Football and Christian outreach
24 Jun 2016
Paul Moynan, a policy advisor working in the European Parliament and the writer of Canopy of Prayer, asks us not only to continue to pray for the safety of the Euro 2016 tournament but also to…
France: Euro 2016
17 Jun 2016
Football fans are clashing with each other and the French police. People are being arrested, hospitalised, and some sent home after continued brawling in and around Marseille and Lille. Hundreds of French riot police have been…
Europe: answers to prayer
17 Jun 2016
There are positive and encouraging developments in the Church as evangelicals grow in strength, confidence and a sense of identity in most countries. This is demonstrated by the increase in an evangelical presence in mainline churches,…
Attacks planned on Euro 2016
10 Jun 2016
On 4 June Ukraine’s security service said that a French citizen detained in late May on the border with Poland had been planning attacks in France to coincide with the Euro 2016 football championship. The unnamed…
Italy: lawmakers defy Church over same-sex union
10 Jun 2016
In Italy, the very birthplace of Roman Catholicism, a bill that contradicts the teaching of the Bible has been overwhelmingly approved by lawmakers, allowing the civil union of same-sex couples amid widespread strong objections, especially from…
Europe: floods and climate change
03 Jun 2016
The European Environment Agency reports, ‘Temperatures are rising, rainfall patterns are shifting, glaciers and snow are melting, and the global mean sea level is rising. These changes are expected to continue, and extreme weather events such…