Marking the eighth anniversary of Leah’s captivity, Christian organisations call for her release amid rising abductions of women and girls in the country.

“We all believe that Jesus is glorified through the game, that is why we prayed”, said Christian German midfielder, Felix Nmecha, who scored the first goal.

The encyclical has little sense of the tragedy of sin, sees the gospel as a process in which nature is made more perfect and justifies the Church's role as a mediator between man and God.

The smallest country in the World Cup's history finished its preparation by singing The goodness of God and hearing the conversion story of Kenji Gorré, one of its international players.

A prominent tribal organisation is demanding that Christians renounce their faith by 30 April. It is happening in the state of Chhattisgarh, which has one of the most restrictive anti-conversion laws.

“The Middle East is often characterized as full of explosive religious tension, and I don’t want my spiritual community in the West to misunderstand this region”. An interview with Christian journalist Jayson Casper, in Lebanon.

The proposed law aims to curb underage marriages, eliminate gender-based disparities and strengthen child protection mechanisms in the province.

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

Rafael Ruiz Díaz left Paraguay for Spain as an economic migrant, in search of a better life. His journey of both achievements and great losses, led him to rediscover God.

Queer activist Kate Osborne spearheaded a resolution passed with a large majority. Some expressed the risk of ideological interference in the responsibilities of parents, teachers, and doctors in their care of minors.

A report of the EAUK analyses what prompted those with no Christian background at all to search for God, what helped them along the way and what’s happened since. 

Missionaries and migrant church leaders need a deeper understanding of Spanish society if we are to evangelise Spanish people.

Student Bible Groups (GBE) started out in Spanish secondary schools in 1975. We talk to its national coordinator, Jonatán Espinosa, on the 50th anniversary of the ministry.

The Venga Tu Reino movement unites young people from dozens of churches in the region of Andalusia and beyond. “There is a hunger never seen before in our generation”, say the organisers.

The former FC Barcelona footballer, who was tried for sexual assault but later acquitted by the court, shares his conversion story at an evangelical church in Girona.

Broadcaster France 2 discusses ‘control techniques’ and homophobia in churches in an extensive prime-time feature. The two largest Protestant organisations lament the latest stigmatisation of evangelicals.

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

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”.

“In a free and pluralistic society, citizens should be able to seek spiritual support in accordance with their beliefs, as long as there is no coercion or harm”, evangelicals say in a letter to government.

The 14-year-old girl was kidnapped at gunpoint from her home. She was tortured, sexually assaulted, forced to convert to Islam.

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

“Though this law is restricted to the Islamabad territory, it will help pave the way for a similar law in Punjab province, where Christian girls are the prime targets”, said a Christian attorney.

It will raise the legal age of marriage to 18. “It is also critical to protect Christian girls from the scourge of forced faith conversions", says a Christian deputy.  

Rights advocates said it was quite likely that the impoverished Christian was targeted by a “blasphemy business group” that has entrapped hundreds of innocent persons.