Budget must go further to support families, says CARE
Christian charity CARE has called for fundamental tax reform to support families, warning that the Budget’s measures offer too little help to parents facing financial pressures.
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Jordan carries out retaliatory strikes in Syria after deadly church attack
Patriarch Theophilos III has visited survivors of the attack in hospital.
Isle of Man medics raise concerns about assisted suicide following Royal Assent
Although the bill has passed, assisted suicide is still at least 18 months away.
More than 60 killed in attacks on Ethiopian Christians, Orthodox Church says
Children were reportedly among the dead as families fled violence in Oromia.
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'Such a blessing' - church that closed down 15 years ago opens its doors again
A shuttered church in a low-income housing community in northern England has reopened for Christian worship nearly 15 years after its doors closed on Christmas Day.
Number of children waiting for adoption surges as couples pursue IVF and surrogacy
Christians are divided on the ethical questions raised by IVF.
Halloween: behind the masks
The tragedy of Halloween is not that it asks the wrong questions, but that it gives us the wrong answers. Our children deserve better.
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Hillsong’s Joel Houston opens up about season of 'soul-searching' after difficult few years
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Afghanistan's first dedicated Christian TV channel launches despite Taliban restrictions
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The Christian candidate who lost the election but won my respect
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Church of England faces ‘financial disaster’ without radical cuts, academics warn
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Southwell Minster faces closure amid £20m funding crisis
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Yemen is key funding hub for Islamic State attacks on Christians - report
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Violence and persecution driving global Christian exodus, report warns
Aid to the Church in Need, which produced the report, called the oppression of Christians "a human rights catastrophe the world refuses to acknowledge".
Petition against anti-Christian violence in Africa aims for a million signatures
Five of the world's hardest 10 countries to be a Christian are in Africa.
Arrest of Christians in Egypt over TikTok comedy video condemned
The arrest of six young Christians in Egypt over a TikTok video recreating a scene from a comedy film has been condemned by religious freedom and human rights organisations.
Jordan carries out retaliatory strikes in Syria after deadly church attack
Patriarch Theophilos III has visited survivors of the attack in hospital.
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Church of England faces ‘financial disaster’ without radical cuts, academics warn
A new report argues that dioceses have been strengthened at the expense of ordinary parishes.
Halloween: behind the masks
The tragedy of Halloween is not that it asks the wrong questions, but that it gives us the wrong answers. Our children deserve better.
Violence and persecution driving global Christian exodus, report warns
Aid to the Church in Need, which produced the report, called the oppression of Christians "a human rights catastrophe the world refuses to acknowledge".
'Such a blessing' - church that closed down 15 years ago opens its doors again
A shuttered church in a low-income housing community in northern England has reopened for Christian worship nearly 15 years after its doors closed on Christmas Day.
Canada turns abandoned historic church into tourism hub
Worship is not on the menu, it seems.
Calls for shift away from Western-led mission towards greater global leadership
“Mission today comes from everywhere and goes to everywhere,” says Andy Roberts, head of Church Mission Society.
Micah 6:8: Walking humbly with God in the ordinary everyday life
God is already present. The question is: will we live conscious of His presence?
Major UK supermarket clothing brands fall behind Primark in ethical fashion rankings
BMS said that even the highest-rated companies have considerable room for improvement.
Fresh violence in Manipur leaves four dead as security is tightened
Security forces have stepped up operations in affected areas amid fears of further unrest.
The Christian candidate who lost the election but won my respect
Helen Spiby-Vann secured just 63 votes in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, but her campaign made me reconsider the value of an explicitly Christian voice in politics, writes Christian Hacking.
Southwell Minster faces closure amid £20m funding crisis
Southwell Minster is seeking urgent financial support to keep its doors open after decades of underinvestment that has left it needing around £20m to safeguard its historic building and grounds.
Sharing your faith: practical tips for evangelism
As someone who regularly participates in street evangelism and teaches the Bible to young people, I have learnt a few lessons along the way.
Afghanistan's first dedicated Christian TV channel launches despite Taliban restrictions
Mozhda TV, which its founders describe as the first Afghan Christian television channel, began broadcasting Saturday, Oct. 24, as church leaders, mission partners and Afghan believers gathered to mark its launch.
Three arrests after deadly Jordan church attack
Jordan has made three arrests following a deadly shooting at a church during a funeral.
Christians calls on British Medical Association to drop opposition to NHS trans guidance
The BMA is “deeply concerned" the guidance is "exclusionary to trans and non-binary staff and patients”. Christian Concern says guidance should be determined by biological sex.
Yemen is key funding hub for Islamic State attacks on Christians - report
The report warns that Christians are seen as a particular target by the Islamic State.
Christians welcome NHS changing room policy reversal after nurses' legal victory
The Christian Legal Centre has welcomed a decision by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust to change its staff changing-room policy following a three-year legal battle with female nurses.
Christian widows in Nigeria hold fast to faith as they rebuild lives after violence
Hundreds of Christian widows in Nigeria’s Plateau State are putting their lives back together after losing husbands, homes and livelihoods to violence.
Navigators launch new course to teach disciple-making skills
Navigators UK have developed a new course to help ordinary Christians become effective disciple-makers.
Can we afford the society we have created?
Is spending spiralling out of control? Should the state be doing everything we expect of it, or can we simply no longer afford the society we have created?
