In Canada, a reckoning after remains of 215 Indigenous children are found
At age 6, Brenda Cyr was taken from her family and forced to live at a church-run residential school — part of a 120-year Canadian government…
International
Pandemic claims ministry leader in Pakistan
Pakistan, home to 216 million souls, hadn’t at press time experienced the wave of infections and deaths besetting its eastern neighbor, India. But cases of…
‘Miracles’ in the pandemic
The love of Jesus compelled Sonia Madiki to teach women to sew. Now the program she launched a decade ago has become a lifeline for…
Around the World, June 2021
Featured image (above): Spiritual therapy at rehab center results in baptisms José David Alcerro prays for 27 new believers at a rehabilitation center in Matiguás, Nicaragua.…
A pandemic of prayer for India
‘We are immersed in fire. It is like watching an apocalyptic movie.” That’s how Dr. Mani Pagidipalli describes his home country of India, which topped…
‘The most fruitful mission field in the world’
A recent funeral hosted by the Hamilton Church of Christ in northwest Alabama was viewed on Facebook more than 3,000 times and generated more than 300…
Volcano destroys two church buildings in Caribbean
Violent volcanic eruptions in the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have forced nearly 20,000 people to flee their homes. “Ash clouds…
Christian Chronicle wins 13 national awards from Associated Church Press
The Christian Chronicle's comprehensive coverage of the global COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice protests after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody earned top honors…
Helpless and hungry, Christians in Myanmar ‘need your prayer constantly’
'Our country is now just a battlefield.” That’s the message from a church leader in Myanmar after months of violent protests that have resulted in…
Pandemic brings an ‘awakening’
DAKAR, Senegal — There’s bad news and good news for Churches of Christ in this West African, predominantly Muslim nation of 16.3 million souls. The…
