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  Europe US & Canada Society & Culture

  Evangelical leader welcomes award-winning AXA campaign adding ‘and domestic violence’ to insurance policies

  By Chris Eyte

  A groundbreaking campaign by global insurance giant AXA has won the top honor at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for redefining how insurance can respond to domestic violence. A leading evangelical voice on women's rights welcomed the initiative as a “good idea” and “needed” to protect women in vulnerable situations.

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  Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture

  First practicing lesbian bishop elected as Archbishop of Wales

  By Chris Eyte

  A practising lesbian bishop has been appointed as the new Archbishop of Wales for the Anglican Church—the first time a woman has held the role—after her predecessor stepped down following a safeguarding review about “errors of judgement” about the working culture at Bangor Cathedral.

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  Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture

  World’s longest-serving Sunday school teacher honoured for nearly 74 years of service

  By Chris Eyte

  An English woman has been honored for her official recognition as the world’s longest serving Sunday school teacher at her local church — notching up 73 years and counting. Guinness World Records first officially recognised Pam Knowles, longstanding Sunday school teacher at St Anne’s, Aigburth, Liverpool on Jan. 12 for serving at that time for 73 years and 104 days. She is still teaching.  St Anne’s church held a presentation to mark Knowles’ hard work and achievement on July 13, the final Sund

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  Europe Family & Children

  UK’s Online Safety Act set to protect children from harmful internet content

  By CDI Staff

  The way people in the UK navigate the internet is set to change significantly under the new Online Safety Act, which requires online platforms to implement measures such as age checks to prevent children from accessing illegal and harmful material that started on July 25.

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  Europe Church & Missions

  Free Churches in Austria appoint first female secretary general

  By Chris Eyte

  The Free Churches in Austria (Freikirchen in Österreich, FKÖ) have appointed their first female secretary general, marking a historic milestone in the evangelical church network’s leadership. Claudia Krupensky officially introduced herself in her new role through a news update published by the Evangelical Alliance Austria.

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  Europe Religious Freedom

  Film shows effect of Russian invasion on Ukraine evangelicals

  By Jack Bethel

  A documentary about the suffering of evangelical Christians in Ukraine shows how one objective of the Russian invasion is to degrade Christianity, including allowing Chechen Muslims to partially Islamize occupied areas.