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Archbishop of Canterbury calls for peace in first Easter sermon
Dame Sarah Mullally has used her first Easter Day sermon as Archbishop of Canterbury to renew calls for peace in the Middle East.

Activists warn Syriacs being erased in Syria
The Syriacs are mostly Christian.

Parliamentary group raises concern about forced marriage of Christian girl in Pakistan
The girl’s father claims that she was underage at the time and was coerced into conversion.

Indian Christians denounces crackdown on property
There has been an alleged crackdown on Christian buildings providing services for the most vulnerable in society.

King Charles faces criticism for declining to issue Easter message
King Charles' decision not to release an Easter message this year has been criticised by some Christians.

King Charles attends Royal Maundy service in Wales
Hundreds of people gathered at St Asaph Cathedral on Thursday for the annual Royal Maundy service, held in Wales for only the second time in the service's 800-year history.

MPs reminded of impact of Christian faith in politics with book gift
Alastair Campbell famously declared "We don't do God."

Church leaders remember victims of war in Easter messages
Remembering those impacted by war was a key theme this year.

Church of England project to conserve murals announced
The murals are over 100 years old.

Easter events cancelled in Syria after violence against Christians
Syrian government forces were eventually able to restore order.

Religious freedom violations increasing in Nicaragua
The situation has declined since 2018.

Gloucester Cathedral to unveil stunning new pipe organ
Gloucester Cathedral has said that this year’s Organ Festival will be extra special, as it will see the unveiling of its brand new organ.

Päivi Räsänen calls for repeal of hate speech laws across Europe after shock conviction
All copies of a decades old pamphlet are to be destroyed after Finland's former Minister of the Interior was convicted of hate speech - even though the law that convicted her did not exist at the time the pamphlet was published.

Kemi Badenoch calls for end to trans 'witch-hunt' in the NHS
Christian nurse Jennifer Melle was suspended after referring to a female-identifying convicted paedophile with male pronouns.

EU Special Envoy for religious freedom finally appointed
Some feel the EU has been dragging its feet on the issue of religious freedom.

Court hearing for pastor's alleged abortion zone breach postponed
Pastor Clive Johnston preached at an open-air service within 100 metres of an abortion facility.