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Jerusalem cancels annual Palm Sunday processional, citing Iran War

Pentagon closes press workspace after losing NYT lawsuit

Moldova, Ukraine | Surface water pollution and EU response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 24/03/2026

Countries: Moldova, Ukraine .

First spouses tout AI education for children in Washington

Afghan Taliban releases American held over a year

Charges dropped against wrongly accused Minnesota church protester

Mauritania: West and Central Africa: Latest Events at a glance (17-23 March 2026)

Countries: Mauritania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Nigeria .

Shelter Cluster Afghanistan: Monthly Snapshot (As of February 2026)

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Across Tanzania, Medical Refrigerators Preserve Life and Health for Kids with Diabetes

. By Talya Meyers The technology Tanzania’s children with diabetes needed most urgently wasn’t a cutting-edge treatment. It was refrigeration. Local p...

World: WHO recommends new diagnostic tools to help end TB

. The new guidelines on tests for TB that can be used near the point-of-care, issued by WHO, mark another step towards faster detection and treatment ...

World: The case for prioritising national expertise in humanitarian work

. This approach has resulted in several key benefits, notably the application of stronger contextual expertise when providing in-country support and r...

World TB Day: No child should die from a preventable disease

Countries: World, Guinea, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, Uganda . Leila Rafei March 24 2026, 8:00am “In an already underfunded TB response, ...

Ukraine: Reference Map - Dnipropetrovska, Donetska and Zaporizka oblasts, March 2026

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Ukraine: Reference Map - Dnipropetrovska, Donetska and Zaporizka oblasts, March 2026

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DR Congo: West and Central Africa: 2026 Regional Funding Status - General Overview (as of 23 March 2026)

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal,...

World: Regional Update for the Middle East and North Africa NGO Collective Statement [EN/AR]

. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S PROGRAMME 95TH STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING 24 – 26 MARCH 2026 Regional Update for the Middle East and ...

World: Outcome Report: Who's in the Driver's Seat - Centering Locally-Led Protection Analysis across Analysis-Informed Planning, Response and Transition

. 1. Background & Purpose This session was organized by the Protection Analysis Local Actor Network (PALAN), a network of local civil society orga...

Niger: Displacement Tracking Matrix - Flow Monitoring | February 2026 Report No. 97

Countries: Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Nigeria, Togo .

Mozambique 2026 Flood Humanitarian Response - as of 23 March 2026 [EN/PT]

. SITUATION OVERVIEW In mid-December, severe and prolonged flooding affected large parts of southern and central Mozambique. Rivers burst their banks,...

We Aren’t Just Disenchanted. We Are Desecrated.

It was late 2020 when, suddenly, the confused world I found myself living in began to make a little more sense to me. The reason it all fell into plac...

'No Guardrails' for Some Christian Wellness Influencers

“Fuel the grind and honor the soul” is one of the slogans on the website of the yet-to-be-released energy drink Praise Energy. Bryce Crawford, a Chris...

When Jesus Looks You in the Eye

I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me. . . . His eyes were like a flame of fire. (Revelation 1:12–14) What will it be like to look Jesus i...

Why Can’t Our Good Works Save Us? Titus 3:4–7, Part 4

Why do our good works in Christ please God when even our best works outside Christ added to our guilt? John Piper explores the insufficiency of works ...

Top 10 Theology Stories Since 2000: Part 2

Join Collin Hansen, Michael Graham, and Sarah Zylstra as they count down the #5 to #1 top theological stories since 2000.

God Shows Us Where to Take Our Groaning

Groaning is a response to trials that precedes and transcends words. When I need to cry out to God but can’t find the words, I groan.

North Korea: As Kim Jong Un secures new term, believers see little change

North Korea (MNN) — "You have to really toe the party line, or you can get in so much trouble," says Neal.

When persecution is documented but not addressed, what comes next?

United States (MNN) — An important US report has been missing for two years.

As the Iran conflict expands, Heart4Iran fights to stay on air

Iran (MNN) -- Iran remains at the center of a dangerous global crisis.

4 Ways to Combat Fear of Man

Our ultimate security must come from what our Father says about us, not from what others say.

Christians in India Stage March to Protest New Law

Thousands of Christians marched with torches on March 22 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh’s capital, to protest the state’s new anti-conversion law. Protestors...

Christians Mark Eid with Muslims in Nigeria Despite Ongoing Killings

Christians joined Muslims for Eid prayers and visits as security warnings spread across Taraba, Plateau, and Southern Kaduna states. The message of un...

Damascus Experiments with Restrictive Religious Social Codes

A decree issued in the Syrian capital of Damascus last week restricted the sale of alcohol, the latest incident hinting at increased religious conserv...

Died: Chuck Norris, Icon of American Machismo Who Returned to Faith

Even Chuck Norris’s granddaughter bought into the memes that described her Papa as indestructible. He was, as she wrote recently, the man who “counted...

The New Party Politics of Abortion

This month, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a bill to ban the abortion drug mifepristone and revoke the FDA’s approval of it. In the recent past, ...

Elevation Church’s New College Reflects a Shift in Christian Higher Ed

Elevation Church—a multisite megachurch founded by Steven Furtick and based in Matthews, North Carolina—announced the launch of Elevation College in N...

The Gospel That Carries You to the End

What kind of gospel actually carries believers to the end? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:1 to show why only a heralded g...

Dying to Live

How do we present ourselves to God “as a living sacrifice”? Pastor John applies Romans 12:1–2 to believers’ daily lives.Listen Now

To Solve Their Loneliness Problem, Gen Z Needs the Church

‘Why We’re Feeling Lonely’ can help Gen Z find their place in the local church even as it helps older generations understand what might be holding you...

Who stole my sheep? The church’s hidden barrier to growth

International (MNN) — The world is changing, and the way the church is operating is changing.

Hope remains as Gospel spreads amid war in Sudan

Sudan (MNN) -- As Sudan’s war worsens, Bible translation work continues.

Prison ministry makes seminary possible for "the inside church"

United States (MNN) — Three words: Seminary made possible!

Christian Sexual Ethics Between the Ages

God’s designs for sex are good for us, not arbitrary constraints keeping us from having fun. We do well to communicate this truth.

He Meets Our Mistreatment with Reward

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecut...

Help! I Don’t Like My Church’s Music

We can make up our minds to support our church’s worship—not with the goal of changing the music but of being changed through selfless singing.

CENTRAL ASIA: Visions, Visas, and Venturing to Unreached People in Afghanistan

Brother Matthew was a worldly teenager when his mother decided she and her son needed to go to church. By the end of that first service, both of them ...

Preach Like a Poet

Poets and SpaceX engineers have more in common than you might think. Poets express powerful emotion within the constraints imposed by meter and rhyme....

Six Paths to Self-Forgetfulness

Self-awareness can be good, but it can also go too far. Our thoughts of self often grow quieter when we look to God and follow where he leads.Listen N...

Don’t Miss the Diamonds in the Chest of Salvation: Titus 3:4–7, Part 3

Mercy, regeneration, justification, grace, inheritance, hope, eternal life — salvation is full of wonders for us to study and enjoy.Watch Now

False Gospels Aren’t Just Online

Our task extends beyond calling out false gospels—we’re also called to embody the biblical truth we defend.

The First Martyr: What Cain and Abel Teach Us About Persecution

By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” The story of persecution in the Bible begins not in a battl...

What Kids Think About God Matters

This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Sam Luce and Hunter Williams, How to Teach Kids Theology: Deep Truths for Growing F...

Urgency Is Not Faithfulness

A statement dropped on a Tuesday. I do not remember which Tuesday. There have been many Tuesdays like it. Something breaks into the news: A shooting. ...

What to Expect at This Year's Church Conventions

Summer is the time for ecclesial gatherings. Between June and September, dozens of denominations representing millions of churchgoers will gather for ...

Q&A: Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Are Fighting and How Christians There Survive

On February 27, the Pakistani government declared open war on Afghanistan’s Taliban government. Massive air strikes have killed hundreds in the days s...

Turning ‘a Miracle’ into Long-Haul Help for the Homeless

Cassandra Burnette never expected to find herself homeless. A petite, 57-year-old African American woman who chatters to strangers like they’re old fr...

How to Shepherd an Anxious Soul

At this point, the prevalence and causes of anxiety in the current generation are common knowledge. The books have been written, and the podcasts have...

The One We Dare Not Take for Granted

Do we honor God by assuming him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 48:9–11 to show why God’s greatness demands our attention a...

Hope Walked Across the Graduation Stage

In September 2025, five young survivors of the African Islamist terrorist group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) violence walked across a graduation sta...

Wisdom for Families Affected by Divorce

Divorce feels final and defeating. But our stories aren’t over yet, and divorce doesn’t have the final say. In Christ, there’s hope for the days ahead...

Your Church Makes Christianity Credible

God’s people are newly restored creatures, empowered to do the good God intended for all human beings when he created them.

Daily conversations and prayers for Libya

Libya (MNN) — In Libya, 97% of the population is Sunni Muslim, and religion is ingrained in the culture.

Same mission, separate paths: Why ministries don’t always work together

Lesotho (MNN) – Ministry collaboration is part of Mission Aviation Fellowship's DNA.

Energy strikes increase the toll on global economy and people's lives in Iran war

Middle East (MNN) — Midweek strikes from Israel and Iran have damaged critical energy fields across the Gulf, including two in Qatar and Iran.

Moral Failure, Godly Character, and the Challenges of Pastoral Leadership

Explore four possible explanations for pastoral moral failing and learn the true causes.

Cuban Pastor, Son Arrested

Protests in Morón, Cuba, erupted the night of March 13 and lasted through the next day in response to a week of blackouts and shortages of medical and...

India’s Second-Largest State Passes Discriminatory Anti-Conversion Law

The Maharashtra Assembly passed a bill this week to legally regulate religious conversion. Ironically titled the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill ...

Ministry Highlights

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Christian Teenager Abducted, Forcibly Married to Muslim

In 2025, a 16-year-old Pakistani Christian named Reena took a job at a restaurant to help support her family. An older Muslim man who worked there tri...

Christian Leaders Arrested

Since the beginning of 2026, more than two dozen Christians, including converts and church leaders, have been arrested and detained without any charge...

Church Holds Service Despite Ban

On Dec. 24, 2025, Muslim leaders insisted on an official ban and pressured a local pastor in West Java province to cancel his church's planned holiday...

Why We Can Trust the Resurrection

Courtney and Melissa talk with New Testament scholar Michael Kruger about the evidence that Jesus physically rose from the dead—and the difference tha...

The Sexual Revolution Can’t Keep Its Promises

‘The End of the Gay Rights Revolution’ is a heartfelt attempt by an insider to honestly assess the LGBTQ+ movement.

Lebanon’s crisis deepened by regional instability

Lebanon (MNN) -- One million people are on the move in Lebanon, where Israel began ground operations earlier this week.

Emotional Validation Isn’t Always Loving

Contemporary culture says we should always validate feelings. But biblical wisdom requires a more nuanced approach.

When Help Arrives at Just the Right Time

On Jan. 21, 2025, Hindu nationalists attacked Pastor Ishan Prasad and his family during a prayer meeting in their village in India, severely injuring ...

How Christian Girls Become Muslim Wives in Egypt

Comprising about 10% of Egypt’s current population, Copts are the largest Christian community in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Among...

On My Shelf: Life and Books with Kelly M. Kapic

Kelly M. Kapic talks about what’s on his bedside table, favorite fiction, favorite rereads, and more.

The Danger of AI Isn’t Misinformation. It’s Mis-Formation.

AI’s danger isn’t only a matter of misinformation; it’s a matter of formation. The issue is what habitual AI use does to us.

China’s Persecution Has No Borders

By ICC Fellow Linda Burkle, PhD Fifteen years ago, I traveled to China with a friend and ministry partner to conduct a training conference for undergr...