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  • US & Canada

    Black churches suffered more but adapted better during pandemic: study

    By The Christian Post

    In "Understanding The Pandemic Impact on Black and Multiracial Congregations," published by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research this month, researchers found that while white, multiracial and majority-black churches were negatively impacted by the pandemic and lockdowns in the last three years, drops in attendance, finances and clergy well-being were particularly pronounced for predominantly black congregations because they were compounded by structural racism.

  • US & Canada

    US Catholic bishops warn 'lives of people of faith' at risk in 2024

    By The Christian Post

    The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Religious Liberty warns that attacks on churches constitute the “largest threat to religious liberty in 2024” and could threaten “the very lives of people of faith.” The USCCB’s Committee on Religious Liberty released its annual report, titled “The State of Religious Liberty in the United States” on Tuesday. The document acts as a year in review highlighting developments on issues related to religious liberty such as abortion, human sexuality

  • US & Canada

    Percentage of children living with 2 parents reaches highest level in decades: report

    By The Christian Post

    A new report reveals that the share of American children living with two parents has reached its highest level in decades despite predictions that the percentage of children residing in two-parent households would continue to decline. The Institute for Family Studies, which describes its purpose as “to strengthen marriage and family life, and advance the well-being of children through research and public education,” published a report titled “The Resurgence of the Two-Parent Family” last Wednesd

  • Asia

    80 Christians die after being displaced by violence in Manipur

    By The Christian Post

    Tens of thousands of Christians from the Kuki-Zo tribal community in India’s northeastern state of Manipur continue to be displaced, more than eight months after the onset of ongoing violence. During this period, at least 80 individuals, including women and children, have died due to inadequate healthcare and substandard living conditions in makeshift shelters in one district alone.

  • Asia

    Manipur Evangelical prayer movement leader dies: 'A void that will be deeply felt'

    By The Christian Post

    The Rev. H. Chungthang Thiek, a prominent evangelist and former secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India's northeast region, has died, leaving a profound legacy in northeast India's spiritual and social spheres. He was 75. His 27-year tenure at EFI, from 1988 to 2015, was marked by significant contributions to the organization and the broader Church community, said the EFI, a national alliance of Evangelical Christians, in a Jan. 4 statement. He is credited with launching the "Prayer Mou

  • US & Canada

    Christians more likely to use AI at work than non-Christians: survey

    By The Christian Post

    Self-identified Christians are more likely to use artificial intelligence in their work on at least some occasions than their non-Christian peers, according to survey data released by the Barna Group. A new Barna report titled "4 Ways U.S. Adults Are Embracing Artificial Intelligence (or Not)" highlights data from a survey of over 1,500 adults in the United States conducted last summer.

  • US & Canada

    Youth ministry reports over 7,800 young people turned to Christ in fiscal year 2023

    By The Christian Post

    An American youth ministry group has reported that over 7,800 young people accepted Jesus as their Lord in the last fiscal year. Youth for Christ, a national parachurch group based in Englewood, Colorado, recently released its 2023 Ministry Report, which shows that 7,855 youths accepted Christ during the fiscal year 2022-2023 through its ministry work. This was a 7% increase compared to the 7,323 kids who accepted Christ during the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

  • Middle East

    Palestinian rioters vandalize Joshua's Altar, a sacred site for Jews and Christians

    By The Christian Post

    As the Israel-Hamas war continues, a historical site in the West Bank that is widely esteemed by Jews and Christians has been vandalized by a group of Palestinian protesters. Known as Joshua's Altar and located on Mount Ebal, the sight was damaged last week by Palestinian protesters, who burned tires on the site's remains and spraypainted Palestinian flags and Arabic inscriptions onto its stone pieces, reports The Jerusalem Post.

  • US & Canada

    With rising discontent, more than half of American clergy seriously considered quitting: study

    By The Christian Post

    In "I'm Exhausted All the Time — Exploring the Factors Contributing to Growing Clergy Discontentment," released Thursday as part of the institute's larger project "Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations," researchers surveyed a nationally representative group of 1,700 religious leaders in the fall of 2023 then compared the findings to responses provided by clergy and their congregations in earlier EPIC surveys.