South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Crammed with Heaven is a monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth During the Second World War, an American soldier who loved golf, was captured and held in a Japanese prison camp. To stay sane and keep his mind focused […]
Originally published in Worthy News A growing number of Islamic militants are abandoning terrorism and turning to the Christian faith in Nigeria, one of the world’s most dangerous countries for Christians, according to a new, dramatised documentary by a global mission group. Youth With A Mission (YWAM) produced the film […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A religious freedom watchdog has urged Donald Trump’s administration to highlight the persecution of believers in Sudan, in the same way that it has recognised Christian suffering in Nigeria. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called on the US State Department to […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International A coalition of Christian leaders in Zimbabwe warned that a proposed constitutional amendment could weaken democratic safeguards, urging legislators to protect the integrity of the country’s constitution. The Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), which brings together the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, the Zimbabwe […]
By Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells one continuous redemptive story. At the heart of that story stands Israel. Scripture does not describe many covenant nations chosen for redemptive history. It speaks of one nation through whom God chose […]
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its sobering 2026 Annual Report on Wednesday documenting the worsening global crisis in freedom of religion or belief throughout 2025. The bipartisan commission, mandated by Congress under the International Religious Freedom Act, cataloged egregious violations — including state-sponsored repression, extremist violence, attacks on […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo has warned that the modern-day assertion of “rights” related to abortion, assisted suicide and LGBT issues is being used to limit religious freedom in what he called “polite persecution”. Speaking to Crux Now, Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi said that the […]
Originally published by The Christian Post A movement of orthodox Anglicans is meeting in Nigeria this week to elect their own “first among equals” to rival the incoming female archbishop of Canterbury. The first formal gathering of the Global Anglican Communion began on Tuesday in the Nigerian capital of Abuja […]
Originally published in Israel365News US President Donald Trump’s blunt warnings and redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern have jolted the Nigerian government into action, finally curbing the relentless slaughter of Christians by jihadist groups that have operated with near-total impunity for years. Rev Akinyele Abiodun James, district […]
YouVersion, creator of the world’s most popular Bible App, with over a billion installs, has opened a regional hub in South Africa to support the significant Bible engagement momentum already underway across Africa. The opening celebration in Cape Town on February 26 followed a similar celebration in Nairobi, Kenya on […]