Ukraine says chaplain is now official profession

With this registration, chaplaincy is officially recognised as an essential element of spiritual and psychological support for Ukrainian patients, Slovoproslovo, an Ukrainian newspaper, said.

Are women more religious than men?

Women are more open to the spiritual and find it easier to entrust themselves to God. Men think more often that they need to be independent.

Seven killed in attack on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany

They say the gunman acted alone in Thursday's attack, and later took his own life. His motives are unknown.
Ken Ward inside Ukraine.

Helping Ukraine is a top priority now!

Along with the Odessa People’s Church, Ken Ward and Emory Morsberger, founder of Helping Ukraine, have been working together to provide aid to the people of Ukraine through the harsh winter.
Pope Benedict laid to rest

Pope Benedict laid to rest

Pope Francis presided over his funeral with the Gospel reading for his homily taken from Luke 23:46, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."

Theologian and Biblical economist Gary North passes away

“Who are the likely readers? A remnant,” he wrote. “I mean those Christians who are convinced that there are serious problems with the modern economies of the world."
Wounded Ukrainian woman

How to pray for Ukraine and world peace

No war has limited or local consequences. It affects the whole world. Already, the price of crude oil has soared above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014.
Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin’s spiritual destiny

“The spiritual choice made by St Vladimir still largely determines our affinity today” Putin wrote only last year. “In the words of Oleg the Prophet about Kyev, “let it be the mother of all Russian cities”.
Ted Kim

‘Once is not enough’: Interview with Ted Kim

The watering down of the gospel messages is due to the loss of faith in the Bible, the unique truth of Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit. The loss of faith in the Bible is critical. If pastors cannot believe the Bible, what will they preach about, and why should they preach it, asks Rev. Ted Kim, author of 'Save Europe', in an interview with The Christian Messenger.

Power of the resurrection of Jesus changed the world: Pope

“The primacy of Grace,” concludes the Pope, “does not lead to passivity, on the contrary, it increases energy a hundredfold and increases sensitivity to injustice”.
The suffering of Christ

The happiness of suffering

Suffering for our own mistakes tends to be a source of shame. But to suffer for the sake of righteousness (because we are followers of Jesus) is a cause for joy in the Lord.
Smith Wigglesworth

Have faith in God: Smith Wigglesworth

It is grand to see people believe God. God knew all about this leg and that it was broken in two places. I said to the woman, "When I pray, something will happen." Her husband was sitting there; he had been in his chair for four years and could not walk a step.

Churches petition Murmu to save Christians in Manipur

An estimated 35,000 Meitei Christians face “total cleansing and obliteration" in all the valley districts of the hilly state, according to their memorandum submitted to Murmu on June 26.