Sudan jails 19 Christians on unfounded allegations
At least 19 Christians were arrested in Sudan’s city of Madani on various occasions in January and February, area sources said.
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Devastating attack in northeastern Nigeria despite the presence of U.S. troops
Gwoza, in northeastern Nigeria, is reeling after a series of attacks that left dozens dead and hundreds displaced in spite of U.S. military presence nearby. The U.S. intervention appears to have had little immediate impact in preventing the massacres of Christians and moderate Muslims in central and northeastern Nigeria.
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The girl who is missing from class on International Women’s Day
Sunday March 8 is International Women's Day—a day when the world remembers that women and girls matter. That the basic needs of women and girls can provide an opportunity for exploitation is not well known, especially in the West. One By One is a ministry providing a practical way to close one of those exploitative doors.
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The Banyamulenge deserve to be heard as mass killing continues in eastern DRC
The Banyamulenge people in Minembwe, DRC are facing an existential threat as powerful forces brutally displace them from their land, burn their churches, and destroy their livelihood. Yet the international community, including the Church, remains silent. Even as war unfolds elsewhere, the plight to the Banyamulenge Tutsi deserves to be heard, and urgent action undertaken to protect their well-being.
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Benefitting from God's perfect work of patience
In the 1970s Stanford Experiment, children were driven by tangible, temporal reward if they waited before taking a marshmallow. In real life, for the believer, patience is attached to spiritual and eternal hope and truth, even when the waiting is hard. Patience is a work God does rather than a virtue we must apply.
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Herdsmen kill one Christian, then six others in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on Monday (March 10) killed at least six Christian villagers in central Nigeria after stabbing another to death the prior day because he objected to them grazing their cattle on his property, sources said.
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Over 4,000 commit to follow Jesus at ‘Encountering God’ gathering in Ethiopia as Franklin Graham proclaims the 'unchanging Gospel'
By Ken KagichaSixty-five years after his father, the late Billy Graham, first preached in Addis Ababa, Franklin Graham returned to the Ethiopian capital for a two-day evangelistic outreach on March 8-9 dubbed "Encountering God," drawing hundreds of thousands and witnessing over 4,000 commitments to Jesus Christ.
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‘We are living in Pentecost’: Jennie Allen on dream that sparked Gather25, how AI is helping further the Gospel
In late February, an estimated 7 million people from 225 countries and territories came together for Gather25, a 25-hour global prayer event led by Bible teacher and bestselling author Jennie Allen. The event, which featured live gatherings in seven locations and over 21,000 groups meeting in churches and homes, marked an unprecedented moment in Christian unity and worship.
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Death sentence upheld for Christian defending against attack in Nigeria
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday (March 7) upheld the death sentence for a Christian who defended himself against an attack by Fulani herdsmen.
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Refugee Highway Partnership highlights detention centers as focus for this year's World Refugee Sunday in June
By Chris EyteThe Refugee Highway Partnership (RHP) is calling on churches and individuals to honor World Refugee Sunday 2025 by responding to Jesus’ words—“I was in prison, and you came to visit me” (Matthew 25:36). Observed annually on the Sunday before or after World Refugee Day on June 20, this year’s World Refugee Sunday falls on June 15 and 22 and focuses on those who find themselves stuck in detention centers.
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Africa's Church growth outstrips theological training capacity, sparking innovative solutions, ACTEA head says
The Christian landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with the center of gravity shifting decisively towards the Global South, particularly Africa. This unprecedented Church growth presents both immense opportunities and considerable challenges, especially for theological education.
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Chhattisgarh, India governor signs harsh anti-conversion law
The governor of Chhattisgarh state, India on April 7 signed legislation against forcible conversion that is harsher than similar laws that authorities and vigilante groups have used to falsely accuse Christians, sources said.
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