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Persecution of Christians worldwide – new World Watch List coming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 – 18th to 25th January Love Matters: new resources developed for dioceses, schools and youth groups New report unites faith and education leaders to transform England’s education system Assisted dying – a slippery slope? Donald Trump and God...

On 15th January Open Doors publishes its well-known World Watch List for 2025, naming the countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian. More than 365 million Christians worldwide face persecution and discrimination for their faith – that’s a staggering one in seven believers. The Open Doors website shares the following data from...

It is now 1,700 years since the First Council of Nicaea. Not many people know that. Anyway – so what? Because the Council of Nicaea, in 325, was the very first ecumenical council that the Christian Church ever held. A serious heresy had crept into the Eastern Church: Arianism, which taught that Jesus Christ was...

– for dioceses, schools and youth groups The Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households has developed resources for use locally in parishes, deaneries and dioceses. It has also collaborated with schools to produce resources for children and young people. Two videos and lesson plans for children and young people are now available to help them...

–  to transform England’s education system The National Society for Education (Church of England) has partnered with the Catholic Education Service (CES), and Confederation of School Trusts (CST) to launch the Flourishing Together report, a long-term vision aimed at transforming the educational landscape of England. The report outlines ten transformative shifts essential for creating an inclusive,...

The Archbishop of Canterbury believes that legalising assisted dying could become a “slippery slope”. Writing in the Daily Mail before the recent vote in Parliament, the Archbishop said: “I think this approach is both dangerous and sets us in a direction which is even more dangerous, and in every other place where it’s been done, has...

On 20th January 2025 Donald Trump is due to be installed as the 47th American President. For such a position, having survived two assassin attempts, Trump says he has a divine mandate: “God saved me for a reason; that reason was to save our country and restore America to its greatness. … We are going to fulfil...

‘He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord.’ 2 Kings 23:2 A friend was unexpectedly asked to read at a service as someone was unwell. He was caught just as he came in the church! Most of us like...

Christmas – time to remember Christians facing persecution. DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal Millions at breaking point as “shockingly low incomes” leave them hungry Iconic Bethlehem Carol Sheet celebrates 70 years in print Caring for the donkeys of Gaza ** Editor:  Christmas is a good time to give to charities, and so the following may...

This Christmas, there are about 360 million Christians worldwide who will not be celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. They dare not do so. That’s because 1 in every 7 believers globally live in countries where they suffer oppression and discrimination for their faith. So, instead of going to church and singing carols, they face...

Over the past year, war in the Middle East has devastated millions of people’s lives across the region, destroying their families, homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. This Christmas, millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region are in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. The DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid...

This DEC appeal has raised over £438 million and helped an estimated 8.2 million people affected by the conflict. This appeal will close for donations at the end of 2024, but donations will continue to be spent next year. From delivering essential supplies and services to communities in Ukraine, to helping refugees settle into a...