Ecumenicalnews http://ecumenicalnews.com/ Copyright (c) 2026 Ecumenicalnews. All Rights Reserved. Ecumenicalnews News, Updated daily en-gb Ecumenicalnews 144 31 http://ecumenicalnews.com/ <![CDATA[Tehran church compound faces closure as Iran makes life difficult for Christians]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:05:37 EDT <![CDATA[Chinese authorities have released underground church figure Jin Mingri from prison]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:11:11 EDT <![CDATA[250th anniversary of U.S. independence marked by papal call for Americans to welcome, protect immigrants]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:19:34 EDT <![CDATA[Pope Leo appeals to the Society of Saint Pius X on unmandated ordinations]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:28:49 EDT <![CDATA[Religious Liberty Commission report received by Trump seen to seek blurring of the church-state divide]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:07:00 EDT <![CDATA[Faith groups use education to play key role on Congo front lines of Ebola]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:27:53 EDT <![CDATA[Honoring America's first saint, Pope Leo sends strong message on immigrants]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:25:49 EDT <![CDATA[Attacks on Holy Land Christians continue and are mounting, says report]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[World churches body signs joint civil society statement on AI in warfare]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:05:55 EDT <![CDATA[Bishop speaks out against threats to migrants in South Africa]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:14:23 EDT <![CDATA[World churches body holding prayers for peace in Ukraine on June 11]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:40:53 EDT <![CDATA[UN experts warn of violations against women and girls from Nigeria's Christian and other religious minority communities]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:51:00 EDT <![CDATA[US Defense Department slashes number of recognized religions for the military]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:50:36 EDT <![CDATA[First female Lutheran bishop in Kenya welcomed by Lutheran World Federation]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 18:52:57 EDT <![CDATA[Nigeria facing crisis of religious violence, according to monitoring group]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 19:00:15 EDT <![CDATA[Disarmament of artificial intelligence message by Pope Leo backed by ecumenical groups]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 17:26:13 EDT <![CDATA[Pope Leo calls for the Holy Spirit to save humanity from 'evil of war' in Pentecostal address]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 17:25:18 EDT <![CDATA[Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda deeply concerns world churches' body]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 18:30:19 EDT <![CDATA[Trump says he will raise concerns about jailed Hong Kong Catholic campaigner Jimmy Lai during China visit]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 18:26:55 EDT <![CDATA[US religious freedom body says India's religious freedom on 'downward trajectory']]> Sun, 10 May 2026 18:03:47 EDT