Christian retiree in UK convicted of breaching abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’
A court in England on Friday (April 4) convicted a retired Christian woman of breaching an abortion clinic “buffer zone” by offering consensual conversation.
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Crucifying truth, Bach's passion, and the Dark Enlightenment
The political positioning of new regimes is matching an ideology that has been forming for some time—Dark Enlightenment. We are watching a new world order emerge that will cause great suffering. As the performance of Bach's St Matthew's Passion unfolded, it resonated deeply with the times we find ourselves in.
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The Pope of surprises: praise and candid reflections from a friend
Thomas Schirrmacher has worked with Pope Francis in a variety of official roles, both for the World Evangelical Alliance and the International Society for Human Rights. He accompanied the pope on three state visits and also visited him privately at Santa Marta on numerous occasions, often around the pontiff’s birthday. These are his reflections.
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Easter time reminds us of what power has always looked like
Among many other things, Easter is an opportunity to reflect on Jesus' relationship to political power. Modern readers of the Gospels and Epistles too easily miss the political significance of Jesus' death and resurrection. Far from leaning into and leveraging political and imperial power, Jesus and his followers are called to righteously and justly subvert it for God's glory alone.
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Easter traditions of faith and community across Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe has a rich tradition of celebrating the Easter season and passing meaningful Christian customs on to successive generations. Christians in non-Christian contexts and those in newer Westernized nations can learn much from older expressions of Christian faith and hope in the death and resurrection of Jesus.
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Most people come to faith between ages 4 and 14, but 'theological education hasn’t done enough to focus on next gen'
Lucy Kajidori, leader of the International Council of Evangelical Theological Education's (ICETE) Impact Team on Children and Families, spoke with Christian Daily International about the urgent need to integrate ministry to children more deeply into theological education. She shared how the initiative began, what gaps exist, and what the group hopes to achieve.
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Rare Chinese Bible found in Oxfam donations sells for more than £56,000 at auction
By Chris EyteTwo volunteers sorting through donations at an Oxfam charity shop in Essex were surprised to uncover a rare copy of the first Bible ever translated into Chinese — a discovery that later sold at auction for more than £56,000 ($72,514 USD).
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UK nurse punished for calling trans pedophile inmate ‘Mister’
By Chris EyteA British health authority faces legal action for calling a Christian nurse a “potential risk” after she said “Mister” to a transgender prisoner jailed for luring boys into sex acts by pretending to be a teenage girl on social media.
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Evangelical body raises concerns over Spanish educational protocols for transgender minors
The Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain (FEREDE) has published a detailed report on the educational protocols derived from regional LGBTI laws and Spain’s trans law. The document analyzes the impact of these regulations on parents’ rights to educate their children in accordance with their convictions, as well as on the exercise of parental authority.
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‘Pre-revival, not post-Christian’: Student revival movement gains momentum in Europe with spring event planned in London
By Chris EyteRevive Europe, an evangelistic initiative focused on sparking Christian revival among students across the continent, is training and releasing 100 emerging leaders ahead of the upcoming Awakening Project gathering in London this spring. The three-day event, set for April 30 to May 2 in Hackney, London, will bring together student revival leaders and supportive adults for worship, prayer, teaching and fellowship.
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In UN report, evangelicals highlight social instability in Portugal, express concern that new law could criminalize religious views
By Chris EyteThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), together with its national member the Portuguese Evangelical Alliance (Aliança Evangélica Portuguesa, or AEP) representing 355 local churches, expressed concern over political instability, rising populism, racism, xenophobia, and restrictions on religious freedom in Portugal during the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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Global terrorist violence remains greatest in the Sahel, report says
The Sahel continued as the region where most terrorist violence occurred in 2024, with Burkina Faso again the country with the most killings while Niger shot from 10th to fifth worst in the world, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI).
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