Protestant News
The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have publicly praised their partnerships with Christian churches at high profile services this week. Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba, speaking at an Evangelical Lutheran Church service in Iringa Region, said religious institutions remain...
Protestant News
A national week of interfaith solidarity has launched across Britain, with representatives from Christian, Jewish, and Islamic communities calling for "a million acts of hope" to unite multi faith Britain against rising hatred. Over 200 charities and thousands of community groups are...
Protestant News
Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally has pledged that she and the Church of England stand in solidarity with Britain's Jewish community amid an unprecedented wave of antisemitic violence. The statement was issued on 16 May 2026 after Mullally's visit to Jewish centres and schools in...
Protestant News
Marty Makary, the high profile surgeon appointed by President Trump to reform the Food and Drug Administration, has resigned amid tensions over electronic cigarette regulations and pro life criticism of delays in the abortion pill safety review. The resignation was announced on 16 May...
Persecution
For the first time in months, Nigerian Christian communities are fighting back against Fulani ethnic militia attacks. Sixty volunteer vigilantes armed with homemade shotguns, alongside 40 police officers, successfully prevented the breach of Barkin Ladi's perimeter in Plateau State during...
Protestant News
Historian and Licensed Lay Minister Martyn Whittock has published a sweeping survey of the Christian Church in mainland China since 1949 in Christian Today on 17 May 2026. The story is one of the most extraordinary survivals in Christian history.
Catholic News
ADF International has launched a court case at the East African Court of Justice on behalf of Banyamulenge Christian communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The case, filed on 16 May 2026, demands accountability for the 18 January 2026 attack on Uvira, during which Congolese...
Protestant News
Bristol street preacher Pastor Dia Moodley, 58, has been cleared of all criminal charges after Avon and Somerset Police dropped its investigation into his street preaching for the second time. The announcement was made on 18 May 2026, ending a months long ordeal that began with an eight...
Protestant News
US forces, partnered with Nigeria's Armed Forces, have eliminated Abu Bilal al Minuki, identified as ISIS's second in command globally. The operation was announced by President Donald Trump on 16 May 2026 as "a meticulously planned and very complex mission."
Protestant News
Boko Haram or ISWAP militants abducted 40 schoolchildren, including children under age 5, from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira/Uba County, Borno State, Nigeria at approximately 9 a.m. on 15 May 2026. The raid occurred 10 to 15 minutes after a military patrol departed.
Politics
The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democrat backed congressional redistricting map in a 4 to 3 ruling on 8 May 2026, preserving the state's current map of six Democratic and five Republican districts ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Protestant News
Christian leaders touring Britain are urging believers to boldly engage in public life, rejecting the privatised faith that has hollowed out the UK Church for decades. The "Awake, Arise! London 2026 UK Tour," organised by Christian Concern, has rolled through cities across Britain...