Christian in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy charge
A court in Pakistan on Monday (July 6) acquitted a Catholic accused of blasphemy, his 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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Exam ordered in case of kidnapped Christian girl in Pakistan
A court in Pakistan has ordered a medical examination to determine the age of a Christian girl abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim, sources said.
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Joni and Friends donates 250,000th wheelchair to Thai girl
By Chris EyteGlobal disability ministry Joni and Friends marked the distribution of its 250,000th wheelchair by presenting it to an 11-year-old Thai girl who previously relied on her mother to carry her everywhere.
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Christian families hospitalized after severe assault in India
Nine tribal people in India have been released on bail after they sent 13 Christians to the hospital with severe injuries, sources said.
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Blind Christian in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy
A court in Pakistan has acquitted a blind Catholic man who spent 10 months in prison on a blasphemy charge carrying a mandatory death sentence, ruling that prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence to prove the allegation, his lawyer said.
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Muslims protest against church construction in Indonesia
Muslims on June 11 protested a second time against plans for a church building in Central Java, Indonesia, sources said.
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Muslim in Pakistan kills Christian co-worker
A Muslim in Pakistan killed a Christian co-worker on Monday (June 22) after telling him he could not drink water from a cooler used by other laborers, sources said.
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Young adults are leading the way in UK evangelism
Today, it is clear that God is doing something among young adults. What is just as clear is that young adults aren’t sitting on the sidelines watching it unfold; they’re active participants in God’s mission. In this United Kingdom this reality is becoming freshly evident with striking survey numbers to back it up.
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