USA
Over 2,100 people made professions of faith in person and online at a Greg Laurie crusade held at Utah Valley University on Sunday night, November 16th, just two months after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at the same location. The "Hope for America" event, organized by
Asia
India's Supreme Court issued notice on Monday, November 17th, to the Rajasthan government regarding a petition challenging the state's anti conversion law, which allows officials to demolish homes and seize property based on mere allegations of forcible conversion. The petition filed by the Jaipur Catholic Welfare
Europe
Liberty University, the large private evangelical Christian university based in Lynchburg, Virginia, is now offering 600 online degrees to students across Europe and actively exploring the possibility of establishing a physical campus on the continent. The university collaborated with marketing expert Lucian Mustata as its European representative for the project.
Catholic News
A European Union mission began reviewing Pakistan's human rights record on Monday, November 24th, amid mounting pressure from rights activists to investigate widespread persecution of religious minorities, particularly Christians, as the country's preferential trade status hangs in the balance. The EU mission is conducting a periodic
Europe
The Nederlandse Christenmilitairen Ontmoetingskring (NCOK), a Christian support network for personnel in the Dutch Armed Forces, is expanding its ministry to reach more military members across the Netherlands' 79,323 defense personnel. Founded in 1929 and translated as the Dutch Christian Military Encounter Circle, NCOK is a voluntary organization
Europe
UK evangelical churches are witnessing twice as many first time commitments to follow Jesus compared to 2021, with young people driving an unexpected spiritual revival across Britain, according to new research from the Evangelical Alliance's "Changing Church 2025" report. The study, which surveyed 305 church leaders
Protestant News
Twelve men have now filed federal lawsuits claiming they were sexually abused and trafficked by Paul Havsgaard, a former Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor, while living in now-defunct church-run children's homes in Romania. The lawsuits also accuse the California megachurch's founder, Greg Laurie, and missions pastor Richard
Europe
Solomon Ray, an AI-generated artist, currently holds the top Christian album on iTunes with "Faithful Soul" and the top two Christian songs with "Find Your Rest" and "Goodbye Temptation". Ray is the first AI artist to have the No. 1 album and song on
USA
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10 into law in June, requiring public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The new law mandates that all public schools hang a "durable poster or framed copy" of
Orthodox News
Aida Najaflou, a Christian convert held in Tehran's Evin Prison, suffered a spinal fracture after falling from her bunk bed on October 31. She was transferred to Taleghani Hospital, where X-rays confirmed a fractured T12 vertebra. However, she was sent back to Evin Prison on a stretcher the
USA
Gunmen attacked St. Mary's Catholic School in the Papiri community of Niger State's Agwara district early Friday morning, abducting 215 pupils along with 12 teachers. The Diocese of Kontagora described the kidnapping as "painful and disturbing," with Father Jatau Luka Joseph stating that armed
Orthodox News
Gunmen attacked the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, central Nigeria's Kwara state, on Tuesday evening, killing at least two people and kidnapping the pastor and several worshippers. Police responded to gunfire at around 6 p.m. and discovered one person fatally shot inside the church and another in