The conviction of an elderly Christian in Iran for attending a house church shows how the Islamist regime politicizes religious activity, according to leaked cases of 327 Christians charged with crimes related to their faith.
In a groundbreaking move towards inclusivity and representation, three Christian women have been appointed to key positions within the Pakistani government. Sister Mariam Parveen also known as Sr Genevieve Ram Lal, Dr Ayra Indrias Patras, and Sonia Asher have each been recognized for their exceptional contributions to society and their commitment to social justice and equality. Their appointments mark a significant milestone in Pakistan’s journey towards embracing diversity and empowering minori
How should Christians on both sides of the Taiwan strait transcend identities shaped by political ideologies and re-establish mutual acceptance and relationships beyond conflict? This opinion contrasts the crisis of closed identity with the hope of open identity, to serve as the foundation for deconstruction and reconstruction.
In a landmark event, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant handed over the first Indian citizenship certificate under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) to Joseph Francis Pereira, a 78-year-old Pakistani Christian. The ceremony, which took place on 28 August 2024, marks a significant milestone in the implementation of the controversial legislation.
Christianity in Asia remains disconnected from local cultural expressions so the national evangelical alliances of Asia have identified the need to disciple Christians in ways more suited to the Asian context to ensure the church becomes more locally sustainable and culturally relevant.
How do we share the Christian message in a way that makes it intelligible to peoples who do not share similar conceptual-belief system to ours, or one near enough for us to find common ground? How can the Gospel speak through us to a people of foreign tongue and disparate beliefs?
About 50 officials from Jombang Regency, Indonesia on Aug. 18 dragged a pastor from his worship site and sealed the shop where his church met, sources said.
Leaked cases of more than 300 Christians in Iran charged with crimes related to their faith show how the vast majority, converts from Islam, are targeted, a rights watchdog reports.
A recent mission conference in South Korea highlighted the issue of suicide prevention as a missiological concern amid a suicide rate more than twice the average among OECD countries. A missiologist professor argued that suicide should no longer be regarded solely as an individualized issue but something that affects society as a whole. And he believes that the Christian perspective of building God’s kingdom could help overcome the prevalent "culture of death".
Shumayle Falak makes a living for his family by freelancing on online marketplaces but a nationwide internet slowdown due to the installation of a firewall by the government has rendered him and hundreds of thousands of other Pakistani youths jobless, exacerbating their financial woes in the inflation-hit economy.
Sindh Province officials are trying to impose a ban on organizers of a minority rights march under pressure from an extremist Islamist party opposed to any changes in Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, sources said.
A Swiss mother and father are “heartbroken” and face criminal charges unless they hand over identity documents to verify their estranged teenage daughter’s “sex change” identity and gender transition as a male, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Schweizerisches Bundesgericht) ruled.
