UK
The Scottish Parliament has passed a controversial bill that gives children the power to override their parents' decision to withdraw them from religious observance in schools.
Middle East
A joint annual report released this week by Article 18, Open Doors, CSW, and Middle East Concern has exposed a staggering escalation in the persecution of Christians in Iran. The report, titled "Scapegoats: Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran," reveals that 254 Christians were...
Africa
Authorities in Sudan's Northern State have ordered a Coptic Christian community in Wad Diab Al Gaba to cease all worship activities and halt the reconstruction of their church building, according to a report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) published on February 17, 2026.
US
On Monday, February 16, 2026, a gunman opened fire during a youth hockey game at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, killing two people and injuring three others before turning the gun on himself.
US
For the first time in six years, Catholic clergy walked past barbed wire and concrete barriers to bring Holy Communion and ashes to immigration detainees held at the Broadview ICE facility west of Chicago, Illinois.
US
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a fiery keynote address at the National Religious Broadcasters' Freedom 250 Celebration on February 19, 2026, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
US
Apostle Martha V. Green, the beloved founder of St. Mary's Unison Free Will Baptist Church in New Haven, Connecticut, passed away on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2026, at the age of 102.
Europe
The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) is urging the European Commission to reject the "My Voice My Choice" initiative, a proposal that would create an EU funded mechanism allowing women to travel across member states to obtain abortions.
UK
Northern Ireland's Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has officially suspended the region's participation in a controversial NHS England puberty blocker trial, citing ongoing legal challenges and ethical concerns about the treatment of children.
US
President Donald Trump has endorsed Jace Yarbrough, a U.S. Air Force veteran and constitutional law attorney, in the Republican primary for Texas's newly redrawn 32nd Congressional District.
US
The New York Times Editorial Board has reversed course on marijuana legalization, publishing an editorial titled "It's Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem," acknowledging that the sweeping legalization it championed in 2014 has brought consequences far worse than...
Latin America
The Evangelical Alliance of Guatemala has issued a public statement in support of Decree 5 2025, the legislation that designates the first Saturday of August as National Bible Day. The decree, approved by Guatemala's Congress on August 12, 2025, with 110 out of 160 votes, is now under...