Church leaders from across India's church spectrum launched the National Federation of Churches in India (NFCI) on May 8 in response to escalating anti-Christian violence and legal restrictions targeting the Christian community. The federation was established during the Fourth National Ecumenical Bishops' Fellowship Meeting at...

The Rev. Keith Chen-Cheng Lee, rector of Good Shepherd Church in Taipei, was elected the seventh bishop of Taiwan on May 9 during the diocese's annual convention. Lee will succeed the Rt. Rev. Lennon Yuan-Rung Chang, who announced his retirement plans during the diocese's annual...