Authorities in Bosnia say they are investigating the desecration of a Virgin Mary statue and a shrine damaged by fire overnight in a southern Bosnian village, a popular destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims.
An ecumenical delegation led by World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has met with the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as well as officials from the Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs raising concerns about some recent developments.
Three evangelical leaders in Switzerland have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent constitutional amendment that bans lawmakers in the Canton of Geneva from wearing visible religious symbols.
A delegation from the World Council of Churches has made a solidarity visit to Ukraine, which it said is "walking in hope and praying with churches and communities for an end to the war" started by the Russian invasion four years ago.
Leaders of major churches say that Israeli authorities are launching a "coordinated attack" on the Christian presence in the Holy Land by introducing tax measures against them.
Concerns are growing that the oldest Protestant church in Iran, and its surrounding buildings, may be demolished, after residents were ordered to evacuate by July 11.
Chinese authorities have released Jin Mingri, an underground church leader, from prison, and he has travelled to the United States, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by President Donald Trump.
The first North American-born pope, Leo XIV, has used a symbolic visit to Lampedusa, Italy's migrant gateway, to urge the United States and Europe to show greater compassion towards migrants and refugees.
Concerns are growing that the oldest Protestant church in Iran, and its surrounding buildings, may be demolished, after residents were ordered to evacuate by July 11.
Chinese authorities have released Jin Mingri, an underground church leader, from prison, and he has travelled to the United States, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by President Donald Trump.
The first North American-born pope, Leo XIV, has used a symbolic visit to Lampedusa, Italy's migrant gateway, to urge the United States and Europe to show greater compassion towards migrants and refugees.
Pope Leo XIV has called on the Society of St Pius X, a group that has been at odds with the Vatican, urging it to abandon its planned episcopal consecrations in Switzerland without a papal mandate and warning of grave consequences should they proceed.
