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Middle East
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey for a six day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, marking his first international trip as pontiff and focusing on Christian unity, Middle East peace, and interfaith dialogue with Islam. The historic visit commemorates 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD,
UK
Amid rising arrests of evangelists, a new parliamentary charter aims to protect street preachers from fines and discrimination in the United Kingdom, following high profile cases of compensation payouts to affected pastors. The Street Preacher's Charter was launched in Parliament to establish clear legal protections for Christian evangelists
Catholic News
President Donald Trump stated that churches are filling up again and more people are praying, describing religion's return as a "big deal" amid a broader cultural resurgence of Christianity in America. The president's comments come as evangelical leaders report significant shifts in American religious
Africa
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the US Secretaries of State and Treasury to submit a report within 30 days on the Muslim Brotherhood to determine whether certain chapters of the group should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt
Africa
Armed gunmen have abducted more than 300 students from a school in Nigeria, with 50 children managing to escape while 253 remain in captivity. The mass kidnapping marks the latest in a series of school abductions plaguing northern Nigeria, where armed gangs routinely target educational institutions for ransom payments. The
Celebrity News
THE NEWS Grammy Award winning worship leader Chris Tomlin declared there is a Christian awakening happening in America during Fox News Media's sixth annual All American Christmas Tree Lighting on November 21. Speaking with Fox and Friends co host Steve Doocy before his performance, Tomlin reflected on spirituality
Catholic News
Extremist Hindu nationalists in India are so hostile towards Christianity that they seem determined to persecute even the dead, latest reports from the country suggest. A Christian man from the Indian state of Chhattisgarh died on November 5. What followed was a protracted struggle between Christians seeking to lay one
Catholic News
A renewed surge of extremist violence has torn through northern Mozambique, leaving several Christians dead, entire communities uprooted, and local church leaders warning that the humanitarian crisis is entering a dangerous new phase. Bishop Alberto Vera of Nacala confirmed to the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need that
Catholic News
I understand how a woman gets to think about it, I really do. There are plenty of reasons as to why one would consider the "quick way" to keep control over life or to contain health issues or some inflicted damage. Some of these reasons are true heavy
Oceania
Hundreds of thousands of Australians, particularly those over 55, have quietly returned to Christianity, according to a 2025 report by McCrindle Research titled "An Undercurrent of Faith." Nearly 785,000 Australians who identified as having no religion in the 2016 Census listed Christianity in 2021, the study revealed.
Oceania
A recent report highlights how migrant and overseas Christians are helping to keep churches in Australia and New Zealand viable amidst a general decline in traditional church attendance. Almost all clergy ordained in the Methodist Church of Aotearoa New Zealand are Pacific Islanders, according to the World Council of Churches.
Africa
A pastor in North Darfur recounted how he and 80 people sheltering at his church survived on one meal a day from July to September while hiding under plastic chairs when the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group attacked, according to Christianity Today. Darmali Ismail of Episcopal Church El Fasher in