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Church leaders oppose plans to move British embassy to Jerusalem
Church leaders are urging Prime Minister Liz Truss to rethink plans to move the British Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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Government no longer recommends Mermaids advice line as school resource
The Department for Education has updated its mental health guidance for schools and colleges to remove the advice line of the controversial transgender charity, Mermaids.
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Church of England must 'learn from mistakes' over same-sex blessings and marriage
Anglicans from around the globe are expressing their pain and hurt at divisions over human sexuality in a new resource published by the Church of England Evangelical Council.
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Christian parents call for Church of England transgender schools guidance to be dropped
Christian parents who successfully challenged the Department for Education on transgender guidelines for schools are now asking the Church of England to scrap its own policy document.
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Scottish government's gender self-ID plans get the green light from equalities committee
Scottish government plans to allow people as young as 16 to choose their own gender are a step closer to becoming reality after they were approved by Holyrood's equalities committee.
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Church leader asks for prayer after 10 killed in Irish petrol station explosion
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is asking people to pray for the injured and bereaved after a petrol station exploded in County Donegal, killing at least 10, including children.
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Most teens have positive perception of Jesus, global study finds
Nearly 25,000 teenagers aged 13-17 across different faith groups and 26 countries, including the US and UK, were surveyed by Barna on how they relate to Jesus.
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Gender-critical Catholic journalist arrested over alleged 'malicious' online posts
A Catholic journalist and outspoken critic of transgender ideology was arrested on Monday for allegedly posting "malicious" material online.
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'No excuses,' say Archbishops as CofE safeguarding review uncovers hundreds of new cases
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised for failings by the Church of England after an independent review revealed hundreds of new safeguarding cases that require further assessment or action.
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European court's ruling on Belgian euthanasia laws is 'important win for life'
Europe's top court has dismissed a challenge against Belgium's legal framework for euthanasia but found that it violated the European Convention on Human Rights in how it reviewed the circumstances surrounding a 64-year-old woman's death.
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Trial of 90-year-old cardinal begins in Hong Kong
The trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen on charges of sedition is underway in Hong Kong.
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NHS settles with Christian doctor disciplined for offering to pray with patients
NHS England has agreed to settle with a Christian doctor who faced disciplinary measures for offering to pray with his patients.