CMS aids 'quiet revolution' in Bangladesh
Women in Bangladesh are turning their villages around thanks to a church empowerment programme..
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Explosion at Christian meeting in Kenya kills boy, woman
An 8-year-old boy died today from injuries after suspected Islamic extremists on Saturday (March 31) threw a grenade into a Christian revival meeting near Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa that instantly killed a woman and injured at least 30 people.
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India: CSW welcomes murder conviction in Orissa, urges further progress
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) welcomes the conviction and sentencing of Kartik Paramanika for the murder of Ramesh Digal, by a fast-track court in Orissa on 24 March. This is the first conviction for any of the murders carried out during widespread communal violence against the Christian community in August-September 2008.
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Hundreds of dissidents released as pope leaves Cuba
As Pope Benedict XVI left Cuba yesterday, hundreds of dissidents across the country were released after spending the week in prison or under house arrest to stop them from attending any of the religious activities surrounding his visit.
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Christian converts released on bail in Iran
An Iranian court has agreed to temporarily release three Christian converts on a large sum of bail.
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Crackdown in Iran hits official churches
In a rare crackdown on a concentrated area, Iranian authorities have arrested Christians living in the country's third largest city in what is seen as a tactic to discourage Muslims and converts to Christianity from attending official churches.
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Gender equality crucial to alleviating poverty
A new report from an international alliance of Christian aid agencies has pointed to the importance of gender equality in tackling poverty.
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Granny Judy Sawtell's mission of love and passion to Melon, Kenya – a two month visit and going again
This is 66 year old granny Judy Sawtell story of her two month mission visit to Melon in Kenya and now wants to spend two months of each year serving at the Melon Mission.
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Billy Graham ministry shifts focus to online evangelism, cuts 10% staff
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, one of the world\'s largest evangelical ministries, has announced it is cutting 50 jobs, or 10 percent of its staff, as the organization shifts its focus toward the Internet.
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Brazil is now globally No. 2 in sending missionaries
Brazil has become the country that sends the second-most missionaries abroad across the world, according to the director of a Global Christianity study organization.
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Olympic and Paralympics chaperone - counsellor
Reverend Dr David Smethurst from Brisbane Australia, who speaks six languages, is once again engaged in the Olympics and Paralympics, this time in London this July through to September. He returned to Australia earlier this week after three weeks of initial orientation training.
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Iranian Pastor Nadarkhani's execution order may have been signed
The American Center for Law and Justice told The Christian Post that, according to their sources in Iran, Youcef Nadarkhani is indeed alive. The statement was emailed Wednesday amid reports that an execution order may have been issued for the evangelical Christian pastor.