In a purely symbolic but still unsettling move, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the minute hand on its Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight. 

Meetings helped “build relations” between Christian communities “for continuing local cooperation”. Impression from Czech Republic, Italy and Spain.

According to the OECD, only 66% of women are employed worldwide, compared to 80% of men. The report also analysed the educational attainment and its impact on the labour market.

Dr Craig Evans explains the technique his team used to remove the fragment of Mark´s Gospel from the mummy mask.

42% of practising Christians in the UK say they have a ‘porn addiction’ and over 50% admit viewing adult content online on a monthly basis.

Kenji Goto Jogo, one of the two Japanese hostages taken by Islamic State in Syria, is a Christian who “has a strong sense of justice”, according to former pastor H. Tamura.

A small papyrus fragment containing words from the Book of Mark could end up being the earliest copy of a Christian gospel on record.

At the Pentagon, a staff worker spent two years researching the possible effect of a military attack on the communication system of the United States.  As a base of knowledge, he used information that most people already know or could easily find out.

Believers under pressure after 45 Churches are burnt. Government arrests 90 violent protestors. Reports come in about Islamists marking Christian homes.

Social necessities have grown a lot in Spain due to the financial crisis: 1,364 evangelical churches and NGOs provide service to the society in many different ways.

Council of Europe will vote a resolution asking European governments to “tackle intolerance in Europe with a special focus on Christians”. Evangelicals hope this will protect faith communities in countries in which they are marginalized.

Even though I feel horror at the barbarity of Islamist terrorists, I could not recognize myself in the slogan 'Je Suis Charlie', but not because I feel offended by the blasphemous cartoons but because to me, true freedom is not saying or drawing whatever comes to our mind.

The Haifa District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment on Sunday, against seven Israeli Arabs, including a lawyer from Nazareth, for their alleged role in attempting to set up a branch of Islamic State in Israel.

It was launched in November 2013 and aimes to reach the “digital natives”. Children use it mostly on the tablets of their parents.

Salvation through the blood of Jesus was more important to Andraé than his seven Grammies. 

United Nations refugee Commissioner alerts on worst crisis in 60 years. “More than a quarter of the population of Lebanon is now Syrian”.

I live in Spain, where one in every three people between 18 and 29 years old don’t believe in the existence of God. Many other countries share a similar statistic. You might be an atheist yourself or, if not, surely know someone who is.

Have you asked God which leaders in your country or your continent you should pray for? I am challenging myself as I write these words. The answer we receive may be surprising to us. And do you have confidence that your prayers will make a difference for those leaders?

Some years ago an incredible thing happened in a football match. Pelé was playing for Santos de Brazil, in Colombia, and he was sent off. The crowd was so furious that the situation escalated into almost a riot. In the end the ref had to be substituted and Pele was allowed back on the field. And this was only a friendly!

I used to think it was a smashing piece of pithy advice that managed to express so much in so few words. The original proponent of this practical theology is thought to be Francis of Assisi who quipped (1182-1226), “Preach the Gospel at all times and if necessary, use words”. Who couldn’t agree with such a wonderful statement?

Radicals burn down 7 churches, most of them of evangelical comunities. Violent reactions in Pakistan, Jordan and Algeria.

Two passengers blamed the evangelicals for the bad weather, and they beat, robbed and threw them into the sea.

A controversial Saudi-financed centre for interfaith dialogue is being threatened with closure because of Saudi Arabia’s dismal human rights record.

Reforming the Curia entails much more than denouncing the poor spiritual conditions of its members or changing personnel in key positions. It involves a radical re-envisioning of the structures of the church according to the supreme apostolic teaching, i.e. the Bible

“Many Christians and pastors denounce the use of violence employed against freedom of expression but do not align themselves with the blasphemous stance of ‘Charlie Hebdo’”, the French evangelical representative Thierry Le Gall told Evangelical Focus.