Notre Dame Towers Reopen Six Years after Fire
French President Emmanuel Macron officially reopened the Parisian cathedral’s north and south towers about six years after they were nearly destroyed in a fire. Macron on Friday released a video sho...
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New regulations in China target online religious content
China on Monday (Sept. 15) published regulations that forbid online religious content on unapproved platforms and use of the internet to instruct children or form youth groups, among other restrictions.
'Who is shepherding the wounded?' AICOCIM keynote calls Church to respond to trauma and mental health with holistic care
The All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) continued Wednesday with a keynote address by Dr. Santhosh T. Mathew, an internal medicine specialist who has served with the Emmanuel Hospital Association. In a wide-ranging presentation, Mathew urged the Indian Church to reclaim its legacy of holistic healing and to reimagine pastoral care in response to today’s mental health and trauma crisis.
Indian Christian entrepreneur urges Christian relevance in public life through excellence and ethics at AICOCIM
The evening session of the second day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) featured a plenary address by Dr. Sanjay Patra, who called on Christians in India to embrace their role as “salt and light” in society through relevance, entrepreneurial initiative, professional excellence, and ethical witness.
Southern Baptist Convention Breaks With the Evangelical Immigration Table
The split reflects the dilemma immigration poses for evangelical leaders. Most evangelicals want reform that both secures the border and provides a path to citizenship — and want limited deportation. But few leaders want to clash with the MAGA movement.
Prayer is Friday night plan for these Towson U students | Baptist Press
TOWSON, Md. – On any given Friday night, while most college students are looking for weekend plans, a group of students from Towson University gathers at Valley Baptist Church for something different: worship, prayer and community under the banner of Gracelife, part of BCM/D’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry.
Nepal's political earthquake: A Gen Z uprising and the Church's response
As the younger generation challenges the status quo in Nepal, local churches find their voice, offering hope, and stability in uncertain times. A young Nepali believer, Surendra Bajracharya, writes that this is an opportunity for the church, especially its younger members, to respond to God’s calling and reach out to their peers beyond the church walls—young people burdened with broken dreams in a trembling nation.
Pa. Church Reaches Agreement over Eminent Domain Dispute; City to Pay $350K, Gets Property
A Pennsylvania city and a church have reached an agreement to end a months-long eminent domain case, with the municipality paying 350,000 to gain control of a historic property
Canadian Church Fighting $2,500 Fine for Hosting Worship Leader Sean Feucht
A church in Montreal, Quebec, is fighting the 2,500 ticket the city government slapped on them in July for hosting activist missionary and worship leader Sean Feucht without a permit
'If our faith makes sense to the weakest, it will make sense to all': Indian Church called to embrace identity in the margins
The second day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) featured a deeply reflective plenary address by Rev. Dr. Jayakumar Christian, former CEO of World Vision India and past lead for Faith & Development at World Vision International, who urged the Indian Church to recognize its calling to live and serve from the margins of society.
