Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the birth of Billy Graham, Pliny Fisk leaving for the Middle East and the London Missionary Society holding its first meeting.
The news from the Middle East in October 2025 is momentous.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced "the historic dawn of the new Middle East" and called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to receive a pardon in a speech before the Israeli Knesset after Hamas released the 20 living hostages from captivity.
Jews are being singled out, and Israel is being delegitimized.
Taking the podium alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump presented the outline of a plan to end the Gaza War.
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced a joint resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in countries where Muslims form the majority. The resolution urges the U.S. government to make religious freedom a central focus of its foreign policy and diplomatic efforts.
The bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, last month that killed over two dozen people is an indication that Syria's Islamist-led authorities under President Ahmad al‑Sharaa are enabling radicalism that threatens the existence of Syria's Christian community, experts warn.
A Texas pastor who is back home with his family after spending a week trying to evacuate the war-torn Middle East is crediting the prayers from his congregation for helping secure his return to the United States.
The Israeli government and the Israel Defense Forces officially accepted the ceasefire declared by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, shortly after 10 a.m., claiming Israel had “achieved all of the objectives of Operation Rising Lion, and much more.”
The Islamic Republic of Iran launched a missile attack on the largest United States air base in the Middle East in retaliation for U.S. air strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday.
