Europe

French Senate rejects planned 'Right to Die' law

Europe Society & Culture Health

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The French Senate has rejected the “right to die” in an End of Life bill in a major setback for proponents of the planned law, including President Emmanuel Macron. The National Assembly passed the bill in May 2025 but the upper Senate altered its wording during a recent debate on Jan. 21-22. Senators voted 144 to 123 to reject Article 4, which would have established the legal conditions for "medical assistance in dying" (euthanasia and assisted suicide).

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Answering six World Watch List critiques and a way forward

Europe Religious Freedom

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Open Doors' World Watch List of persecuted Christianity has its critics, but it is much easier to criticize than contribute to a solution. In this article, six major issues are addressed, arguing that there is room for more expansive research into freedom of all religion or belief if the resources were available to undertake it.
William Tyndale: faith, focus, and fearlessness

Europe Church & Missions

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This year marks the 500th anniversary of one of the most world-changing books ever printed: William Tyndale’s English New Testament. It was banned, burned and branded heresy, yet it ignited a movement that transformed our language, our literature and our faith.
Yes, we need Christian journalists

Europe

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Why is it necessary to have journalists who have a clear Christian worldview? Because journalists with an understanding of the gospel can disciple thousands with a missional perspective by connecting the stories happening in 2026 with the grand narrative of the Bible. But the skill is under threat and needs encouragement.
Study is crucial for the Church's mission in the world

Europe Bible & Theology Church & Missions

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As demand for formal theological education drops in the West and non-formal theological education demand rises elsewhere, we ask the question, "why study?" This article reaffirms study as part of loving God with all our minds and essential for our ability to apply God's word to our world for the glory of God in Europe and every other context worldwide.

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Global Family & Children Society & Culture Science Data

73 million defenseless people were killed last year. Here’s why

By The Christian Post

More than 73 million abortions were performed worldwide in 2025, making abortion the leading cause of death last year. The figure draws on World Health Organization estimates compiled by the global data-tracking platform Worldometers.
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Europe Health

As mental health pressures rise amid ‘January blues’, a Christian leader offers tips

By Chris Eyte

The so-called “January Blues” may not be a clinical diagnosis, but new-year malaise is reflected in rising mental health pressures, with U.K. data showing some of the highest levels of demand for support recorded as the post-Christmas and New Year period sets in. According to the U.K. National Health Service, more than 2 million people were in active contact with mental health services in January 2025, underscoring the emotional strain many experience at the start of the year. Against this bac
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Europe Church & Missions Data

‘2026 will be the most spiritually open year in living memory,’ says UK missiologist

By Chris Eyte

Research markers from the previous year (2025) suggest that the “tide has turned” in numbers of people attending church, says a missiologist for the U.K. Evangelical Alliance (EA). In a “Missional Trends 2026” article, Phil Knox, Evangelism and missiology senior specialist for the national EA, shared five key missional expectations for churches to anticipate in the year ahead. These include more spiritually open people, unexplained spiritual experiences and events, gospel opportunities, deeper e
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Europe Church & Missions Arts & Media

Tributes paid to Peter Meadows, a pioneer of modern British Christian media

By Chris Eyte

Tributes have been paid to Peter Meadows, a visionary media entrepreneur who helped develop contemporary Christian journalism and broadcasting in the U.K. Meadows, who was 84, passed away from cancer on Friday, Jan. 9. Despite leaving school with only one O-level qualification, and with undiagnosed dyslexia, he went on to shape the landscape of the British Church through the founding of Spring Harvest, Buzz magazine (later renamed Premier Christianity), and Premier Christian Radio.
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US & Canada Europe Health Science Society & Culture

New research raises questions about sustained benefits of weight-loss drugs

By Heewon Ham

New research suggests that people who stop taking weight-loss medications often regain much of the weight they lost — along with associated health benefits — within two years of ending treatment, raising questions about the long-term effectiveness of drugs increasingly used to address global obesity.
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Europe US & Canada Religious Freedom

Half of world’s people face some level of religious persecution, report says

By Chris Eyte

About 4.1 billion people, half of the global population, suffer some degree of religious persecution in 24 countries, according to an aid agency report that identified a disturbing rise in anti-Christian incidents in Western countries.