New Alliance Aims to Unite Chinese Churches Divided by Geopolitics

Anyone wanting to bring together the more than 100 million Chinese-speaking Christians around the world must deal with the thorny issue of the church in China. There, Christians are split between unregistered house churches and the government-sanctioned Three-Self church. Additionally, heated differences in political views make it difficult for the global Chinese-speaking church to unify. … Read more

Netanyahu Concludes Momentous Week in Washington, Will Return to 7-Front War

JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces one more important meeting – at Mar-a-Lago with Former President Donald Trump – before he returns from a highly successful speech and series of meetings in Washington to the seven-front war against a myriad of Iranian proxies attacking Israel from Tehran to Yemen. The prime minister’s … Read more

Penalty or No, Athletes Talk Faith

The opening ceremonies of the Olympics are extravagant celebrations of national glories and global unity. But if you watch past this week’s opener to the Games themselves, you’ll notice an unusual pattern: Athletes are always talking about God. If you caught last month’s Olympic trials, you’ll have noticed the same thing. Athletes of every kind … Read more

Netanyahu Hails Israeli-American Bond, Reminds Protesters Israel has been 'Land of the Bible' for 4,000 Years

JERUSALEM, Israel – With his address to Congress behind him, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now turns his attention to meetings with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Former President Donald Trump. By most accounts, it was a powerful speech, extolling the Israeli-U.S. relationship and reminding Americans of the biblical covenant between Israel and … Read more

African faith leaders call for debt forgiveness in 2025 Jubilee year

(Photo: Getty/iStock) African faith leaders are calling for debt forgiveness as the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee year approaches to help their countries tackle growing economic crises. “We urgently need a new debt jubilee to bring hope to humankind, and to bring the planet back from the brink of becoming uninhabitable,” said 27 religious leaders … Read more

Kamala Harris Against History

President Joe Biden is out of the 2024 race, and Vice President Kamala Harris is angling to lead her party’s ticket. In the surge of interest in her revised candidacy this past week, online attention has focused on two of her turns of phrase. One is a line Harris has apparently been repeating for many … Read more

Mob attack on Christian prayer meeting in Dehradun

(Photo: Pixabay) More than a week has passed without any arrests after a group of Hindutva activists violently disrupted a Christian prayer meeting in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, leaving the local community shaken and demanding justice. On Sunday, July 14, a group of right-wing fundamentalists from various Hindutva groups forcibly entered a private residence, assaulted those present, … Read more

Delegation from United Christian Forum meets minister for minority affairs

A delegation from the United Christian Forum (UCF), consisting of eight members of its Core Group, met with Shri Kiren Rijiju, Hon’ble Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, to present a memorandum addressing the targeted violence and hostility against the Christian community. (Photo: Facebook Screenshot/United Christian Forum) A delegation of Christian leaders has … Read more

India unveils budget aimed at job creation and rural development, but cuts schemes for minorities

(Photo: Unsplash/Laurentiu Morariu) India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Modi government’s first budget since its narrow election victory earlier this year. The budget, unveiled on 23 July, focuses heavily on job creation, rural development and appeasing key coalition partners in an effort to regain political support, but cuts schemes meant for minority welfare. The budget … Read more