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Middle East
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, John X Yazigi, declared during New Year's Mass at the Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus that Syrian Christians are not seeking protection from others but are instead partners with fellow citizens in protecting and building their homeland. Speaking on January
Celebrity News
Catholic speaker and influencer Paul Kim announced that his five year old son Micah Joseph died on New Year's Eve 2025 after an 11 day battle with severe influenza complications. Kim, who shares faith based content with over 300,000 followers on Instagram, revealed the devastating news in
Catholic News
The United States is preparing targeted sanctions and further action to protect Christians in Nigeria following military strikes on Christmas Day 2025, according to US lawmakers and religious freedom advocates. Representative Riley Moore, Republican from West Virginia, announced he will present a report to President Donald Trump in January outlining
UK
Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo sparked widespread attention on social media when video footage showed him praying with Pastor Jon Thompson pitchside before Bournemouth's Premier League match against Arsenal on Saturday, January 4, 2026. The 25 year old appeared calm and reflective as the pastor placed a hand on
Europe
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
Latin America
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas during "Operation Absolute Resolve," following strikes on military targets in the Venezuelan capital. Maduro was taken into U.S. custody during the operation and flown to
Catholic News
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
Middle East
Harun Ibrahim, a former Muslim born in Israel to Arab Muslim parents, has led over 100,000 Muslims to faith in Jesus Christ through Al Hayat Ministries, which he founded in 2003 to boldly preach the Gospel and challenge Islam across the Arab world. Ibrahim was raised Muslim, studied in
Orthodox News
American missionary Carole Ward is training fearless believers in Africa's Sahel region, one of the world's most dangerous areas where more than half of global terror related deaths occur, and witnessing Muslims coming to Christ in large numbers. The Sahel stretches across ten African nations from
Orthodox News
More than 88,000 Congolese civilians have fled into Burundi since early December as M23 rebels backed by Rwanda seized strategic cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, overwhelming border communities and prompting churches to issue urgent appeals for international support. The exodus intensified after M23 captured the port city
Orthodox News
Rwandan President Paul Kagame defended his government's forced closure of over 10,000 churches, calling Evangelical institutions a "den of bandits" led by deceptive relics of colonialism. Kagame made the remarks while defending a 2018 law regulating churches that requires preachers to undergo theological training and
Catholic News
An Australian mother is considering legal action after her 14 year old daughter and other Year 9 girls at Renmark High School in South Australia were exposed to explicit sexual content including references to bestiality and sibling sex during an unsupervised March 2024 school presentation delivered without parental knowledge or