The WEA representative to the UN Human Rights Council urges a solution to the case of a church in Rome and another in Albano Laziale.

Around 1,300 young people from former Yugoslavia countries gathered in Šibenik (Croatia). Fellowship, Bible training and evangelism were the priorities of a programme strongly supported by Christian leaders in the region.

Ukrainian evangelical churches invited Jan Wessels. “I was deeply impressed by the resilience of the Ukrainian society and the pivotal role that churches play in fostering this resilience”, he told Evangelical Focus.

Religious leaders called on the government to end the exclusion of Protestant pastors, who were denied the right to pay social security contributions until 1999.

The ruling party explicitly targets “priests, pastors of cults and coaches” as examples of those who could be committing a crime against LGBTQI people.

From 30 July to 3 August, the German Evangelical Alliance holds its annual conference. Participants of all ages will enjoy a varied program of Bible studies, music, workshops and sports.

Measures include age verification on pornographic sites and criminalising the creation, possession and exchange of child sexual abuse material generated by artificial intelligence.

In a narrow vote, 314 MPs voted for the draft law and 291 voted against it. Both supporters and opponents describe the law as a historic moment. Christians hope the House Of Lords will introduce amendments.

The French Protestant Federation (FPF) asked churchgoers aged 18 to 35 about their spiritual practices and needs. 

Corruption scandals surrounding the Spanish government cause an uproar. In a document, the Spanish Evangelical Alliance gives a biblical perspective, calls for greater integrity and urges citizens not to give in to scepticism.

Thousands gathered in 36 Spanish cities to pray for the needs of the country.

The amendment to decriminalise abortion for women at any stage of pregnancy was passed by 379 votes to 137. “This is not healthcare, this is abandonment”, say Christians.

More than 300 guests attended the celebration in Bern. The Christian vision of the early days remains the same, but editor-in-chief Florian Wütrich called for courage in navigating the new context of AI.

‘Religious Freedom and Vulnerability’ was the theme of the conference attended by 40 researchers from 14 countries, organised by the Institute for the Study of Religious Freedom Or Belief.

The Lausanne Movement in Spain surveyed 170 people who converted to Christianity in the last 15 years. Three out of four said they heard about the Gospel ‘through someone close to them’.

Around 40,000 “tziganes” gather every year around the huge 'Vie et Lumière' tent. Journalist Charlotte Vautier's visit to the caravans receives 375,000 views online in just four days.

The third annual National Day of Prayer was held at Bethlehem Chapel on Pentecost Sunday. The chapel, founded in the 14th century, played a central role in the early Bohemian Reformation.

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.

‘No God But Theirs’ (a one-hour documentary in English) tells the case of Melitopol, a Russian-occupied city in southeastern Ukraine where Christians responded to the invasion with public prayer and mutual support.

The annual Teen Mission Meeting near Bad Liebenzell challenges young people to seek God. Music, seminars focused on mission and thousands of euros were raised for children villages in Bangladesh.

The organisation, founded in 1975 following the merger of various evangelical initiatives, has approved new statutes and slightly changed its name to better identify itself with Christians arriving from other countries.

Religious marriages fall to a quarter of the total at the beginning of the century and the presence of Catholicism in public schools is reduced by half.

In Paris, participation reached a new record, with between 40,000 and 50,000 participants. There were also marches in Guadeloupe and French Guiana.

We spoke in Berlin with Päivi Räsänen, the Finnish parliamentarian awaiting the outcome of a trial for publicly expressing her Christian beliefs. “I see a real threat to freedom. That’s why I always encourage Christians to make use of the rights we still have: freedom of speech, freedom of religion”.

The second day of the European Congress on Evangelism focused on the importance of trusting the Bible. Persecuted Christians from Africa and Middle East shared their testimonies, as participants prayed for the Ukraine war after Franklin Graham met Zelenskyy.