Church building vandalized in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan have arrested a Muslim who broke into a church building and desecrated a cross and Bibles after an altercation with Christians, the church’s pastor and police said.
Police in Pakistan have arrested a Muslim who broke into a church building and desecrated a cross and Bibles after an altercation with Christians, the church’s pastor and police said.
The vision, shared by NDOPW Founder and Convenor, Pastor Jonathan Oloyede, is for “every hour, every day, every believer in every church to flood heaven with prayer -believing the Holy Spirit for renewal, peace, and healing across the UK and Ireland throughout 2026”.
Dr Pramila Lall, one of Pakistan’s most revered Christian medical professionals and a trailblazer in ophthalmology, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 3, at the age of 93 at the Christian Hospital Taxila, where she served humanity for nearly seven decades.
In an illustration of “goodwill to all men” over the recent Christmas and New Year period, an American church has cleared $1.5 million in medical debt for people struggling in its local community. It is one of several churches who have decided to raise funds to pay off medical debt in recent years. Rev. Mark Moore Jr., of Spirit and Truth Church in Atlanta, Georgia, made the announcement about the debt clearance, partnering with nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, at a church service on Dec. 21. This
Christianity in South Korea records lower public favorability than Buddhism and Catholicism, but Christians report significantly stronger personal impact and perceived benefits from their faith, according to an analysis released by the Korea Church Media Association.
A recent podcast by the World Evangelical Alliance’s Peace and Reconciliation Network examined how Indigenous art forms can play a vital role in reconciliation, cultural recovery and Christian discipleship, drawing on the personal stories of two Indigenous artists shaped by creative practice and theological reflection.
Five Muslims wielding sharp objects attacked a pastor in eastern Uganda on Dec. 21, seriously injuring him, sources said.
The Alliance of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches of Latin America (AIPRAL) issued a public statement condemning all forms of violence, military intervention and external political interference that undermine the sovereignty of Venezuela or any other country. The organization also called for solidarity and prayer for the Venezuelan people amid the current international crisis.
The Evangelical Council of Venezuela (CEV) released a message on Saturday addressed to its member churches and the wider public, expressing concern over recent events affecting the nation and reaffirming its call to faith, responsibility and social peace.
President Donald Trump said during a Saturday morning press conference at Mar-a-Lago that the United States is "going to run" Venezuela in the wake of taking former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro into custody during an early-morning raid.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States carried out a decisive military operation in Venezuela overnight, resulting in the detention of socialist leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, as evangelical leaders inside and outside the country reacted with a mix of caution, shock and calls for prayer.
Research by the secular Policy Institute at King’s College London claims that most members of the British public do not think belief in God is needed to feel thankful for life or existence. The institute carried out the research with Opinium, which involved a nationally representative survey of 2,050 people aged 18-plus between Oct. 23 and Oct. 24, 2025. The study marked the recent Associateship of King’s College lecture by Dr King-Ho Leung, Lecturer in Theology, Philosophy and the Arts at Kin