Adult and adolescent Catholic baptisms rise in France as infant baptisms decline
France recorded a sharp increase in adult Catholic baptisms in 2026 even as infant baptisms remained far below earlier levels.
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Research and reporting on religious change in Europe, migration, and significant developments in Protestant Christianity around the world.
Eighteen European countries meet in Munich on border control and returns
European governments met in Munich to discuss border management, faster returns, and responses to sudden migration pressure.
Read moreFrance ends the experimental UK one-in, one-out Channel arrangement
France confirmed that the experimental Channel returns arrangement would end as the United Kingdom stopped accepting new cases.
Read moreLombardy study finds greater unaffiliation among second-generation migrants
The BOnD study reports a larger unaffiliated share among second-generation than first-generation respondents with migrant backgrounds in Lombardy.
Read moreUK evangelicals appear younger and more ethnically diverse than the wider population
An adult survey estimates that broad evangelical identity and belief are concentrated disproportionately among younger and ethnic-minority respondents.
Read moreFIEC London gathering puts church planting on the agenda
The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches’ September 24 London gathering centered part of its program on practical planning for new churches.
Read moreOpen Doors documents millions reached through training and Scripture
Open Doors’ 2024 impact figures record 5,766,757 people receiving training and 2,531,985 receiving Bibles or Christian literature.
Read moreFive European governments intensify work on third-country return hubs
Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Greece agreed to deepen talks with possible partner countries about return centers outside the EU.
Read moreGerman churches and Christian-democratic parties are diverging over migration
Research finds a growing migration-policy divide between German churches and the CDU/CSU alongside declining party support among churchgoers.
Read moreMeloni proposes pupil-concentration limits and new school integration rules
Italy’s government proposed limits on foreign-pupil concentration, parent-language requirements, and restrictions on face coverings in schools.
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