
Belarusian secret police ban Christian rights group’s online presence
Belarus has banned rights group Christian Vision and labeled it “extremist” for documenting religious freedom abuses by the Belarusian secret police, according to Forum 18.

Belarus has banned rights group Christian Vision and labeled it “extremist” for documenting religious freedom abuses by the Belarusian secret police, according to Forum 18.
Every year Christmas seems to arrive faster, like a train thundering into the station before we’ve even packed our bags. We rush, we shop, we scroll and then sigh, "Did I really encounter Christ this Christmas?" That’s why we have Advent.
Brain-computer interfaces? Exoskeletons? Immortality? Enthusiasm for transhumanism is rising, what might it mean for the rest of us? In light of what enthusiasts are searching for, Christians can offer hope to a world searching for meaning because God has already provided it in Christ.
Christians must learn to do theology well in our rapidly changing contexts. Theology is not simply recalling and repeating doctrine or dogma. It is a living context-sensitive way of approaching life’s big questions. We all need to do the hard work of applying our best understanding of God's purposes revealed in the whole of scripture to new contexts in new ways.
"Perspective turns pressure into praise, problems into possibilities, and pain into purpose, and sometimes the only difference between misery and ministry is the way you look at it." Evangelist J.John finds gratitude in a harrowing trip to Australia.

Cardinals from around the world will gather in a secret conclave beginning May 7 to elect the next pope, the Vatican announced. The closed-door meeting will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and involve approximately 135 cardinals. The conclave follows the death of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday. His funeral was held on Saturday.

Thousands of people crowded into St Peter's Square on Saturday morning for the funeral of Pope Francis. World leaders attending the funeral included US President Donald Trump, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Prince William, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

For the first time in modern German history, more Germans identify as religiously unaffiliated than as Roman Catholics or Protestants, according to a new survey published by the Weltanschauungen research group (Fowid) and reported by Evangelical Focus.

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, has died at the age of 88 following a period of worsening health, the Vatican confirmed Monday. The pontiff, who had been hospitalized in recent weeks for respiratory complications, leaves behind a complex and contested legacy that reshaped the modern papacy—while raising significant theological and political controversy.

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday (April 16) that the term “woman” under equality legislation refers to biological sex, but said its decision should not be viewed as a setback for transgender rights.

At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping global education, theological institutions are wrestling with what the future looks like for Christian learning and leadership. At the recent Global Consultation of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE), held from March 3–7 in Tirana, Albania, one of the discussions revolved around the intersection of faith and innovation: how AI is being understood and applied in evangelical theological education.