4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (493+ words) The Anglican Bishop of Nigeria's Egba Diocese, Dr. Emmanuel Oludaisi Adekunle, is concerned over the worsening security situation in the country, describing the west African country's Christians as vulnerable targets of banditry and kidnapping. Adekunle who is also chairman of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (488+ words) Each year, around August Christians are invited to join a prayer for the reunification of Korea, prepared by the National Council of Churches in Korea. The prayer is traditionally used close to August 15, celebrated as Liberation Day in both North…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) Authorities in Bosnia say they are investigating the desecration of a Virgin Mary statue and a shrine damaged by fire overnight in a southern Bosnian village, a popular destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims. Two years earlier, the Vatican gave its…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (590+ words) An ecumenical delegation led by World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has met with the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as well as officials from the Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs raising concerns about some recent developments....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (511+ words) Three evangelical leaders in Switerland have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent constitutional amendment that bans lawmakers in the Canton of Geneva from wearing visible religious symbols. The lawsuit was brought by the Swiss Evangelical Alliance and announced on July…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (536+ words) A delegation from the World Council of Churches has made a solidarity visit to Ukraine, which it said is "walking in hope and praying with churches and communities for an end to the war," started by the Russian invasion four…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (615+ words) Leaders of major churches say that Israeli authorities are launching a "coordinated attack" on the Christian presence in the Holy Land by introducing tax measures against them. The dispute over taxes is a fresh standoff between churches and Jerusalem city…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (724+ words) Concerns are growing that the oldest Protestant church in Iran, and its surrounding buildings, may be demolished, after residents were ordered to evacuate by July 11. Several of the 20 Assyrian and Armenian families who live in the St Peter's church compound…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (474+ words) Chinese authorities have released Jin Mingri, an underground church leader, from prison, and he has travelled to the United States, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by President Donald Trump. The founder of the Zion Church…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (512+ words) The first North American-born pope, Leo XIV, has used a symbolic visit to Lampedusa, Italy's migrant gateway, to urge the United States and Europe to show greater compassion towards migrants and refugees. In a message released by the Vatican and…...