As Halloween 2026 approaches, a wide range of Christian pastors, ministries and commentators are revisiting the long-running question of whether the late‑October holiday inherently celebrates evil and darkness or can be engaged in good conscience as cultural fun and gospel opportunity. Much of the current debate turns on how Christians interpret Halloween’s origins and symbols, which
As Ireland’s parliament weighs scrapping its mandatory three-day waiting period for most abortions, a new poll commissioned by the Pro Life Campaign suggests a majority of voters want the pause to remain in law. The survey, carried out by Amárach Research between 28 July and 4 August 2026, questioned 877 adults and found that 55.3 per
When the U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term on Oct. 5, one of the closely watched arguments will be a Colorado case asking whether Catholic preschools can refuse to abide by LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination rules and still receive state universal preschool funding. The dispute centers on Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program, created in 2022 to offer publicly
More than 500 million Christians worldwide are living under significant restrictions that make it hard or very hard to own or use a Bible, according to the newly released 2026 Bible Access List from the Bible Access Initiative, a coalition of international ministries focused on Scripture distribution and engagement. The Bible Access List, unveiled on October
New official figures from the Australian state of Victoria show a sharp rise in deaths under its voluntary assisted dying regime, prompting Right To Life UK to highlight what it describes as a 400 per cent increase in euthanasia cases over five years and to warn British legislators against legalising assisted suicide. Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying
Warnings of a potential “silver uprising” are surfacing in church leadership circles as pastors and theologians grapple with what happens when older adults feel sidelined in congregational life rather than recognized as a core source of spiritual wisdom, service and financial support. The phrase has been popularized by the author of Living Life in the Last
Fresh drilling and underground scans at a boat-shaped rock formation in eastern Türkiye have reignited global speculation that the legendary vessel described in Genesis might lie buried beneath the slopes near Mount Ararat. The focus of the renewed interest is the Durupınar Formation, a 160-meter-long, hull-shaped mound first identified in 1959 in the mountains of Ağrı
Pope Leo XIV has called on France’s Catholic bishops to assert the Church’s “prophetic” voice in a society shaped by strict secularism, urging them not to retreat from public debate as he continues an apostolic journey through one of Europe’s most avowedly non-religious nations. Meeting with the Bishops of France during his visit, the pope framed
Pro-life diplomats and advocacy groups connected to the Geneva Consensus Declaration are working to create a new “pro-life and pro-family” core group of United Nations member states, aiming to counter the influence of existing coalitions that promote abortion access and LGBT rights within UN negotiations. The initiative surfaced publicly during this year’s UN General Assembly High-Level
British church leaders Steve and Esther Uppal have issued a stark online warning to Western congregations, urging them to adopt a “wartime mentality” and prepare for what they describe as imminent societal disruption and “great shakings.” The warning is delivered in a recent YouTube video titled Sober Urgent Warning For The Church, in which the couple