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US
Apostle Martha V. Green, the beloved founder of St. Mary's Unison Free Will Baptist Church in New Haven, Connecticut, passed away on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2026, at the age of 102.
Europe
The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) is urging the European Commission to reject the "My Voice My Choice" initiative, a proposal that would create an EU funded mechanism allowing women to travel across member states to obtain abortions.
UK
Northern Ireland's Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has officially suspended the region's participation in a controversial NHS England puberty blocker trial, citing ongoing legal challenges and ethical concerns about the treatment of children.
US
President Donald Trump has endorsed Jace Yarbrough, a U.S. Air Force veteran and constitutional law attorney, in the Republican primary for Texas's newly redrawn 32nd Congressional District.
US
The New York Times Editorial Board has reversed course on marijuana legalization, publishing an editorial titled "It's Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem," acknowledging that the sweeping legalization it championed in 2014 has brought consequences far worse than...
Latin America
The Evangelical Alliance of Guatemala has issued a public statement in support of Decree 5 2025, the legislation that designates the first Saturday of August as National Bible Day. The decree, approved by Guatemala's Congress on August 12, 2025, with 110 out of 160 votes, is now under...
Asia
The National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL) has sounded the alarm over the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), warning it could be weaponized against Christians and other religious minorities.
US
Kansas lawmakers have overridden Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 244, a measure that prohibits biological males who identify as women from entering restrooms and locker rooms designated for women and girls in public buildings.
US
The NRB 2026 International Christian Media Convention opened on February 17 in Nashville, Tennessee, drawing more than 5,700 Christian communicators from over 250 media organizations to the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.
US
Researchers at Harvard University's Human Flourishing Program have released a study connecting the epidemic of loneliness sweeping America to steep declines in religious participation and civic engagement.
Latin America
Argentina's largest evangelical body, the Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches of the Argentine Republic (ACIERA), released a public statement on February 13, 2026, calling for sweeping reforms to the country's juvenile criminal justice system.
US
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of America's most prominent civil rights leaders and a Baptist minister who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at the age of 84.