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Battle Lines
Evangelist and minister J. John has written a powerful reflection on the significance of Lent, published by Christian Daily International on February 19, 2026. In it, he presents four compelling reasons why this ancient season remains one of the most spiritually enriching periods for...
Africa
The United States Congress has introduced legislation that could impose targeted sanctions on individuals and organizations linked to the mass persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
US
Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg has opened up about his morning prayer routine, revealing that the first thing he does every day is drop to his hands and knees in prayer.
UK
The Scottish Parliament has passed a controversial bill that gives children the power to override their parents' decision to withdraw them from religious observance in schools.
US
For the first time in six years, Catholic clergy walked past barbed wire and concrete barriers to bring Holy Communion and ashes to immigration detainees held at the Broadview ICE facility west of Chicago, Illinois.
Europe
The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) is urging the European Commission to reject the "My Voice My Choice" initiative, a proposal that would create an EU funded mechanism allowing women to travel across member states to obtain abortions.
Latin America
The Evangelical Alliance of Guatemala has issued a public statement in support of Decree 5 2025, the legislation that designates the first Saturday of August as National Bible Day. The decree, approved by Guatemala's Congress on August 12, 2025, with 110 out of 160 votes, is now under...
US
A federal judge in Illinois ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must allow Catholic clergy into the Broadview detention facility to provide pastoral care to detained immigrants on Ash Wednesday.
Europe
Pope Leo XIV has released his first Lenten message as pontiff, calling on the faithful to embrace a powerful and often overlooked form of fasting: abstaining from harsh and hurtful words.
Africa
Christian, Muslim, and traditional leaders from Nigeria gathered in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2026, for a historic interfaith forum to confront the spiraling violence devastating their nation.
US
This week in Christian history marks three remarkable milestones that shaped the faith across centuries and continents.
Europe
Most visitors to France never look beyond Paris. But just 80 miles from Charles de Gaulle Airport lies Sens, a city of about 27,000 that was once a major center of Christian power and religious authority.