The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has appointed Advocate Botrus Mansour as its new Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, marking the first time an Arab Christian will lead the organization, which represents over 600 million evangelicals across 148 countries.
A former Muslim leader in eastern Uganda was beaten, hospitalised, and left homeless after telling relatives he had become a Christian following a vision of Jesus.
According to Amnesty, judges never examined witnesses or evidence, and the cases were built only on investigations by the Internal Security Agency (ISA).
Graham, 72, shared his appeal on social media, urging followers to pray for both leaders. “Pray that God will give President Trump His wisdom that surpasses all understanding. And pray for President Putin, that God would work in his heart to bring peace and an end to the bloodshed,” he wrote.
The total fertility rate in the United States, the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, has generally declined over the past two decades.
Despite laws guaranteeing freedom of religion, Christians in Laos are facing violent evictions from their homes, with some observers describing the actions as part of a wider land grab.
One witness said it was difficult to identify some of the victims as the blast had caused severe injuries. Another resident reported that the trucks were transporting fuel to areas held by anti-coup forces and suggested the military targeted them to cut off supplies.
The reason for the raid remains unclear. In one video, a local official asked attendees about their place of origin, while others insisted they were local residents. In Vietnam, religious gatherings are sometimes refused authorisation if attendees are not registered in the same jurisdiction.
Prosecutors have arraigned five men over the deadly bombing of a church in Owo, southwestern Nigeria, in which more than 50 worshippers were killed.
A wave of coordinated assaults in Bokkos County, Plateau State, has left more than 100 Christians dead in four months, with entire villages abandoned and farmland destroyed.
In a rare decision, the Lahore High Court has ordered Pakistan’s national registration authority to issue a new identity card to a woman who converted from Islam to Christianity 15 years ago.
While it is unclear how many of these victims were Christians, Pakistan’s blasphemy laws have long been used against religious minorities. The laws carry the death penalty, but even without a conviction, an accusation can lead to violence or murder.
