Ecumenicalnews

• South African church leader calls for action over detention of Zambian bishop amid disputed election
  The Anglican Church of Southern Africa is calling for prayers for Zambia and her people following the country's recent disputed election, and particularly for healing, reconciliation and unity.
• Indian churches in Mumbai seek self-declarations from worshipers after attacks, and anti-conversion law
  Churches across India's Mumbai Metropolitan Region have begun asking worshippers to fill out a self-declaration form, stating that they are attending prayers of their own will and not under pressure.
• UN committee alarmed at ethnic killings, displacement and raids against migrants in South Africa
  The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has expressed grave concern over a surge in xenophobic hate crimes against migrants in South Africa since early 2026, including killings, forced displacement and unlawful home raids.
• Christian missionary held in Niger released to US, says Donald Trump
  Christian missionary Kevin Rideout has been released to U.S. custody after more than nine months of captivity following his kidnapping in Niger's capital city, President Donald Trump has announced.
• Lanterns for Peace remember victims of atomic bombings on anniversary
  There has only been one war in which atomic bombs have been dropped. That was at the end of the Second World War II when on Aug. 6 and Aug 9, 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing over 200,000 people, prompting Japan's surrender.
• Nigerian bishop concerned that Christians are easy targets for banditry and kidnapping
  The Anglican Bishop of Nigeria's Egba Diocese, Dr. Emmanuel Oludaisi Adekunle, is concerned over the worsening security situation in the country, describing the west African country's Christians as vulnerable targets of banditry and kidnapping.
• Woman released from Russian jail after Orthodox Church intervenes in Easter cake hookah case
  A Moscow woman has been released from jail for making a hookah out of a traditional Orthodox Easter cake after a high-level judicial body overturned her three-year prison sentence.
• Prayer for Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula invoked by churches
  Each year, around August Christians are invited to join a prayer for the reunification of Korea, prepared by the National Council of Churches in Korea.
• After desecration damage at Medjugorje Virgin Mary shrine, Bosnian authorities investigate
  Authorities in Bosnia say they are investigating the desecration of a Virgin Mary statue and a shrine damaged by fire overnight in a southern Bosnian village, a popular destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims.
• World churches body delegation meets with president of Zimbabwe
  An ecumenical delegation led by World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has met with the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as well as officials from the Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs raising concerns about some recent developments.