The WEA representative to the UN Human Rights Council urges a solution to the case of a church in Rome and another in Albano Laziale.

What is the office of the Pope? How does this institution fit into the global world and in the ecumenical relationships outside of Rome?

Religious leaders called on the government to end the exclusion of Protestant pastors, who were denied the right to pay social security contributions until 1999.

The ruling party explicitly targets “priests, pastors of cults and coaches” as examples of those who could be committing a crime against LGBTQI people.

The question continues to resurface in evangelical circles: “Is the Catholic gospel the same as the biblical gospel?” 

In a narrow vote, 314 MPs voted for the draft law and 291 voted against it. Both supporters and opponents describe the law as a historic moment. Christians hope the House Of Lords will introduce amendments.

Most of those killed were Christian farmers who stayed at a centre for displaced people that was set on fire. The attacks lasted for five days.

Thousands gathered in 36 Spanish cities to pray for the needs of the country.

The amendment to decriminalise abortion for women at any stage of pregnancy was passed by 379 votes to 137. “This is not healthcare, this is abandonment”, say Christians.

‘Religious Freedom and Vulnerability’ was the theme of the conference attended by 40 researchers from 14 countries, organised by the Institute for the Study of Religious Freedom Or Belief.

The Moutier-Grandval Bible, one of the oldest fully preserved illustrated Bibles in the world, was on display at the Jura Museum of History and Art for three months.

From the sex trade in Thailand and people kidnapped into cyber-scamming in Myanmar to forced labor in tourist centers, human trafficking is one of the world’s most widespread injustices.

Around 40,000 “tziganes” gather every year around the huge 'Vie et Lumière' tent. Journalist Charlotte Vautier's visit to the caravans receives 375,000 views online in just four days.

‘No God But Theirs’ (a one-hour documentary in English) tells the case of Melitopol, a Russian-occupied city in southeastern Ukraine where Christians responded to the invasion with public prayer and mutual support.

Baptists and Mennonites were later joined by Moravians and Methodists, the Salvation Army, the Plymouth  Brethren, various Evangelical streams and eventually Pentecostals, in the voluntary, free church tradition. 

We must pray for wisdom and humility as we support those leaders who navigate challenges we in the West may never fully understand.

This experience certainly inspires us to return to our communities with renewed enthusiasm and vision, knowing that we are not alone in our journey and the challenges we face.

The decline of Catholicism in the country of Pope Leo XIV is linked to a loss of confidence in the institution, finds the Institute of Peruvian Studies.

The story of Sir John Laing, a British engineer who had a great impact on business and missionary work.

Religious marriages fall to a quarter of the total at the beginning of the century and the presence of Catholicism in public schools is reduced by half.

A prominent Roman Catholic theologian, Matthew Levering, recently wrote a book entitled 'Why I Am Roman Catholic' (2024). Defending why and why not one is Roman Catholic or Protestant is becoming a literary genre in itself.

We spoke in Berlin with Päivi Räsänen, the Finnish parliamentarian awaiting the outcome of a trial for publicly expressing her Christian beliefs. “I see a real threat to freedom. That’s why I always encourage Christians to make use of the rights we still have: freedom of speech, freedom of religion”.

Authorities, academics, and representatives of the evangelical, Catholic, Muslim and Jewish religions in Catalonia attended an event with parliamentarians.

Amsterdam, with its Protestant tolerance became Europe’s most important printing hub in the 17th century. Exiles and intellectuals flocked to the city because of its freedom to print and disseminate new ideas—further boosting its international soft power.

The group is an initiative of the Congress for Life and Family and aims to be an influential voice in the public sphere throughout Ibero-America.