Matthieu Sanders, a pastor in Paris, analyses the background of the riots in France. “Pray that the French church would be equipped for effective witness and peacemaking in an often tense national climate”.

The free and anonymous telephone number offers 24/7 help to victims. The agreement with the National Police follows a  model working well in Greece.

The UN warned that children are “discouraged from expressing their opinions” and threatened with “consequences” for holding dissenting views.

Only two weeks before the general elections, the Spanish government uses the European Union Presidency to promote gender self-identification across the continent.

In neither country is surrogacy regulated by law, but the Dutch and Swedish governments support “altruistic surrogacy”.

Meanwhile, the parliament opts to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. A journalist in Prague analyses the positions of evangelical Christians.

The Supreme Court rejected a request to change the name and remove the gender from birth records and the civil status.

“We contributed to the perpetuation of slavery, through our theology we justified the abuse”, said a Protestant leader. The Dutch king also apologised.

In Germany, only 1.6% read the Bible every day, although half of the population is a member of one of the historic churches.

The regional parliament tries to solve the problem of worship places and creates an Interreligious Council for faith minorities.

Attackers entered the worship place, smashed windows, destroyed the prayer room, and wrote the message: “The last prophet was Mohamed”.

The Committee for Women’s Rights & Gender Equality of the European Parliament has passed a report on prostitution that could shape the future policies all across Europe.

A medical team of 3 must agree upon the procedure, which may only occur in a licensed clinic.

Town halls, schools and public transports are attacked in the second night of riots. Over 150 have been detained as Macron calls to “reverence and calm”.

The Office for the Protection of the Constitution monitors the movement of a Baptist and a free Evangelical church for “extremist statements” and conspiracy theories.

Evicted from its church building in February 2021, banned from meeting for worship in the church car park, Minsk's New Life Pentecostal Church has now seen its building bulldozed.

This is an increase of 17% over the previous year. Half were early medical abortions at home, a practice only legalised in the UK after the pandemic.

Kristie Higgs encouraged people to challenge the government’s plans to introduce relationships and sex education to children in primary schools.

Official statistics conclude that free evangelical Christians (below 5%) pray and attend worship services more than other faith groups.

Six French cities held an event full of music, testimonies and prayers, to “share God's love and the message of salvation with those who do not yet know him”.

A survey in 15 countries also shows that Gen Zers are twice as likely as Millennials to identify as transgender.

The unity initiative Spain We Pray for You brought together evangelicals from across the country.

A Bible-believing Christian, David Mackereth was dismissed by the government. He hopes his legal battle will “encourage medics to speak out more on these issues”.

The German Chancellor comes from a Lutheran family. He speaks about the Christian influence in society but remains silent about his personal beliefs.

His ability to “connect with the average Italian” contributed to the “demeaning of women and the spectaculisation of politics”. Three evangelical leaders shared their views with Evangelical Focus.