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Christians call for protection and release of prisoners in Iran
Iranian diaspora Christians are divided on the current conflict.

Christian organisations condemn government aid cuts
Tearfund, CAFOD and Christian Aid have all received government funding.

Nick Timothy stands by criticism of Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square
Shadow justice minister Nick Timothy is standing by claims that a mass Islamic prayer in Trafalgar Square was “a declaration of domination” that should never be repeated.

King Charles called upon to defend Christian heritage
Defender of faith or Defender of The Faith?

Archbishop of Canterbury: Prayers with those impacted by meningitis outbreak
Two people have died in the outbreak so far.

'Sad news' as House of Lords approves abortion up to birth
Christians have reacted with sadness after members of the House of Lords failed to back amendments that would have removed the decriminalisation of abortion up to birth from the Crime and Policing Bill.

Priest in West Bank's only Christian village speaks of Israeli 'impunity'
Father Bashar Fawadleh, parish priest of Taybeh, wants perpetrators of attacks and intimidation to be held to account.

Pastor arrested in Cuba after uploading Bible lesson to YouTube
Pastor Rolando Pérez Lora was accosted by police mere moments after uploading the video.

Brazilian court rules in favour of student who said transgender women 'obviously born male'
A Brazilian veterinary student has been vindicated by a Federal Regional Court which ruled that she has no case to answer over online posts stating that transgender women “were obviously born male”.

John Cleese says Britain is Christian at the 'deepest level'
Cleese has always denied that The Life of Brian was blasphemous.

More Brits want better palliative care over assisted suicide - poll
A new poll has found greater support among members of the public for improved palliative care than assisted suicide.

Archbishop of Canterbury will be attending abortion vote in Lords on Wednesday
The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury has confirmed she will be joining a key vote on abortion in the House of Lords this Wednesday after there was backlash over the suggestion she might be absent due to a planned pilgrimage.

Disestablishing Church of England 'will not be a priority' at next election, says Green Party
The Green Party has responded to claims it wants to disestablish the Church of England by saying that this will "not be a priority" at the next General Election.

Christians urge MSPs to vote against assisted suicide in Scotland
The final vote on Tuesday is expected to be very close, with more MSPs indicating in recent days that they will be voting no.

Scotland: Eleventh hour plea to MSPs to reject assisted suicide
Bishop John Keenan, President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, is urging members of the Scottish Parliament to think of the vulnerable and vote against assisted suicide.

Shine Your Light Christmas outreach campaign exceeded all expectations
300,000 Christians were involved in the various outreach events.