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Iraq's dwindling Christians pursue authentic political relationships and rights guarantees Christian religious and political leaders in Iraq have urged Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi to guarantee genuine political partnership for the community, enforce state authority, and improve security for the dwindling minority in the Mid-East country.

World churches body, Korean prime minister, seek new paths for dialogue and peace on Korean Peninsula World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has met with South Korean Prime Minister Han Seongsook in Seoul, where they discussed ways churches and the wider ecumenical movement could help reopen pathways for dialogue and peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Defeat of UK assisted dying bill leaders spurs church leaders to push for improved palliative care Christian leaders across the board are focussing on improving end-of-life care, after Members of the UK Parliament voted to reject a proposed assisted suicide law in England and Wales.

South African church leader calls for action over detention of Zambian bishop amid disputed election The Anglican Church of Southern Africa is calling for prayers for Zambia and her people following the country's recent disputed election, and particularly for healing, reconciliation and unity.

Indian churches in Mumbai seek self-declarations from worshipers after attacks, and anti-conversion law Churches across India's Mumbai Metropolitan Region have begun asking worshippers to fill out a self-declaration form, stating that they are attending prayers of their own will and not under pressure.

UN committee alarmed at ethnic killings, displacement and raids against migrants in South Africa The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has expressed grave concern over a surge in xenophobic hate crimes against migrants in South Africa since early 2026, including killings, forced displacement and unlawful home raids.

Christian missionary held in Niger released to US, says Donald Trump Christian missionary Kevin Rideout has been released to U.S. custody after more than nine months of captivity following his kidnapping in Niger's capital city, President Donald Trump has announced.

Lanterns for Peace remember victims of atomic bombings on anniversary There has only been one war in which atomic bombs have been dropped. That was at the end of the Second World War II when on Aug. 6 and Aug 9, 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing over 200,000 people, prompting Japan's surrender.

Nigerian bishop concerned that Christians are easy targets for banditry and kidnapping The Anglican Bishop of Nigeria's Egba Diocese, Dr. Emmanuel Oludaisi Adekunle, is concerned over the worsening security situation in the country, describing the west African country's Christians as vulnerable targets of banditry and kidnapping.

Woman released from Russian jail after Orthodox Church intervenes in Easter cake hookah case A Moscow woman has been released from jail for making a hookah out of a traditional Orthodox Easter cake after a high-level judicial body overturned her three-year prison sentence.