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Rest: A dirty word, Evangelical Focus
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (850+ words) 02 JULY 2026 " 12: 13 CET For many pastors, ministry leaders, and preachers, rest seems like a dirty word." Of course, we will affirm its importance in others" lives." The overloaded person in our church, who is starting to show signs of cracking, should…...
Italy and Chile spearhead initiative to abolish surrogacy globally
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (526+ words) GENEVA " 02 JULY 2026 " 10: 11 CET The governments of Italy and Chile'have released a political declaration calling for an international moratorium on surrogacy. The ultimate aim is to work towards a legally binding instrument that could'abolish surrogacy through international law. The declaration warns…...
Understanding Europe through its people: The ELF goldmine in Poland, Evangelical Focus
20+ hour, 15+ min ago (644+ words) 01 JULY 2026 " 17: 16 CET I live and work in Spain: a country where the church is growing, where interest in spiritual matters is surprisingly high amongst young people, and where my work as a journalist is currently overwhelming, if we were to…...
At the UN, evangelicals call on Austria to better protect victims of human trafficking and unborn children with disabilities
1+ day, 25+ min ago (425+ words) GENEVA " 01 JULY 2026 " 13: 07 CET At the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, held in Geneva (Switzerland), it was Austria's turn to be reviewed. The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is one of the organisations authorised to participate in these Universal Periodic…...
In or out? Roman Catholic attitudes towards the Christians "on the threshold
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1217+ words) 01 JULY 2026 " 11: 30 CET "I'm Catholic, but I don't go to church." "I'm Catholic, but in my own way." "I'm Catholic, but " How many times have we heard friends or neighbors say these things? These are people who, while they continue to…...
Around 2, 700 attend mass baptisms on Bournemouth beach
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (531+ words) BOURNEMOUTH (UK) " 30 JUNE 2026 " 15: 15 CET Around 2, 700 people gathered on Bournemouth beach to attend the baptisms of over 130 people in two ceremonies held over the last two Sundays of June. The beach baptisms were hosted by 14 churches that belong to the BCP…...
Two years in prison for "conversion therapy: Christians warn that religious freedom could be undermined
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (805+ words) Protestante Digital " MADRID " 30 JUNE 2026 " 16: 03 CET Spain's national parliament in Madrid, the Congress of Deputies, approved on Thursday 28 June the reform of the Criminal Code which imposes prison sentences for so-called "conversion therapies', defined as acts, methods or procedures aimed at…...
The power of faith: How TWR is connecting communities during the Cuban energy crisis
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (604+ words) 30 JUNE 2026 " 09: 14 CET Amid the energy crisis affecting Cuba, where prolonged blackouts have plunged entire communities into isolation, a spark of hope continues to shine brightly. With over 1, 000 followers in its Whats App group, which features daily five-minute messages titled'Faith and…...
Resisting to the very end " at what cost?
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (313+ words) 29 JUNE 2026 " 15: 45 CET Pedro S'nchez, the Spanish president of the government, and secretary-general of the PSOE party (Social Democrats) finds himself in an unbearable situation with several corruption cases in the courts, including those of a former minister and right hand,…...
UK Christians mobilise against "conversion therapy" law: "Badly drafted, "immense risk of criminalising parents and churches
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (734+ words) LONDON " 29 JUNE 2026 " 12: 07 CET The United Kingdom government has presented new proposals to ban the so-called "conversion practices" in England and Wales. The administration of the Labour Party (Social Democrats) published its text for a draft bill that they say "will…...