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  Sep 21, 2024

  ‘Keep the gate open’: Latin American leader shares hopes, expectations for Lausanne 4

  “Will there be room for new voices, will there be space for surprise?” asked Valdir Steuernagel in a speech he gave at a meeting of Latin American leaders in the lead up to Lausanne’s Fourth Global Congress (Lausanne 4) in Seoul, South Korea, that begins Sunday.

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  Sep 21, 2024

  Beloved Christian comedian Steve Legg dies after battle with cancer

  A personal tribute has been paid to one of England’s most beloved Christian comedians Steve Legg after he died on Monday following a brave battle against cancer lasting 17 months. 

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  Sep 15, 2024

  Women with disabilities facing pressure to choose assisted suicide in Canada, Evangelical body warns

  The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has urged Canadian authorities to repeal euthanasia laws for mental illness, highlighting a negative effect on women with disabilities, and to create a new anti-human trafficking strategy — in a nine-page submission to the United Nations. 

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  Sep 13, 2024

  State Dept. fails to sanction countries with worst religious freedom violations: report

  In the 25 years since the U.S. State Department has designated countries with the worst records of religious rights violations as “Countries of Particular Concern (CPC),” it has applied sanctions related only to those violations just three times, according to a new report.

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  Sep 12, 2024

  YWAM missionaries gather for first global conference since founder's death

  Missionaries from all corners of the globe gathered for the first time in six years at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Together 2024 in Manila, Philippines, with 4,500 people from 110 nationalities and currently serving in 120 countries. 

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  Sep 11, 2024

  Discipleship at home key to moving the Gospel forward, avert church decline, Asian leaders say

  “Everything that is not growing will slowly decay,” says Bambang Budijanto, general secretary of the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), as he highlights the challenges facing the Church in Asia today.

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  Sep 9, 2024

  Korean Americans twice as likely to believe in Christ than people living in South Korea: survey

  Korean Americans are nearly twice as likely to identify as Christians compared to adults in South Korea (59% versus 32%), according to the latest Pew Research Center data released at the end of August. 

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  Sep 8, 2024

  Orphan ministry leader hopes Christians in China will step up as country stops int’l adoptions

  China has announced that it will no longer allow children to be sent overseas for adoption, ending a practice that has been in place for over three decades.

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  Sep 5, 2024

  13 Mountain Gateway pastors among 135 political prisoners released in Nicaragua

  The 13 members of Texas-based Mountain Gateway ministry imprisoned in Nicaragua earlier this year were among 135 “unjustly detained political prisoners” released today in a deal arranged by the U.S. government.

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  Aug 19, 2024

  Vatican removes Pakistani archbishop amid financial corruption, sexual abuse allegations

  The Vatican has removed the archbishop of the biggest Catholic diocese in Pakistan after an inquiry found him at the center of financial corruption, illegal sale of church property, and involvement in sexual abuse, according to reliable sources.