The Finnish politician has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights after the Finnish Supreme Court ruled that the booklet Man and Woman He Created Them, published in 2004, breached legislation on hate speech against homosexuals.

Europe’s true need is not a change of religious label, but the emergence of biblically sound, intellectually serious and spiritually vibrant churches, capable of responding to the moral and existential void of our age.

I was a pastor in Turkey and they branded me a political mole. In Spain, they brand me – and us evangelicals in general – as ideological infiltrators serving certain geopolitical agendas.

Christian just war reasoning has long treated humanitarian limits as essential criteria for the moral use of force.

At a time of intense media coverage, Spanish evangelicals welcome analysis but ask that people avoid stereotyping regarding the voting habits, background or identity of their faith minority.

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”.

The gathering of 35,000 Christians in Madrid last weekend can and should be debated, just like any other public event. But it should not be treated as a democratic anomaly simply because it is evangelical, large-scale and visible.

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 attack was carried out by gunmen during a worship service in the south-west of the country.

A London branch of the third-largest party in parliament removed its own leader because of his faith values. David Campanale is to be awarded more than £250,000 in compensation.

The Roman Catholic Church attracts different people for different reasons. This simple fact has always been true. However, recent trends in global religious and political affairs are unfolding a new chapter of this old narrative.

The day will come when there will be no confusion about the future. 

The Catalan public television programme 30 Minuts broadcast an in-depth report focusing on neo-Pentecostal movements which "caused discontent" among evangelical churches.

85% of evangelicals agree that Christianity has helped shape UK’s democracy. A study by the Evangelical Alliance also examines voting intentions.

A study by the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary shows that while Catholics and Orthodox Christians have grown by 0.56% and 0.28%, evangelicals are increasing at 1.34% per year.

Human trafficking is one of the world’s darkest evils. ‘Women of Hope’ is reaching the victimized with stories of restoration through Jesus Christ. 

In Cullera, the 70th assembly of the Federation of Independent Evangelical Churches launched a unified strategy prioritising discipleship, small groups open to non-believers, and the practical training of pastors. Around 270 people attended the annual conference.

Hundreds of amendments and a lengthy debate in both houses of parliament, combined with opposition from doctors, pro-life groups and a divided public, have put an end to the bill. Pro-assisted dying parliamentarians will have to start the process from scratch.

Canals in Amsterdam overflow with boats crammed with orange-clad merrymakers. Music fills streets festooned with orange flags. Children sell old toys and homemade cakes. The old story of the Dutch triumph of freedom over Spanish imperial tyranny carries contemporary relevance.

After a month of intense searching, the body was found in the river where he fell during a kayaking accident. “A natural spiritual leader who was loved by everyone”, says the church in Lugo.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, a highly influential figure in the Catholic Church in Germany, will begin the process in June to grant the Church’s blessing to “divorced and remarried persons, and couples of all gender identities and sexual orientations”.

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.

Corrie Ten Boom and her sister Betsie demonstrated that the ability to love and forgive when surrounded by hatred is a form of freedom no tyrant can touch. For the sisters, inner freedom became a form of spiritual resistance.

Canada has made international news recently for two pieces of legislation aimed at curbing the spread of hatred. Faith leaders have raised concerns about how these laws might limit religious expression.

Evangelical Christians in the UK feel they can live out their faith openly, but half say that expressing their convictions on controversial issues has become more difficult.