The contradiction between the abuser’s actions and their reputation causes victims and those to whom allegations are reported to experience confusion, cognitive dissonance and even incredulity.

A report from the ground with highlights from this year's Portuguese Evangelical Forum.

Discipleship, Arts, Media, Youth work, Emerging Leaders and Muslim Ministry among the 31 networks at the European Leadership Forum 2025. Plenary sessions with speakers such as Peter J. Williams, Rico Tice and Zefjan Nikolla, streamed live. 

Prevost, still under 70, is a “young” pope with the possibility of a long pontificate. The conclave didn’t choose a bridge, it chose direction.

The ‘La Place’ event in Paris brought together over two hundred Christian organisations. ‘From words to action’ was the theme of a meeting that addressed all kinds of issues from a biblical perspective.

Scottish parliament will hold a first vote on 13 May. Christians are calling for the voices of palliative care doctors, people with disabilities and the most vulnerable to be heard.

New and old. These two words describe Pope Leo XIV, newly elected by the conclave as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

A survey by the Evangelical Alliance shows that “overall church attendance increased by 13% between 2020 and 2025”. The number of people coming to faith has doubled, and church members are more willing to share the Christian message with others than they were before 2020.

As Friedrich Merz’s government takes its first steps, the Evangelical Alliance calls on Christians to “resolutely oppose exclusionary thinking” that vilifies certain groups in the country.

Pastors support the family of a 25-year-old man who was killed and another who was hospitalised after a crime that deeply affected the church in the ‘Nazaret’ neighbourhood. They lament the inaccurate information reported in the media.

“Every person has something to give”, says evangelical parliamentarian Marc Jost, who helped secure approval for the initiative in the Swiss parliament.

What motivates these emigrants and their children, after years in Germany, to move to a place where their families suffered decades of humiliation, persecution and oppression? Where does the sudden enthusiasm for Russia come from?

The NGO in Spain was founded with a vocation to serve both evangelical churches and society in general, and does not exclude anyone on religious, ethnic, political or economic grounds.

“The terms ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex”, says the unanimous ruling. Christians welcome the decision and see it “as a misional moment”.

On the occasion of Pope Francis’ death, I would like to honour the posture of respect and esteem he nurtured towards evangelical Christians.

Theologian and pastor Leonardo De Chirico, a world specialist on Roman Catholicism, analyses  the Pope's legacy.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, died this Monday at the age of 88, after twelve years in office.

South Korea is widely recognized as one of the most important mission forces in the contemporary period.

Carolina Bueno, of the Spanish evangelical federation, says “zero tolerance” means that churches “must denounce and act” when there are signs of possible abuse. But such cases are “exceptional and not representative”, she clarifies.

The German Evangelical Alliance underlines the “stability” that comes with the new coalition government but says policies on strengthening families and protecting life remain “vague”.

French evangelicals support the report but warn of the “risk of stigmatisation” of religious practices that are “fully protected by freedom of thought, conscience and religion”.

The annual Evangelical Forum in Portugal seeks to equip churches to give a relevant space to young people. “Greater investment is needed in digital strategies and consistent spiritual guidance”, says Elsa Correia.

The response to abuse in the context of evangelical churches “must be empathetic, firm, focused on the restoration of the damaged, not the prestige of a church institution”, says Marcos Zapata, president of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance.

The increase in young men is fivefold, and 37% of all those under 24 say they are curious about the Bible. The YouGov study points to a steady decline in nominal Christianity but faith is becoming “even culturally attractive”.

There is now a widespread perception that a man who exhibits such open disdain for others, and who has already caused enormous damage to the international community, is doing so thanks to crucial support from evangelical Christians.