The world today learned of the death of Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and leader of the world’s 1.37 billion Catholics.

Kaliningrad's Baptists are on the upswing. That’s the assessment of Nikolay Vladimirovich Kazakov, since March 2024, senior pastor of the city’s “Peace Church.”

On the 80th anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for his opposition to Hitler, the moderator of World Council of Churches has paid tribute to the deep faith of the German theologian, saying his life and witness continue to inspire the ecumenical movement.

A court in Moscow has banned the distribution of the New Testament: The Restoration Translation, published by the ministry of Witness Lee and Watchman Nee, for being “extremist.”

Prof. Filler bridges real-world cases and theological interpretation to reveal humanity's inherent conflict between environmental protection and prosperity maintenance. Through a biblical anthropological framework, he demonstrates how the environmental crisis reflects a spiritual crisis.

Presbyter Telepneff argued that sixth-century Celtic monasticism was profoundly shaped by Egyptian Coptic traditions. Evidence includes shared ascetic practices, spiritual concepts, monastic rules, and artistic similarities.

An international workshop on the history of Christianity in East Asia will convene in Warsaw, Poland, from October 28 to 31.

Hunsam Lee, new general secretary of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, and Dr Sungkook Park, from the Ecumenical Department of the church, met with Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), and Dr Manoj Kurian, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing, at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place from 18-25 January, churches and Christian communities worldwide are invited to use a variety of resources prepared in seven languages, including a child-friendly version and the reading plan on the YouVersion’s Bible App.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay conveyed greetings of joy and gratitude as the 47th European Youth Meeting organized by the Taizé Community gathered in Tallinn, Estonia.