Ozzy Osbourne, the iconic frontman of Black Sabbath and a pioneer of heavy metal music, died Tuesday at his home in Buckinghamshire, England, surrounded by his family. He was 76.
Muslim relatives of a Christian convert in eastern Uganda on Friday (July 18) forced their way into his locked home and killed him, sources said. As he had done since accepting Christ in April, Kasajja Abdul Maliki of Kaliro village, Kaliro District had locked himself in his house during Friday mosque service to pray and study the Bible when his Muslim relatives burst in and stabbed him to death, his niece said. He was 37.
Eight babies have been born in the United Kingdom using DNA from three people to prevent deadly hereditary diseases, a scientific breakthrough hailed by doctors but raising ethical concerns among some scientists as well as Christian groups, according to reporting by the BBC and Christian Today in the U.K.
The federal court of Chaco Province, Argentina, on Monday (July 21) authorized Prosecutor Patricio Sabadini and Judge Zunilda Niremperger to lift the tax, banking, and financial secrecy of Pastor Jorge Ledesma, his family, a foundation, and a company linked to the Iglesia Cristiana Internacional (International Christian Church).
The latest Superman film, Superman (2025), has sparked cultural reflection not just in entertainment circles but also among Christian commentators who see in it a surprising opportunity for evangelism. Mark Legg, former associate editor at Denison Forum and now a philosophy graduate student at the University of Edinburgh, explored the film’s deeper cultural and spiritual themes in a recent review titled A Cultural Commentary on “Superman”: From Modernism, to Postmodernism, to Metamodernism.
More than 45,000 people packed Angel Stadium on Saturday night for the annual Harvest Crusade, an evangelistic event led by pastor Greg Laurie, with another 200,000 tuning in online and over 500 radio stations broadcasting live across the U.S.
Christianity is at risk of being “wiped out” in parts of the world due to intensifying persecution, the United Kingdom’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, David Smith, has warned. The British government is now targeting 10 countries as part of its revised foreign policy focus to defend this human right.
One of Jamaica’s best-known television entertainment presenters, journalist Winford Williams, is thanking “God’s grace” after surviving a dramatic car crash that left him hospitalized but with no life-threatening injuries.
Minno, a leading provider of Christian content for children, announced it will release American Sign Language (ASL) versions of its flagship animated series, Laugh and Grow Bible for Kids, beginning Aug. 8, 2025. The children’s streaming platform developed the ASL programming in partnership with Bridge Multimedia, which has worked with PBS Kids and Google. The project marks what Minno believes to be the first Bible series for children created in ASL.
Police in Pakistan on Saturday (July 19) arrested and charged a 60-year-old Catholic with blasphemy after he accused a Muslim shopkeeper of overcharging, sources said. Amir Peter of Nishat Colony in Lahore, capital of Punjab Province, was charged under Section 295-C of the country’s controversial blasphemy laws pertaining to disrespect of Islam’s prophet, Muhammad – punishable with death – on the complaint of Sanor Ali.
The New Zealand Christian Network (NZCN) has issued a nationwide call to prayer following a series of severe weather events that have battered the Nelson Tasman region in recent months, leaving widespread damage, displacing families, and straining local resources.
Three Brazilian teenagers diagnosed with autism were recently baptized in ceremonies specially adapted to meet their needs. These baptisms, held in different regions of the country, mark a significant step forward in inclusion within evangelical communities—demonstrating that faith transcends all communicative and sensory barriers.
