Pope Francis yearned to be with ‘the least of these’
KOŠICE, SLOVAKIA — I’ve traveled to a few places that made me uncomfortable, even scared, in my 20-plus years with The Christian Chronicle. The community…
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‘We Will Never Forget’
OKLAHOMA CITY — The last week or two, I started feeling stressed. Agitated even. For no apparent reason. Then it hit me: The anniversary. Saturday…
Venezuelan family waits, prays and fights its fear
ABILENE, TEXAS — Maruj Rangel began to cry. Her 10-year-old son, Isaías, rose from the couch where he was seated with his sister and father,…
Religion News Association again honors Erik Tryggestad for coverage including the war in Ukraine
ARLINGTON, VA. — For the second time in three years, The Christian Chronicle's Erik Tryggestad has earned a top national award for his coverage of…
Around the World: ‘Football evangelism’ in Nigeria, church planting methods in the Philippines and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
Healing bodies — and souls — in a Buddhist nation
MOUNG RUESSEI, CAMBODIA — On the grounds of a Buddhist temple, a crowd gathered in the shade of a mango tree. Adolescent monks, adorned in…
Lessons amid pandemic loss
Five years ago, COVID-19 turned the world upside down. On a Sunday in mid-March, numerous Churches of Christ in the U.S. and abroad canceled regular…
Church-supported nonprofit loses, then regains, USAID funding after reprieve from Elon Musk
Last Wednesday, Mark Moore sent an urgent message to the factory that packages a life-saving peanut butter called MANA: Stop putting USAID labels on the…
Why go back to Ukraine?
KYIV, UKRAINE — “Church and family.” Marina Noyes said it over and over when asked why she and her husband, Jim, came back to Ukraine.…
Betrayed by a nation, grateful to the church
He didn’t criticize President Donald Trump, who said that Ukraine started the war and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator without elections.” He didn’t…
