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Christians call for urgent intervention to stem killings in Nigeria

Staff writer Sun 8 Aug 2021 12:30 BST

The president of the Evangelical Church Winning (ECWA), Rev Dr Stephen Baba Panya, compared the violence in Irigwe, Plateau State, to a "genocide".

Hillsong 'disappointed' after police press charges against senior pastor Brian Houston

Staff writer | Fri 6 Aug 2021 10:27 BST

Hillsong's founding pastor Brian Houston has been charged with allegedly concealing information about his father's child sexual abuse.
India: The persecutor who became the persecuted

Zara Sarvarian, Open Doors UK | Thu 5 Aug 2021 8:51 BST

Navin used to attack Christians. Then he became a pastor and the extremists came for him and his family.
Myanmar: 'The Coup, Covid and the cries of my heart'

Open Doors UK and Ireland | Thu 5 Aug 2021 8:23 BST

Burmese pastor Brother Arkar has written a poem to share his grief with fellow Christians around the world and urge them to pray for a nation in crisis.
Lebanon 'in desperate need' a year on from Beirut explosion

Staff writer | Wed 4 Aug 2021 8:21 BST

Economic turmoil and the fallout from the massive Beirut explosion one year ago has brought suffering to countless people in Lebanon, Christian Aid has warned.
'Praise God!': Billy Graham's grandson leaves hospital after Covid battle

Jennifer Lee | Tue 3 Aug 2021 7:59 BST

Doctors have allowed the grandson of Billy Graham to return home after a hospital stay for Covid-19 that included several days in intensive care.
Christian father and son beheaded on their way home from choir practice

Jennifer Lee | Tue 3 Aug 2021 7:55 BST

Thomas Wollo, 46, and his young son, Nggwe Thomas, were beheaded by radical Fulani herdsmen.
Cut and run? The NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and Christian just war theory

Martin Davie | Mon 2 Aug 2021 10:09 BST

Martin Davie on why he thinks NATO forces should not withdraw from Afghanistan.
New Zealand moves to ban conversion therapy

Staff writer | Sat 31 Jul 2021 12:56 BST

Legislation was introduced to the New Zealand parliament on Friday that would bring in prison terms for those found guilty of the practice.
Key victory for parental rights in Chile

Staff writer | Sat 31 Jul 2021 12:07 BST

The right of parents to decide how their children are educated, especially when it comes to sex education, has been protected following a ruling by the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal.
Christian migrants from South America, Asia and Africa are boosting evangelism in Europe - report

Julian Mann | Sat 31 Jul 2021 10:41 BST

"Europe is perhaps the greatest challenge in world mission today," writes Jim Memory, lecturer in European mission at All Nations Christian College.
Christian designer to appeal after court says she must make pro-gay websites

Jennifer Lee | Thu 29 Jul 2021 10:52 BST

A Christian web designer is to appeal after a US court said she could not refuse to create websites or content for same-sex weddings.
Government voices concern over detention of religious leaders in Cuba

Staff writer | Wed 28 Jul 2021 14:22 BST

The government says it has raised concerns with Cuba about the detention of religious leaders following major nationwide demonstrations.