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1 Apr, 2025 13:45 EDT

Europe Society & Culture

Nearly 10K in Netherlands euthanized in 2024, including 219 for 'psychological disorders': report

By The Christian Post

Nearly 10,000 people living in the Netherlands were euthanized last year, marking a 10% increase from the year before and a 60% increase in those suffering from psychological conditions, according to a recent report. The Regional Euthanasia Review Committees (RTE) reported Monday that there were 9,958 reports of euthanasia in the Netherlands in 2024, comprising 5.8% of the total mortality rate in the nation.
1 Apr, 2025 07:37 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture

Baptist alliance launches ‘Stand in the Gap’ initiative to fund humanitarian aid slashed by Trump admin

By The Christian Post

A global Baptist organization representing around 53 million people across numerous regional churches seeks to help raise funds for international aid that has been lost to the recent cuts by the Trump administration. The Baptist World Alliance held the "Stand in the Gap Solidarity Sunday" this week in a bid to boost support for international aid programs.
26 Mar, 2025 10:30 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture

4 things to know about Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Party leader running to be Canada's next PM

By The Christian Post

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, a member of the Liberal Party, announced in an X post on Sunday that he had “just asked the Governor General to dissolve parliament and call a federal election on April 28.” This move paves the way for an election to elect a new Parliament.
20 Mar, 2025 08:10 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions

Half of churches seeing growth since COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns: study

By The Christian Post

Around half of Protestant churches in the United States have experienced growth in worship service attendance since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study. A report by Lifeway Research published Tuesday found that 52% of surveyed Protestant congregations saw their worship attendance grow by at least 4% over the past two years.
19 Mar, 2025 08:50 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture Education

Pa. Board of Education rejects Christian schools’ association as accreditor

By The Christian Post

The Pennsylvania Board of Education has unanimously rejected an application from the Association of Christian Schools International to be recognized as an official accreditation agency for private schools in the state, drawing accusations of religious discrimination.
17 Mar, 2025 18:50 EDT

Latin America US & Canada Society & Culture

Migration to US through Darién Gap plummets 99% while Trump cracks down on illegal immigration

By The Christian Post

Migrants attempting to reach the United States through the dangerous jungles of the Darién Gap have dropped by 99%, a dramatic decline that the White House celebrated in praise of the Trump administration's immigration policies.
13 Mar, 2025 05:40 EDT

US & Canada Africa Church & Missions

‘We are living in Pentecost’: Jennie Allen on dream that sparked Gather25, how AI is helping further the Gospel

By The Christian Post

In late February, an estimated 7 million people from 225 countries and territories came together for Gather25, a 25-hour global prayer event led by Bible teacher and bestselling author Jennie Allen. The event, which featured live gatherings in seven locations and over 21,000 groups meeting in churches and homes, marked an unprecedented moment in Christian unity and worship.
11 Mar, 2025 16:00 EDT

Middle East Religious Freedom

Syria update: Christians among over 1,000 massacred amid worst atrocities since Assad's ousting

By The Christian Post

Christians and other religious minorities in Syria are sounding the alarm as more than 1,000 people have been killed since last Thursday in what rights groups describe as some of the worst atrocities since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in December.
6 Mar, 2025 12:12 EST

US & Canada Society & Culture

Supreme Court denies Trump request to block $2 billion foreign aid payment

By The Christian Post

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration's request to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid payments for contracted work that has already been completed. A divided Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in an unsigned opinion on Wednesday morning to have U.S. District Judge Amir Ali "clarify what obligations the Government must fulfill to ensure compliance" with Ali's temporary restraining order.
5 Mar, 2025 09:00 EST

US & Canada Family & Children

'Perfect exactly the way God made you': 7 highlights from Trump's address to a joint session of Congress

By The Christian Post

President Donald Trump delivered an address to a joint session of the United States Congress in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, a month and a half after he took office as the 47th president of the United States.
21 Feb, 2025 09:45 EST

Africa Religious Freedom

70 Christians beheaded in DRC church attack: 'Grim tapestry of violence'

By The Christian Post

Seventy Christians were discovered beheaded inside a Protestant church in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu Province, according to reports, which say the victims had been kidnapped by suspected Allied Democratic Forces terrorists.
19 Feb, 2025 08:20 EST

US & Canada Society & Culture Education

Wheaton College alumni flood petition for leadership change amid 'pernicious drift'

By The Christian Post

A group of more than 1,000 concerned students, alumni and their family members have signed a letter demanding a change in leadership at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, amid what they describe as the flagship Evangelical institution's mission drift.

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