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Church of England urged 'to recover its confidence in God' amid widespread indifference
The research shows that the most common perception of the CofE is one of 'benign indifference.'
Trusting God when things aren't going well
Trusting God is easy when everything is going well. It is a little harder to do when you find yourself in the midst of trials.
UNICEF warns of millions more child brides in Africa - but the Church could help change that
An additional 45 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa will become child brides in the next decade if progress to stop the practice is not accelerated.
Cost of living crisis is pushing people 'to the edge' of suicide, warns Christian charity
More people on low incomes are considering taking their own lives as the cost of living crisis bites, a Christian debt counselling charity has warned.
Christians are being 'strategically driven' from their homes
"The Church on the Run" report by Open Doors describes a "deliberate strategy" to weaken, silence or completely eradicate Christian populations.
Shooting at Alabama Episcopal church small group meeting leaves 3 dead
A shooting during a potluck dinner held at an Episcopal church in Alabama Thursday left three dead, including one member who authorities confirmed Friday has succumbed to her injuries after being rushed to a local hospital.
The importance of passing on wisdom
Each one of us learns nuggets of wisdom from our life's experiences. God teaches us so much through them â but how do we pass them on?
Rejection and stigma - the painful reality for abducted Boko Haram 'wives' after they escape
Some of the women abducted by Boko Haram and forced into sex slavery manage to find freedom, but when they return to their villages, the trauma only continues.
Australians still open to faith and Jesus even though Christianity has declined, survey finds
Christianity has declined in recent decades, but Australians are not completely closed off to faith, with young adults being the most open of all age groups, a new study has found.
The emptiness of the atheist worldview
Whether we are conscious of it or not, we all have a worldview.
World Council of Churches, Global Christian Forum sign agreement affirming mutual quest for Christian unity
The agreement states that "exchanging faith stories of individuals and their churches and perspectives on shared concerns helps Christians to recognize Christ in one another and one another in Christ".
UK sanctions Patriarch Kirill over support for Russian war in Ukraine
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is among the latest round of individuals to be sanctioned by the UK government in connection with the war in Ukraine.
World Vision calls for fair appeal for ex-employee convicted of embezzlement
The Evangelical humanitarian charity World Vision is standing by one of its former employees, whom it contends has been wrongfully convicted of embezzling millions from the organization and supporting the Palestinian terror organization Hamas.
Tim Keller's family asks for prayer as he struggles with side effects of cancer treatment
The family of Presbyterian pastor and author Tim Keller are asking people to pray for him as he continues to receive treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Southern Baptists delay decision on Rick Warren's Saddleback Church over female pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention has delayed a decision on whether to remove Rick Warren's Saddleback Church from the denomination in light of the California megachurch's ordination of three female pastors last year.
Bart Barber elected president of Southern Baptist Convention in runoff election
The election was one of the closely watched aspects of the two-day meeting, during which messengers, or delegates, addressed a sexual abuse investigation.