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...
Henan Province Encourages Citizens to Report on Illegal Religious Activities
08/23/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A county in China’s Henan province has announced on August 20 that it will conduct an intensive...
Iranian pastor and wife lose appeal against prison sentences
Pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz and his wife Shamiram Isavi have been informed that they have lost their final appeal and have been summoned...
Nuns in Poland care for newborn in baby box
The Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary in Warsaw, Poland, found a baby girl Monday morning who had been left in...
China Holds Sermon Contest Based on Core Socialist Values
08/24/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A city in China’s Liaoning province is asking its Three-Self church preachers to compete against each other,...
National Council of Catholic Women Publishes 100 Year History
In 1920, there were more than 5,000 Catholic women's organizations nationwide--organizations that would eventually become the first NCCW affiliates. The purpose, as...
Thomas Kang: “Hope is what moves Christians”
Economist Thomas Kang, from Brazil, is a member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC). In this interview...
Inter-Faith Forum in Nigeria says Christians are not Targets
08/24/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Youth Christian and Muslim Forum of Nigeria (YCMFN) stated in a report that the allegations of Christian...
Another Teenage Christian Girl in Pakistan Abducted and Forcibly Married
08/24/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Asia News, Saneha Kinza Iqbal, a 15-year-old Christian girl, was abducted by Saeed Amanat, a...
ICC Supports Family of Murdered Christian in Kenya
08/24/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When Muslim herders in Kenya began grazing their livestock on Julius’s crops, he went to investigate....