Anja Hoffmann looks around Europe to see how free Christians are. She knows there are concerns. As soon as she sees a problem, she dives into it for research. From today, Anja will contribute as a columnist for CNE.news.

In modern Rome's diffident and suspicious atmosphere, René Breuel and his wife Sarah have founded an Evangelical church inspired by Tim Keller's example. In the time ahead, René Breuel will regularly contribute columns to CNE.news.

Violence and discrimination against Christians and other believers in Europe have increased in recent decades. In 2023, 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes were identified in 35 European countries, including 232 personal attacks on Christians.

His opponents thought he was beaten forever. But again, poll stations and the media underestimated Donald Trump. He defied all rules and has become the 47th president of the United States. Is this good news for Christians?

Martin Luther (1483-1546) did not believe that his new theology, which caused the Reformation, was his invention. He owed it all to Staupitz, his Father Confessor. But who was Staupitz?

The cultural inheritance of the Armenians is being annihilated. And the international community remains silent. 'And when there is silence, nobody knows, and when nobody knows, nobody will pray for us.'

French President Macron hired Michel Barnier as new prime minister in order to survive. Next week, Barnier will present his plans. It is not clear whether he will survive the ensuing debate. One reason his centre-right coalition is not popular is his appointment of ministers who cherish traditional values about sex and marriage – to the chagrin of Emmanuel Macron.

‘Bitter’, that’s what the German chancellor Olaf Scholz called the election results in the ‘Länder’ Saxony and Thuringia. And bitter they were for his SPD party, for his Traffic Light coalition and the CDU. What could be the appreciation of last weekend’s results from a Christian perspective?

All around Europe, governments are taking measures to protect the practice of abortion. Some countries even try to limit prayer.

In Paris, a team of Christian activists was arrested and held in custody.