The Alliance of Christians in Cuba reports 996 repressive acts against religious leaders in 2024, in a country where 89% of families live in extreme poverty.

Amish communities generally hold their worship services in German, even though many do not speak that language. Reading the Bible independently is often discouraged. Failure to follow the ordnung can result in shunning or exclusion from the community.

Christian nationalism shows more concern with preserving one’s own ‘tribe’ and national identity than with sharing the Gospel with other ethnicities.

The assault was the latest in a wave of violence reflecting a resurgence of jihadist attacks in Nigeria’s northeast by Boko Haram.

Regardless of the Trump administration’s own ideologically driven assault on global harmony, I still know that Christians have a responsibility to give generously.

A mob desecrated the grave of a recently deceased Christian. Believers are continually attacked, while the Parliament debates taking action against churches, says Middle East Concern.

Politicians, whom are you going to address to your message? Only to the majorities? To the opinion leaders? To the lobbies? And whom are you going to listen to?

The mainline Lutheran Church in the southern region says the church has been “guilty” of “intrusion into private life with coercive consequences for life courses”. LGBTQI couples will now have full wedding ceremonies.

As Christians, should we allow ourselves to be influenced by the world’s perspective or should we embrace God’s perspective on disability?

The rise in political and church conflicts globally makes responding graciously even more important for Christians.

“This is a time of increased restrictions for the church in China, perhaps the worst in the last 40 years. But it’s also an important time of maturation”, says Brent Fulton, founder of ChinaSource.

“We want to thank our brothers and sisters for their prayers and concern. We feel comforted and not isolated”, say local Christians. An article by Open Doors UK & Ireland.

Rights advocates said it was quite likely that the impoverished Christian was targeted by a “blasphemy business group” that has entrapped hundreds of innocent persons.

Spanish evangelical university students organise ‘events weeks’ to respond from a biblical perspective to the concerns of their friends.

There are now more ‘nones’ than Christians in The Netherlands and Sweden. However, a Pew Research study perceives conversions to Christianity among Europeans raised without a religion.

Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the well-known series ‘The Chosen’, shared his thoughts with us in an interview in Madrid. “You can have the greatest message in the world, but if you do not present it well, people won’t receive it”, he said.

Members of different churches belonging to the Sudan Council of Churches were arrested when they were on their way to a thanksgiving prayer meeting of a body known as the Inter-Church Committee.

Middle East expert Matthew Barnes explains the difficulties the Christian community faces in Syria in the midst of the great political instability of recent months.

The European Freedom Network Bridge 2025 conference happens in Horn, Austria. “An opportunity to learn and collaborate, to see the end of trafficking in Europe”, say the organisers.

Over 640 verified incidents against Christians are documented in a new report of the Evangelical Fellowship of India. “Many victims are too afraid to file complaints due to fear of police inaction, intimidation, or retaliation”.

“This is a milestone in the history of Spanish universities”, says the coordinator of the degree in Religious Studies at the Complutense University of Madrid.

“We must assume that everything that’s in the news, or even on social media, will be seen by governments and other armed groups. And that can have terrible repercussions on the Christian population”, says an Open Doors representative in the Middle East.

Christians who go to church and read the Bible at least once a week give 11% of their income to charity, compared to 2% of the rest of population. “A commitment to a Christian faith doesn’t preclude supporting causes that are not explicitly driven by faith”, the survey finds.

The L4 demonstrates that Christianity does not belong to North Americans or Europeans, but to everyone who is made in God’s image, humbly learning God’s Words and following God’s way.

Five months after the election, the Austrian Evangelical Alliance says citizens “have the feeling that they are becoming increasingly voiceless”.