Suprise meeting between Pope Leo and Venezuelan opposition leader...B.C. Supreme Court hearing case on religious hospitals refusing certain procedures...and U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases on transgender athlete bans.

Pope speaks out on warmongering and on persecutionof Christians worldwide...latest on shootings in Utah LDS parking lot...and civil suit against Saskatoon Christian School goes to court.

Author Philip Yancey confesses to affair and steps down from Christianity Today... two Latin American countries added to Voice of the Martyrs Global Prayer Guide...and California court pauses ruling on public schools sharing student gender identity with parents.

Christian leaders urging prayers for peace in Venezuela...Texas Education Agency being sued for investigating teachers' social media comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk...and Tennessee college professor reinstated after his comments on Kirk killing.

Wyoming Supreme Court makes abortion ruling...President Trump discusses Hyde Amendment with House Republicans...and today is Epiphany.

Reaction to capture of Maduro from Evangelical leaders and the Pope...and Mamdani reaction to latest criticism from Jewish and pro-Israel groups.

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem...abducted Nigerian school children back home...and Pope Leo reacts to assisted suicide being legalized in his home state.

Funeral service of Brown University student....Oklahoma graduate teaching assistant no longer at school after religious discrimination claim...and 130 children and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria released.

Turning Point USA's first AmericaFest since the death of founder Charlie Kirk wraps up...Hanukkah comes to a close this evening...and a new poll on year-end charitable giving.

Erika Kirk announces presidential endorsement...U-S House passes bill on gender transition treament for minors...and Louisiana tries to block mail-order abortion-drug rule.