Christians in Pakistan have renewed calls for reforms to the country’s electoral system for religious minorities, arguing that the current mechanism for filling reserved seats deprives them of meaningful democratic representation in provincial and national legislatures.
A woman who underwent assisted dying donated her face to another woman suffering facial disfigurement in a milestone praised by some doctors but raising concern from the Secretary General of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance — also a doctor — about “exalting and edifying” euthanasia.
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape media, ministry and daily life, Christian leaders recently gathered at the NRB 2026 International Christian Media Convention in Nashville to wrestle with a defining question: Can AI accelerate ministry innovation without undermining the human person it seeks to serve?
A new report released by Cardus in partnership with the Association of Christian Schools International and the School Counseling Mental Health Initiative at Denver Seminary found that most Christian school educators surveyed rated student mental health favorably, even as national concerns about youth well-being continue to grow.
Tribal relatives killed three members of a Christian family in India’s Odisha state last month, leaving three children, including a preteen and a teenager, orphaned and forcing them into hiding, sources said.
Police in Pakistan allegedly failed to act after a 14-year-old Christian girl was abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man despite official documents showing she is a minor, her father and legal counsel said.
A Christian legal rights group is opposing moves by European lawmakers that would allow women to travel to another country on the continent to obtain abortions under a “My Voice My Choice” (MVMC) initiative.
A theologically conservative denomination founded as an alternative to the United Methodist Church now has more than 7,000 member congregations, months after surpassing 6,000.
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and the African Union signed a renewed memorandum of understanding on Feb. 13 in Ethiopia’s capital, formalizing a partnership focused on peacebuilding, governance, humanitarian response and social development across the continent, officials said.
A Muslim in Uganda stabbed his son to death with a long knife for converting to Christianity last month, sources said.
A Brazilian student who's facing four to 10 years in prison over social media comments about gender identity appeared before a federal court this week. The hearing addressed whether the posts constituted criminal “transphobia” under Brazilian law.
The Evangelical Alliance of Guatemala issued a public statement expressing concern about the polarization surrounding Decree 5-2025, legislation that established the observance of Bible Day and is currently under review by the Constitutional Court.
