Myanmar’s military has destroyed two churches in predominantly Christian areas of Chin and Kachin states this month, bombing a Presbyterian church in Mindat and burning a Baptist church near Bhamo, according to human rights groups and local reports.
More than 650 landless families in Sri Lanka’s Gampaha district have taken to the streets to demand land and permanent homes, accusing successive governments of neglecting their needs for decades.
The Christian Council of Ghana has called for constitutional reforms that protect the religious identity of church-founded schools while safeguarding students’ freedom of religion amid growing debate over faith-based education and government support.
Two Sudanese pastors living at a refugee settlement in South Sudan have reportedly received death threats following an attack on one of them earlier this year, raising concerns about the safety of Christian converts in the camp.
Christian leaders and aid workers supporting refugees and displaced people across South Asia say they often face isolation, limited institutional support and personal risks in their work, according to a report by Christian humanitarian organisation Philoi Global.
Catholic deaf communities, Church leaders and pastoral workers from across Asia have gathered in Seoul for the fourth Asia Deaf Catholic Conference, which opened today and runs until 21 October.
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer following surgery to remove the lower part of his right lung, the Vatican has confirmed. The operation was successful, with no complications reported.
Pope Leo XIV has called on Catholic families to make love, faith and mutual care the foundation of family life, saying strong families are essential for the future of society.
A Christian family in Pakistan faced distress and humiliation when police officers and unidentified men allegedly tried to stop the burial of a woman at a Christian cemetery near Islamabad.
A Christian humanitarian worker volunteering with the Nigerian Red Cross Society has been shot dead in an armed attack in Sokoto State, north-western Nigeria.
A Protestant pastor in Cuba has been detained and charged with disobedience after authorities prevented him from holding a public prayer gathering, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based religious freedom organisation.
Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province have arrested five suspects following a mob attack on a Christian man’s clinic after allegations that he shared blasphemous content online. The incident forced Christian families in the village to flee their homes amid fears of further violence.
