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Church of England 'thrilled' as cathedral attendance rises for fifth year running
Cathedral attendance has risen for the fifth year in a row, with Sunday and major festival services attracting more people.
Deadly attack on Ethiopian monastery condemned
The drone attack has prompted international condemnation and left local Christians reeling.
Appeals for return of church confiscated by Iran
The United Nations and World Council of Churches (WCC) have condemned the seizure of a 150-year-old church in Tehran.
Bishops appeal to Saudi Crown Prince over Ethiopian Christians facing execution
Three Church of England bishops have urged Mohammed bin Salman to halt the executions of Ethiopian prisoners convicted of non-lethal drug offences amid allegations of religious persecution and serious failures of due process.
Report shows rise in anti-Christian incidents in France
Most of the incidents involved damage to property.
Christian groups challenge Amnesty’s ‘anti-rights’ claims in letter to Charity Commission
Christian charities have challenged Amnesty International’s “anti-rights” claims and called on the Charity Commission to defend their right to participate in public debate.
Rights group: Nigeria should do more to bring kidnapped Christians home
Some kidnapping victims have tragically died in captivity, including a two-week-old baby.
US Religious Liberty Commission takes swipe at British abortion clinic buffer zones
The intervention has been welcomed by Adam Smith-Connor, who was criminally convicted in the UK for praying silently in an abortion clinic buffer zone.
Research shows Christians are using AI more than others
Pastors use AI less regularly than average Christians - and that may make them unaware of how embedded it is in the lives of people in their congregation, says Barna.
Irish government faces criticism over abortion leave proposal
The Irish government is putting forward confused and contradictory messages with its plan for paid leave following an abortion, says the Life Institute.
Vietnam accused of demonising religious minorities following arrests
Vietnam continues to raise the spectre of a defunct militant group.
Government wedding reforms could open the door to forced marriages, says coalition
The Coalition fears the headline measures of weddings on beaches and in forests may be a smokescreen for something more sinister.
New film highlights modern-day William Tyndales
Five centuries later, Tyndale's work continues.
Church of England urged to put struggling parishes first in face of 'existential crisis'
Save the Parish's new General Synod manifesto calls for changes to the Church of England's £11.6bn endowment fund to prioritise parishes over "ballooning" central overheads.
Archbishop of Canterbury meets Chief Rabbi to discuss Jewish community's 'pain' over engagement with pro-Palestinian document
The Church of England General Synod vote to "hear" the controversial Kairos II document dismayed the Jewish community as well as some Christians who launched their own declaration against it.
Retired bishop forcibly disappeared in Nicaragua
The current whereabouts of the bishop remains unclear