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                <title><![CDATA[Evangelists from 20 countries connected for mission in Sarajevo]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The third regional conference on evangelism &ldquo;The Harvest Is Plentiful&hellip;&rdquo; brought together 140 participants who share the gospel in cities, universities and Muslim-background contexts.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[On a Sunday morning, Russia destroys Pentecostal worship place in Kramatorsk]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[At 11 am, a missile hit the &ldquo;Good News&rdquo; church building in the eastern Ukrainin city. There were no casualties, as no services were being held due to a prior warning.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 26 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Evangelicals in Albania call for prayer as violent protests escalate]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[After the peaceful &lsquo;flamingo&rsquo; protests, riots have now broken out in Tirana, Albania. The Evangelical Alliance condemns violence, both &ldquo;by protesters against institutions and businesses&rdquo; and &ldquo;the disproportionate use of police force against citizens&rdquo;.&nbsp;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 26 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[After the peaceful &lsquo;flamingo&rsquo; protests, riots have now broken out in Tirana, Albania. The Evangelical Alliance condemns violence, both &ldquo;by protesters against institutions and businesses&rdquo; and &ldquo;the disproportionate use of police force against citizens&rdquo;.&nbsp;]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Evangelicals in Spain promote a network to help families facing housing difficulties]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Amid street protests over rent prices and the evictions of vulnerable people, the Prime Minister has called a snap election. The Spanish Evangelical Alliance proposes five lines of action.&nbsp;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 26 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[‘Christian nationalists’ in the UK are among the least likely to attend church]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[In a survey published by the Theos think tank, more than a third of respondents said they agree with the so-called &lsquo;Great Replacement theory&rsquo;, which claims that Europe&rsquo;s population is being deliberately replaced by Muslim immigrants.]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ukrainian evangelical churches honoured with ‘Hope Award’]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;God is at work and churches continue to work. More than 40,000 have been baptised&rdquo;, says pastor Igor Bandura as a delegation from Ukraine attends &lsquo;Hope for Europe&rsquo; in Albania.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 26 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Amid total uncertainty, “Europe needs an anchor”]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[When hopes based on economic well-being, family or mental health are swept away by the current global storm, evangelicals in Europe must be able to cast the anchor of the Gospel, says Zimbabwean pastor Goodwill Shana.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 26 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[When hopes based on economic well-being, family or mental health are swept away by the current global storm, evangelicals in Europe must be able to cast the anchor of the Gospel, says Zimbabwean pastor Goodwill Shana.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[‘Hope for Europe 2026’ starts in Albania]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The first day of the European gathering focused on the Christian story of Albania as an example of &ldquo;hope in uncertain times&rdquo;.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 26 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The first day of the European gathering focused on the Christian story of Albania as an example of &ldquo;hope in uncertain times&rdquo;.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Spain dissolves parliament and calls general elections]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[President Pedro S&aacute;nchez brings forward the election to 29 November. As in previous elections, the Evangelical Alliance will produce a guide to &ldquo;vote with an informed opinion&rdquo;.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 26 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[President Pedro S&aacute;nchez brings forward the election to 29 November. As in previous elections, the Evangelical Alliance will produce a guide to &ldquo;vote with an informed opinion&rdquo;.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[German Evangelical Alliance: “We are socially engaged but politically independent”]]></title>
                <link>https://cms.evangelicalfocus.com/europe/36096/German_Evangelical_Alliance_We_are_socially_engaged_but_politically_independent</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Amid a complex political situation, the EAD issues a position paper to &ldquo;support evangelicals in addressing political and social issues responsibly from a Christian perspective&rdquo;.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 26 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Amid a complex political situation, the EAD issues a position paper to &ldquo;support evangelicals in addressing political and social issues responsibly from a Christian perspective&rdquo;.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Evangelical leaders from 32 countries travel to Albania for ‘Hope for Europe’]]></title>
                <link>https://cms.evangelicalfocus.com/europe/36074/Evangelical_leaders_from_32_countries_travel_to_Albania_for_‘Hope_for_Europe’</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The conference, held every four years, brings together 250 delegates to &ldquo;talk and listen together for the sake of the Kingdom of God&rdquo;, says Connie Duarte of the European Evangelical Alliance.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 26 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The conference, held every four years, brings together 250 delegates to &ldquo;talk and listen together for the sake of the Kingdom of God&rdquo;, says Connie Duarte of the European Evangelical Alliance.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Nordic evangelical businesspeople and church leaders gather in Stockholm]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[In Stockholm (Sweden)&nbsp;the &#39;Stronger Together&#39; conference&nbsp;on September 18-19 participants &ldquo;shared experiences, not just as individual entrepreneurs or organisations, but as part of something greater&rdquo;.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 26 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[In Stockholm (Sweden)&nbsp;the &#39;Stronger Together&#39; conference&nbsp;on September 18-19 participants &ldquo;shared experiences, not just as individual entrepreneurs or organisations, but as part of something greater&rdquo;.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Is there a Catholic resurgence in France? And other questions after Pope Leo XIV’s visit]]></title>
                <link>https://cms.evangelicalfocus.com/europe/36061/Is_there_a_Catholic_resurgence_in_France_And_other_questions_after_Pope_Leo_XIV’s_visit</link>
                <description><![CDATA[We ask theologian David Brown in France about today&#39;s influence of Catholicism, &lsquo;laicit&eacute;&rsquo; in politics, and the new efforts to promote ecumenism with evangelicals.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 26 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Spanish evangelicals consider the decree on pastors’ pensions to be “insufficient”]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The evangelical federation welcomes the initiative, but rejects the requirement for pastors and widows to pay contributions. It will request a&nbsp;meeting with the government and does not rule out legal action.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The evangelical federation welcomes the initiative, but rejects the requirement for pastors and widows to pay contributions. It will request a&nbsp;meeting with the government and does not rule out legal action.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Swiss government rejects four motions on Islam: how do Christians see it?]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[In Switzerland, 6 per cent of the population are Muslim. Parliamentarians who fear the Islamisation want more control by local councils over mosques and their funding. But such laws would affect evangelical free churches as well.&nbsp;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 26 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[In Switzerland, 6 per cent of the population are Muslim. Parliamentarians who fear the Islamisation want more control by local councils over mosques and their funding. But such laws would affect evangelical free churches as well.&nbsp;]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Leo XIV arrives in France: State-funded private schools replace lessons with the promotion of Catholicism]]></title>
                <link>https://cms.evangelicalfocus.com/europe/36015/Leo_XIV_arrives_in_France_State_funded_private_schools_replace_lessons_with_the_promotion_of_Catholicism</link>
                <description><![CDATA[On 25 September, numerous schools will hold compulsory lessons in which the usual curriculum will be replaced by content about the Pope. The Minister for Education has authorised the move, on condition that no spiritual practices are imposed.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 26 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[On 25 September, numerous schools will hold compulsory lessons in which the usual curriculum will be replaced by content about the Pope. The Minister for Education has authorised the move, on condition that no spiritual practices are imposed.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[After decades of appeals, Spain’s retired evangelical pastors will have right to pension]]></title>
                <link>https://cms.evangelicalfocus.com/europe/36002/After_decades_of_appeals_Spains_retired_evangelical_pastors_will_have_right_to_pension</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The law approved by the Spanish Government seeks to redress the injustice suffered by pastors and their families who were prevented from making social security contributions during the Franco regime and the early years of democracy.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 26 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The law approved by the Spanish Government seeks to redress the injustice suffered by pastors and their families who were prevented from making social security contributions during the Franco regime and the early years of democracy.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The first euthanasia of a child in the Netherlands was a two-year-old]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The committee overseeing the case says the doctor acted &ldquo;with due care&rdquo; and had the parents&rsquo; support, despite the opposing views of other doctors who were also consulted.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The committee overseeing the case says the doctor acted &ldquo;with due care&rdquo; and had the parents&rsquo; support, despite the opposing views of other doctors who were also consulted.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Evangelical father takes right to share faith with son to Strasbourg, following denial by Spain’s Constitutional Court]]></title>
                <link>https://cms.evangelicalfocus.com/europe/35978/Evangelical_father_takes_right_to_share_faith_with_son_to_Strasbourg_following_rejection_by_Spain’s_Constitutional_Court</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The case of a father who was barred by the Spanish courts from taking his young son to church or teaching him about the faith, due to the mother&rsquo;s opposition, has been referred to the European Court of Human Rights.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 26 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[In Ireland, Catholic baptisms fall by 30 per cent over a decade]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A low fertility rate and the secularisation of the island are the causes. Six out of ten children are registered as Catholic at birth, in a context where &lsquo;cultural Catholicism&rsquo; persists.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 26 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[A low fertility rate and the secularisation of the island are the causes. Six out of ten children are registered as Catholic at birth, in a context where &lsquo;cultural Catholicism&rsquo; persists.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Worldwide transition to AI: Italian evangelicals aim to “develop keys for Christian interpretation”]]></title>
                <link>https://cms.evangelicalfocus.com/europe/35953/Worldwide_transition_to_AI_Italian_evangelicals_aim_to_“develop_keys_for_Christian_interpretation”</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The IFED annual theological conference in Padua fostered debate on AI and the responsibility and ethics that a biblical worldview demands.]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[What explains the fact that two out of every three practising Christians in the UK now identify as evangelical? Danny Webster, one of the authors of the report &lsquo;Understanding UK Evangelicals&rsquo;, answers our questions.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[What explains the fact that two out of every three practising Christians in the UK now identify as evangelical? Danny Webster, one of the authors of the report &lsquo;Understanding UK Evangelicals&rsquo;, answers our questions.]]></media:description>
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                <description><![CDATA[David Smith, the government&rsquo;s Special Envoy for Religious Freedom, visited Ukraine in July. In the country&#39;s occupied territories, people only can worship freely in Russian Orthodox Churches, he says.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[David Smith, the government&rsquo;s Special Envoy for Religious Freedom, visited Ukraine in July. In the country&#39;s occupied territories, people only can worship freely in Russian Orthodox Churches, he says.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The two representative Protestant bodies in France start “trust-based dialogue”]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[For two days in S&egrave;te, the leadership teams of the National Council of Evangelicals in France and the French Protestant Federation discussed past tensions and future collaboration.]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[A major survey shows that there are 5.5 million committed evangelicals, 8 per cent of the population. Around 40 per cent of them are under the age 35, the Evangelical Alliance United Kingdom reports.]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[The 74 per cent increase in baptisms over the last four years is the clearest sign of a shift in trend across its more than 500 churches, explains the Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The 74 per cent increase in baptisms over the last four years is the clearest sign of a shift in trend across its more than 500 churches, explains the Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Open discussion with the EU Religious Freedom Special Envoy helped set priorities]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Members of the European Parliament and expert organisations such as the European Evangelical Alliance call on Mairead McGuiness in Brussels to contact governments that fail to protect this human right: both within and outside Europe.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Members of the European Parliament and expert organisations such as the European Evangelical Alliance call on Mairead McGuiness in Brussels to contact governments that fail to protect this human right: both within and outside Europe.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[One in three Protestants voted for the AfD, which is making huge gains in Germany despite opposition from the traditional churches]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Protestant and Catholic Churches have acknowledged in a joint statement that the elections in Saxony-Anhalt &ldquo;have made our worst fears a reality&rdquo;. Jews lament a rise in antisemitism.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The Protestant and Catholic Churches have acknowledged in a joint statement that the elections in Saxony-Anhalt &ldquo;have made our worst fears a reality&rdquo;. Jews lament a rise in antisemitism.]]></media:description>
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                <description><![CDATA[We talk to Luis Fajardo, director of the Spanish Bible Society, which is celebrating its 190th anniversary with the Month of the Bible events.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[We talk to Luis Fajardo, director of the Spanish Bible Society, which is celebrating its 190th anniversary with the Month of the Bible events.]]></media:description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pastor killed at Big Church Festival honoured by his church]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Robert Guanco was hit by a wooden sign at the UK&#39;s largest Christian music festival, six others were injured. Several Christian leaders sent prayers and condolences to his church and family.]]></description>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Robert Guanco was hit by a wooden sign at the UK&#39;s largest Christian music festival, six others were injured. Several Christian leaders sent prayers and condolences to his church and family.]]></media:description>
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