Faith plays key role in young people’s mental wellbeing - study
A new study suggests that religion can play a significant role in shaping the mental health and emotional resilience of young people, particularly when it is expressed through positive coping practices.
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Church of England leaders must do more to support British Jews
Lord Toby Young’s powerful speech in London in support of British Jews sets an example for the Church of England.
‘Biggest mission opportunity’: Gospel campaign launched ahead of World Cup
Christian charity Hope Together UK is encouraging churches and individuals across the UK to seize what it describes as “the biggest mission opportunity” during this summer’s FIFA World Cup, with the launch of a new football-themed outreach resource.
Church of England publishes report on mission funding impact
Over £100m went to Church of England dioceses and mission partners.
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Campaign seeks to put children's rights first in gay marriage debate
Katy Faust is challenging the legal definition of marriage in the US, arguing that the rights of children to a mother and father have been undermined, and she sees parallels with the UK.
'Managerial' secularism becoming commonplace across Europe, says rights group
Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) says that governmental restrictions on religions freedom have reached their highest level in Europe in two decades.
Manipur Christians face 'grave and escalating humanitarian crisis'
Three years on the crisis is far from over.
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12 Christians killed in Nigeria
Terrorists from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed at least 12 people and burned a church building in an attack on a Christian village in northeastern Nigeria’s Adamawa State, according to the international Christian aid organization Barnabas Aid.
New report accuses Armenian government of targeting Apostolic Church
The report came as EU leaders gathered in Yerevan.
Manipur Christians face 'grave and escalating humanitarian crisis'
Three years on the crisis is far from over.
'Managerial' secularism becoming commonplace across Europe, says rights group
Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) says that governmental restrictions on religions freedom have reached their highest level in Europe in two decades.
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Faith plays key role in young people’s mental wellbeing - study
A new study suggests that religion can play a significant role in shaping the mental health and emotional resilience of young people, particularly when it is expressed through positive coping practices.
Church of England leaders must do more to support British Jews
Lord Toby Young’s powerful speech in London in support of British Jews sets an example for the Church of England.
Reform will be 'far friendlier' to Christians than other parties if it wins office
Farage is “not just giving lip service" to Christianity, says Reform's head of policy.
Council of Europe criticised over inadequate response to anti-Christian incidents
"There are mechanisms to combat anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, but nothing concerning Christians."
'Total collapse of human security' - mother gives birth as gunmen attack Nigeria village
The attack has highlighted the deepening crisis in Nigeria.
Wes Streeting to meet Darlington nurses after new trans guidance issued
Streeting has been criticised for being slow to act.
APPG launches inquiry into safeguarding in faith communities
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Safeguarding in Faith Communities (APPG) has started an inquiry aimed at improving child protection in churches, mosques, temples, and other faith-based settings.
The Protestant faith is losing people in the UK
The UK, Sweden and Germany are among the countries with the largest net losses of Protestants, according to a new study into religious switching.
US churchgoers report stronger faith and renewed commitment five years after Covid pandemic
A major new survey of over 24,000 Christian churchgoers in the US suggests many believe their faith and congregational life have strengthened in the years since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pro-life campaign launched for Welsh Parliament elections
Candidates are being asked to make their positions on abortion and assisted suicide clear.
Thousands expected as ‘Jesus March’ returns to London for Pentecost
Thousands of Christians from across the UK are set to gather in central London this Pentecost weekend for a large-scale public event celebrating the Christian faith.
Outcry over assault on nun in Jerusalem
A man has been arrested in connection with a violent assault on a French nun in East Jerusalem.
Church leaders welcome dismissal of charges against pro-life grandmother
Rose Docherty was the first person criminally charged under the Scottish buffer zone law.
When the gospel is criminalised, who really suffers the consequences?
When the gospel is criminalised and silenced in public, those who pay the price are the ones who need this hope the most.
'Sad moment' as abortion up to birth becomes the law of the land
The passage of the Crime and Policing Bill means, among other things, that women who abort their babies beyond the legal limit of 24 weeks will face no criminal sanction.
Israeli troops investigated after damage to solar panels in Christian village in Lebanon
Israeli soldiers are under investigation after footage appeared to show military equipment being used to wreck solar panels in a Christian village in southern Lebanon.