The Evangelical Council of Venezuela (CEV) has filed a petition before the country’s Supreme Court of Justice seeking legal clarity on how a law regulating non-profit organizations applies to churches and other religious entities.
The internet calls January 9 Quitter’s Day—the day most people officially abandon their New Year’s resolutions. It checks out too. Because, for Peter Lynas, by then the gym bag is back in the cupboard, the prayer journal has exactly three heartfelt entries, and his phone reveals that he Googled “Is quitting bad if you had good intentions?”
With the Maduro regime in Venezuela suddenly collapsed, what should be our response as people of faith? Dennis Petri, an expert in Latin American religious freedom encourages us to respond to the latest developments with both principle and prudence even as we pray for the Venezuelan people and their journey toward a free and flourishing life.
Encouraging a faith-based culture in the workplace is made easier by hiring people who understand your expectations around share alignment with such values. Resources now exist to help you find those people and this article shares some with additional tips for the faith-based organization recruiter.
Are the chains that bind you holding you back from greater potential or holding you firm in loving embrace? Until we move we tend not to notice that we even have chains. The beginning of a new year is an opportune time to test whether we should stay comfortably where we are or if we need to rattle our chains to grow into who God intends us to be in Christ.
Christian Daily International (CDI) has been recognized by the Evangelical Press Association (EPA) for the second consecutive year, winning third place in the Best in Class awards for 2025.
In a spirit of commitment and hope, representatives from medical, social, and religious organizations have unveiled the Dominican Republic’s first National Palliative Care Plan — a landmark initiative aimed at ensuring dignified, compassionate, and accessible care for people facing advanced or terminal illnesses.
Nearly half of young adults in Spain say they endured psychological violence as children or teenagers, according to a new government-backed survey that exposes what officials called a “structural problem” of abuse and neglect across the country.
A new abortion law reform bill set to be introduced in the New South Wales (NSW) Parliament this week seeks to prohibit abortions performed on the basis of a baby’s sex. Pro-life advocates say the proposed legislation follows new academic research showing evidence of sex-selective abortion in Australia—an issue long dismissed by abortion-rights supporters as a myth.
Christian leaders called for integrity and renewed efforts to fight corruption during the state burial of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Oct. 19. Anglican Church of Kenya Bishop the Rev. David Kodia delivered a sermon that drew a standing ovation, condemning leaders for perpetuating the corruption that has deeply affected the East African nation.
Australia has the highest gambling losses per person in the world, according to the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), which is urging the government to confront what it calls a national addiction crisis fueled by powerful industry interests. ACL Chief Executive Officer Michelle Pearse said Australians lose more money to gambling each year than any other country, an estimated A$32 billion (US$21.1 billion) in 2024 alone.
The religious freedom movement needs to ask broader questions than just whether there was an explicitly anti-religious intent for harm created. Instead of treating motive as the defining criterion, we should examine how religious identity or behavior shapes a community’s vulnerability to harm. This article explains why.
