WCC delegation visits Bahamas to address gender discrimination in nationality law and statelessness
A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) including representatives from Malaysia and Jordan as well as the Director of the WCC’s Commission...
Northern Burma delegation calls for action
A delegation of religious leaders, women’s rights activists and civil society groups representing the Kachin, Shan and Ta’ang ethnic nationalities from Burma (Myanmar) completed...
Over 40 killed in attack on Catholic Cathedral
At least 40 people were killed in an attack on 15 November on the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Aliandao town, Central African Republic (CAR),...
Pakistani Pastors’ Seminar and Handkerchief Prayer Meeting gathered over 12,000 people
For three days beginning on October 23, Pastor Taesik Gil (Daejeon Manmin Church), President of Central Region Assembly led successful Pastors' Seminars and Handkerchief...
WCC general secretary expresses appreciation for local community’s help to refugees
In an address to the general assembly of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy in Rome on 16 November, World Council of Churches general secretary...
Church in Nepal Forced to Shut Down
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – High-caste Hindus who have been harassing a church in Nepal forced it to shut down last week, sources said.
For...
Tribal Leaders Join Hands with Hindu Extremists to Persecute Christians in Jharkhand, India
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Five families in eastern India were at a worship service last month when they received a phone call telling them...
WCC to ring with children’s voices across the world
The voices of young people will ring through the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 21 November as part of global celebrations for World Children’s...
Mission is the essence of Christian life, says Orthodox theologian
“Mission is not an action or activity we can choose. It is an expression of daily life. It belongs to the whole church and...
Father Wei Honored in Chinese Church Three Years After His Death
In 2015, the body of Father Wei Heping, 41-year-old priest in the Ningxia Diocese was found in the river in Taiyuan in Shanxi province...
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