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African faith leaders call for debt forgiveness in 2025 Jubilee year
African faith leaders are calling for debt forgiveness as the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee year approaches to help their countries tackle growing economic crises.

Who were the tribes of Israel?
The tribes of Israel stem back to Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham. This is the story ...

Abuse towards MPs has gone 'beyond the acceptable', says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for a return to civility after reports of parliamentary candidates receiving abuse and threats during the recent election campaign.

Scotland's Christians feel excluded, survey finds
A recent poll of Christians in Scotland has identified a "palpable feeling of exclusion" from public life.

Archaeologists find evidence of red dye mentioned 25 times in Bible
Fresh colour has been added to the black-and-white text of the Scriptures thanks to the combined efforts of researchers working together on an extensive project to identify dyes in archaeological textiles.

Church of England's new schools guidance is 'extremely concerning'
The Church of England's draft guidance on bullying has been criticised over its use of terminology on gender and sexuality.

Legalising assisted suicide would tell terminally ill and disabled 'their lives are worth less than others'
An assisted suicide bill to be debated in Parliament this week will send a "dog whistle message" to the terminally ill and other vulnerable people "that their lives are worth less than others", a coalition of organisations has warned.

A bolt out of the blue': 5 Christian leaders react to Biden dropping out of presidential race
"I encourage people to actually get clear on what you think, what you believe, right now. You don't need to broadcast it."

Church Army commissions seven new evangelists
Seven new evangelists have been commissioned by Church Army to share the Gospel across the UK and Ireland.

Fire ravages Pastor Robert Jeffress' church
Pastor Robert Jeffress said former President Donald Trump sent him a note after he was informed that the historic sanctuary of First Baptist Dallas was engulfed in flames.

What is the Great Commission and why is it important?
Perhaps we should think of today's world as pre-Revival rather than post-Christian.

Ancient Christian building discovered in Bahrain
A newly discovered ancient structure sheds light on the historic roots of Christian communities in the Gulf region.

Four misunderstood works of classic literature with deep Christian meaning that are great for book clubs
These books are great food for thought for the thinking Christian, and excellent subjects of discussion for a book club.

Special edition New Testament to be handed out during Olympics
The French Bible Society has created a special edition of the New Testament to be distributed during the upcoming Olympics.

In Hiroshima, the Vatican joined religious leaders to change the narrative on AI
Meeting where one of two atomic bombs that ended World War II landed in Hiroshima, Japan, causing mass death and devastation, representatives from 11 diverse religious traditions gathered July 9-10 for a Vatican-sponsored event to address a latter-day technology also destined, many believe, to upend humanity: artificial intelligence.

Trump on assassination attempt: 'I had God on my side'
Former President Donald Trump proclaimed that he had God on his side as he reflected on the assassination attempt that nearly took his life last weekend in a speech that also included a promise to keep men from competing in women's sports.