As Christmas draws near, Christians in Pakistan have marked the season with public celebrations in courts and city streets, highlighting messages of peace, inclusion and constitutional equality.
Large numbers of police and security forces have carried out a major operation against Christian churches in eastern China, detaining hundreds of believers over several days, according to a religious freedom watchdog.
Five Iranian Christians have been given long prison sentences totalling 50 years after being convicted over activities linked to their Christian faith, according to organisations monitoring religious freedom.
The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) has released a report exploring how student ministry is evolving in response to the rise of Gen Z, the first generation to grow up fully immersed in digital life.
A local court in Pakistan has acquitted a Christian man accused under blasphemy laws after ruling that the prosecution failed to prove its case and that the evidence had collapsed beyond repair.
Christian leaders in Nigeria have renewed warnings of systematic violence against Christians following the abduction of dozens of worshippers during an armed attack on a church in Kogi state.
The report, published on 15 December and titled Why Do Some Americans Leave Their Religion While Others Stay?, draws on survey data from nearly 9,000 adults collected in May, alongside findings from Pew’s 2023 to 2024 Religious Landscape Study.
Although the situation has recently gained international attention, including Nigeria being named a “Country of Particular Concern” over religious freedom violations by the United States, many Christian communities say daily realities on the ground remain unchanged.
Indigenous leaders from eight Asian countries have urged the Catholic Church to confront and dismantle colonial mindsets that continue to marginalize Indigenous peoples within its structures, theology, and pastoral life.
The campaign aims to reach citizens in both large cities and smaller communities through 30,000 posters displayed across Germany.
The Lausanne Movement has released its first Global Voices Report, a new annual survey designed to help the worldwide Church reflect on cultural shifts and ministry needs.
Sri Lanka has begun a large-scale effort to repair hundreds of religious sites, Buddhist temples, mosques, and churches, left damaged by the recent cyclone that claimed at least 627 lives and affected nearly two million people.
