• U.S. Survey: Fewer Than One-Third of Christians Read the Bible Daily

  A new study by Lifeway Research reveals that fewer than one-third of regular churchgoers engage with the Bible on a daily basis, despite a high level of respect for scriptural authority.

  

• Human Rights Advocates Warn: Religious Control Has Entered the “Era of Digital Surveillance”

  At a U.S. congressional hearing on February 4, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback stated that authoritarian regimes have realized that violence alone cannot eradicate religious belief.

  

• Chinese Church Leader Zhang Wen Si Released After 11 Years of Imprisonment in North Korea

  According to a February 3 report by Open Doors, Zhang Wen Si , an ethnic Korean church leader from Changbai, China.was released and returned to China on Nov. 5, 2025, following an 11-year imprisonment in North Korea.