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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
Europe
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
Middle East
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
UK
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
Africa
In Kenya, hundreds of thousands are crammed into Africa's largest slum known as Kibera, where a Texas-based ministry is going door-to-door, bringing God's love and life-changing water filters. The Bucket Ministry, a nonprofit committed to sharing God's love through the gift of clean water,
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
United Methodist delegates removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social teachings that deemed "the practice of homosexuality" incompatible with their faith. The 523-161 vote to approve a section of the church's Revised Social Principles took place at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church
USA
"The Carpenter's Son," a psychological horror film starring Nicolas Cage, was released in the United States on November 14, 2025. The film, written and directed by Lotfy Nathan, is based on the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas and depicts the youth of Jesus Christ. The film
Europe
Christian parties in Iraq boycotted the November 2025 parliamentary elections, alleging that seats reserved for Christians have been "snatched" by a group with ties to an Iranian backed Shia Islamic militia. Five of Iraq's 329 parliamentary seats are officially reserved for Christians. According to Open Doors,
UK
Juman Al Qawasmi, daughter of Hamas founding member Muhammad Al Qawasmi, publicly renounced Islam and converted to Christianity after what she describes as a vision of Jesus Christ during the 2014 Israel Hamas war. Her testimony was published by Christian Broadcasting Network in late October 2025. Born and raised in