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Cuban bishops warn oil sanctions could deepen hardship and unrest
The message, read in Catholic parishes nationwide, warned that further pressure on fuel access would fall most heavily on vulnerable families already struggling to survive.

Turkey taken to task over Christians banned from the country
Foreign pastors are often labelled "national security" threats.

Church of England directs £600,000 towards clergy mental health and financial support
The funding package includes new grants for two national charities working with clergy facing psychological strain and financial pressure.

St William shrine fragments return to York Minster after 500 years underground
Fragments of a long-lost medieval shrine honouring St William of York have returned to York Minster for the first time in nearly 500 years, marking a major moment in the cathedral’s history and a highlight of its programme for 2026.

New research sheds light on why women are more religious than men
Gender gaps were found to narrow in line with degrees of modernisation, secularisation, and gender equality. But, the paper finds, the "gap does not vanish entirely – even in highly secular countries women remain more religious than men".

Prince and Princess of Wales visit Lambeth Palace to meet new Archbishop of Canterbury
The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid an official visit to Lambeth Palace.

Pastor, daughter and son-in-law slain in Plateau state, Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria.

Christian group welcomes British sanctions on Iranians
Britain stopped shot of designating the Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organisation.

2,000-year-old 'Pilgrim's Path' opens in Jerusalem
An ancient road that may have been built in the days of Jesus and led up to the Jerusalem Temple Mount has been opened to the public for the first time.

West has 'repeatedly failed Assyrian Christians'
A religious freedom activist warns that the Assyrian Christian community in the Middle East "does not have a chance of survival”.

Darlington nurse describes brave stand for biological reality in US speech
The NHS has been "ideologically captured" by transgenderism, nurse Bethany Hutchison said at an event on Capitol Hill in Washington DC.

Scots families send clear signal to government over home education
Proposals could disproportionately impact children with special needs or disabilities.

Is New Zealand experiencing its own 'Quiet Revival'?
The so-called “Quiet Revival” report by the Bible Society noting an upsurge in Christianity among young people in the U.K. is also seen to an extent among young New Zealanders, according to a report by Baptists.

Worship leader Ron Kenoly dies at 81
Ron Kenoly, a pioneering Christian worship leader whose anthems helped shape modern praise music and whose ministry emphasized worship as service rather than performance, has died. He was 81.

Petition launched to ensure single-sex changing rooms in NHS
Wes Streeting has been dragging his feet on the issue.

Evangelical leader resigns canon title over controversial same-sex blessings
Attempts to reconsider the use of the controversial prayers were rebuffed.