Europe
Vatican City — U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke celebrated the traditional Latin Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica on October 25, 2025. The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV had authorized the cardinal to celebrate the pre-Vatican II liturgy with people attending the annual
Europe
Bucharest, Romania — The Cathedral of the Salvation of the Nation in Bucharest was consecrated on October 26, 2025, in a ceremony co-presided over by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Patriarch Daniel of Romania. The cathedral, rising 130 meters high, is the tallest Orthodox structure in the world—13 meters taller
Asia
Chhattisgarh, India — More than 400 people from 22 villages in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, India, gathered on October 5, 2025, deciding to strip Christians of their burial rights. The local Hindus had gathered to discuss how the growing number of conversions to Christianity in their region was affecting their
Orthodox News
Jerusalem — U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, attended a private Mass celebrated by Franciscan monks at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Thursday, October 23, 2025, during a three-day diplomatic trip to Israel. Vance, the nation's second Catholic vice president, met
Europe
Vatican City — Aid to the Church in Need released its 2025 Religious Freedom in the World Report on October 21, 2025, revealing that 5.4 billion people live in countries with serious violations of religious freedom. The report indicates that 340 million Christians worldwide are currently facing high levels of
Catholic News
Vatican City — King Charles III became the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope in 500 years during his state visit to the Vatican on October 23, 2025, marking a significant moment in reconciling divisions between the British monarchy and the papacy that date back to 1534. Beneath
Europe
Paris, France — Approximately 40,000 French Muslims have left France in recent years amid the government's systematic crackdown on Islamic organizations and implementation of strict secularism policies, according to reports from Muslim community leaders and French government data. France's aggressive counter-extremism measures have resulted in the
Orthodox News
Washington, D.C. — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Thursday that President Donald Trump has not discussed plans to rebuild the Third Temple in Jerusalem, responding to an unusual question during the daily press briefing. 0:00 /0:23 1× Jake Turx, White House correspondent for Mishpacha magazine, asked:
Protestant News
Phoenix, Arizona — Nearly 7,000 students filled Global Credit Union Arena at Grand Canyon University on Tuesday night for a UniteUS worship event that resulted in 4,300 rededications, 58 new commitments to Christ, and 251 baptisms. "If last night was any glimpse of what's coming, revival
Europe
Jerusalem — Archaeologists have unearthed the first Assyrian inscription ever found in Jerusalem, providing direct evidence of communication between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah dating to approximately 2,700 years ago. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Wednesday the discovery of a tiny pottery fragment, just 2.5
Orthodox News
La Paz, Bolivia — Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party won Bolivia's presidential runoff election on October 19, 2025, capturing 54.61% of the vote and ending nearly two decades of leftist control under the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. In his victory speech, Paz, 58, thanked
Orthodox News
Burgdorf, Switzerland — Emanuel Brünisholz, a 57-year-old wind instrument repairman from Burgdorf in the canton of Bern, will serve 10 days in prison starting December 2, 2025, after refusing to pay a fine for a Facebook comment stating there are only two biological sexes. Brünisholz's ordeal began in December