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USA
Zimnako Salah, 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on November 7 to six years in federal prison in connection with his plot targeting Christian churches. In March 2025, a jury in Sacramento convicted Salah of strapping a backpack around the toilet of a Christian church in Roseville with the intent
Orthodox News
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report this week titled "Patterns of Religious Repression in Latin America's Authoritarian Triad," identifying Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela as the most clearly authoritarian states in Latin America and the region's most flagrant freedom of
USA
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on November 13 titled "Fostering the Future for American Children and Families," designed to modernize America's foster care system and protect religious families from discrimination. The initiative is led by First Lady Melania Trump and aims to empower young
Middle East
YouVersion celebrated one billion device installs across its family of Bible apps this November, marking one of the most downloaded apps in history. The milestone comes during a record-breaking year for Bible engagement, with global app installs up more than 12 percent year-over-year and daily usage growing 18 percent compared
USA
President Donald Trump launched "America Prays," a nationwide initiative calling Americans to unite in prayer as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. The initiative urges Americans to dedicate one hour of prayer every week for the United States and
Europe
Europe witnessed 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2024, with church arson attacks nearly doubling to 94 incidents and personal attacks rising from 232 to 274 cases, according to a report released this week by the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe. Germany accounted for one-third
Catholic News
The UK Supreme Court ruled that Christian religious education taught in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human rights standards and is unlawful. The court reinstated a 2022 High Court ruling that found the teaching of RE and collective worship breached human rights as it does not approach the
Asia
A high court in Pakistan granted bail to a Christian woman imprisoned for more than a year over false accusations of blasphemy. Christian attorney Lazar Allah Rakha said that Lahore High Court Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural on November 6 ordered the release of 29-year-old Stella Khawar on bail in two
USA
Another 25 Christians have been gruesomely murdered in the last 12 days as the ongoing genocide in Nigeria continues. Nigeria remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian, according to Open Doors' 2025 World Watch List. In a recent report, Open Doors noted
Catholic News
The UK government has announced new laws that will criminalise the possession and publication of pornographic material depicting strangulation or suffocation, following mounting concerns that such images are helping to normalise violence in sexual behaviour. The measures, introduced as part of amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, will make
Orthodox News
At least five Christians were killed during protests in northern Uganda after violence erupted when a video circulated online calling for people to protest over reports that a Christian was planning to set up a restaurant selling pork near a mosque in the town of Yumbe. The violence erupted after
USA
The Nativity Fast is a period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Church in preparation for the Nativity of Jesus on December 25. The Byzantine fast is observed from November 15 to December 24, running for 40 days instead of the four or