The evangelical alliance in the Netherlands has called for compassion and stronger palliative care after a child's life was terminated under newly expanded regulations for minors — the first reported case of its kind in the country.
Lent can sound sombre, restrictive, even joyless. And yet, year after year, I return to it with fresh gratitude. Lent is God, in his kindness, giving us time. Lent can sound sombre, restrictive, even joyless. And yet, year after year, I return to it with fresh gratitude. Lent is God, in his kindness, giving us time. Here are four reasons why it remains one of the most life-giving seasons of the Christian year.
A Muslim in Uganda stabbed his son to death with a long knife for converting to Christianity last month, sources said.
Rev. Daniel Herbert Reinhardt, a leader who dedicated his career to strengthening the health of Christian ministry, died Feb. 3 at age 71 after a four-year battle with cancer.
Authorities in Iran arrested 254 Christians on charges related to their faith or religious activities in 2025, nearly twice as many as the figure of 139 detained the previous year, a new report shows.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (BP) – Florida pastor Dean Inserra has announced his intention to nominate Texas pastor George Schroeder as SBC Recording Secretary at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting.
NASHVILLE (BP) – Some 540 Southern Baptists serve as trustees among the Southern Baptist Convention’s 11 entities and the Executive Committee. They now have access to the first denomination-wide tool designed to resource them for that role.
The statement’s signers include a mix of denominational leaders, seminary presidents, scholars, and leaders of prominent congregations.
A brick kiln worker’s forced conversion to Islam in Pakistan’s national database has left his five children unable to have their Christian faith designated on their national identity cards, his son said.
Lutheran churches in Central America held a regional gathering aimed at strengthening fellowship among their communities and consolidating what they described as their “prophetic voice” in response to the social, political, and economic realities of the region.
The Christian Resources Exhibition, which has served the Christian community in the United Kingdom for four decades, rebranded last month as the Church Resources Exhibition (CRE). Leaders of the annual event announced the change as part of a strategic shift for the 2026 season.
