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Tavistock gender clinic 'not safe' for children, NHS report finds

In a report released this week, Dr. Hilary Cass, a retired pediatrician who was commissioned by NHS England to investigate services at the clinic, said services administered to children and young people had somehow escaped the NHS' "normal quality controls."

Amid the war and the heartache, the Lord is at work in Ukraine

We are doing everything we can to provide for their physical needs and we are holding out the hope of the gospel even as we cling to it ourselves, says Operation Mobilisation's field leader in Ukraine, Wayne Zschech.

Mark Wahlberg says Hollywood resisted his new faith-based movie, 'Father Stu'

The devout Catholic spent several years pitching the religious drama to Hollywood studios. But in his words, "Hollywood doesn't make films like this."

Prince Charles 'praying' that refugees arriving in Britain find a warm welcome

Prince Charles has said that refugees should be "welcomed" to Britain after visiting a west London church to meet people who have fled warzones.

Canadian megachurch pastor resigns after sexual misconduct investigation

Bruxy Cavey, the primary teaching pastor of one of Canada's largest megachurches, The Meeting House, has resigned after an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct commissioned by the church last December concluded that he abused his power.

JK Rowling speaks out against Scottish government's gender recognition plans

Harry Potter author JK Rowling is condemning a proposed bill in Scotland law that would amend the process for people to legally change their gender, warning that it will "harm the most vulnerable women in society."

Refined by fire: how conflict has changed Ukraine's Christians â for good

"Right now, all denominational differences have collapsed," says Kyiv pastor Victor Punin. "Every Christian is praying with the same attitude."

Persecuted women and girls 'feel abandoned by the West'

"Violence against women and girls is a global crisis. One in three women will experience sexual violence in their lives," says Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Too many disadvantaged women are 'overlooked' and 'lost' in the system

Valuable lessons can be learned from Christian organisations in how to care for disadvantaged women and make them "truly visible", a new report by Theos has said.

Christian charity sends emergency field hospital to Ukraine

An emergency field hospital has been airlifted to Ukraine by a Christian charity to help meet critical medical needs resulting from the war with Russia.

Web host drops church over opposition to gay conversion therapy ban

A Baptist church in Morecambe, Lancashire, has had its website suspended because the hosting firm objected to the pastor signing a letter raising concerns about the government's upcoming gay conversion therapy ban.

The saint at the heart of the war in Ukraine

Who was St Vladimir/Volodymyr and how did he come to occupy such a contested place in the hearts and minds of two nations that are now locked in bitter warfare? The answer involves Vikings far from home, a reluctant Byzantine princess, the creation of a hybrid national identity, and conversion to Christianity.