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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Twelve-year-old Sophia Forchas returned home on October 23, 2025, after spending 57 days in the hospital recovering from a devastating gunshot wound to the head sustained during the August 27 attack at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. Sophia was the most seriously wounded child among survivors of the
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Niger, West Africa — Christians in Niger face escalating persecution from Islamic extremist groups operating across the Sahel region, with violence dramatically worsening following the July 2023 military coup that brought General Abdourahamane Tiani to power. The jihadist group al-Sunnah wa Jama'ah (ASWJ), along with Islamic State affiliates including
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Rome, Italy — UFC superstar Conor McGregor publicly declared his Christian faith during a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship press conference in Rome on October 24, 2025. "I am not here just by chance," McGregor stated at the press conference. "There is a higher power—God—that dictates my
Europe
London — A group of masked Muslim protesters took to the streets of east London on October 25, 2025, vowing to "stand firm" and remain "ready to defend our community" in response to a planned United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) protest. Dozens of young men dressed in
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
Orthodox News
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
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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
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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
Europe
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
Protestant 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: