On October 10, 2025, government officials in Sumgait, Azerbaijan refused to approve Peace Church's application for official registration, thereby preventing the congregation from holding legal gatherings. International Christian Concern reported the denial as part of broader restrictions on Christian communities in the former Soviet republic. Peace Church, located
Wycliffe Bible Translators reported on October 3, 2025 that it had completed 118 new Bible translations and New Testaments during the past year, marking what the organization called "historic growth" in Scripture accessibility. The Christian Institute covered the announcement in their October 3, 2025 news briefing. The 118
October 11-12, 2025, more than 30,000 Christians took to the streets in Belfast and Dublin for coordinated "March for Jesus" events. The Christian Institute reported the marches in their October 10, 2025 news briefing as "a celebration for Jesus in full public view." The marches
Remember their names in your prayers: Hesameddin (Yahya) Mohammad Junaidi, Abolfazl (Benyamin) Ahmadzadeh Khajani, Morteza (Calvin) Faghanpour Sasi, and two other individuals whose names haven’t been publicly revealed. On September 17, 2025, an Iranian appellate court upheld prison sentences for five Christian converts, each facing more than eight years
On October 10, 2025, during Friday liturgy at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, a man climbed onto the Altar of Confession—one of Catholicism's most sacred sites and, what's worse, urinated in full view of tourists and worshippers. Vatican security detained the individual
On October 9, 2025, the Holy See released Dilexi te ("I have loved you"), Pope Leo XIV's inaugural apostolic exhortation as pontiff. The document emphasizes preferential love for the poor, migrants, and socially excluded, framing the new pontificate's social and pastoral agenda. The exhortation
Over 1,000 church leaders across Britain signed a letter urging Westminster to abandon proposed legislation for a "full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices," warning it could criminalize everyday church activities. The coalition submitted their appeal the week of October 7, 2025. The Christian Institute reported the concerns
On October 3, 2025, the Church of England announced that Dame Sarah Mullally, 63, Bishop of London since 2018, will become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to hold the position in its 1,400-year history. King Charles III formally approved her nomination following selection by the
On October 11, 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing's Zion Church, along with more than 30 other pastors and church staff in a coordinated nationwide operation. The arrests began on Thursday, October 10, with police raids across multiple provinces including Guangxi, where Pastor