Middle East
Drone Strike Obliterates Christian Chapel in Iraq Where Families Fled ISIS
Drone strike destroys chapel at Knights of Columbus housing complex for displaced Christian families in Ankawa, Iraq, reopening wounds of ISIS persecution.
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UK
590 Adults Flock to Catholic Church This Easter as Britains Quiet Revival Surges
A first ever national survey explores why record numbers of adults are joining the Catholic Church across Britain this Easter.
US
Supreme Court Destroys California's Secret Child Transition Regime in Historic 6 to 3 Parental Rights Victory
Supreme Court rules 6 to 3 in Mirabelli v. Bonta that California cannot conceal children's gender transitions from parents, restoring statewide injunction.
Asia
Japan's Top Cardinal Sounds the Alarm: Christians Face 'Polite Persecution' That Could Spread Worldwide
Cardinal Kikuchi warns Japan's polite persecution silences Christians in public life, tolerating faith only behind church walls while attacking moral authority.
Middle East
2 Million Christians Trapped as Every Church in the Arabian Gulf Shuts Down
Bishop Berardi suspends all church activities across Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia as Iranian missiles strike Gulf targets.
Europe
'No Atheists on the Front Line': Ukraine Bishop Reveals the Faith Born in the Trenches
Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Jan Sobilo says there are no atheists on the front line as his war torn diocese buries soldiers and feeds thousands.
UK
590 Adults Flood Into the Catholic Church in England Smashing Records Not Seen in Over a Decade
Over 590 adults prepare to enter the Catholic Church in England at a record breaking Rite of Election ceremony at St George Cathedral Southwark.
Featured
Nigerian Christians Rejoice as U.S. Congress Targets Fulani Militias With Sanctions and Cattle Export Ban
U.S. Congress declares Nigeria the deadliest place for Christians, recommends blocking cattle exports and sanctioning Fulani groups as Nigerian believers celebrate.
Europe
Cardinal Busted With Cellphone During Secret Conclave That Elected Pope Leo XIV
A cardinal was caught with a forbidden cellphone inside the Sistine Chapel during the secret conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
Europe
'God is Almighty': Ukrainian Troops Turn to Faith as War Rages Into Fifth Year
Ukrainian soldiers turn to faith in record numbers as chaplains report baptisms and confessions under bombardment four years into Russia's invasion.
Featured
Twin Protests Erupt as Tiv Christians Accuse Nigeria of Abandoning Taraba to Fulani Genocide
102 Tiv Christians killed in 33 days as twin protests erupt at Nigeria National Assembly and Catholic clergy march demanding government action against Fulani terrorists.
Africa
40,000 Christians Displaced and Starving in Nigeria Until Iowa Missionaries Showed Up With Truckloads of Food
More than 3,500 displaced Christians in southern Taraba received emergency food from Iowa based missionaries as 40,000 believers face starvation.