President Pedro Sánchez brings forward the election to 29 November. As in previous elections, the Evangelical Alliance will produce a guide to “vote with an informed opinion”.

Amid a complex political situation, the EAD issues a position paper to “support evangelicals in addressing political and social issues responsibly from a Christian perspective”.

The conference, held every four years, brings together 250 delegates to “talk and listen together for the sake of the Kingdom of God”, says Connie Duarte of the European Evangelical Alliance.

In Stockholm (Sweden) the 'Stronger Together' conference on September 18-19 participants “shared experiences, not just as individual entrepreneurs or organisations, but as part of something greater”.

The evangelical federation welcomes the initiative, but rejects the requirement for pastors and widows to pay contributions. It will request a meeting with the government and does not rule out legal action.

An initiative honours over a century of educational, social, and cultural contributions for the first time.

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.

Participants of the Global Forum for Life, Family and Freedoms agreed to set up a convening committee to create the ProLife Core Group, started with the Geneva Consensus Declaration.

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.

Echoing the calls of evangelicals in the Middle East, the World Evangelical Alliance appealed in Geneva for an end to the illegal territorial expansion, which “contributes to the dispossession and displacement of Palestinians, including Christians”.

The committee overseeing the case says the doctor acted “with due care” and had the parents’ support, despite the opposing views of other doctors who were also consulted.

The ‘Jesus Film Project’ invests in “people who have a deep understanding of their own culture, language and context” with a view to creating authentic stories.

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’s opposition, has been referred to the European Court of Human Rights.

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 ‘cultural Catholicism’ persists.

The IFED annual theological conference in Padua fostered debate on AI and the responsibility and ethics that a biblical worldview demands.

The reference international report reached a record low in science, reading and math. France, Germany and Spain saw their worst results ever. Analyst Jaume Llenas gives a Christian perspective. 

David Smith, the government’s Special Envoy for Religious Freedom, visited Ukraine in July. In the country's occupied territories, people only can worship freely in Russian Orthodox Churches, he says.

For two days in Sète, the leadership teams of the National Council of Evangelicals in France and the French Protestant Federation discussed past tensions and future collaboration.

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.

We talk on the situation in Venezuela with Mishelle Mitchell and Joao Diniz of World Vision. Over two months after the earthquakes “churches have been, and still are, essential”.

The Protestant and Catholic Churches have acknowledged in a joint statement that the elections in Saxony-Anhalt “have made our worst fears a reality”. Jews lament a rise in antisemitism.

For 56 million evangelicals—the majority of whom are Pentecostals—their central role in the country's public life is being reinforced.

The Evangelical Alliance UK has published a 36-page guide containing definitions of popular New Age concepts, testimonies of conversions to Christianity and ideas for engaging with spiritual seekers.

The new FC Barcelona striker spoke at his presentation about how he is facing this new chapter in his football career, trusting in God.

Robert Guanco was hit by a wooden sign at the UK's largest Christian music festival, six others were injured. Several Christian leaders sent prayers and condolences to his church and family.