Iraq

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”.

Headlines

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.

Bulus Madaki, Plateau state, Nigeria

Petition launched to ensure single-sex changing rooms in NHS

Wes Streeting has been dragging his feet on the issue.

NHS

Evangelical leader resigns canon title over controversial same-sex blessings

Attempts to reconsider the use of the controversial prayers were rebuffed.

Chelmsford Cathedral
Spotlight

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.

Sarah Mullally, Prince and Princess of Wales
World
Bethany Hutchison and Andrea Williams
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.

Gyumri city, Armenia
Armenian government accused of violating freedom of religion and speech after clergy arrests

The Armenian government has accused clergymen of plotting violent revolution and advocating assassinations.

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New church movement seeks to overturn landmark gay marriage ruling

A coalition of Christian conservative organizations and leaders has joined a new campaign seeking to mobilize churches to push for the overturning of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

St Andrews Anglican Church in Moscow, Russia.
Lone Anglican church in Moscow suspends worship services

The only official Anglican congregation in Moscow, Russia, has suspended worship services amid a reported internal dispute over who controls the church.

News
Pilgrims Path, Jerusalem, archaeology
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.

Bulus Madaki, Plateau state, Nigeria
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.

Scottish families rally against home education proposals
Scots families send clear signal to government over home education

Proposals could disproportionately impact children with special needs or disabilities.

Islam, Muslim
New 'Islamophobia' definition rejected by representatives of all major faiths

Critics worry that even preaching the gospel to Muslims could become unlawful.

prayer
Deliverance ministry in the Church of England draws fresh attention

Requests for deliverance ministry reportedly rose after Covid-era isolation.

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Churches urged to be ready amid reports of growing Bible curiosity among young adults

A sharp rise in Bible sales and reports of growing spiritual curiosity among young adults in the UK has prompted calls for church leaders to be ready to respond. 

Bishop John Keenan, Ash Regan MSP and Bishop Brian McGee
Catholic Church in Scotland supports bill to tackle demand for prostitution

The bill proposes cracking down on demand rather than supply.

Houses of Parliament
Peers challenge extreme abortion law proposals in Crime and Policing Bill

Peers in the House of Lords cite concerns around women’s safety, coercion, and late-term and sex-selective abortions.

Civil service LGBT+ Network
Peer commends Christian legal action again civil service participation in Pride

An earlier action against Northumbria Police was successful.

Bible faith young people
Young struggle to understand 'problematic' Jesus

God and Jesus can occasionally offend "woke" sensibilities.

ukraine
Reports of persecution and church raids in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Churches not aligned with Moscow are being raided or closed down, as clergy are detained or replaced.

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The Christian Churches and the Nazis

Why were so many German Christians supportive of the Nazis in their rise to power and why were so few involved in active opposition once the realities of the Third Reich became apparent? 

Darlington nurses
Darlington Nurses, Päivi Räsänen warn US about declining freedom in Britain and Europe

The Darlington Nurses may have won their fight, but Päivi Räsänen's ordeal is still ongoing.

Stephen Cottrell
No further action against Archbishop of York over handling of safeguarding complaint

The head of the Church of England's disciplinary process has said that the Archbishop of York has no case to answer over how he handled a safeguarding complaint. 

school, education
Labour waters down controversial home education rules, but concerns remain

Christian homeschooling families were concerned about the proposals.

alcohol
Infidelity and alcoholism: The complications don’t always end with sobriety

Alcoholism affects families in deep and often invisible ways.

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Assisted suicide debate exposes problems with proposed law

Assisted suicide may be used to terminate the lives of injured veterans.

Bethel Church
Shawn Bolz scandal: An overdue reckoning of the Charismatic Church

The charismatic church is undergoing a long-overdue reckoning for several reasons as the misconduct of Shawn Bolz has come under heightened scrutiny, particularly in light of Mike Winger’s diligent YouTube exposés.

Mosque in Manchester, Muslim, Islam
The problem with Labour’s Islamophobia definition

Whether it's called Islamophobia or "anti-Muslim hostility", the threat is the same.