Criminal case against religious leaders reopened

CSW has learned that a criminal case against the elected president and senior leaders of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) has been re-opened.

One Pastor Killed, Another Kidnapped in Separate Attacks in North-Central Nigeria

JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed a Pentecostal pastor and abducted a Baptist pastor in a spate of kidnappings this...

Abducted Philippine Priest Recounts Days of His Captivity

09/15/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Islamist militants took over the city of Marawi in the south of the Philippines in May 2017,...

WCC staff looks ahead to 2021 assembly

On 1-4 October, World Council of Churches (WCC) staff are gathering to develop a common work plan for the year ahead.

Court orders security services to return confiscated land to Baptist Church

CSW welcomes a ruling by Sudan’s Court of Appeal for land belonging to the Baptist Church, which has been confiscated by the...

Armenian Catholic Priest assassinated

Father Hosseb Bedoyan, a priest from the Armenian Catholic Church in the city of Qamishli in Northeast Syria, was assassinated on Monday...

South Korean church held Thanksgiving Service and Holy Communion

On the 17th day of November Manmin Church had Thanksgiving Service and Holy Communion. Remembering that ‘the sufferings of this present time...

Order Issued to Close Church Building in Oran, Algeria, Christian Leaders Say

TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – An order to close a church building in the city of Oran, Algeria was issued last fall but...

Pope Francis: Ask God for the strength to love your enemies

Ask God for the grace to love your enemies, Pope Francis said Sunday in a homily in the Italian city of Bari.

US bishops of the UGCC define rules for the Church to abide during the...

On March 18, the bishops of the UGCC in the United States spoke to the faithful regarding the pandemic. "The time of...
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WCC executive committee statement urges “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human...

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee published a statement entitled “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human rights,” in...

Four Students Injured as Myanmar Military Shells Bible School in Shan State

Four men were wounded as a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) shell struck the premises of a Bible school in northern Shan State on November 3.

WCC acting general secretary: “We are a fellowship united by faith for action”

In his last report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca...