Christian acquitted in baseless blasphemy case in Pakistan
A court has acquitted a 62-year-old Catholic of baseless blasphemy charges after the complainant said he had “forgiven” him and wished to withdraw the case, the victim’s lawyer said.
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World Christianity insists we listen to majority world theology
In a lecture series at China Evangelical Seminary back in April, Alexander Chow, Senior Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity at New College, University of Edinburgh, established the need for Christians worldwide to listen to theologians from the Majority World. The future of the Global Church depends on us having ears to hear.
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Practicing your faith when your culture no longer tolerates it
The anti-Christian realities in India provide ample evidence that a culture can quickly turn against freedom of religion. Sadly, in India, some Christian leaders claim that if there is one place you can go to remain unaware of what is happening, it is in established churches on a Sunday morning! Thankfully the Holy Spirit is not so constrained and Christians continue to multiply in the midst of heightening persecution.
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Four million Christians are facing death and persecution in Myanmar
In Myanmar, the Church is often the strongest surviving institution in an isolated community, destroying it weakens not only worship but the community’s capacity to resist the oppressive control of Myanmar's military junta. Christians are often thought of as collateral damage in Myanmar’s civil war, but they are also being targeted.
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Viral West Papua documentary forces Indonesia to confront what it tried to hide
A documentary about indigenous land dispossession and military violence in West Papua has been watched more than 13.6 million times on YouTube within days, after Indonesian authorities failed to suppress organized screenings in cities throughout the country. More than 107,000 people in April 2026 have been displaced and most of them Christian.
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Salvation Army warns of 'significant gaps' in protecting exploited children
By Chris EyteMany children remain at risk of sexual exploitation, human trafficking and poverty—particularly migrant children—the Salvation Army warned during the 61st session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on March 9.
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Muslim mob halts church roof repairs in Indonesia
Dozens of Muslim residents backed by police and a sub-district official on March 1 forced a halt to a church’s roof repairs.
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Independent U.S. body urges CPC redesignation for Pakistan
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom.
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Security boosted at churches, missionary schools following deadly anti-US protests across Pakistan
By CDI StaffSecurity has been significantly reinforced at churches, missionary schools and other Christian institutions across Pakistan after violent anti-US protests linked to the escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran left at least 22 people dead and over 200 injured nationwide last week.
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Muslims torture Christian employee to death in Pakistan, sources say
A 21-year-old Christian farmworker in Pakistan was tortured to death on Wednesday (March 4) by his Muslim employers, who then staged his killing as suicide by hanging, the victim’s brother said.
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Christians in India told to convert to Hinduism for burial permission
Tribal villagers in India have prevented Christians from burying the body of a woman who died on Feb. 24, saying it would defile their land and deities.
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UK charity launches hearing loss training for churches
A UK-based ministry has launched a new autumn initiative aimed at helping churches across the nation become more accessible for the millions of people living with hearing loss.
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