One Year Later: Church in Zanzibar Still Fighting for the Right to Worship
The only mistake that Pastor Amos Kanula and the congregation of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG), Zanzibar, made was legally buying a plot...
Egypt PM says places of worship must not be “disposed of” as 127 more...
Churches and church affiliated buildings licensed for worship in Egypt cannot be “disposed of” or used in any other way, ruled Prime Minister Mustafa...
Programme to Combat Racism began during apartheid, but xenophobia fight still churches’ focus
When the World Council of Churches (WCC) launched the Programme to Combat Racism after years of in-depth theological reflections and prayer in...
Christian from Central America opened local church after watching sermons on TV
Christian from Sonsonate, town in Salvador, Central America, told how she opened a local church after watching sermons of Manmin Central Church...
Tanzania: A long-standing issue, with potential for change
What if HIV were just a virus, and not also a taboo? This week in Tanzania, religious leaders gathered to address stigma...
WCC support team online and ready to help during pandemic
A World Council of Churches (WCC) support team is online and ready to help WCC member churches as the COVID-19 pandemic continues...
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...
Online conference calls for an economy of life in a time of COVID-19 pandemic
A series of two e-conferences, 17 and 24 April, brought together some 25 participants to reflect on the socio-economic-ecological impacts of the...
Church official visits Cuban dissident leader on hunger strike
The chancellor of the Archdiocese of Havana reportedly visited Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara on April 30, and attempted to persuade...
Pastor Fuchs: “We have no choice but to carry this prophetic mission together”
Hundreds of worshippers gathered 16th of June in the historic cathedral of the Protestant Church of Geneva to commemorating the 20th anniversary...