“The premise of telling the story was through the lens of Franklin’s life in the church”, says the director of the film.

Three ways to bridge the leadership gap. An article by Nana Yaw Offei Awuku and Ole-Magnus Olafsrud.

There were over 210,800 abortions. The abortion rate for women aged under 18 decreased but has increased for those over 35.

The shooting of the story of Father Stuart, a boxer turned Catholic priest, has started. Wahlberg has been working on the project for six years.

We are not here forever. Ageing makes us face up to our mortality. It tells us about more than just the “vanity” of life.

Jesúa López emphasises the importance that the Christian student groups GBU (IFES) had during his university years: “I grew a lot spiritually”.

Global reflections on a universal sin (Part 1/2). An article by CJ Davison and Richard Coleman.

There is nothing like reacting to aggression and scorn with a smile and kindness, turning the other cheek.

The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine debate has disrupted European vaccination plans. Spanish evangelical scientists ask to remain calm and be rigorous.

The story is based on the director's childhood memories of his Christian Korean-American family in Arkansas during the 1980s. “I hope it offers some kind of hope after everything that’s happened this year”, says Lee Isaac Chung.

Mathematician Rodney Holder highlights some of the contributions of John Polkinghorne (1930 – 2021), the well-known mathematical physicist and theologian who was awarded with the Templeton Prize.

“86% of GPs worried about women having a medical abortion past the legal limit or being coerced”, a poll finds. “The government has chosen to abandon woman to DIY abortion”.

Evangelical churches and entities have begun to aid assisting victims on the ground and sending donations.

The Evangelical Council of Catalonia defends “non-violence as a tool for transformation” and asks Christians to “pray for social peace”.

A report of the Spanish public TV shows the social action of evangelical associations during the pandemic. “We put the five loaves and two fish, and the Lord has multiplied them”.

A public consultation of the UK government asks whether to make early medical abortion at home permanent. “It puts women at risk and further liberalises abortion practice”.

An investigation looks for the mass grave where Atilano Coco, a Spanish pastor murdered by Franco's military in 1936, might be buried.

“It is better than the old Moria and other camps”, a Christian aid worker says. “2020 will be a record low for refugee resettlement”, the UNHCR warns.

The investment in the American faith-based streaming platform shows the weight of Christian consumers as a niche market.

Sudanese government also bans female genital mutilation. The WEA encourages Sudan to take more measures to enshrine human rights and religious freedom.

The British actress speaks about her relationship with the Word: “It brings your mind back into alignment of what God wants you to be”.

Some of these characters, and their stories, can be helpful in raising awareness and in some cases acceptance of additional needs and disability.

Michael B. Jordan will play thet role of the biblical character. Warner Bros expects to turn the film into a franchise.

A festival in Barcelona airs a documentary about religious persecution in China. It tells the sad story of Sun Yi, one of the inmates of the Masanjia labour and re-education camp.

In “Loud Krazy Love”, the Korn guitarist speaks about his strong Christian faith, the relationship with his daughter Jennea and the new life after leaving drug addictions behind.