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Catholic bishops advise against taking Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
Catholic bishops advise against taking Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

Catholic bishops in the US have raised ethical concerns about the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.

Budget is a 'missed' chance for people on Universal Credit
Budget is a 'missed' chance for people on Universal Credit

Disappointment has been voiced over the Chancellor's decision not to make the £20 uplift to Universal Credit permanent.

Tom Hanks' son describes meeting God while at wilderness camp for bad behaviour
Tom Hanks' son describes meeting God while at wilderness camp for bad behaviour

Chet Hanks has opened up about his life-changing encounter with God while staying at a wilderness camp for bad behaviour during his teenager years.

Lib Dems back ban on conversion therapy
Lib Dems back ban on conversion therapy

The Liberal Democrats have come out in support of a campaign to ban so-called conversion therapy in Scotland.

Church leaders call for end to violence in Myanmar
Church leaders call for end to violence in Myanmar

Church leaders are pleading for an end to the brutal suppression of anti-coup protests in Myanmar.

Christians can help to rebuild confidence in politics - Stephen Timms MP
Christians can help to rebuild confidence in politics - Stephen Timms MP

The Labour MP also said he would love to see more Christian students entering into politics after university.

Eritrea releases more Christian prisoners amid accusations of church attacks in neighbouring Ethiopia
Eritrea releases more Christian prisoners amid accusations of church attacks in neighbouring Ethiopia

Eritrea has freed 21 female Christian prisoners but the country's forces stands accused of attacking churches in the troubled Tigray region of neighbouring Ethiopia.

Drop the cap on church attendance, Catholic leaders tell Scottish Government
Drop the cap on church attendance, Catholic leaders tell Scottish Government

Catholic bishops have welcomed plans to re-open churches for services next month but are calling on the Scottish Government to remove the planned cap on attendance.

Supreme Court blocks county's ban on indoor worship services
Supreme Court blocks county's ban on indoor worship services

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a California county's ban on indoor worship services weeks after officials ordered places of worship to remain closed until further notice due to the Covid-19 pandemic even though the high court had weeks earlier lifted a statewide ban on religious gatherings.

Religious communities have been 'made scapegoat' for Covid-19 outbreaks - APPG
Religious communities have been 'made scapegoat' for Covid-19 outbreaks - APPG

Faith and belief communities have been unfairly blamed for local outbreaks of Covid-19, a parliamentary group has warned.

Children are facing emotional health crisis - Christian charity
Children are facing emotional health crisis - Christian charity

Christian charity Transforming Lives for Good is calling on the Government to make children's emotional wellbeing a priority in the recovery from Covid-19.

Watch the WEA Secretary General's inauguration ceremony
Watch the WEA Secretary General's inauguration ceremony

The inauguration ceremony for incoming WEA Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher was broadcast live from Bonn, Germany, with WEA members watching online from around the world.

The WEA's new Secretary General Dr Thomas Schirrmacher on his key priorities
The WEA's new Secretary General Dr Thomas Schirrmacher on his key priorities

Upholding the authority of Scripture and spreading the Gospel will be high up on the new Secretary General's agenda during his term.

New WEA Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher inaugurated in online ceremony
New WEA Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher inaugurated in online ceremony

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has formally welcomed its new Secretary General & CEO, theologian Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher, in a ceremony live-streamed from Bonn, Germany.

Christians forced to eat pages of the Bible during horrific knife attack
Christians forced to eat pages of the Bible during horrific knife attack

Christians in Venezuela are reeling from a shocking knife attack in which they were forced to eat pages of the Bible and had crosses cut into their skin.

Hasbro provokes backlash after making Mr Potato Head gender neutral
Hasbro provokes backlash after making Mr Potato Head gender neutral

Toymaker Hasbro sparked an online backlash this week after announcing that it would be dropping the "Mr" from its Mr Potato Head toy.