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Church leaders call nation to prayer as second lockdown begins
As a second national lockdown in England begins, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York are asking people to unite in prayer.

Kanye West launches Christian academy for kids
The "Jesus is King" rapper has opened his own Christian school.

Popular Christian blogger mourns sudden death of 'sweet, kind, godly son'
Popular Christian blogger Tim Challies has paid a touching tribute to his "dear" son Nick after he tragically died on Tuesday.
Strong support for Trump among white evangelicals, exit polls show
Exit polls for the US elections show that over three-quarters of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump.

Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz fired over 'moral failures'
Hillsong Senior Pastor Brian Houston made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday in which he said the decision "was not taken lightly and was done in the best interests of everyone, including Pastor Carl."

John Piper poses the 'eternally significant' question for Trump and Biden
There's an "eternally significant" question Donald Trump and Joe Biden should ask themselves as votes continue to be counted, says John Piper, but it's not whether they've won this election.
Pope's comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context - Vatican official
Recently released comments by Pope Francis seemingly supporting civil unions for same-sex couples were "edited" and not given "necessary contextualization," according to a Vatican official.

Christian magistrate challenges sacking after saying children do best with a mother and father
The Court of Appeal is hearing a legal challenge against the removal of a Christian as a magistrate and NHS director.

'No scientific justification' for church closures, say Archbishop of Canterbury and faith leaders
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have joined with leaders of other faith communities in urging the Government to keep places of worship open during lockdown.

Hundreds of evangelical leaders vow to be peacemakers as US election goes to the wire
Hundreds of American evangelical leaders pledged to be peacemakers on the eve of one of the tightest elections in US history.

Christian leaders taking legal action against Government over church closures
Dozens of Christian leaders from different denominations have signed a pre-action letter to the Government calling for a re-think of church closures.

Americans divided over pastor endorsements for political candidates
While Americans are divided on whether it's appropriate for pastors to personally endorse candidates for public office even outside of their church role, the percentage of Protestant pastors doing so has increased by nearly 50% over the last four years, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research.

Majority of Scots want parliament to debate assisted suicide
Most Scots want the Scottish Parliament to debate assisted suicide, a new poll has found.

Calls for a National Day of Prayer as England heads into second national lockdown
Christians are being asked to pray for the nation on 13 November as the Covid-19 crisis shows no sign of ending.

Church leaders praying for Austria after terror attack
Christians are praying for Austria after a terror attack on capital city Vienna in which three people were killed.
Church closures necessary to reduce 'overall spread' of coronavirus, says Prime Minister
The Prime Minister has defended plans to close churches and other places of worship during the second national lockdown starting in England on Thursday.