• World Vision: 'Hunger Season' Hit Niger Early

  A Christian aid agency that has been working in Niger since 1995 says the current food shortage in the West African country is the worst they’ve seen since the 2005 food crisis.

  

• Archbishop Tutu to Withdraw from Public Life

  Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu announced Thursday his intention to retire from public life on Oct. 7 – the day he is to turn 79.

  

• Deaths of Pakistani Christian Brothers Fuel Call for 'Blasphemy' Repeal

  The leader of the World Council of Churches is urging Pakistan’s president and prime minister to initiate measures toward the repeal of their controversial blasphemy laws, which critics say are often abused by extremists.

• Christian Relief Group Says Shelter is Greatest Need, Challenge in Haiti

  Six months after Haiti's devastating earthquake, one of the largest Christian humanitarian organizations in the world says much has been done to help the people of the Caribbean country.

• Christian Aid Groups Press Kyrgyzstan Gov't to Launch Probe After Violence

  An alliance of Christian humanitarian groups is pressing the government of Kyrgyzstan to launch an investigation into the recent civil conflict that left over a half-million people in immediate need of food, water, shelter, and medical care.