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A three day journey by canoe to receive life-saving treatment from Mercy Ships
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (467+ words) Medical charity Mercy Ships has told the extraordinary story of a woman in Madagascar who travelled for three days by canoe and ferry to receive life-saving surgery. Theogette, 40, developed a tumour around her mouth and jaw a decade ago. Over…...
Drought insurance helps Nepal families survive food crisis
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (738+ words) An innovative drought insurance scheme has provided emergency support to hundreds of vulnerable farming families in western Nepal, in what Christian relief organisation Tearfund says is a major step forward in protecting communities from climate-driven hunger before disaster fully sets…...
Britain has become "dangerously complacent" over family breakdown
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (811+ words) A leading family researcher has warned that Britain has become "dangerously complacent" about the scale of family breakdown." He said that seemingly stable household figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mask a far deeper social crisis affecting…...
Church of Scotland issues slavery apology
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (757+ words) The Church of Scotland on Saturday issued a formal apology for historical links to chattel slavery, saying it was "grieved beyond telling" for the suffering inflicted, and pledging to take forward work on reparative next steps. The apology, adopted at…...
Police drop criminal investigation into street preacher
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (669+ words) A pastor has hailed a "win for free speech" after police dropped a criminal investigation into him over comments he made about Islam and transgender ideology while street preaching." Pastor Dia Moodley, 58, was arrested in Bristol city centre last November…...
The Christian Church in mainland China since 1949
22+ hour, 27+ min ago (715+ words) This extraordinary trajectory reflects not only changing faith dynamics but also the shifting priorities of the Chinese Communist state. The latter covers periods of ruthless pursuit of ideological purity, pragmatic and reformist governance and, most recently, re-energised efforts at ideological…...
Church of England releases prayer for national unity
22+ hour, 40+ min ago (569+ words) Bishops in the Church of England have issued a prayer for unity in the UK that asks God's protection from "the perils of division and hatred"." The prayer was published by the newly established Bishops" Working Group for Promoting Unity…...
Christians, Jews and Muslims unite in week of solidarity
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (386+ words) Representatives of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths have joined together to call for a "million acts of hope" with the aim of bringing multi-faith Britain together and countering division. This week has been described as a "national week of…...
Poll suggests quarter of British Christians are 'Christian nationalists"
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (546+ words) Around a quarter of Christians in Britain identify as Christian nationalists or are sympathetic to its ideas, a mini survey by Premier Christian News has suggested. The research, which asked the views of 260 Christians, was part of a series on…...
Christians encouraged to be bold in public life
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (632+ words) Christians gathered in London last week for the "Awake, Arise! London 2026 UK Tour" where they were encouraged to remain faithful in public life and to continue "standing and speaking for Jesus" in workplaces, schools, politics and local communities. Organised by…...