Christianity Today

Sudan’s Civil War Destroyed Hospitals and Churches Local doctors and Christians are trying to rebuild lives in the capital city. Read more

The Megachurch Caught in Brazil’s Largest Bank Fraud Lagoinha Global is the fourth-largest megachurch in the country. One of its pastors is involved in a multibillion-dollar scheme. Read more

Anxious Chinese Young People are Turning to Fortunetelling Even in churches, youth group members are asking about star signs. Pastors are pushing back and seeking openings. Read more

Some Christians Risk Persecution if They’re Honest in India’s Census Publicly identifying their faith can lead to consequences for lower-caste Christians and those in religiously hostile states. Read more

Just War Theory Is Supposed to Be Frustrating The venerable theological tradition makes war slower, riskier, costlier, and less efficient—and that’s the point. Read more

Facing Arrest, Cuban Christian Influencers Continue Call for Freedom Young people are using social media to spread the gospel and denounce the Communist regime. Read more

The Iranian Church Persists Amid war, some Christians are evangelizing, preparing food for neighbors, and displaying other acts of generosity. Read more

UK Immigration Plans Unsettle Hong Kongers Who Fled China Christians continue to cling to the fact that “the Lord has not abandoned us.” Read more

The Mississippi Farmer Who Helped Resettle 150 Ukrainian Families As the US makes it more difficult for refugees to stay, Rodney Mast and his church community are rallying around their new friends. Read more

Q&A: Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Are Fighting and How Christians There Survive A conversation with human rights lawyer and former diplomat Knox Thames. Read more

War Drove Her Out. Now She’s Planting a Church. Displaced from Ukraine, a young immigrant found safety—and mission—in small-town Minnesota. Read more

Some Israelis are Turning to Faith Amid Ongoing War Studies show a renewed interest in Judaism, and pastors report an increase in baptisms. Read more

Iranian Christians Celebrate and Pray for the Hope of a Free Iran US-Israel strikes killed supreme leader Khamenei, whose Islamic regime has long persecuted believers. Read more

Iran After the Ayatollah Pray that the Iranian people will have real hope of a peaceful future without systemic repression and fear. Read more

How Mexican Cartel Violence Disrupted a Guadalajara Church Christians call for peace and prayer after the killing of drug kingpin El Mencho led to violence across the country. Read more

A Russian Drone Killed My Brother. Is the World Tired of Our Suffering? On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Ukrainian theologian meditates on self-interested calls for a comfortable peace. Read more

Worship, Bible Studies, and Restoration in South Korea’s Nonprofit Prison Somang Prison, the only private and Christian-run penitentiary in Asia, seeks to treat inmates with dignity—and it sees results. Read more

Four Years into the War, Life Goes on for Ukrainians Even as Moscow weaponizes winter, locals attend church conferences, go sledding, and plan celebrations. Read more

Christian Athletes to Cheer on at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Competitors in speedskating, bobsledding, the biathlon, and hockey speak about their faith. Read more

Fighting in Nigeria Leaves Christian Converts Exiled Muslim communities often expel new Christians from their families. One Fulani convert is urging churches to take them in. Read more