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Indian Pastor Beaten by Hindu Extremists While Praying Vows to Continue Sharing Gospel: 'My Lord is Ever Victorious'
September 4, 2017: A band of Hindu extremists who had snuck into a house-church service beat a pastor with steel rods and sticks, one of them yelling that they would stop if he shouted, "Hail, Lord Ram [Jai Sri Ram]!"
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Mother in Uganda Beaten, Driven from Home by Muslims for Embracing Christianity
August 31, 2017: A woman in eastern Uganda who put her faith in Christ is in hiding after her husband beat her for leaving Islam, sources said.
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Pastors Arrested in Sudan as Government Moves to Take Over Church
August 28, 2017: Police in Sudan arrested and interrogated seven church leaders last week in Omdurman, Sudan before releasing them on bail, sources said.
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Christian Mother Who Died in Detention in Eritrea Showed Signs of Torture
August 25, 2017: A relative at the burial of a Christian mother of three who died in detention in Eritrea told Morning Star News her body showed signs of torture that could have contributed to her death.
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Egypt Closes 1,300-Member Church to 'Appease Islamic Extremists'
August 24, 2017: Authorities have closed a church that serves three villages in Upper Egypt on the pretext that area Muslims object to it - one of at least 15 Christian worship sites shuttered in the bishopric of Minya, sources said.
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Nick Vujicic's Documentary 'No Limbs, No Limits' Set for September Release
Global evangelist and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic's first biographical documentary, No Limbs, No Limits: The Nick V Story, is slated for release on September 25 this year.
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Over 8,000 Gather in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia's Fire Conference Ignites Wave of Spiritual Revival
A powerful spiritual revival is sweeping through Malaysia, drawing more than 8,000 attendees to the 2026 Kuala Lumpur Fire Conference (2026吉隆坡烈火特會) held from March 23 to 25.
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Finnish Parliamentarian Found Guilty of Hate Speech Over Booklet Labeling Homosexuality a 'Disorder'
Finnish Member of Parliament and practicing physician Päivi Räsänen was convicted on March 26 of incitement against an ethnic group, following a split 3–2 court decision.
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Bible Society Retracts ‘The Quiet Revival’ Report After YouGov Admits Data Error
Research and data analytics firm YouGov issued a statement on March 26 admitting to flaws in a 2024 study it conducted for the Bible Society. The data had been cited in the Bible Society’s widely circulated report The Quiet Revival, which claimed rising church attendance among young people signaled a “quiet revival” underway in England and Wales.
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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.
