Villagers practicing tribal religion who assaulted 11 Christian families and drove 10 of them from their homes in central India last month for practicing their faith have threatened to kill them if they return, sources said.
Belarus has banned rights group Christian Vision and labeled it “extremist” for documenting religious freedom abuses by the Belarusian secret police, according to Forum 18.
A review of school textbooks in Pakistan has found that problematic content remains embedded in the curriculum, contributing to the exclusion of religious minorities from the country’s social mainstream and national narrative. A study titled What Are We Teaching at School? by the Lahore-based research and advocacy organization Center for Social Justice (CSJ) reviewed 145 textbooks of compulsory subjects for Grades 1 through 10.
Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians in central Nigeria on Wednesday (May 7) after killing 10 others in the same area the previous month, sources said.
The Center for Christianity and Public Life (CCPL), a nonprofit founded in 2022 to promote Christian engagement in civic renewal, reported continued expansion of its programs and influence across the United States as it seeks to foster a more constructive public discourse.
In a world increasingly shaped by polarization and partisanship, evangelicalism in America is undergoing a quiet, profound transformation—one that is largely missed by media narratives and political commentators, says Rev. Dr. Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). In an in-depth interview with Christian Daily International, he argues that the story of American evangelicalism is far more diverse, nuanced, and hopeful than commonly portrayed.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) officially launched a new edition of the New International Version (NIV) Bible, two decades after the previous edition was released in 2005.
Freed-Hardeman University (FHU) President David R. Shannon will step down at the end of the 2025–26 academic year after eight years marked by “record-breaking growth and transformational leadership,” the university announced.
A new fund that aims to prevent 300,000 health-related avoidable deaths in Africa has been launched with the support of a coalition of global philanthropies that have stepped in to bridge the gap left by the withdrawal of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programmes. With a joint commitment of nearly US$600 million, the Beginnings Fund aims to accelerate maternal and newborn survival in Africa by enhancing access to quality care for 34 million mothers and babies by 2030.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV and becoming the first American to hold the papacy.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a 400-plus-page report denouncing what is often referred to as "gender-affirming care" for trans-identified children, speaking out against what it says are "invasive" and "usually irreversible" medical interventions.
Fulani herdsmen on Saturday and Sunday (May 3-4) killed six Christians and injured dozens of others in raids on two Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria.
