USA
Vice President JD Vance declared December 21 before over 30,000 young conservatives at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 that "the only thing that has truly served as an anchor of the United States of America is that we have been, and by the grace of God,
USA
President Donald Trump ordered Christmas Day airstrikes against Islamic State targets in northwestern Nigeria, declaring the strikes targeted ISIS terrorists who have been "viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries," fulfilling his November threat to take military action if Christian
Protestant News
Nigerian government officials declared victory in securing the release of all students and staff abducted from St Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, while the school management and Christian Association of Nigeria maintain that as many as 35 people remain unaccounted for, exposing dangerous discrepancies in tracking
Europe
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised church volunteers and Christian faith at a Downing Street reception, calling them "the backbone of our country" and stating they "are doing us all proud" while describing church volunteers as "the true Britain," even as his government simultaneously
Orthodox News
Nigerian Christian leaders have issued urgent appeals decrying relentless violence and systematic abductions targeting Christian communities across the nation as persecution intensifies without meaningful government intervention to protect believers under sustained attack. Church leaders representing multiple denominations condemned the ongoing campaign of violence that has claimed thousands of Christian lives
Catholic News
Chinese SWAT teams conducted coordinated raids on churches throughout Zhejiang province, leading to mass arrests of Christians as the Communist government intensifies its campaign to eradicate unauthorized Christian worship and enforce total state control over religious expression. The paramilitary operations targeted house churches and unregistered congregations that refuse to submit
Orthodox News
Five Christians in Iran have been sentenced to a combined 50 years in prison for the crimes of praying together and sharing Bibles, marking another escalation in the Islamic regime's systematic persecution of believers who refuse to abandon their faith. The believers were convicted under charges related to
Europe
The Czech Republic is constructing Europe's first 3D printed church using innovative concrete printing technology that reduces material consumption by 70 percent while creating unique decorative and acoustic features impossible through traditional construction methods. Designer Michal Macuda from the international Purposia Group explained at a presentation in Prague
UK
The Reverend Canon Andrew Vaughan expects the number of churches under his responsibility to nearly triple from four to 11 in 2026 as the Diocese of Lincoln reorganizes amid severe clergy shortages and financial crisis. Canon Vaughan, currently in charge of the Swinderby group of churches in Lincolnshire, said most
Asia
A Pakistani Muslim man who sexually assaulted his Christian neighbor's six year old daughter is pressuring her family to withdraw their police complaint and reach a settlement, with his family threatening to make the Christians' lives miserable if they pursue justice. Muhammad Uzair Riaz Dogar, a Muslim
USA
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a significant overhaul of the military Chaplain Corps, eliminating the Army Spiritual Fitness Guide and pledging to restore chaplains to their traditional role as ministers rather than therapists promoting secular humanism. Hegseth announced the initiative Tuesday in a video message highlighting the historical role
Protestant News
Headline: Former Pastor John Paul Miller Indicted for Cyberstalking Wife Mica Miller Before Her Suicide in Federal Case THE NEWS Former South Carolina pastor John Paul Miller has been federally indicted on charges of cyberstalking his estranged wife Mica Miller in the months before her suicide and lying to federal