Christianity arriving on the island, also known as Auau Enua.
A High Court judge in England on Thursday (July 25) upheld a ban on Christian Joshua Sutcliffe from teaching following his dismissal for refusing to use the preferred pronoun of a schoolgirl identifying as a boy.
Last year, Frank Heinrich met an older man at the Alliance Conference who told him it was the 38th time he’d visited the near annual event – proof, if needed, of its popularity for German Christians needing more fellowship, accurate Bible teaching, and both a refreshment and refocus in life. “It’s a tradition for some people because they can be inspired there,” Heinrich, a Salvation Army pastor by calling, told Christian Daily International. He is co-leader of Evangelische Allianz Deutschland [
Russian occupation forces began dismantling a worship building of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in the Crimean city of Yevpatoria on Sunday (July 21), according to published reports.
Pakistani Christians who have fled the country due to persecution were relieved to hear the government has reversed its decision to stop issuing or renewing passports to those seeking asylum abroad.
Irfan Ilyas Gill is neither a Shia nor a Sunni Muslim but a member of the Pakistan Christian Scouts who along with 30-40 other Christians has been voluntarily facilitating Shia mourners participating in the Ashura processions in Pakistan’s biggest metropolitan city Karachi for over 12 years.
A nine-member delegation from the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), visited the Beijing Christian Council on July 21. Chairman Rev. Wu Weiqing of Beijing CC&TSPM affirmed the friendly relations between the two parties, emphasizing the importance of enhancing friendly exchanges with WEA while maintaining independence and self-management in church affairs, said Beijing CC&TSPM.
The Church still finds menopause experiences a taboo subject, according to Karen Markiewicz, chaplain, missionary and author of a soon-to-be-published book on the relationship between the menopause and spiritual formation. Markiewicz spoke to Christian Daily International about the struggles endured by women during menopause and how to find a Christian perspective when the wider Church seems to offer little support.
A new report released by Alpha Canada together with the Flourishing Congregations Institute reveals significant shifts towards evangelism among Canadian churches. The ‘Reigniting Hope: Sharing the Good News in Canada in 2024 Report’ acknowledged that large parts of Canadian society no longer have any religious affiliation, moving Canada towards a post-Christian society. But it also highlights signs of new openness towards faith among non-believers.
