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Christians join other faith leaders to oppose assisted suicide

The Bishop of London and Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster are among the signatories of a joint statement by faith leaders urging MPs not to pass a bill legalising assisted suicide.

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Filmmaker Todd Komarnicki on what fuelled Dietrich Bonhoeffer to be a 'pastor, spy and assassin'

"Bonhoeffer is unlike who we are today," says filmmaker Todd Komarnicki. …

TD Jakes suffers 'slight health incident' during Sunday sermon

T.D. Jakes, founder of The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, is in "stable" condition after suffering "a slight health incident" after praying Psalm 19:14 during his Sunday morning service, his church has confirmed. …

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• Free speech is under serious threat in the UK - and Christians should be concerned

  

  Despite the good news that Essex Police have dropped their Stasi-like investigation into Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson, orthodox Christians should still expect trouble from the woke police. …

• How churches can help people deal with grief

  

  Christian Today speaks to Sonya Pascoe, bereavement trainer at Care for the Family, about her new book The Grief Journey and how churches can support people who have lost a loved one. …

• How the Bible unravels one of the strongest arguments for abortion

  

  It is wrong to argue that human freedom means the right to abort unborn children. …

• Nigeria's oldest Catholic priest, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, dies at 104

  

  Nigeria's oldest Catholic priest, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, has passed away at the age of 104. …

• Fresh violence erupts in Manipur, India, as Christian-Hindu tensions escalate

  

  Twenty people have died in the past two weeks as ethnoreligious violence resurges in India's northeastern state of Manipur, where Christians and Hindus remain locked in a devastating conflict that has displaced more than 60,000 people since May 2023. …

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• Police action should be considered over CofE child abuse failings, says reviewer

  

  The author of the John Smyth review that led to the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury has said that police action should be considered over the Church of England's failings. …

• Royal Mail's 2024 Christmas stamps capture snowy splendour of iconic UK cathedrals

  

  This festive season, the Royal Mail's 2024 Christmas stamp collection features a series of evocative snowy scenes of iconic UK cathedrals. …

• Why the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury may prove challenging

  

  The deep divisions within the Church of England and the Anglican Communion over the issue of human sexuality mean that it will become very difficult, if not impossible, to find someone everyone can agree on. …

• What does obedient leadership look like in the face of laws to kill babies?

  

  What evil has God asked you to confront in your life? How is God asking you to stand for Him in your life? Like Elijah, are you doing it? …

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  One fatality, several YWAM staff injured in bus accident in Nigeria

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  After Welby's resignation, what happens now?

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  Daniel Ortega's regime expels the president of the Bishops' Conference from Nicaragua

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  Over 2,400 anti-Christian hate crimes recorded across Europe in 2023

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• In these dire times for the Church, Paul's attitude and example in 2 Timothy are inspirational

  

  Paul's exhortation to Timothy is surely pressingly relevant to those called to proclaim the Christian message in every age and generation. …

• Welby was 'embarrassed and appalled' Smyth abuse wasn't reported to police, says son

  

  Justin Welby's son has spoken about his father's resignation last week under a cloud of consternation after he failed to ensure that sadistic abuser John Smyth had been reported to police. …

• Calls for Archbishop of York's resignation over CofE safeguarding failures

  

  A dame who was sacked from the Church of England's now defunct Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB) has called for the Archbishop of York to follow the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in stepping down. …

• The little known story of England's first evangelical Queen

  

  The little known story of England's first evangelical QueenThe modern evangelical movement owes a great debt to England's first evangelical queen. This is the story ... …