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Pastors plead with UK's leaders not to shut down churches again
"The public worship of the Christian church is particularly essential for our nation's wellbeing," say the pastors, who come from across the UK and represent a number of denominations, including the Church of England, Free Church of England, FIEC and Free Church of Scotland.

Government scraps gender self-identification plans
The Government has formally abandoned plans to allow people to "self-identify" as their chosen gender.

UK Government accused of downplaying violence against Christians in Nigeria
The UK Government has been urged to do more to protect Christians in Nigeria who are facing possible genocide.

Sacked Christian teacher tells tribunal she should be allowed to disagree with transgenderism
A Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts criticising sex education in schools has told an employment tribunal that she does not believe in the "modern ideas of gender fluidity and transgenderism".

Pastor in intensive care with Covid-19 after telling congregants they don't need to wear face masks
A pastor who told his congregation that they did not need to wear masks in accordance with Coronavirus precautions has been hospitalised in the ICU after contracting Covid-19.

Christian school worker challenges sacking over sex education Facebook posts
A Bristol Employment Tribunal is this week hearing the case of a Christian school worker who was sacked after she shared a petition against compulsory sex education on her personal Facebook page.

Church voices regret over transgender Jesus Sunday school poster
Iceland's national Church has expressed regret after portraying Jesus as transgender in a Sunday school poster.

Christians with disabilities have been 'overlooked' by Church
The gifts of Christians with disabilities have been "overlooked" in the Church of England, says a vicar who suffers from chronic pain.

Bible study app users increase tenfold during pandemic
A Bible study app has seen unprecedented engagement during the coronavirus pandemic.

The power of kindness: an Iranian Christian's journey to faith
Farifteh V Robb was a Muslim studying in Nottingham when she was invited to a Christmas lunch by local Christians. Their care and fellowship left a deep and lasting impression on her.

Let's not pretend this season isn't tough
What is not needed here is stiff upper lips. Rather God promises he is still present and faithful, and he calls us back to him.

After ISIS tried to wipe them out, Christians in Iraq are rising again
"We had to start again from zero, but we did it because we had hope."

Pandemic has strengthened global identity among young people - study
The pandemic has heightened many young people's sense of a global identity, a study by Christian Aid has found.

Nigeria's Christians 'fear for their lives'
Christians in Nigeria are living in constant fear of the next deadly attack, a priest in the country has said.

Hawk Nelson's Jon Steingard says he's more agnostic than atheist
After publicly renouncing his Christian faith earlier this year, Hawk Nelson's Jon Steingard now says he finds it "hard" to say he doesn't believe in God because there's a "maybe" about the existence of God.

Justin Bieber collaborates with Chance the Rapper on new faith-themed song 'Holy'
Justin Bieber announced the start of a "new era" on Friday when he dropped his new gospel-laden track "Holy".