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His kind of beautiful: redefining beauty through God’s eyes
His kind of beautiful: redefining beauty through God’s eyes

Let’s redefine beauty - not by the world’s fleeting standards, but by the timeless and perfect standard of the One who made us!

Sacked school chaplain Bernard Randall says he contemplated suicide
Sacked school chaplain Bernard Randall says he contemplated suicide

Things got so bad, the former school chaplain considered burning himself alive in protest.

Church leader accuses security services of 'slow response' to church attack that killed 37 children
Church leader accuses security services of 'slow response' to church attack that killed 37 children

"Many people have been traumatised," says Bishop Dieudonné Uringi of Bunia.

Calls for immediate release of Protestant pastor and others in Nicaragua
Calls for immediate release of Protestant pastor and others in Nicaragua

A Protestant pastor and seven others remain in detention in Nicaragua following a coordinated arrest operation in early July.

Tearfund speaks out as Gaza famine crisis continues to claim lives
Tearfund speaks out as Gaza famine crisis continues to claim lives

As famine continues to ravage Gaza, Christian relief organisation Tearfund has sounded the alarm over what it calls a “man-made humanitarian crisis,” accusing Israeli authorities of deliberately obstructing aid to the besieged enclave.

India: state government revokes Scheduled Caste certificates for converts to Christianity
India: state government revokes Scheduled Caste certificates for converts to Christianity

A controversy has erupted in the India state of Maharashtra following Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ announcement that individuals who convert to Christianity will no longer be eligible for Scheduled Caste (SC) certificates.

Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts takes legal action
Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts takes legal action

A Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts that were described as 'Islamophobic' has launched legal action. 

Christian-majority countries are in decline - report
Christian-majority countries are in decline - report

The number of countries with Christian majorities declined between 2010 and 2020, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center, highlighting a notable shift in global religious affiliation.

Church leaders lament 'grievous' appointment of openly gay Archbishop of Wales
Church leaders lament 'grievous' appointment of openly gay Archbishop of Wales

The Anglican Church of Nigeria is refusing to recognise the election of Cherry Vann as Archbishop of Wales. 

Shine Your Light launches campaign to get 200,000 Christians sharing the Gospel this Christmas
Shine Your Light launches campaign to get 200,000 Christians sharing the Gospel this Christmas

Most people would shudder at the mention of 'Christmas' in August, but the Shine Your Light campaign has good reason, with preparations already underway to rally 200,000 Christians in sharing the Gospel this Christmas.

Bishop apologises after ordering choir to leave his church
Bishop apologises after ordering choir to leave his church

A bishop who shut down a choir concert for making a "terrible racket" and ordering the singers to get out of his church has apologised. 

The destruction of Jerusalem and unexpected hope
The destruction of Jerusalem and unexpected hope

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster explains how in the place of mourning and despair, pockets of hope appeared.

Baptist Union of Great Britain 'deeply saddened' by closure of Spurgeon's College
Baptist Union of Great Britain 'deeply saddened' by closure of Spurgeon's College

"Sadly, it was not possible for the Baptist Union of Great Britain to offer financial support on the scale that would have been required." 

A miracle at 21 weeks: World's most premature baby defies 'phenomenal odds' to celebrate first birthday
A miracle at 21 weeks: World's most premature baby defies 'phenomenal odds' to celebrate first birthday

In a testimony to the miraculous power of God, a baby born at just 21 weeks gestation has celebrated his first birthday — a milestone the world now recognises as record-breaking, and the Keen family embraces as nothing short of divine.

Report highlights plight of Pakistani Christian sanitation workers
Report highlights plight of Pakistani Christian sanitation workers

“Once they know you are Christian, the only work they offer is sanitation.”

New Zealand assisted suicide numbers jump by a third
New Zealand assisted suicide numbers jump by a third

It wasn't long before activists tried to remove safeguards.