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  Türkiye’s expulsion of foreign Christians challenged in European Court

  The Turkish government faces a legal challenge for banning a U.S. Christian who lived in the country for 34 years.

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  Tens of thousands across six continents joined in prayer for IFES World Student Day 2025

  Almost 30,000 people from more than 130 countries and territories united in prayer for “Immeasurably More” of God’s work in the world’s universities and colleges on Oct. 16. On World Student Day (WSD), a wave of global intercession started in the Pacific and swept across the global to the Americas. 

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  Tortured Kyrgyzstan pastor suffers traumatic brain injury

  Amid allegations by U.N. special Rapporteurs of prison personnel torturing a church leader in Kyrgyzstan, the pastor has traumatic brain injuries that have left him cognitively impaired, according to rights group Forum 18.zstan

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  Half of young adults in Spain report suffering violence in childhood, government survey finds

  Nearly half of young adults in Spain say they endured psychological violence as children or teenagers, according to a new government-backed survey that exposes what officials called a “structural problem” of abuse and neglect across the country.

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  Orphan Sunday 2025 to rally churches around the world for children and families in need

  World Without Orphans (WWO) is calling on churches around the globe to take action for orphans, vulnerable children, and families on Nov. 9 as part of Orphan Sunday 2025.

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  ‘We are the Anglican Communion’: Gafcon rejects authority of Archbishop of Canterbury

  Gafcon, a movement claiming to represent the majority of Anglicans worldwide, particularly in the Global South, has officially rejected the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and related institutions such as the Lambeth Conference — declaring itself the true “Global Anglican Communion.”

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  Priest in Spain could face prison under ‘hate speech’ law

  A Catholic priest in Spain could face up to three years in prison after making remarks critical of Islam.

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