When a Hindu extremist mob assaulted Christian men, women and children during a church service in India in late September, police jailed the pastor and charged him and four other Christians, sources said.

When a Hindu extremist mob assaulted Christian men, women and children during a church service in India in late September, police jailed the pastor and charged him and four other Christians, sources said.

For the most part, churches have not developed a robust theology of intercultural engagement. Instead, churches in multi-cultural contexts resist the influence of cultural newcomers by sanctifying their pre-existing dominance. In doing so, great opportunities for spiritual growth are missed.

The Episcopal Church continued to see declines in baptisms and the number of parishes in 2024, but did not release an overall membership tally when unveiling its annual figures this month.  

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinibu, has responded to Trump’s call to end Christian’s killing in the North of the country, stating the country is taking steps to safeguard religious freedoms.

Hopes for justice for victims of 2023 attacks on Christians in Jaranwala town, Pakistan ostensibly ended when a high court on Oct. 22 rejected all petitions filed by individuals and Christian groups seeking a judicial investigation, sources said.

It is a remarkable thing to be human, to be made from God’s breath and in God’s image. In each human being you see the fingerprints of both the divine and the demonic. Put together our worst and our best tendencies, and everything in the middle, and we appear as confusing creatures.

India’s Supreme Court on Oct. 17 quashed all criminal proceedings against Christians falsely accused of mass religious conversions, delivering a scathing rebuke to authorities for using the criminal justice system as a “tool of harassment of innocent persons.”

Samaritan’s Purse, the international aid agency headed by veteran evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham, has mobilized its Disaster Assistance Response Team to help Jamaicans suffering after Hurricane Melissa devastated the Caribbean island —the most powerful in the nation’s history since records began in 1851. 

Christian leaders in the United Kingdom have called for prayer after a knife attack left 11 people injured aboard a moving train in England on Saturday evening, Nov. 1.

A massacre in the Sudanese town of El Fasher has worsened the refugee crisis in South Sudan as more people escape the war in Sudan, according to Christian Aid.

The Seoul Declaration, unveiled during the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in South Korea this week, reaffirmed the inerrancy of Scripture, clarifying evangelical positions on pluralism and sexuality, and calling for unity and renewal amid global division and cultural change.

How should followers of Jesus respond in a time of political turmoil and cultural fragmentation, when the loudest voices often drown out the wisest? We don't need to guess. God has revealed what the Lord requires of us, and Jesus demonstrated the practicalities of it. God's people must keep justice, loving mercy, and humility at the forefront of our ethics as a compass to guide us.

As prayer is focused on the persecuted church this Sunday (Nov. 2) for International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), Christians in Nigeria are being killed daily while pushback grows against assertions that they are suffering genocide.

President Donald Trump said Friday that Christians are facing an "existential" threat in Nigeria and vowed to have the U.S. State Department place the country on its list of Countries of Particular Concern, something Christian advocates have been urging for years. 

An appeal to recognize Easter as an official public holiday in Egypt has been filed at the Administrative Court after the government declined an earlier petition to include one of the most important days on the Christian calendar as an official public holiday.

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly, held in Seoul from Oct. 27 to 31, took several important steps to strengthen its governance and financial transparency during its business sessions on Oct. 29.

A 49-year-old blind Christian in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy, punishable by death, after a Muslim accused him of insulting Islam’s prophet, his mother said.

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) concluded its General Assembly on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea, following five days of worship, discussion, and reflection under the theme “The Gospel for Everyone by 2033.” The event gathered 850 participants from 124 nations, uniting evangelical leaders from across continents to chart the global movement’s direction for the next six years.

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) concluded its morning program on the fourth and final day of the 2025 General Assembly in Seoul, Korea, with a compelling call for a global return to family-centered disciple making — challenging pastors, parents, and national church leaders to bridge the growing gap between pulpit and home.

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) elected a new International Council and appointed Sri Lankan leader Godfrey Yogarajah as Chair during its business sessions held Oct. 29–30 at the WEA General Assembly in Seoul, Korea.

On the final morning of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, a panel of global stewardship leaders called for renewed commitment to integrity, accountability, and biblical discipleship as the foundation for lasting generosity within the global church.

The Church must be willing to go into some “very dark places” to share the Good News of Jesus Christ while being careful not to compromise the Gospel, says evangelist Ben Jack. 

The World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General-designate Rev. Botrus Mansour urged Christians to celebrate their unity in Christ despite cultural, denominational, and personal differences, during the morning devotional on Thursday (Oct. 30) at the WEA General Assembly in Seoul, Korea.

World-renowned pastor and prolific church planter Rick Warren says if Christians worldwide are going to complete the Great Commission by the 2,000th anniversary of the Church, it's going to take radical giving, collaboration and a plan.