From Uganda to the US, Christians struggle with how to respond to rising authoritarianism.

The rental income will be used to support church communities in need. “We could get a million, but we want to take a stand against rent speculation”, the FEG pastor told the media.

María Eugenia Prendes expressed her support for initiatives that “open the eyes to an unnoticed reality that is important to address” in faith contexts.

“We reject any misuse of Christian faith or church authority to legitimize violence, aggression, or domination”, says the European Evangelical Alliance in a new statement.

Normally it would be none of my business, as a European, to comment on American politics. Unfortunately, it has become our business too.

Venezuela’s Maduro being removed is the easy part of change. But the calculus that the regimes of this world use to justify their actions simply does not compute in Christ’s domain.

Trump’s military operation to capture Maduro leaves many questions unanswered. Most Venezuelan evangelicals abroad express hope.

Article 17 of the Lisbon Treaty represents a Europe of pluralism and dialogue. The US National Security Strategy announced on Friday imagines Europe very differently.

Dr Douglas Johnston and his collaborators cite examples from Europe, Central America, Asia, and Africa to show how religion played a crucial role in many international conflicts.

Following the recent violation of Poland's airspace by a dozen Russian drones, the Polish Evangelical Alliance shared several prayer requests.

We Christians should stand up for truth, compassion, righteousness and justice for all. We must persist in prayer for a just peace, for Ukrainians and for Russians.

The Anglican movement rejects the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. “We have not left the Anglican Communion; we are the Anglican Communion”, they say.

If injustices are not addressed, the conflict not only simmers, but will threaten to boil over again, maybe in years or in a generation, but with greater force and consequences.

After 1945, many church leaders expressed deep repentance for their silence and complicity, recognising they had confused nationalism with Christianity. The long, painful process of Vergangenheitsbewältigung began within the German churches.

Christians can be moles in an ethical manner. Sometimes we need undercover helpers, like the spies and Rahab in Jericho or Hushai before Absalom.

Abraham Kuyper’s letter in 1898: “When government intrudes upon the pulpit or dictates family life, it overreaches. When religious groups or ideological movements seize the state to impose their own views, they too violate the balance of spheres”.

A cry for peacemakers in a time of violence from the Peace & Reconciliation Network USA.

The 31-year-old influencer was shot while participating in a debate at a university. Evangelical leaders have reacted with grief and outrage, but also hope.

The highest court for disputes against the state rejected a request from a pornographic distributor to remove age verification measures.

A man was arrested after setting fire to a church in southern Spain. “Churches should be safe places to practice faith freely and with dignity”.

“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.

Emergency services continue to work in Keer County (Texas, USA). Police have confirmed more than 100 deaths due to the river bursting its banks in just 45 minutes. “An unimaginable tragedy”, say those at Camp Mystic.

A new Pew Research study focusing on the decade 2010-2020 shows how birth rates are key to the growth of Islam, while Christianity shifts its centre of gravity from the US and Europe to Africa.

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim worked for the Israeli embassy, were Christians and planned to get engaged next week in Jerusalem.

Prevost, still under 70, is a “young” pope with the possibility of a long pontificate. The conclave didn’t choose a bridge, it chose direction.