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Scottish churches welcome £1m fund for historic buildings
Church leaders in Scotland have welcomed news that a £1 million fund is to be made available to cover the cost of repairs to listed buildings in Scotland.

Päivi Räsänen calls on Shabana Mahmood to let her enter the UK
Finnish Christian politician Päivi Räsänen is asking Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to intervene after being barred from entering the United Kingdom.

Sporting bodies pulling back from allowing men to join women's sports
Last year Britain's greatest legal minds were able to determine that men are men and women are women.

DUP MP Jim Shannon charged with common assault
DUP MP and prominent Christian parliamentarian Jim Shannon has been charged with common assault.

Catholic MP Florence Eshalomi appointed new faith minister
Labour MP Florence Eshalomi has been appointed as the government's new faith minister as part of a wider brief covering homelessness, communities and democracy.

Cardinal visits struggling Taybeh in solidarity
Christians living in the Holy Land are sometimes referred to as the "Living Stones".

Brechin Cathedral handed over to community trust
Not everyone is convinced this is a win.

Silent disco a 'desecration' of Canterbury Cathedral
Christian commentators have reacted with dismay at a silent disco of ‘80s music held in Canterbury Cathedral on 15 August.

Canadian military chaplains told not to mention God at public events
Public prayers are also no longer permitted.

Andy Burnham and the archbishop who inspired his sense of social justice
Archbishop Derek Worlock appeared on the first ever edition of BBC Question Time.

Giles Fraser mixes God and gardening at Kew Gardens
Giles Fraser has been working on a new project that aims to combine the Gospel with the English love of gardening.

Seven Christians held incommunicado by China
The charges against those arrested have not been disclosed.

Afghan Christians at risk of 'genocide'
The Taliban appear divided over enforcing draconian apostasy laws at the expense of international acceptance.

Global church body concerned for Armenian Church amid dispute with state
The Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) has been engaged in a years long cold war with the Armenian government.

Government cohabitation plans risk undermining marriage, Christian group warns
Had Taylor Swift and her former boyfriend been together under the government’s proposed system, Swift could potentially have been on the hook for tens of millions of dollars.

Scottish helpline for conversion therapy victims received just over one call per month
There were four calls in three months, possibly from the same person.