• Thousands Gather for Public Gospel Festival on Thailand's Central Pattaya Beach

  On July 4, a coalition of Thai churches and the Bright Romance Foundation, in partnership with Pattaya City Government, held a large evangelistic festival at Central Pattaya Beach featuring worship, testimonies, and a public ocean baptism that drew thousands and symbolized the Gospel's transformative power in a nation known for Buddhism and nightlife.

• Biopic ‘Hudson & Maria’ to Begin Filming in Malaysia This August, Recreating Iconic Missionary Faith Story

  After 15 years of preparation, the historical biopic Hudson & Maria begins filming in Malaysia this August, telling the story of 19th-century missionaries who crossed cultural barriers to bring the Gospel to China.

• Pastor Ezra Jin Speaks Out for First Time Since Release: ‘I’m Free. Now Pray for China!’

  Released after 266 days of detention, Pastor Ezra Jin uses his Wall Street Journal op-ed to thank international supporters, advocate for imprisoned church members, and call for religious freedom in China.

• Christian Footballers Expressing Faith: Why Is the European Media So Guarded?

  Swiss and German mainstream media have been criticized for using framing, association, and innuendo to stigmatize Christian athletes' public expressions of faith in highly secularized Europe, with journalist Florian Wüthrich arguing that this reflects prejudice rather than journalism.

• Scholars Launch First Large-Scale AI Study to Solve 2,000-Year-Old Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery

  A major European-Israeli research project using AI and chemical analysis has been launched to finally determine where and how the Dead Sea Scrolls were produced, potentially resolving a decades-old archaeological mystery.