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Faith groups and disability advocates rally against assisted dying bill in London

Europe Society & Culture Health

18 May, 2025 17:01 EDT

Campaigners including Christians and other religious groups, humanists, medics, and disability groupsgathered outside the Houses of Parliament in London on May 16 to protest against an Assisted Dying Bill that was tensely debated by lawmakers. The Terminally Ill (Adults) Bill legislation, devised by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater and approved in December 2024, will allow "adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with assistance to end their own l
WEA issues official statement in response to whistleblower report

Global Church & Missions

17 May, 2025 13:55 EDT

The World Evangelical Alliance issued a statement Saturday, May 17, on its website in response to a whistleblower report recently published by the Christian Council of Korea, WEA’s former national member body.
Christians among Rohingya refugees cast into sea

Asia Religious Freedom

17 May, 2025 08:20 EDT

An estimated 15 Christians were among at least 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar (Burma) detained in New Delhi that the Indian navy on May 8 threw into the sea, the AP reported.
Refugee flight landed in US from South Africa; White South African Christian leaders say racial narrative is 'distorted'

US & Canada Africa Migration Society & Culture Church & Missions

16 May, 2025 14:46 EDT

A chartered jet carrying 59 white South Africans arrived in the United States on Monday, marking the first group admitted under a newly created refugee pathway launched by the Trump administration. The arrivals, many of them Afrikaners, were granted entry under claims of “race-based persecution” in South Africa — a move that has triggered significant debate both internationally and within South Africa’s religious community.
Singapore Life Church pastor explores breakthroughs in family relationships

Asia Family & Children

16 May, 2025 12:06 EDT

Rev. Dr. Caleb Soo Lee Chong, associate minister of Singapore Life Church, recently delivered a seminar on breakthroughs in family relationships.

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May 15, 2025 14:25 EDT

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Honduran evangelical pastors call for repentance and forgiveness to heal political crisis

By Diario Cristiano

In the midst of Honduras’ deepening political polarization and electoral uncertainty, evangelical pastors are calling for national repentance and forgiveness as the path toward healing and moral restoration. Appearing on the widely viewed “Frente a Frente” program on Canal 5, prominent church leaders urged political and religious actors to pursue spiritual renewal amid rising tensions.
May 15, 2025 14:15 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

European Evangelical Alliance sends congratulatory message to Pope Leo XIV

By Chris Eyte

The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) has issued a public message of congratulations to the Roman Catholic Church following the election of American Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. The congratulatory message published on Tuesday (May 13) extended “respectful congratulations” and called the new 267th Pope’s affiliation with the Order of Saint Augustine, “notable.” Prevost was ordained an Augustinian priest in 1982, marking the first step in his journey to becoming Pope. “Augustine of H
May 15, 2025 06:01 EDT

Africa Migration Church & Missions

Churches step up as key responders to Africa’s displacement crisis, say leaders at Nairobi roundtable

By CDI Staff

As Africa faces a growing displacement crisis, local churches are increasingly stepping into the gap left by declining international aid, according to participants at a recent roundtable organized by the Refugee Highway Partnership Africa (RHP Africa).
May 15, 2025 05:25 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

UK research finds twice as many people following Jesus since the pandemic

By Chris Eyte

Churches are seeing twice as many people committing to following Jesus Christ compared to five years ago, according to a latest research report called Changing Church just published by the Evangelical Alliance in the U.K. The findings reinforce related research disclosed recently in The Quiet Revival Report by the Bible Society showing young men especially are becoming Christians.
May 14, 2025 15:26 EDT

Asia Religious Freedom

Muslims torture Christian to death in Pakistan, brother says

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

Muslims in Pakistan, including a former police officer, on Monday (May 12) tortured a Christian laborer to death over a theft accusation, the victim’s brother said.
May 14, 2025 14:25 EDT

Europe Family & Children Church & Missions Education Society & Culture

Christian Concern accuses Church of England of promoting ‘woke indoctrination’ in new anti-bullying guidance for schools

By Chris Eyte

A U.K.-based Christian rights group has accused the Church of England of promoting “woke indoctrination” through newly revised anti-bullying guidance for its schools, drawing sharp criticism for allegedly replacing biblical principles with progressive ideology. The Church, however, defended the guidance as a biblical call to treat all children with dignity and compassion.
May 14, 2025 07:30 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture

Christian suicide support association publishes new resource for churches seeking to help stop 'suicide epidemic'

By Chris Eyte

The Christian Association for Survivors of Suicide Loss (CASSL), a nonprofit charity in the U.S. advocating for those affected by suicide has published the second edition of its resource, Moving Forward: A Christian Study for Survivors of Suicide Loss, updating this study for use in small groups or by individuals. The resource is designed to equip those supporting anyone affected by suicide while CASSL also offers additional personal support to leaders seeking to start suicide support ministries

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