Evangelical representatives from France, Austria and Italy took part in an OSCE meeting held in Rome. Julia Doxat-Purser, from the European Evangelical Alliance, expressed concern about how evangelicals are portrayed in a ‘toxic atmosphere’ that increasingly fuels hatred towards ‘the other’.

Both the left and the right applauded Leo XIV's speech, in an unprecedented event in recent Spanish history.

The pastor of ‘Zeal Church’ explains the “very difficult” decision but underlines that nothing will halt “the mission of bringing God’s love to this region”. Critical media coverage only shows that free churches are once again “noticed, heard and seen” in society, says René Wagner.

Pastor Anatoly Kaluzhny recounts the destruction he found when he arrived at his church after receiving an early morning warning of a Russian attack. “I also saw God’s mercy: our worship centre and sanctuary, though significantly damaged, remained standing”.

New Life Church's Sunday School classrooms wrecked, mobile dental clinic for refugees hit, humanitarian aid vehicles affected. After the attack on 2 June, pastor Anatoly Kalushny is appealing for support to rebuild the site.

The Italian Evangelical Alliance called on Christians to give a biblical witness “in times of cultural crisis”. Theological training and church planting projects were presented.

Almost 900 evangelical leaders from 45 countries gathered in Wisla, Poland, for the 2026 edition of the European Leadership Forum. A summary of the key messages heard during the week-long evangelical gathering.

The opposition in the capital’s regional chamber warns against Pentecostal evangelicals who “brainwash people”. A party demands to stop the growing presence of church-related advertising in public spaces.

The Evangelical Fellowship India expresses “anguish” over the attack in Manipur. “The killing of unarmed church leaders returning from Christian fellowship is deeply disturbing and tragic”.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The entity criticises the ruling by the Finnish Supreme Court, which acquitted Räsänen of charges relating to her social media posts of 2019 but convicted her of keeping accessible a text published two decades ago.

The Finnish prosecutor would have condemned Jesus when, in John 8:11, he said to the woman caught in adultery, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more”.

A shocking court ruling will cause Christian defenders of Trump to say “See, everything we say about Europe is right”.

Mairead McGuinness will lead efforts to promote freedom of belief outside the European Union. Christian MEPs say that the long delays in filling the post confirm the European government’s lack of interest in this human right.

The Supreme Court’s conviction of the Finnish politician and doctor could set a “troubling precedent for freedom of expression and religion across Europe”, says the European Evangelical Alliance.

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 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”.

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