Dutch evangelicals call for “compassion and prayers” and stress that “palliative care is essential to support parents in accompanying their child with dignity”.

The National Council of Evangelicals in France laments the “turning point” which, they fear, will serve to push the most vulnerable towards death. The controversial law has been passed by a narrow margin following three years of debate.

The Finnish Christian parliamentarian’s travel authorisation was refused, likely due to her legal case over a booklet on homosexuality dating back more than 20 years. She has been invited by the Northern Ireland Assembly to speak on religious freedom.

Once one of United States’ most powerful executives, Mark Whitacre lost everything to greed and deception — and found God at the bottom. Today, as vice president of Coca-Cola Consolidated, a publicly traded company that openly declares its Christian purpose, he is convinced that business done God’s way works better.

At least 12 people have died in the devastating wildfire in Andalusia, Spain. An evangelical pastor, speaking from the scene in Turre: “There are many difficulties in putting out the fire due to the terrain, the wind and also the heat”.

“As Christians, we are called to work towards cultures where abuse is never ignored or concealed”, says the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland, following the court conviction of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson.

The law recognises the unborn as a family member for administrative purposes from the start of pregnancy. Abortion advocates in the regional parliament showed their opposition in a tense debate.

The number of births has fallen sharply after the pandemic, although the situation is even worse in Mediterranean countries. Adoptions are also at an all-time low.

“Let’s continue making history together” is the motto for the 2027 celebrations, which will feature a wide range of activities in areas such as leadership, society, childhood, family and bioethics. The main event marking the anniversary will take place on 21 and 22 May in Madrid.

The European Evangelical Alliance publishes a seven-page document emphasising the identity of “Good News people” in a context of growing media exposure. “The term ‘Evangelical’ is wrongly linked to political movements and narratives that do not reflect the reality of Evangelical communities in Europe”.

The World Evangelical Alliance addressed the Austrian government at the Human Rights Council, requesting that no obstacles prevent the registration of faith minorities.

The reform of the Criminal Code, spearheaded by the government, is now going to the Senate. The Spanish Evangelical Alliance rejects the Bill because it criminalises voluntary pastoral care, and FEREDE says the government is using ambiguous wording.

The Labour government’s proposals include up to five years of prison. The Evangelical Alliance UK denounces that the definition of abusive practices is “entirely subjective”. Christian Concern speaks of “a ban on conversations”.

The European Union is proposing sanctions against the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church for inciting the war against Ukraine. Tatiana Kopaleishvili of the European Evangelical Alliance sees sufficient grounds to respond to the theological justification of an unjust war.

Starmer is the sixth outgoing prime minister in only ten years. "We ask for your wisdom at this time and for godly guidance for our nation”, prays the Evangelical Alliance.

Afrim Karoshi, an Albanian evangelical, analyses the demand for a ‘new Albania’ that thousands of people are voicing on the streets, in a conflict that goes beyond discontent with a major foreign investment in the Zvërnec region.

International participants are invited to attend three weeks of interactive discussions, taking place in July, on Christian values in cities, countries and at European level, organised by the Schuman Centre for European Studies.

The French government publishes a report revealing that half of all anti-religious acts are directed against Jews, with a sharp rise since the Hamas attacks in Israel and the subsequent war in Palestine. Christian places of worship are the most frequently targeted.

FEREDE says it has received in recent weeks “an avalanche of media enquiries” and recognises that the creation of “a public narrative that reflects the diversity of Spanish Protestantism” does not depend solely on its own efforts.

The lack of institutional response of the Bishop to a complaint regarding doctrines that some priests of the Episcopal Church IERE considered heretical led to the departure of three reverends in 2025.

Under the theme “Thy will be done”, believers from various evangelical denominations gathered to pray for Spain, its leaders, families and the challenges society faces.

Government statistics from 2026 show that 40% of people identify as “nones”. Although church weddings continue to decline, more young people say they believe in God.

Evangelical representatives from France, Austria and Italy took part in an OSCE meeting held in Rome. Julia Doxat-Purser, from the European Evangelical Alliance, expressed concern about how evangelicals are portrayed in a ‘toxic atmosphere’ that increasingly fuels hatred towards ‘the other’.

Dozens of masked individuals spread terror in Belfast, shouting ‘foreigners out’ following a knife attack by an immigrant. Christians react to the situation on the ground: “Leaders of diaspora churches are concerned”.

This year, a joint delegated meeting of the German- and the French-speaking branches gathered 120 people in Murten. The Alliance seeks a middle ground between fundamentalism and liberalism.