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Tracey Crouch resignation: Church leaders back 'principled' position over FOBTs
Leaders of churches and Christian organisations have spoken out in support of Tracey Crouch following her resignation as the minister responsible for gambling.
Churches called to mark Adoption Sunday
The campaign comes at a time when there is a need for a further 8,100 foster carers to meet the need in the UK. In England.
Pakistan Christians fear for their safety as Islamists block roads to protest Asia Bibi acquittal
Tehreek-e-Labaik (TLP) said talks with the government have failed, and called upon its followers to get ready for a showdown.
Christians Who Make a Difference: New Tearfund report shows how believers respond to poverty
Four out of five Christians (87 per cent) have taken action on poverty in the past year â a far higher proportion than the general population
£10,000 prize for Tonbridge church in Ecclesiastical volunteering competition
Ecclesiastical, the UK's leading church insurer, ran the competition to celebrate the role of church volunteers who devote their time and energy to support their local communities and church.
Seafarers in crisis: How a Christian ministry is dealing with the fallout from piracy and abandonment
Sailors' Society's Crisis Response Network (CRN) provided support to its 100th case this week, with piracy, death at sea and abandonment accounting for almost two-thirds (59 per cent) of those supported.
Oxford diocese issues clergy guide for 'welcoming and honouring' LGBTI+ people
The letter from the Diocese of Oxford to 1,500 ministers is signed by the Bishops of Oxford, Dorchester, Buckingham and Reading.
Chile March for Jesus stoned by 'anarchists'
A March for Jesus in Chile has been broken up by protesters throwing stones, according to Evangelical Focus.
US missionary shot dead in Cameroon
A Christian missionary from Indiana was killed in Cameroon on Tuesday when he was shot while traveling in a region where the military and separatists have been fighting.
Pakistan Supreme Court acquits Asia Bibi: Islamists call for judges' death
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam and ordered her freed.
World evangelicals urge prayer for kidnapped Leah Sharibu
Leah was one of 112 female students abducted from a high school in Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19.
Churches and Christians urged to pray for the media
The initiative is being promoted by Christians in Media, a UK network and community that supports, encourages and inspires Christians who work in, and with, media.
Churches spokesman says Universal Credit isn't even asking the right questions
The government's flagship Universal Credit benefits reform is failing to ask basic questions about whether it is actually working, according to a senior churches social policy adviser.
Bishop of Leicester grieves with whole city after helicopter crash that killed football club owner
The Bishop of Leicester is praying for all those affected by a tragic helicopter crash over the weekend that killed the owner of Leicester City FC and four others.
Prayers and solidarity after gunmen targeting Jews kills 11 in Pittsburgh synagogue
Faith leaders have condemned the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue yesterday, with Christians and Muslims lining up to express solidarity with the victims.
Faith leaders commit to promoting peace and equality at global gathering
Christians have united with Muslim scholars in calling for an end to hate and the politicization of Islam at a major faith gathering in Indonesia.