In less than a week in September, public television broadcasts stigmatised evangelicals in both countries. How should we interpret this?

A new report on French television warns of the influence of evangelicals in European politics. Julia Doxat-Purser responds based on her decades of experience in political dialogue in Brussels.

Broadcaster France 2 discusses ‘control techniques’ and homophobia in churches in an extensive prime-time feature. The two largest Protestant organisations lament the latest stigmatisation of evangelicals.

Two visits in 2025 paved the way for the unanimous approval of the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine as a member of the EEA.

The Spanish Evangelical Alliance is proposing that the WEA hold its general assembly more frequently, that the international leadership be more accountable, and that national alliances regain a central role. It welcomes the profile of the new CEO. An interview with general secretary X. Manuel Suárez.

In his first canonisation, Pope Leo XIV makes a millennial 'influencer' devoted to spreading the word about miracles and Marian apparitions a saint. Catholicism expert Leonardo De Chirico explains the context.

Expert lawyer Robert Peters has investigated all kinds of cases of abuse in churches. In an interview with ‘Evangelical Focus’, he argues why the “historically passive and superficial approach” in churches must change radically, and offers keys for action.

Evangelicals from two generations and diverse church backgrounds see the fruit of collaboration, says Croatian Jasmin Avdagić. A festival brought together 1,300 people from countries of the former Yugoslavia region.

More than 100 churches and mission organisations, as well as 140 Christian leaders, have signed a document backed by biblical references calling for an end to the culture of silence. Meanwhile, stories of abuse are being shared on social media.

In a packed venue in Burgos, the legendary Nu Metal band was welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd. Sonny Sandoval led a review of their 33 years of music.

In Spain and Italy, there are voices calling for science to be enriched with a distinctly biblical motivation and hope that leads to action. “Young people are bringing new ideas and ways of communicating the message of creation care to all around us”.

What should we make of the evidence pointing to increasingly harsh summers? Gianluca Piccirillo in Italy and Michael Wickham in Spain address the problem of high temperatures from a Christian perspective.

From sleepless nights to natural disasters such as the one in Valencia in 2024. Christian climate researchers share their experiences from Italy and Spain.

Does a renewed interest in a ‘Christian past’ automatically lead to an openness to the gospel? Does undoing ‘woke’ paradigms necessarily mean that there is a genuine interest in the values of Jesus? In the current cultural shift, the challenge for Christians in Europe is to continue to be uncomfortable for those in power.

Peter Mead has got to know preachers throughout Europe over the last two decades. He is passionate about demonstrating that good biblical preaching changes people's lives. A blog for preachers and a podcast offer extensive practical training.

Thousands of people in Austria's second largest city mourn the deaths of seven students and three teachers at a secondary school, killed by an armed young man who later committed suicide.

The Ukrainians who travelled to Wisła, Poland, to attend the ELF conference did not talk about numbers. They shared stories about children suffering from vicarious trauma, regular Christians praying with soldiers on the front line, and the resilient action of churches serving displaced families.

The 60-minute documentary about the transformative project among children with additional needs in Mozambique was filmed in three weeks to “stir something that leads to action”, says its director, Eli Padilla.

Evangelicals in France have been reflecting for years on the dignity of people at the end of their lives. Thierry Le Gall, who works with the CNEF in political circles, explains his point of view on the new assisted suicide law that is about to be voted on.

Discipleship, Arts, Media, Youth work, Emerging Leaders and Muslim Ministry among the 31 networks at the European Leadership Forum 2025. Plenary sessions with speakers such as Peter J. Williams, Rico Tice and Zefjan Nikolla, streamed live. 

What is it that turns news professionals accustomed to questioning political and religious leaders into mere ‘fans’ when they travel to Rome to meet the new pontiff?

Pastors support the family of a 25-year-old man who was killed and another who was hospitalised after a crime that deeply affected the church in the ‘Nazaret’ neighbourhood. They lament the inaccurate information reported in the media.

“We pray for peace and stability”, evangelical leader Olof Edsinger says, “but also for tools for politicians and the police to counter these situations”.

The slow recovery after six months of the DANA floods is a reminder that we should not just assume that ‘everything will be fine’.

The “rumours of war” should not take Christians by surprise. Churches must “read the times”, commit to real peacemaking, and pray “lucid” and “not abstract” prayers. Leaders from Sweden, France, Portugal and Spain spoke to Evangelical Focus.