Catholic News
More than 380 million Christians worldwide, one in seven believers globally, face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith in Christ, according to Open Doors. As Christians around the world observed Sunday's International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on November 2, 2025, Voice of
Catholic News
Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston, a New Testament scholar and author, has publicly reversed his position on the Shroud of Turin, now declaring the ancient burial cloth to be authentic evidence of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Johnston, who serves as pastor of apologetics and cultural engagement at Prestonwood
Europe
Recovery efforts are underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa throughout the Caribbean. The Category 5 storm made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, with winds of 185 miles per hour, destroying homes, causing widespread power outages, and blocking roads throughout the region. Government officials report that whole communities
Catholic News
Global - As Halloween celebrations took place worldwide on October 31, 2025, many Christians were reminded that the holiday's origins are deeply rooted in Christian tradition, not pagan practice, contrary to popular belief. Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve or All Saints' Eve, is the
Protestant News
Helsinki, Finland - Finnish Member of Parliament Dr. Päivi Räsänen appeared before Finland's Supreme Court on October 30, 2025, marking the third court to hear charges against her in a seven-year legal battle over a Bible verse she tweeted in 2019. Räsänen, a medical doctor, grandmother of twelve,
Oceania
United States — Young, single men are flocking to the Orthodox church after discovering the "masculine" Christian religion through online influencers. Some converts said they felt disillusioned with the "feminization" of the Protestant church and were attracted to the "authenticity" of Orthodoxy, which they claim
Celebrity News
Pomona, California — Independent filmmaker Dan Brown Jr. was arrested, handcuffed, and had his cameras confiscated by police on October 17, 2025, while filming a documentary outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Pomona, California. Brown, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who has worked on documentaries including "Walking While Black" and
Protestant News
Brussels — Members of the European Parliament have submitted a parliamentary question (E-003845/2025) demanding answers from EU leadership about the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, asking what measures are being taken to strengthen protection of vulnerable Christian communities and promote religious freedom in the country. The parliamentary question notes
Catholic News
Vatican City — The Vatican Apostolic Library has provided a dedicated prayer room equipped with a Muslim prayer carpet for visiting Islamic scholars, according to Father Giacomo Cardinali, Vice-Prefect of the library, who confirmed the arrangement in an October 8, 2025 interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica. "Of course, some
Battle Lines
This is the first installment of a series of 5 articles titled The War on Christian Men: A systematic examination of how modern culture attacks masculinity. It’s getting harder and harder to deny it: there is a widespread crisis of masculinity, and most significantly, of Christian masculinity. The stats
Middle East
Vatican City — Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 port blast in Beirut that killed over 200 people during his first foreign trip as pope next month, the Vatican announced on October 7, 2025. The trip will also take him to Turkey to mark an important
Celebrity News
United States — A YouTube channel calling itself "JOHN MACARTHUR WORLD" drew hundreds of thousands of views in April 2025 by producing videos presented as teachings from Pastor John MacArthur, but the content was generated using artificial intelligence to imitate his voice and likeness. The channel was not affiliated