Increase in anti-Christian violence in Europe includes murders, report says
Violence against European Christians increased in 2024 over the prior year, and the surge included cases of murder, according to a new report.
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Refugee camps in South Sudan model interreligious harmony in the shadow of a civil war
Over 1.2 million refugees escaping the devastating war in Sudan have crossed over to neighbouring South Sudan according to the UN’s High Commission for Refugees. 823,557 of them are returning to a country they fled between two major conflicts creating a unique and complex status of refugee returnees.
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Italian Evangelical Alliance seeks change in mentality following WEA General Assembly
The Italian Evangelical Alliance (L’Alleanza Evangelica Italiana) says a change in mentality in evangelistic fervour is needed in Italy, following the General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). The WEA concluded its General Assembly on Oct. 31, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea, following five days of worship, discussion, and reflection under the theme “The Gospel for Everyone by 2033.” The event gathered 850 participants from 124 nations, uniting evangelical leaders from across contin
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Legality of Rajasthan, India’s ‘anti-conversion’ law challenged
India’s Supreme Court on Monday (Nov. 17) issued notice to the Rajasthan government regarding a petition challenging the state’s “anti-conversion” law, which allows officials to demolish homes and seize property based on mere allegations of forcible conversion.
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Anti-Child Marriage Bill Passed in Province in Pakistan
In a landmark move to protect children, especially girls, from forced child marriages, a provincial assembly in Pakistan on Friday (Nov. 14) passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill.
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YouVersion marks billion-install milestone with global livestream celebration
By CDI StaffYouVersion will host a global livestream on Monday night, Nov. 17, to mark the milestone of one billion installs across its family of Bible apps. The event, “Beyond A Billion: A Night to Celebrate the Bible,” is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. CST (UTC-6) and serves as the central event of Global Bible Month, a monthlong initiative launched by YouVersion to encourage worldwide reflection on the Bible’s influence and ongoing use.
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‘Speak truth to power’: Church bodies demand accountability after Tanzania poll violence
Church groups have condemned what they describe as grave human rights abuses and deadly state violence in Tanzania, urging authorities to halt the crackdown and protect basic freedoms following a disputed national election.
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'Election not selection': Christians in Pakistan demand equality in new election law
By CDI StaffChristians in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, are protesting a new local government election law that denies religious minorities the right to directly elect their own representatives and undermines democratic participation through non-party elections.
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'A great cloud of witnesses’: Baylor dedicates memorial honoring enslaved people who built the university
By Chris EyteThe legacy of the enslaved men, women and children who built and sustained the early years of Baylor University was formally honored last week with the unveiling of a new “Memorial to Enslaved Persons” on the Texas campus. The tribute marks the first permanent campus structure dedicated to acknowledging the role of enslaved labor in the university’s founding in 1845.
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Christians Against Poverty appoints David Nussbaum as new chair of trustees, calling him a ‘man of faith’
By Chris EyteChristians Against Poverty (CAP) has appointed David Nussbaum as its new chair of trustees, marking a significant leadership transition for the U.K.-based debt relief charity amid growing national concerns over household financial insecurity.
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Bans on Baptist churches surge in Russia
By Jack BethelRussian courts intensified civil bans on Baptist churches for meeting without state permission in the past year, according to rights group Forum 18.
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Pastor in Nigeria facing death threats for pleas for protection
A pastor in Nigeria is facing death threats for speaking out on Islamic extremist attacks on Christians and calling for protection against “genocide.”
