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Nigeria: Outcry Prompts Government to Suspend Law Regulating Pastoral Tenure
The suspended regulation has begun a debate among Nigerian churches regarding pastoral tenure: should the government decide how long a church leader stays in office or not?
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Nepal: Fight for Religious Freedom Faces Hurdles from Hindu Extremists
The fight for religious freedom in Nepal is like a tug-of-war where victory takes it one step forward, only to be countered by a setback that takes it one step backward. However, despite all these, the church keeps growing.
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Paris Peace Conference: Nations Call for Establishment of Palestinian State
French President Francois Hollande said during the Paris peace conference that if the two-state solution will not be adopted, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will have adverse effects in the Middle East.
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Imprisoned Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Asks People to Pray Not for Him But for Others to Know Christ
A human rights lawyer in China who has been detained since 2014 sent a message to his wife to gather people to pray not for his release but for the gospel to spread.
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‘Blasphemous’ Facebook Post Lands Algerian Christian in Prison for One Year
An Algerian Christian man was sentenced to one year in prison for allegedly insulting Islam and the prophet Muhammad.
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Brazilian Medical Student Acquitted in Free Speech Case Over Biological Sex Comments
A case against a Brazilian medical student, prosecuted for her social media comments on biological sex, has concluded with an acquittal, according to the legal organization ADF International.
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James M. Houston, Founding Principal of Regent College and Spiritual Theologian, Dies at 103
Regent College announced on Monday that its founding principal, Dr. James MacIntosh Houston, passed away peacefully in Vancouver on March 15, 2026, at the age of 103.
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CCCOWE HK Seminar Addresses New Frontiers in Workplace Mission
Recognizing the growing challenges faced by believers in integrating faith into their professional lives, CCCOWE Hong Kong Region Committee convened the "Igniting the Workplace: Missionary Heart" seminar on March 14. The event featured prominent urban missiologists, workplace mission experts, and guest Wong Cho-lam (王祖藍), who collectively sought to identify new pathways for pastoral care and evangelism within the modern workplace.
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Iranian Christians Targeted as 'Scapegoats' Amid Escalating War and Regime Crackdown
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) issued a statement on March 2 warning that the U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran have triggered a volatile environment posing a severe threat to Iran’s already vulnerable Christian community.
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Pew Report: Global Religious Diversity Rises as Christianity Maintains Wide Geographic Reach
The latest global religious diversity research report from Pew Research Center shows that Singapore has emerged as the world’s most religiously diverse nation, while the United States ranks first in religious diversity among the world's most populous nations.
