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Indonesia: religious leaders demand stronger protections amid rising attacks on Christians
Indonesia: religious leaders demand stronger protections amid rising attacks on Christians

Religious leaders across Indonesia are calling for decisive government action to curb growing intolerance, following a string of violent incidents and the targeting of Christian places of worship.

Over 1,000 Iraqi Christians receive first communion
Over 1,000 Iraqi Christians receive first communion

Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State's capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current pressure from Iranian-backed militias, over 1,000 Iraqi Christians, most of them young children, have reportedly received their first communion within the last few weeks. 

Nigeria: orphanage founders launch petition for release of children seized by the state
Nigeria: orphanage founders launch petition for release of children seized by the state

The children were required to adopt Muslim names and follow Islam.

Pope moves general audience indoors due to heatwave
Pope moves general audience indoors due to heatwave

Temperatures in Rome were expected to reach 38C on Wednesday.

Assisted suicide: a warning from New Zealand
Assisted suicide: a warning from New Zealand

The arguments in favour were the same as those used in Britain and turned out to be false.

UK churches to unite for National Week of Prayer amid growing spiritual awakening
UK churches to unite for National Week of Prayer amid growing spiritual awakening

From 6 to 14 September 2025, Christians across the UK will unite in prayer for national and spiritual renewal.

Children kidnapped by Islamists in Mozambique's forgotten war
Children kidnapped by Islamists in Mozambique's forgotten war

Added to the pain of the violence is the fact that the world doesn't seem to know they are suffering.

Pro-marriage groups divided on latest divorce stats
Pro-marriage groups divided on latest divorce stats

The figures revealed that in 2023 over 100,000 opposite-sex marriages ended in divorce. 

How to protect our girls in a world that tells them they’re not pretty enough
How to protect our girls in a world that tells them they’re not pretty enough

We - as parents, mentors, sisters, and friends - have a holy calling: to protect our girls from the deception of this culture. We must not let them believe that God’s design is not good enough.

Christian woman cleared over silent prayer still being investigated by police
Christian woman cleared over silent prayer still being investigated by police

"It’s unbelievable that I am still being harassed by police for silently pray in that area."

Celebrating 500 years since the first printed English New Testament
Celebrating 500 years since the first printed English New Testament

Celebrations for the quincentenary - 500th anniversary - of the English New Testament got underway in Antwerp in July. This is the story …

Kemi Badenoch says Josef Fritzl case made her lose faith in God
Kemi Badenoch says Josef Fritzl case made her lose faith in God

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has opened up about how she lost her faith in God after reading about the notorious case of Josef Fritzl. 

Pastors beaten by jailers in India
Pastors beaten by jailers in India

The situation in India continues to worsen for Christians.

Christian nurse in trans-race row says Royal College of Nursing abandoned her
Christian nurse in trans-race row says Royal College of Nursing abandoned her

Jennifer Melle says she was abandoned during the most traumatic period of her life.

Why purity matters in the Christian faith
Why purity matters in the Christian faith

Even in church spaces, many of us grew up hearing about purity in ways that felt heavy, shame-based, or impossible to live up to. But the way God invites us into purity is so different from the pressure-filled messages we may have received.