Asia
Theologian Calls IVF "Pro Life Consequentialism" Where Ends Justify Means, 73% Of Clinics Allow Parents To Discard Embryos Based On Gender, Genetic Testing Raises Eugenic Concerns Silence from Scripture on new technologies is no excuse for silence from the church, Christianity Today argued in a January 2026 article
Orthodox News
Ecumenical Patriarchate Elects Two New Bishops: Archimandrite Ambrosios Stampliakas Named Bishop Of Sinope, Cyprus Holy Synod Suspends Former Metropolitan Tychikos Indefinitely Holy And Sacred Synod Under Patriarch Bartholomew Elects Auxiliary Bishops For France And Sweden Metropolises, Cyprus Church Disciplines Paphos Metropolitan For Civil Court Appeal The Holy and Sacred Synod
Catholic News
First American Pope To Visit Spanish Capital, Antoni Gaudí Basilica On 100th Anniversary Of Architect's Death, West African Migrant Arrival Point As Vatican Emphasizes Inalienable Rights Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfill
Catholic News
Syrian Security Forces Foil Islamic State Suicide Attacks Targeting Christians, Churches and New Year Celebrations Syria's Interior Ministry thwarted an Islamic State terror plot to attack churches and civilian gatherings on New Year's Eve, deploying heightened security measures that prevented what could have been a massive
Orthodox News
Over 330,000 people signed a petition opposing French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to replace historic stained glass windows at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with contemporary designs by artist Claire Tabouret. The petition launched by La Tribune de l'Art denounces Macron's decision to
Catholic News
Spanish Christians demonstrated resilient faith commitment in 2024, with 8.23 million believers attending Mass weekly and 13,323 adults choosing baptism, according to the Spanish Episcopal Conference's 2024 Activity Report released in November. The weekly attendance figure represents a 0.3% increase over the previous year, defying
Oceania
More than 73 million abortions were performed worldwide in 2025, making abortion the leading cause of death globally for another year, according to statistics compiled by Worldometers based on World Health Organization estimates. The figure far exceeded all other causes of death, including cancer at 10 million deaths, infectious diseases
Orthodox News
Young British adults aged 18 to 34 are twice as likely to express gratitude to God compared to older generations, according to a new study commissioned by the Policy Institute of King's College London. The survey, conducted by Opinium in October 2025, interviewed 2,050 British adults and
Europe
Vatican missionary news agency Fides released its annual report revealing that 17 Catholic missionaries and pastoral workers were killed worldwide in 2025, bringing the total number murdered since 2000 to 626. The victims included 10 priests, two seminarians, two catechists, two religious sisters, and one layman who lost their lives
Catholic News
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
The Proverbs 31 Woman
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
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The 154 year old Vondelkerk in Amsterdam was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight on New Year's Day, with the entire neo Gothic church engulfed in flames causing the 50 meter tower and roof to collapse as authorities declared the historic landmark could not be saved. The fire