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Liechtenstein’s Hereditary Prince Alois has vetoed a Bill, which narrowly passed earlier this year, that would have removed legal protections for unborn babies, and permitted abortion on demand, for any reason, up until the end of the third month of pregnancy, instead calling for more support for women and their […]
Originally published in Christian Today The appeal of a retired pastor convicted under Northern Ireland’s controversial abortion buffer zone laws is set to be heard on October 15. Clive Johnston, 78, was convicted and fined after he delivered an open air service within an abortion zone in July 2024. During […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International A Finnish member of parliament barred from entering the UK learned her travel ban had been lifted only 45 minutes before she was due on stage at a Northern Ireland event. The Northern Ireland Assembly and Speaker Edwin Poots invited Päivi Räsänen to speak […]
Originally published in Christian Daily European Christian Mission International (ECMI) reports that 160 churches have been planted across Europe by displaced Ukrainians in the four years since Russia invaded their country. In a report, ECMI said that what began as a devastating displacement through war is becoming an unexpected movement […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen on Friday (July 24) announced that she has officially filed her appeal of a hate speech conviction with the European Court of Human Rights. The move is the latest front in a seven-year battle with landmark implications for […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Päivi Räsänen, the politician convicted in Finland for having traditional Christian views on marriage and sexuality, says her electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for the UK has been cancelled. The former Finnish Minister of the Interior said her application for an ETA was initially successful, […]
Originally published in Christian Daily A Reformed pastor in Switzerland has been running weekly devotionals inside the video game Minecraft, drawing about 20 participants per session — roughly half of whom have no prior connection to the church. Florian Homberger, 43, leads the Protestant parish of Müllheim in the canton […]
Originally published in Worthy News Tens of thousands of evangelical Christians gathered in the Netherlands for one of Europe’s largest multi-day Christian events, with organisers and participants expressing hopes for spiritual revival in the nation and across Europe. More than 60 000 people, many of them young believers, attended the […]
Originally published in CBN Evangelist Franklin Graham held what’s being called the largest evangelistic event ever in the eastern European country of Belarus. The two-day “Festival of Hope” drew tens of thousands to the event in the capital city of Minsk. Graham preached to record-breaking crowds of nearly 31 000, […]
Originally published in Christian Today Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has called for a repeal of all European “hate speech” laws, following her conviction by the Finnish Supreme Court. Räsänen was initially investigated in 2019 for a pamphlet published in 2004 that promote traditional Christian views on marriage and sexuality. Despite being […]