“Arise, shine, Bethlehem, for the light of peace has dawned anew.” With these words, Bethlehem celebrated the traditional lighting of its Christmas tree on a packed Manger Square on Dec. 6, 2025, following a two-year hiatus.
This issue of A Public Witness looks at what’s happening with U.S. refugee resettlement and the South African Christians pushing back against the apartheid theology propping up the Trump administration.
Muslims in Pakistan, including a former police officer, on Monday tortured a Christian laborer to death over a theft accusation, the victim s brother said
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kicked off direct peace negotiations after arriving in Turkey on Thursday by meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Ukrainian delegation is r...
Young Israeli settlers sit outside of the West Bank settlement of Bruchin, the morning after a Palestinian gunman mortally wounded Tzeela Gez outside of the settlement, May 15, 2025. A...
A U K -based Christian rights group has accused the Church of England of promoting woke indoctrination through newly revised anti-bullying guidance for its schools, drawing sharp criticism for
Muslims in Pakistan, including a former police officer, on Monday (May 12) tortured a Christian laborer to death over a theft accusation, the victim’s brother said.
At least 20 students and two teachers at a school in the Depayin Township in northwestern Myanmar died Monday in a strike by Myanmar’s military, according to a resistance group calling itself the Na...
A series of whistleblower documents raising serious concerns about the leadership and governance of the World Evangelical Alliance has sparked renewed controversy ahead of the organization s planned
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will issue a ruling in the case of Gabriel Quadri, a former Mexican congressman convicted in 2022 for gender based political violence over social media
Two separate investigative reports have raised serious questions about ulterior motives for International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan in filing charges against Israeli leaders Benjamin
