With the first month and a half now having passed since the two earthquakes June, it is essential that we recognise a conviction that must guide all recovery and reconstruction efforts: surviving is not enough.

The pandemic has further reinforced the role of pets, as statistics in thirty countries show.

The UK High Court rejects a legal challenge against a clinical trial that aims to recruit over 220 children. “Children should never be used as guinea pigs”, say the claimants.

We notice the obvious instances, but not the more subtle cases that make the worst ones possible.

Elisabeth Ross worked with refugees. “Her life was all about mission. She served and cared for people all over the world”, says the pastor of her home church. 

In a 24-page guide aimed at churches, the AI Christian Partnership recommends using AI for administrative tasks and to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities. Greatest risks are losing the ability to think critically or turning technology into a spiritual authority.

The German Evangelical Alliance celebrates its 140th anniversary at the annual conference, from 5 to 9 August.

Roman Catholicism oscillates between the Roman and the Catholic. Its catholicity is not defined by biblical standards, but by the preservation and implementation of its Roman interests.

The football manager takes the helm of the German national team following his successes at Liverpool and Dortmund. Klopp's relationship with God has been a constant thread running through his life.

Water is a true wonder we easily take for granted — a clear, tasteless, shapeshifting, life-carrying, rock-eroding, fire-resisting miracle. It is Earth’s most precious element. Not gold, not oil. Water.

There is a supreme referee, a judge who is above all things, and to whom we will all one day be accountable: God himself.

“We pray that we may be a beacon of hope in the midst of this crisis”, says an evangelical pastor in Ceuta. Around 50,000 migrants have entered an overwhelmed city.

For cultures that prize productivity and speed, Christian communities are called to model a different way: the slow work of presence, the patient cultivation of deep relationships.

The “Hate Crime 2025” report of the ministry of Interior shows that Muslims were the most targeted group, followed by Jews and Christians.

Over 42,000 hectares burned in south-western France in a fire that forced the evacuation of 220,000 people. Authorities are “optimistic” about extinguishing the blaze.

The managers of Pinos Reales confirm in a statement that the fire had not damaged the buildings. They emphasise 'God's care and favour' and thank everyone for their prayers.

Ukraine is not simply fighting for survival; it is also preserving the civic habits that make survival meaningful.

“It is a disproportionate restriction on freedom of assembly and expression”, say the organisers. The March will take place in Zurich-Oerlikon.

“If peaceful expression like an old booklet can be criminalised and retroactively censored, free and open debate in Europe is no more”, say lawyers of the Finnish parliamentarian.

The large fire continues unabated and has destroyed at least 80,000 hectares. Over 92,000 people have been evacuated or confined.  A Christian camps centre in the area has also been affected.

Reflections on the human desire for a single ruler in light of Psalm 72.

Change can be hard to work through, but if we do it well, and in love, it can be a blessing to everyone.

The gospel offers an eternal solution for the problem of loneliness, as it connects us with the Lord of life, and places us within the body of Christ, connected with fellow believers.

The French departments of Aisne, Vosges and Loiret have rejected the government proposal to host the largest gathering of Roma evangelicals in France.

Increasingly, the ‘normal’ Christian experience is no longer that of the comfortable Western church but of believers who worship under pressure.