(Evangelical Focus) — In a report recently released, the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits has admitted to having sexually abused 118 people in Spain, since 1927 to the present day. According to the document, most of the victims (81) were minors at the time they were abused, although it also mentions cases of adults […]

STUTTGART (Evangelical Focus) — Christian organizations which buy advertising spots to post Bible verses in public spaces are coming under political scrutiny in Germany. The parliamentary group of The Left/Pirates in the regional assembly of Stuttgart has asked for new advertising guidelines in the city trains (S-Bahn) to make sure no one is offended by […]

(Evangelical Focus) — During the period prior to the approval of the euthanasia law by the Spanish Parliament, several institutions, such as the Spanish Evangelical Alliance or the Spanish Bioethics Committee, expressed their public assessment of the regulations. After the law was ratified on Dec. 17, more voices have continued to speak out about its […]

(Evangelical Focus) — A group of people of the “Tzotzil” ethnic group destroyed five houses of evangelical families in the Mitzitón community, in the municipality of San Cristóbal, Chiapas (Mexico). The leader of the evangelical organization Alas de Aguila, Esdras Alonso González, reported that the events took place on Sunday January, 10. Two evangelical “Tzotzil” […]

(Evangelical Focus) — The government of France will include information about faith and political opinions in the police files of people who could be a threat to national security. The Interior Ministry has issued three decrees that now allow to collect information about the “political opinions,” “philosophical or religious convictions” and “labor union membership” of […]

 (Evangelical Focus) — Reforming the economic system to make it more equitable and sustainable. This is how the raison d’être of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism can be summarized. The Vatican has joined this platform formed by leaders of some of the biggest multinational corporations such as Visa, Johnson & Johnson, BP, Allianz and […]

(Evangelical Focus) — More than 370 liberal religious leaders around the world have signed a new declaration that urges a ban on so-called “conversion therapy.” The declaration “Declaring the Sanctity of Life and the Dignity of All” was launched on Dec. 16 by a new group called the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives at […]

(Evangelical Focus) — Almost one hundred thousand lives of the unborn were terminated in Spain last year, according to the newest report issued by the Spanish Health Ministry. According to the official statistics, 99,149 abortions were performed in 2019, the highest figure in Spain since 2013, when over 108,000 terminations of pregnancy were practiced. … […]

(Evangelical Focus) — The Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) has recently released the second edition of its survey on language, religion and culture. According to the survey, over 70% of the Swiss population said they belong to a religion in 2019, although the proportion of people who said they believe in a single God has […]

(Evangelical Focus) — The Spanish Parliament has approved the first euthanasia law in the country. The rule, promoted by the Social Democrat government party, PSOE, received 198 votes in favor, 138 against and 2 abstentions. Spain becomes the fourth country in Europe and the sixth worldwide to legalize euthanasia, after the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada […]