The Spanish Brethren Assemblies held a national meeting in Madrid, with a strong call to be passionate about Jesus and his mission.

More than 13,200 filled the venue in Milan. 600 responded to the gospel message in the region were the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital saved lives in the early stages of the 2020 Covid-19 breakout.

The mainline Reformed Church in the Canton of Vaud was the last to adopt a new marriage rite. The position of the theologically evangelical minority inside the Swiss Reformed Church was defeated again.

Iceland and other Nordic countries are among the most dependent. Portugal, UK and Spain double the consumption in two decades.

The health minister proposes a draft law that allows euthanasia for children under 12. Christians denounce that it “could lead to euthanasia for disabled people too”.

More than 140 preachers from different evangelical denominations encouraged each other to preach from the Word of God to today's culture. Chris Wright, Mark Meynell and Alex Chiang participated.

A study shows that a majority of Dutch people think it is important that certain conditions are met before a legal gender change.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wins a general election in which the Christian Democrats get only 0.5% of votes after months of internal division.

The US evangelist had rented the Hydro Arena, but the contract was cancelled after the pressure of LGBTQI groups and high profile politicians.

After 36 years of pastoring churches in Turkey, Carlos Madrigal was labelled a threat to national order and is no longer allowed to enter the country. He and his wife Rosa share lessons to be learned about Christian work in non-Western countries.

As winter looms, churches in Ukraine work to get help for the most vulnerable in a context of hiking prices.

Doubts inside the government delay the final approval of the law as opposition in all sectors of society grows.

The Greater Love Declaration upholds “a classic, orthodox Christian teaching on marriage, sex and identity”. “We will not surrender the ‘Greater Love’ of Jesus”, signatories say.

In this first edition after the Covid-19 pandemic, efforts were made to encourage young women.

“This battle is not over. It is just beginning”, pro-abortion parliamentarians say. Two new resolutions will be brought to vote in November.

Christian leaders lament “the degradation of truth in our public discourse” and the “arrogance” seen in the last weeks. They pray for a new leader with “integrity, wisdom, honesty and competence”.

Christian parliamentarians say existing laws already protect citizens from harassment. “It would be a threat to freedom of speech, assembly and religion”.

Around 100 representatives from churches across the evangelical spectrum met for a weekend to listen to each other and pray for their cities.

A survey among pastors also finds that Christian communities had more chances to connect with new people. Church leaders are still feeling exhausted.

The problem of modern slavery was made visible in Bournemouth, Stuttgart, Valencia, Bern, Innsbruck, Sofia, Copenhagen, and dozens of other cities.

The church had been searched by military personnel of the Russian-backed authorities. Relatives and church members have not received answers.

Christian parents ask the Archbishop of Canterbury the withdrawal of a guide that allows students from the age of 5 to self-identify as the opposite sex.

At the triennial conference held in Sarajevo, the annual Hope Award was presented to Jeff Fountain.

The evangelical organisation says local and national authorities undermine the foundations of the family, erode the authority of parents, and divert children from an “adequate sexual education”.

Civil targets hit in the worst attack in months. Putin blames Ukraine for bridge explosion in Crimea as Belarus announces a joint military force. Christians in Kyiv react with Bible verses.