Author: Chris Eyte/Christian Daily
Chris Eyte/Christian Daily
Chris Eyte serves as International Correspondent for CDI, covering Europe, the United States & Canada, the Caribbean and Oceania. He has worked in journalism and copywriting for some 18 years, mostly for Christian media publications in the UK, the US and Australia. He is an English graduate from the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he was President of the St Andrews Literary Society. In his free time, he enjoys writing devotionals and runs his own blog (hislovefrees.life). Chris has traveled extensively, living briefly in South Africa and Belgium, and now resides in South Wales in the UK with his wife and children.
Chris Eyte/Christian Daily. Mission Australia wants homeless people to take part in the 2026 Census, being conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Aug. 11. It comes as Australia marks Homelessness Week from Aug. 3 to 9, amid indications that homelessness is becoming more widespread. Mission Australia, a Christian community services and housing provider, said housing affordability and rental stress were causing systemic problems. According to data from the 2021 Census, 122,494 people experienced homelessness, but Mission Australia said the number was “likely to be higher today” because a lack of affordable homes has forced more people into unstable…
Chris Eyte/Christian Daily The French evangelical alliance CNEF (Conseil National des Évangéliques de France) has issued a rallying cry to evangelicals to mobilise a “spirit of compassion, prayer and support” to communities suffering after devastating wildfires engulfed large areas of France this summer. France is facing a historic wildfire crisis, with more than 115,000 hectares burned nationwide and at least 220,000 people evacuated, particularly in high-risk areas of the southwest, including Gironde. Emergency crews have temporarily brought a major wildfire west of Bordeaux under control, but temperatures above 40°C and strong winds continue to pose a serious risk of further…
Chris Eyte/Christian Daily An advocacy group defending Judeo-Christian values in Australia has launched a database to track infringements of Christians’ religious freedom. The Canberra Declaration, a group calling on Australian leaders to rebuild the country’s Judeo-Christian foundations, on March 11 launched the Australian Christian Freedom Index (ACFI) with a 40-page report on anti-Christian currents in 2025. The launch of the index and the report came in a webinar in which key Christian leaders and legal experts mapped religious discrimination across Australia. Panelists argued that anti-discrimination laws in Australia silence the church. They contended that a formal index must prove to the government…
By Chris Eyte/Christian Daily Many children remain at risk of sexual exploitation, human trafficking and poverty—particularly migrant children—the Salvation Army warned during the 61st session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council earlier this year. Markus Stefan Hofer, UN communications and advocacy officer for the World Evangelical Alliance, delivered an oral statement in his dual role as representative speaker for the Salvation Army’s International Social Justice Commission. He spoke during an interactive dialogue with attorney Mama Fatima Singhateh at the council. Singhateh serves as UN Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children. The statement…
By Chris Eyte/Christian Daily Scotland recorded its highest-ever number of abortions in 2024, with nearly 18,800 terminations logged in the latest government figures — a development that has drawn a response from a prominent evangelical advocate who says honest, compassionate conversations are increasingly urgent. Public Health Scotland released the data May 26, showing 18,783 abortions performed last year — a 55% rise in demand since 2016. The termination rate stood at 17.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44. In NHS Lanarkshire alone, the number of terminations was 86% higher than a decade ago. The report also documented a sharp disparity based…
By Chris Eyte. As European nations finalize preparations for a major shift in migration policy next month, church leaders gathered in Bucharest in April warned that faith communities must prepare for a “new phase” of humanitarian need. The executive committee of the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) launched the fourth edition of its “Mapping Migration” report during a two-day meeting hosted by AIDRom, an ecumenical organization representing Orthodox and Protestant churches in Romania. The report serves as a comprehensive record of how churches across the continent are navigating displacement crises that have defined the past decade. The gathering…
The so-called “Quiet Revival” report by the Bible Society noting an upsurge in Christianity among young people in the U.K. is also seen to an extent among young New Zealanders, according to a report by Baptists. In the 2025 Annual Report for the Baptist Churches of New Zealand, Ethan Miller, Youth Catalyst for the denomination, made the comments in reference to the Bible Society report published in April 2025 and titled “The Quiet Revival: Gen Z leads rise in church attendance emerging across parts of the Western world.” Miller shared the findings in a chapter titled, “Fanning the Flame: Is the Quiet…