Finland’s Supreme Court has ruled by three votes to two that a booklet on human sexuality published 22 years ago constitutes hate speech against LGBT people. The Christian politician is “profoundly disappointed” but her case may be brought to the European Court of Justice.

The Faithful: Women of the Bible “is about discovering and losing love, the challenges of marriage, the joys and heartbreak of children, confronting temptation, and finding faith”.

The law is one of several that Vladimir Putin’s regime has introduced to intimidate religious minorities. Missionary activities are forbidden for other groups as well, including evangelical Christians.

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.

The World Evangelical Alliance urges Bulgaria to “protect freedom of religion and ensure no religious community is unfairly affected during electoral processes”.

Generally speaking, one in three Germans believes in this Christian doctrine. But there are notable differences.

The Spanish initiative, ‘Hospitalitas Network’, will gather leaders and ministries from several European countries on board the Logos Hope ship, to discuss hospitality towards foreigners.

The House of Lords rejects amendments calling for safety measures for women, such as an in-person consultation before receiving medication by post to induce an abortion outside a clinic.

The draft law failed to pass by 69 votes to 57. “This is a fantastic result for life, for compassion and for the most vulnerable”, evangelical leaders say.

According to official data, the two churches together lost 1.2 million members in 2025. The EKD saw a decline of around 3.2%, while the Catholic church fell by 2.6%.

What 10 European countries think about gambling, marital infidelity, homosexuality and abortion, according to a major survey by Pew Research.

Today’s cancel culture, deplatforming, and loyalty oaths echo earlier demands for correct doctrinal confession in the past.

Ukraine is becoming a laboratory of ethics for the global church. Historian Yaroslav Hrytsak says absolute pacifism can become morally irresponsible in the face of violent tyranny.

By treating behaviour as a valid form of communication, we move away from a power struggle and toward a partnership.

In an age of Artificial Intelligence, the local church can become a beacon of stability and hope, demonstrating what it means to love God and neighbor with heart, soul, mind, and strength.

In a Canary island, pastor Toni Quesada promotes a project that aims to prevent reoffending through social and spiritual support.

At the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the World Evangelical Alliance raises denounces that, in India, families “undergo coerced re-conversion rituals before burial can proceed”.

Bullying, avoidance and narrative control are three mechanisms to consolidate and maintain power. They are the antithesis of the servant leadership to which Christ calls His people.

Magistrate Monica Vella delivered the verdict for Matthew Grech, who faced up to five months in prison and a 5,000-euro fine if convicted of violating the Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender and Gender Expression Act.

The objectification of women through prostitution fuels human trafficking worldwide. Ezequiel Escobar leads an organisation working to restore victims of this scourge.

At its core, repentance is relational. True repentance does involve a turning from sin, but that turning becomes a fruit of our turning to God.

The denial of burial rights is often accompanied by threats of violence, forced conversions and harassment.

A pastor of the Iranian church in Barcelona analyses the impact of the fall of the Ayatollah regime’s leadership and the situation of Iranian Christians in the diaspora, where they hope for rapid political and social change that will restore religious freedom in the country.

I had the privilege of traveling to Malta to learn from ministry partners in the Middle East. Watching the side by side in the region and beyond, I was reminded once again of the blessing that comes when we collectively seek the Kingdom of God.

Many Catholic churches hold relics of various kinds and origins that have been venerated for fifteen centuries. A new and fascinating book by historian Federico Canaccini tells the history of how objects and bones became religious relics.