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  Nayib Bukele attributes El Salvador’s transformation to God and highlights the power of faith

  El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, said the transformation the country is experiencing has a spiritual foundation. In a message recently shared on his Instagram account, he said the nation’s change cannot be explained by political decisions alone, but by the action of God and the faith of the Salvadoran people.

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  IRF Summit opens in Washington with call to confront rising religious repression

  The sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit opened Monday, Feb. 2, in Washington, D.C., with a call to intensify global advocacy for freedom of belief, as co-chairs warned that religious restrictions and persecution are rising worldwide even as the movement to defend conscience rights gains strength.

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  ‘God is on the move’: Baptist leader sees ‘quiet revival’ among New Zealand youth

  The so-called “Quiet Revival” report by the Bible Society noting an upsurge in Christianity among young people in the U.K. is also seen to an extent among young New Zealanders, according to a report by Baptists.  In the 2025 Annual Report for the Baptist Churches of New Zealand, Ethan Miller, Youth Catalyst for the denomination, made the comments in reference to the Bible Society report published in April 2025 and titled “The Quiet Revival: Gen Z leads rise in church attendance emerging across p

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  Mission leader Chris Melville becomes new CEO for Bible Society Australia

  Bible Society Australia (BSA) has announced veteran mission leader Chris Melville as its new chief executive officer.  Melville had served as Interim CEO for the past six months and previously held the role of chief of mission, where he oversaw BSA’s domestic and international mission work, according to a Bible Society announcement on Jan. 30.  Melville commented on his appointment, saying he felt humbled to be chosen and “energised for the next season of ministry.” 

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  World Relief urges Trump admin. to stop policy of re-interviewing Biden-era refugees

  The head of World Relief, a refugee resettlement organization, is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its policy of reviewing the cases of refugees admitted into the United States during the Biden administration, a policy a federal judge temporarily blocked last week. 

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