The journalist Paco Niebla tells the life and murder of his grandmother Ángela in the Spanish city of Vigo. “People who lose their memory lose their identity”, he said.
Faith-based healthcare institutions may refuse to allow assisted dying on their premises, “when such a procedure is clearly contrary to the institution's statutory mission or purpose”.
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 French departments of Aisne, Vosges and Loiret have rejected the government proposal to host the largest gathering of Roma evangelicals in France.
The National Council of Evangelicals in France laments the “turning point” which, they fear, will serve to push the most vulnerable towards death. The controversial law has been passed by a narrow margin following three years of debate.
Football became so deeply rooted in British working-class communities because there were chapels, Sunday schools, parish rooms and young men looking for somewhere to belong, long before there were professional clubs, stadiums and television contracts.
The French government publishes a report revealing that half of all anti-religious acts are directed against Jews, with a sharp rise since the Hamas attacks in Israel and the subsequent war in Palestine. Christian places of worship are the most frequently targeted.
To identify the entire evangelical community with certain political movements or with media images from the United States is not only unfair, but deeply misguided.
Three big events in Spain, Catholic, evangelical, and Pentecostal, and their sometimes unintended consequences.
In an exclusive interview, Franklin Graham talks about his visit to Madrid (Spain), his relationship with Donald Trump, and how the work of Samaritan’s Purse is welcomed by countries despite reservations about it being driven by the Christian faith.
“Nothing like this has been done in Belarus in modern history”, said Franklin Graham, who also meet with the president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko.
Assemblies of God leaders from Italy, France, Spain and Portugal emphasise their desire to share resources and promote the planting of new churches in the Mediterranean countries.
Christians launch a campaign to encourage citizens to speak to their political representatives, as the debate on assisted dying returns to the National Assembly.
The National Council of Evangelicals in France says it is working with the autorities, to have places of worship that “ensure the safety of believers and the peace of residents”.
A Pew study also reveals that, in Sweden and the United Kingdom, the number of Protestants leaving the faith is six times higher than the number of those converting to it.
The evangelical identity must be lived out in a responsible and credible manner, starting with local churches and being part of evangelical networks that deserve the name. A perspective from Rome, Italy.
The president of the Italian Evangelical Alliance calls for the term ‘evangelical’ to be freed from political affiliations and denounces the “blasphemy” of pastors such as Paula White who compare Trump to Jesus Christ.
Around 200 members of evangelical churches were invited to stand as candidates on political lists across the country. Many of them were elected.
The United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands also feature in the world’s Top 15 for religious diversity. The main competitor is not Islam, but religious non-affiliation, a study confirms.
Churches in the Spanish province celebrated the 45th edition of this initiative, under the theme “From death to life: Born of God to love".
Twenty-six per cent of respondents in five countries surveyed agree with the following statement: “If my country had a capable and effective leader, I would not mind if they limited democratic rights and were not accountable to citizens for their actions”.
While the United States has its superheroes and Japan has its manga, Europeans have been fascinated for half a century by the bande dessinée (‘clear line’) of Franco-Belgian comics.
After launching Stop Abus to tackle sexual abuse in churches, the CNEF says a broader reflection is needed among evangelicals around the the concept of “authority”.
France just passed a bill banning social media for under-15s, and the Spanish president announced a similar measure. “Our children's brains are not for sale”, said Emmanuel Macron.
The battle between the lower and upper houses could end in February, with a possible victory for those in favour of assisted dying.
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