Latest news: Samaritan’s Purse plane hijacked; Christmas and the single parent; SBC legal updates
December 5, 2025
Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
Quebec bill targets public prayer, religious speech
December 2, 2025
Quebec has introduced a bill that would restrict prayer and religious expression in public spaces — while also broadening limits on religious symbols in schools and daycares.
U.S. missionary kidnapped in Niger; Christian persecution on rise
October 24, 2025
An evangelical Christian missionary from the U.S. was kidnapped late Oct. 21 in Niamey, Niger, less than 100 yards from the presidential palace, CBS News reported.
Israeli care group shares ‘complicated’ response to prisoner exchange
October 14, 2025
Israeli families are relieved Hamas released 20 living hostages but grieve that bodies of remaining hostages are still held or missing, the leader of a top care group serving traumatized families told Baptist Press.
Taking a stand: Russian pastor jailed for preaching against war
September 15, 2025
A 63-year-old Russian Pentecostal pastor received a four-year sentence for preaching against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an Oslo-based news service focused on human rights and religious freedom reported.
‘New reality’: War destroys Ukraine school’s campus but not its mission
June 11, 2025
In the case of Tavriski Christian Institute, warfare devastated the school’s campus in Kherson but could not destroy its mission to prepare the next generation of the nation’s Christian leaders.
‘A Faith Under Seige’: Documentary spotlights Russia’s persecution of Ukrainian Christians
May 7, 2025
Christian faith threatens Russian President Vladimir Putin because it is out of his control.
Could you forgive a would-be killer? One Christian did and led her to Christ
April 14, 2025
International Mission Board missionaries Wade and Catherine Hampton have seen God work in Southeast Asia, but they don’t always see Him work through an attempted murder.
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