A report of the Turkish Association of Protestant Churches also denounces that foreign Christians were deported, refused entry to Turkey or denied residence permits and visas in 2024.

Roman Catholicism is a formidable religious aggregator, and its “doctors” are all pieces of its theological puzzle. Why Newman? Here are two possible reasons.

What does religious freedom mean to a community, or a person?

The Supreme Court has summoned Päivi Räsänen to appear on 30 October. In a six-year-long case, two courts had already ruled that the former Finnish interior minister's views on the Bible cannot be considered hate speech against homosexuals.

“Not one has been charged or brought before a court”, denounces the consortium of organisations Voices 4 Justice. Eritrea is known as the ‘North Korea of Africa’.

Valerica Strubert recounts how she was professionally marginalised during the final years of the country's communist dictatorship.

The United Nations has designated August 22 each year as its International Day Commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. This should be an important day on the Christian calendar.

A man was arrested after setting fire to a church in southern Spain. “Churches should be safe places to practice faith freely and with dignity”.

The UK’s most visited pornographic website lost over a million visitors. “Our children deserve a porn free childhood”, says the Online Safety lead for Christian charity CARE.

The multicultural context of Britain means that we cannot develop the theology of nationhood in isolation from migrant communities and identities.

Faith and academic leaders issue a letter expressing concern over the issue. "In an increasingly polarised world, theology helps us to understand other points of view”, they say.

Mission among indigenous Portuguese in a land of cultural Christianity.

Christians participate in National Minorities Day rallies. “We demand the government constitute a commission to investigate the ‘blasphemy business group’ and similar gangs entrapping innocent people in blasphemy cases”.

The week of July 28 to August 3, Rome was filled with groups of young people from all over the world. I followed in particular the meetings of Roman Catholic influencers, the Italian and North American groups, and the final vigil with the Pope.

Samuel Alonso, a pastor in a small town in Extremadura (western Spain), publishes Notebook of a Rural Planter, a book in which he addresses the challenges of missionary work in rural contexts.

It is necessary to carry out the mission in a sensitive and strategic way, taking into account the context of the housing crisis.

The court in France convicted the man, who suffers from schizophrenia, for damage motivated by ‘religious reasons’. Other European countries have been trying for years to find solutions that respect all freedoms.

A city in southern Spain has banned the use of public places for religious ceremonies such as the feast of the lamb. A leader of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance believes that several lessons can be learned from this mistake.

The media and religious entities (including evangelicals) take a stand on a measure that directly affects Muslim celebrations in the southeastern Spanish town.

What enables Ukrainians—bombed, displaced, bereaved—to continue believing, rebuilding, resisting, and praying? How does hope survive such devastation?

More than 100 churches and mission organisations, as well as 140 Christian leaders, have signed a document backed by biblical references calling for an end to the culture of silence. Meanwhile, stories of abuse are being shared on social media.

There is an expectation that Pope Leo will be able to exert an attraction from Protestantism towards Roman Catholicism in American society. 

The evangelical community of a village in Cuenca (Spain) was comforted by many. Prayers are requested for the parents, who were seriously injured and lost their children aged 8 months, 2 and 4 years.

From the independence in 1991 to the ongoing war sparked by Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s efforts to recover and assert its true history have become acts of resistance, healing, and hope.

Data from the Federal Statistical Office also show that among Protestants, women account for over 50% of students.