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Christian leaders raise voices as more than half of Guatemala's population lives in poverty

Latin America Society & Culture

26 Aug, 2024 08:08 EDT

Christian leaders have raised their voices, calling on both authorities and civil society to take action after a recently published report revealed that more than half of Guatemala's population lives in poverty. According to recent data from the National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI) 2023 published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), 56% of Guatemalans cannot cover the minimum cost to pay for food, reflecting deep economic stagnation and the perpetuation of historical inequalit
Acclaimed scientist and apologist Francis Collins calls on Christians to “re-anchor” worldviews in biblical principles

US & Canada Society & Culture

26 Aug, 2024 06:08 EDT

World renowned physician-geneticist and apologist Francis Collins called on Christians to “re-anchor” their worldviews on biblical principles in the midst of turbulent political times. “As people of faith, we need to re-anchor our worldview, not in political arguments or messages, but in biblical principles,” he said.
Trauma healing ministry in France seeks to 'become representatives of our Lord to suffering people'

Europe Church & Missions

25 Aug, 2024 19:08 EDT

According to the World Health Organisation, about 70 percent of people in the world suffer potentially traumatic events in their lives. This offers an opening for the Church to come alongside those suffering, share the gospel and witness healing, according to SIM (Serving in Mission), a mission organization that has responded by setting up a trauma healing ministry.
Christian slain with swords by Muslim extremists in Uganda

Africa Religious Freedom

23 Aug, 2024 13:46 EDT

Muslim extremists with swords in eastern Uganda on Monday (Aug. 19) killed a Christian for leading Muslims to Christ, sources said.
Supreme Court of Pakistan bows to Islamist threats

Asia Religious Freedom

23 Aug, 2024 12:11 EDT

Islamist death threats compelled the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday (Aug. 22) to remove part of a ruling recognizing an Ahmadi’s religious freedom, a move that will lead to more persecution of religious minorities, sources said.

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23 Aug, 2024 09:08 EDT

Africa Family & Children

World Vision calls for immediate and decisive action to protect children, vulnerable communities from 'preventable' mpox

By CDI Staff

While the first reported cases of mpox beyond Africa have made international headlines and for many brought up memories of the recent pandemic with lockdowns affecting nations across the world, Christian relief organization World Vision has remained focused the situation in the DRC where the virus is affecting already vulnerable populations.
22 Aug, 2024 09:08 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Family & Children

Evangelical Alliance calls on political leaders to prioritize stubbornly high poverty levels in Northern Ireland

By Chris Eyte

In light of stubbornly high poverty levels in Northern Ireland that also affect nearly a quarter of children, a leading evangelical body highlighted the significant contributions churches make to addressing poverty in the communities but called on political leaders to prioritize the issue and take action to address root causes.
22 Aug, 2024 08:08 EDT

Latin America Society & Culture

Evangelical voices at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Brazil: 'faith communities as promoters of social cohesion'

By CDI Staff

From August 19 to 23, the G20 Interfaith Forum is taking place in Brasilia, featuring key contributions from Evangelical leaders. Pastor Juan Cruz Cellammare, President of the Latin Evangelical Alliance, and Pastor Harold Segura, Director of the Faith and Development Department for World Vision Latin America and the Caribbean, were among those prominently involved. Their contributions have centered on vital issues such as religious freedom, poverty, social inequality, and the Church's role in fo
21 Aug, 2024 15:14 EDT

Caribbean Religious Freedom

Ban on Christian dance group in Barbados stands in spite of rescinded ruling

By Chris Eyte

A Christian dance group in Barbados remains disqualified for its biblically based performance on gender identity despite an arbiter rescinding his decision to uphold the ban, according to reports.
21 Aug, 2024 13:12 EDT

Asia Religious Freedom

Christian parents regain custody of three girls in Pakistan

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

Three girls illegally detained by their employers were forced to testify that they had converted to Islam and wished to return to their captors, but a judge in Pakistan returned them to their Christian parents, sources said.
21 Aug, 2024 05:08 EDT

Africa Society & Culture

Amid Sudan peace talks in Geneva, church leaders hold onto hope for God's mercy to end civil war

By Ken Kagicha Lydia Lippuner

In the sandy streets of Khartoum, new graffiti scrawled messages of freedom, peace, and liberty, an echo of the dreams of the Sudanese youth in 2019. Back then, amidst the arid landscape of this bustling capital, hope blossomed in the desert. A people’s revolt backed by the military ousted President Omar Hassan al-Bashir who had been in power for three decades.
20 Aug, 2024 21:08 EDT

Latin America Church & Missions

First Bible translation for indigenous ethnic people groups completed in Colombia

By CDI Staff

The Colombian Bible Society has unveiled the first complete translation of the Bible into an indigenous language: Wayuunaiki, which will serve two indigenous ethnic groups in Colombia. The Wayú ethnic community constitutes 20% of the indigenous population. The Nasa people, another native group, represent approximately 12.8%, according to data from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) in 2019.

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