Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept for the Church but a pressing reality that demands attention. That was the message of a panel at the 2025 Congress of the Ibero-American Confederation of Communicators, Pastors, and Christian Leaders (COICOM) held in Honduras last week, where ministry and technology experts explored both the promise and perils of AI for faith communities.
This past Saturday, we witnessed the unfortunate presence of President Javier Milei at the inauguration of the largest evangelical church in the country. It resulted in the sacred space of the pulpit being used by the president to deliver a partisan diatribe filled with false arguments, malicious distortions, and statements entirely contrary to the teachings of the gospel. This has caused much shame.
Like fine wine, people need change to mature. You can refuse to embrace change but it will come at a cost. Times of change provide opportunities for us to deal with aspects of our being that become barriers for deeper relationship with God. Doing so also helps improve our relationships with others.
Many of our societies appear to be moving back into increased lawlessness as models of justice and equity are being undermined by the powerful, allowing corruption to creep back in to the most stable of nations. This is an opportunity for the Church to preserve and shine as salt and light. But, as this pastoral opinion shows us, it will require intentionality, commitment, and sacrifice.
The global pandemic began a decade of tremendous uncertainty, loss, and suffering. It is fruitless to try and fight, control, or ignore grief. Here, we look to Scripture for healthy examples of dealing with the trials of life.
Brazil topped the world in Bible distribution in 2024, delivering 4.2 million printed copies and recording more than 16 million digital downloads, according to the 2024 Global Scripture Distribution Report. The country also logged 5 billion online chapter views, second only to the United States.
Fertility rates are falling across every world region, with most now below the level needed to maintain population size, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of United Nations and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development data published earlier this month.
In the Mexican state of Nuevo León, local congresswoman Paola Linares of the Citizens' Movement party presented a bill in the state Congress to prohibit minors from getting tattoos, receiving micropigmentation, or body piercings—even with parental or guardian consent.
With prayers for repentance and renewed family values, thousands of Christians gathered Saturday in Plaza Juárez in Pachuca, Hidalgo, to mark the Great Day of Humility, an international movement of public prayer and evangelism that has spread across Latin America and beyond.
Historian and international speaker Cristian Rodrigo Iturralde has released a new Spanish-language book, Mentiras: 12 mitos sobre el cristianismo histórico que la izquierda quiere que creas (“Lies: 12 Myths About Historic Christianity the Left Wants You to Believe”), aiming to dismantle what he says are common misconceptions used to discredit the Christian roots of Western civilization.
Uruguay is poised to become the third country in Latin America to legalize euthanasia — a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the nation’s Catholic bishops. The bill, scheduled for a final vote today (Aug. 12) after eight years of legislative debate, would establish a comprehensive legal framework for the practice, setting strict medical and legal requirements for those seeking a so-called “dignified death.”
The All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) opened Monday in Nagpur with a strong call for unity, courage, and renewed obedience as the Indian Church navigates a time of cultural, legal, and spiritual challenge.
