CDI Staff

Articles by CDI Staff

26 Mar, 2024 05:03 EDT

Africa Society & Culture

Nigeria First Lady Pastor Tinubu urges wealthy to support poor, as students die in stampede at food distribution

By CDI Staff

Amidst widespread Hunger across Nigeria, the country’s First Lady, Pastor Remi Tinubu, has said while the Nigerian government is making efforts to implement humane policies towards ameliorating poverty induced suffering, Nigerians should remember that “the poor will always be in the country” just as Jesus said.
20 Mar, 2024 21:03 EDT

Europe Society & Culture

Pessimism in face of the future: Portugal’s mental state reflects in their voting

By CDI Staff

Since 2022, the Portuguese have increasingly expressed pessimism about their future. They worry about their financial responsibilities and fear their income might not be enough to cover basic expenses. The radical change in the political status quo in Portugal’s recent elections is proof of the current mental state of the country.
20 Mar, 2024 16:03 EDT

Middle East Church & Missions

“People are living in fear of the future” and “they are thirsty for Jesus”, a conversation about ministering in the Middle East today

By CDI Staff

"We've been receiving so many – I can say thousands and thousands – of comments and letters where people express how thirsty and how hungry they are for this Jesus whom we're talking about and for this unconditional love."
18 Mar, 2024 22:07 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

German congress attracts 7000 participants, emphasizes digital mission as "people find Christian faith on Instagram"

By CDI Staff

Earlier this month, Willow Creek Germany (WCD) hosted the Willow Creek Leadership Conference in Karlsruhe, Germany, which provided training and education on how Germans can share their faith with those in their surroundings. More than 7000 people attended the event including 5700 at the DM Arena and 1300 more at ten broadcast locations across Germany. The conference was held from March 7 to 9, focusing on the need for ‘creative courage’.
16 Mar, 2024 17:03 EDT

US & Canada Oceania Middle East Latin America Europe Caribbean Asia Africa Church & Missions

[Interview] Missions in the digital age: cyber missionaries, attachment theology and why AI does not bring life

By CDI Staff

We are there to build relationships. An issue is that so much of what is taking place online tends to be individualist: individual speakers or presenters as representatives of Christianity. But what if we were to come as a group, as a cluster, as a community online, and create a space within spaces rather than trying to create our own space external to these spaces.
12 Mar, 2024 19:03 EDT

Latin America Church & Missions Breaking News

CDI launches Spanish edition ‘Diario Cristiano’ to serve Christians in Latin America and beyond

By CDI Staff

Christian Daily International (CDI) is pleased to announce the official launch of its Spanish edition Diario Cristiano Internacional today, March 12, 2024. Serving audiences in Latin America and beyond, Diario Cristiano will feature news written by a team based in Latin America as well as stories from other regions translated into Spanish from the English edition.
12 Mar, 2024 06:03 EDT

Latin America Church & Missions

Palau Festival's message of hope vibrated through Panama

By CDI Staff

Andrew Palau, son of renowned Argentine evangelist Luis Palau, and his wife Wendy led the Palau Festival, an event that captivated thousands of people with a message of hope.
11 Mar, 2024 10:03 EDT

Asia Society & Culture

Historic Bible, replica of St Thomas’ Cross on display in Pakistan’s Supreme Court as symbols of recognition of minorities

By CDI Staff

In a historic gesture of interfaith harmony last week, Christian leaders in Pakistan on Wednesday presented two significant religious artifacts to the Supreme Court of Pakistan for curation in its museum.
11 Mar, 2024 00:03 EDT

Africa Society & Culture Church & Missions

Malawi’s Catholic bishops write rare scathing letter to the President

By CDI Staff

On February 25, 2024, the Catholic Church in Malawi released a letter on Facebook criticizing President Lazarus Chakwera’s government for corruption, nepotism and “glaring failure of leadership.” The the 14-page pastoral letter from the Catholic Bishops of the Episcopal Conference was titled “The sad story of Malawi.” It was addressed to Malawians but directed at President Chakwera’s administration.
8 Mar, 2024 10:14 EST

Africa Church & Missions

YWAM’s tragedy reinforces the urgency of addressing road safety in Africa

By CDI Staff

Eleven YWAM leaders lost their lives in a bus accident on February 24, 2024 in the east African country of Tanzania. According to the latest updates from YWAM, five injured individuals are still hospitalized and two more are in critical condition.
7 Mar, 2024 06:03 EST

Europe Society & Culture

Abortion is enshrined in France's Constitution: What impact will it have?

By CDI Staff

On March 4, 2024, a joint session of France’s parliament voted 780-72 to revise France’s constitution to include a “guaranteed freedom” for abortion. This happened after a majority of the French senate voted last Wednesday to accept the wording of the amendment of article 34 of the constitution. Now France has become the first country to enshrine abortion in their constitution.
5 Mar, 2024 05:03 EST

Africa Society & Culture Religious Freedom

Muslim cleric threatens Nigeria’s First Lady for serving as a pastor

By CDI Staff

A Muslim cleric has come under heavy criticism after he called for the killing of Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady. A video emerged of the cleric describing Senator Oluremi as an “infidel” who should be killed for being a pastor.

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