In this series
This year, Christianity Today expanded its coverage of Africa, highlighting the myriad ways in which believers on the continent are bringing the Good News to their communities and tackling political, social, and economic issues in their contexts with wisdom and tenacity.
CT also reported widely on ongoing turmoil and struggle in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, with stories of Christians persevering under persecution or embarking on countercultural practices that displayed selfless, Christlike love.
Meanwhile, CT examined how the faith is thriving in unexpected ways and how missional living is paramount for evangelism in Latin America and Oceania.
These stories are opportunities for CT readers to witness God’s hand at work on a worldwide scale, intercede for fellow believers who are suffering, and praise God for all the ways he builds his church.
Here are our editors’ picks of international stories worth reading in 2025:
Inside the Crowded Hospital Full of Congo’s Rape Victims
Dr. Denis Mukwege, a local pastor and surgeon, is a tireless advocate for women and children suffering through war.
How to Lead a Youth Group Through a Missile Attack
Ukrainian teens and tweens learn to pray and read Psalms through a Russian bombardment.
Growth Is Good. Survival Is, Too.
Japan’s Christians still pray for revival. But endurance is its own reward.
Tio Pedro’s Mission Field Is Carnival
Most evangelicals shun the holiday. But one man sees Brazil’s favorite festival as a key evangelistic opportunity.
Shrinking Palestinian Christian Population Wary of Cease-Fire
“As people, we can live together … because this is what Jesus asked us to do.”
My Child’s Success Isn’t My Crowning Glory
In a culture that prizes academic achievement, prayers for our kids can sound like shallow negotiations with God.
‘Without God’s Permission, I Cannot Go to Prison’
Missionary David Lin spent his 17 years behind bars translating the Bible and ministering to his cellmates.
Christianity Is Declining in Australia. Or Is It?
New study finds hundreds of thousands of people, especially those over 55, are quietly turning to Christianity.
Hindu Mobs Killed His Friend. He Forgave Them.
As India releases the killer of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his sons, one Indian Christian chooses acceptance.
I Was Sold into Slavery. Jesus Set Me Free.
In the Thai Muslim community where I lived, enslavement was all I knew. Then God spoke into the darkness.
Their Families Abandoned Them. Emeagwali Took Them In.
A Christian orphanage director pushes back against child abandonment and a broken adoption system in Nigeria.
Pastors Press on After 46,000 Churchgoers Leave Hong Kong
Political upheaval led many to emigrate overseas. Yet some pastors still remain to shepherd those who stay.
An Old Idea Is New Again in Europe: Spiritual Formation
Evangelicals across the continent are experimenting with discipleship.
I Was the Enemy Jesus Told You to Love
As an extremist Muslim, I beat a Christian boy and left him to die. His faithful prayers for me led to my salvation.
The Pastor Who Rescues People from Japan’s ‘Suicide Cliff’
Yoichi Fujiyabu has spent three decades sharing God’s love to people who want to end their lives.
