70 church buildings legalised, church and mosque demolished
Egyptian authorities legalised 70 church buildings for worship purposes on Tuesday 19 May.
The decision was issued following a meeting of...
Life of Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel celebrated worldwide in online service from WCC
The worldwide ecumenical family came together to celebrate the life of African bridge-builder, transformer, and social justice champion, Rev. Prof. Dr Mary-Anne...
Radicals in Northern India Threaten to Kill Christian Family
06/27/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a 12-year-old Christian boy and his brother in Uttar Pradesh received a...
Cross Removal Returns in Zhejiang Province
07/11/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – At 5 a.m. on July 7, dozens of government officials descended upon two churches in China’s Zhejiang...
The Man with Long Hair Who Changed My Life
08/02/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – My interest in Christianity began when I struggled to deal with so many problems, pressure and...
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...