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The HIV Generation Grows Up

Caring for infected youth in Romania.

Migrant Ministries: European Churches Revitalized by Asian Diaspora  Subscriber access only

Churches are filling with both immigrants and locals drawn to new worship styles.

Europe's Top Courts Are on a Pro-Life Roll

Recent rulings surprise observers.

Exit Visa: Iraqi Christians Look for Safe Haven

Iraqis struggle to find refuge in Europe.

Christian Decline Stalls

Reports of U.K. church's death may be premature.

Christianity Thrives among 'Gypsies' Despite Prejudice

Roma Revival: Missionary efforts continue to succeed.

Cross Examination

Italian crucifix case creates a mixed bag.

When Caesar Renders

Romanian Baptists dissent over accepting government funds.

An Invisible Wall

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a pastor in Berlin assesses Germany's spiritual climate.

After the Wall

Reflections on 20 years of mission in Europe

Germany's 'Cold Religion'

A Berlin-based journalist says that Martin Luther would have driven most of Germany's bishops from their pulpits.

Germany's Christian Democrats

An administration official discusses evangelicals' political involvement—or lack thereof.

Europe's Past Is Today's Hope

Rome won't cede the continent to secularists without a fight.

No Laughing Matter

Canceled Jesus comedy reveals balancing act of Dutch TV evangelism.

Seminaries in Peril

Government evaluation threatens training of Swedish pastors.

Stopping Discrimination

Proposed EU law may force out faith-based social services.

Reaching the Most Unreached Through Europe

'I Wanted to Be a Foreigner'

Pushing Boundaries

Kyiv pastor Sunday Adelaja believes the world is his parish.

Faith and Hope in Ukraine

How Eastern Europe's most missional evangelical church is rethinking tradition and the Great Commission.

Video and Vision for Europe

Defending the Faith

Conservatives face huge obstacles in putting Anglicanism back together.

Not Your Father's L'Abri

The Swiss retreat now tends less to philosophical skeptics than to disaffected evangelicals.

More from Barcelona

In Western Europe (update 1 and 2 below)

Pastor Charged with Criminal Discrimination

Finland's courts step in after visiting pastor refuses to lead service with a woman.

Allah's Continent?  Subscriber access only

Not so fast, says Philip Jenkins in God's Continent.

Majority Spoils

New law sidelines minority faiths in Romania.

To Russia with Fury  Subscriber access only

Sometimes charity means anger.

Sex Isn't a Spectator Sport  Subscriber access only

Germany's World Cup pimping will fuel sex trafficking.

Belgrade Curve  Subscriber access only

Evangelicals fear greater power of state, Orthodox church.

An Ugly Phoenix Reborn  Subscriber access only

European anti-Semitism is more widespread than has been let on.

London Church Doors Flung Open After Attacks  Subscriber access only

Plus: What conservatives and the Catholic Church think about evolution, Mr. T as "moral compass," and other stories from online sources around the world.

Outsourcing Birth: Let an Indian Woman Have Your Baby  Subscriber access only

Plus: Good news from Europe on stem-cell funding.

After Shocking Defeat for U.K. 'Hate' Bill, Debate Goes International  Subscriber access only

Christian protests help deliver Blair rare loss.

More Money, Less Liberty  Subscriber access only

Observers parse motives behind new tax exemption.

Saving the Suburbs  Subscriber access only

Riots prompt Christians to reach out more to Muslims.

Priest Idol  Subscriber access only

A Wheaton grad ends up on British reality TV. His mission: Save a dying church.

France: The Ire and the Fire  Subscriber access only

God's people in the midst of the riots.
News Feed
Many German Christians quit church to avoid tax
“Social-Democrats and Liberals invented this tax a hundred years ago in order to make the people pay for their church, not only the patrons or the king or the Kaiser,” he says. “It was invented to democratize the church." (Marketplace.org)
In the Netherlands, church growth hinges on community relevance
The denomination here in recent years has embarked on a deliberate church-planting program, one that serves crucial community needs for years before a church member shares the gospel to newcomers. (Adventist News Network)
The Last Supper: Germany's Great Church Sell-Off
Dwindling church attendance and dire financial straits are forcing the Catholic and Protestant Churches in Germany to sell off church buildings en masse. Some are demolished, while others are turned into restaurants or indoor rock climbing centers. (SPIEGEL)

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