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Give the Word ministries has recently partnered with another hospital to deliver Bibles designed to encourage people battling cancer. 

"We got an email from the spiritual director at a hospital in Alberta," says Ryan Rempel, staff member at Give the Word. "She was expressing how they have a lot of patients who are looking for answers in dark times. They have a lot of families looking for hope and encouragement." 

Russia seriously violates religious freedom in the land it illegally occupies in Ukraine, Forum 18 said in a new report.

Torturing and killing pastors and priests, prosecuting residents for exercising religious freedom, banning worship and entire religious communities, closing churches, prosecuting missionaries and banning Scripture as extremist literature are among the most egregious atrocities Forum 18 cited in its March religious freedom survey of occupied Ukraine.

A new Christmas film shot in Winnipeg and directed by The Chosen's Dallas Jenkins was recognized over the weekend at the 2025 Movieguide Awards. 

Based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever follows six siblings, the Herdmans, who sneak into church searching for snacks and walk away with the lead roles in the town pageant.

The film shows viewers how the mischievous stars unwittingly teach a community the true meaning of Christmas. 

A young man critically injured in a school shooting in December of last year is on the road to recovery. 

14-year-old River Clardy was left fighting for his life after a 15-year-old girl opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Dec. 16, 2024. 

The shooting left three people, including the shooter, dead and six others injured, two with critical injuries. 

In the Northwestern corner of Namibia lies the village of Opuwo. Its name means "end of the road" in Dhimba, the language spoken by residents of Opuwo. But for the Himba people who first heard the Gospel there, Opuwo was not the end of the road. It was the beginning. 

Michael Cardy with MegaVoice tells the story of a local pastor in that region who first felt the Lord calling him to reach the Himba people in 2017. 

At the time, Scripture in Dhimba was scarce. 

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara is condemning violence that erupted in his country over the weekend, claiming that no one responsible for the mass killings of Assad supporters and minority groups will be above the law. 

UniteUS recently held its third university gathering of 2025, and this time, 4,500 college students showed up to hear about the good news of Jesus Christ. 

Last week, the ministry team held a praise night at Purdue University in Layfayette, IN. Once again, the founder of IF:Gathering, Jennie Allen, was in attendance. Allen held impromptu baptisms afterward. 

"How they all help me baptize their friend?!" says Allen on Instagram. "Have you ever seen anything so dear?! It never gets old. God keeps doing it!"

The Quebec government is creating a committee to make recommendations on how to strengthen secularism in the province. 

Announced this morning, the committee will study whether Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, is being respected. 

The government says it will also document alleged religious infiltration of Quebec institutions. 

The committee will analyze measures in place elsewhere in the world to reinforce state secularism, and will deliver a report by Aug. 20. 

A pastor from North Carolina who recently celebrated his 100th birthday has died.

Roy Jernigan was thrust into the spotlight worldwide after he decided to celebrate his 98th birthday by skydiving. He died on Feb. 28 from natural causes. 

"I appreciate all of you that faithfully followed him and enjoyed his services," said Roy's daughter. "Preaching was his life and he loved the Lord with all his heart. He lived what he preached."

It's been an exciting time for Rebecca St. James and her family as they celebrated the baptism of one of her children. 

Last Sunday, St. James' husband Cubbie, had the honour of baptizing their seven-year-old daughter Imogen.

"Such a profoundly special moment last week," said Rebecca in a post on social media. "Praying she knows and experiences the deep love of Jesus every day of her life. We are so proud of her and her sweet heart!"