
Europe

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Free evangelical church in Leipzig closes its café after suffering 26 attacks by radicals
‘Stay’, a café opened in 2024 by an evangelical church in the city of Leipzig (population of 630,000), will close at the end of June. The reason is the ongoing attacks and acts of sabotage by extremist groups, explained René Wagne, the pastor of Zeal Church. -
Hate crimes against Christians in Europe surge in May
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Majority of Italians support euthanasia and assisted suicide, report says
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Evangelical Alliance leader calls for calm in Northern Ireland after brutal Belfast attack triggers riots
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OCMS taps first director for Regnum Books to widen Global South scholarship
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Os Guinness receives William Wilberforce Award for work in post-Christian age: 'It can turn around'
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Young Christians want guidance, not just freedom, Dutch churches hear at landmark youth ministry summit
Dutch youth say smartphones are hurting their faith — but also credit social media with their first encounter with Christianity, according to a new report presented Friday at the inaugural "Young Generations Day" in the Netherlands. -

Alton calls on UK government to show 'strength on world stage', stop depending on dictatorships committing genocide
Lord David Alton of Liverpool has called upon the U.K. government to “mean what it says” and take measures to show “strength on the world stage.” He urged the government to stop facets of the country’s international trade from depending on dictatorships that use slave labor, and to support survivors of mass atrocities—including Christians—by legally classifying those experiences as genocide in international courts. -

Secret police deport, ban tortured Kyrgyzstan pastor
Secret police in Kyrgyzstan have deported and banned a jailed pastor who suffered a traumatic brain injury from torture, according to rights group Forum 18. -

Prague, a question and the future of Christian communication in Europe
Media Associates International (MAI) Europe hosted its first pan-European MediaFest from May 5–8, 2026, bringing together 72 participants from 17 European countries, along with three attendees from the United States. -

Scotland records highest-ever abortion total as advocate calls for open dialogue
Scotland recorded its highest-ever number of abortions in 2024, with nearly 18,800 terminations logged in the latest government figures — a development that has drawn a response from a prominent evangelical advocate who says honest, compassionate conversations are increasingly urgent. -

German Christian music pioneer Siegfried Fietz marks 80 years
Siegfried Fietz, one of the most influential figures in German-language Christian music, turned 80 on May 25, according to the German Christian publication Jesus.de. -

BMA backs down: Cass Review right that evidence for youth puberty blockers was weak
The British Medical Association has largely reversed its position on the Cass Review into puberty blockers for children — a landmark report the doctors' union had heavily criticized in 2024.
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