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A deadly attack on mourners at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan led a day that also saw ecumenical meetings in England and fresh strain inside two large denominations.
A day dominated by churches under pressure — a deadly bombing in Nigeria, a confiscation threat in Iran, and a run of American disputes over the state's reach into Christian life.
On Friday, 25 September 2026, the churches' dealings with state power ran through the day's news — from an appeal by Christian leaders over $1 billion in global health funds to a lifted freeze on a Catholic migrant charity.
The Church of England reversed an interfaith award as Ghana gained a new bishop, while several faith communities marked festivals and a day of atonement.
The assisted dying bill returned to the Commons, with the Archbishop of Canterbury having urged MPs to reject it, as churches in Japan and Florida chose new leaders and National Baptists in the United States pressed for voter turnout.
