WCC commemorates life of Bishop John K. Yambasu
Bishop John K. Yambasu, resident bishop of the United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone and president of the Council of Churches in...
Imprisoned Chinese Christian Human Rights Lawyer Denied Bible
09/06/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – According to the wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei, Deng Xiaowun, her imprisoned Christian husband...
Pope Francis Did Not Receive Hong Kong’s Emeritus Bishop
09/29/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – Last week, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, travelled to Rome with the...
Algeria Maintains Church Closures
10/18/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – A year has now passed since Algeria closed two of the country’s largest churches, bringing the total number of churches closed...
At least 54 ethnic Amharas, mostly Christian women, children and elderly, reported massacred at...
Survivors of a massacre at a school in the western Oromia region of Ethiopia reported that at least 54 ethnic Amhara, most of whom...
WCC expresses solidarity with Peruvian people amid political crisis
World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed solidarity with the Methodist Church of Peru, and...
Nationalist Leader in India Threatens to Beat Hindus Who Visit Churches
12/12/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), the leader of a radical Hindu nationalist group...
Pope Francis: Be a witness to Christ in your ordinary life
Be a witness to Jesus Christ in the way you conduct your ordinary, everyday life, and it will become a masterpiece for...
Four Types of Church Families in 2021
Welcome to the new year! You made it through 2020 which was, without a doubt, one of the most challenging years for...
Centuries of Christian heritage “under threat” in Turkey
Centuries of heritage belonging to Christians and other minorities in Turkey are under threat following the agreement of new import restrictions between the US...