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Europe
Pope Leo XIV expressed compassion and solidarity with victims of the devastating New Year's Eve fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans Montana, Switzerland, that killed at least 40 people and injured 119 others. In a telegram sent through Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to Bishop
USA
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas during "Operation Absolute Resolve," following strikes on military targets in the Venezuelan capital. Maduro was taken into U.S. custody during the operation and flown to
USA
My body aches as I say this: you should not enjoy fighting and violence. Yet, I’ve always loved martial arts. I started young, enjoyed striking and kicking a little too much, and nearly got a black belt. My sensei even encouraged me to enter speed competitions, right before I
USA
Harun Ibrahim, a former Muslim born in Israel to Arab Muslim parents, has led over 100,000 Muslims to faith in Jesus Christ through Al Hayat Ministries, which he founded in 2003 to boldly preach the Gospel and challenge Islam across the Arab world. Ibrahim was raised Muslim, studied in
Africa
American missionary Carole Ward is training fearless believers in Africa's Sahel region, one of the world's most dangerous areas where more than half of global terror related deaths occur, and witnessing Muslims coming to Christ in large numbers. The Sahel stretches across ten African nations from
Orthodox News
More than 88,000 Congolese civilians have fled into Burundi since early December as M23 rebels backed by Rwanda seized strategic cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, overwhelming border communities and prompting churches to issue urgent appeals for international support. The exodus intensified after M23 captured the port city
Orthodox News
Rwandan President Paul Kagame defended his government's forced closure of over 10,000 churches, calling Evangelical institutions a "den of bandits" led by deceptive relics of colonialism. Kagame made the remarks while defending a 2018 law regulating churches that requires preachers to undergo theological training and
Orthodox News
An Australian mother is considering legal action after her 14 year old daughter and other Year 9 girls at Renmark High School in South Australia were exposed to explicit sexual content including references to bestiality and sibling sex during an unsupervised March 2024 school presentation delivered without parental knowledge or
Catholic News
The National Churches Trust distributed £900,000 in emergency grants to hundreds of churches across the United Kingdom facing closure as rising repair costs and government funding cuts place historic buildings under severe financial strain. The grants will support urgent restoration projects allowing churches, chapels, and meeting houses to continue
USA
Defense attorneys for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, are demanding an independent prosecutor after revelations that a lead attorney's family member witnessed the September shooting and communicated details to prosecutors handling the case. Robinson's defense team filed a motion in
Orthodox News
Mass protests have erupted across Iran as the country's economy collapses, with demonstrators chanting "death to the dictator" while facing violent crackdowns from security forces, raising concerns about persecution of Christian protesters among those demanding basic rights. Protests began in Tehran and spread to university campuses
Protestant News
Islamic State West Africa Province released an image of a burning Christian village in Adamawa State alongside a statement declaring all Christians in Nigeria are legitimate targets, offering believers the choice to convert to Islam or pay jizyah tax to avoid being killed. ISWAP published the image showing flames consuming