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- 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...Looking at Church (all articles for December 2024)
- 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...Christmas – time to remember Christians facing persecution
- 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...DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal
- 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...Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
- Chronically low incomes are devastating the lives of millions of people who don’t have enough income to afford food, essential bills and a safe home to live in. That’s according to the latest report by UK debt advice charity, Christians Against Poverty (CAP). CAP’s YouGov polling, which accompanies the report, shows that 11.8 million (22%) of...Millions at breaking point as “shockingly low incomes” leave them hungry
- It was back in 1954 when the charity, BibleLands Mission Aid Society, first tentatively decided to print a colourful compilation of popular Christmas carols, alongside images of some of the people BibleLands served. From the start, the scheme was an immense success. The carol sheets were so popular that even that first year, 100,000 copies...Iconic Bethlehem Carol Sheet celebrates 70 years in print
- A charity based in the UK is sending emergency vets to care for donkeys in Gaza. Safe Haven for Donkeys was set up about 20 years ago to treat working donkeys across Israel and the Palestinian Territories. But the charity says that its mobile first aid team is even more necessary now, because with fuel...Caring for the donkeys of Gaza
- Stories of answered prayer during World War II Our Royal Army Chaplains What issues most concern us? Black History Month marked in cathedrals and churches Church in Wales to invest nearly £10m in new schemes to promote growth Herod’s Secret Policeman When poverty pushes people into dark places New Chaplain to the Speaker of the...Looking at Church (all articles) for November 2024
- Premier has produced a series of podcasts on extraordinary stories from World War II. When we prayed: Miracles of World War II, is in seven podcasts, hosted by Pam Rhodes. Premier says: “Join us on a journey back in time to witness how God answered the nation’s prayers during one of history’s most tumultuous periods.”...Stories of answered prayer during World War II
- For centuries, armies worldwide have taken their clergy to war with them. And while over the years the roles of chaplains may have changed, still their presence among the troops has remained as important as ever. For the British, it was in 1796 that the Army Chaplain’s Department was founded by the Revd John Gamble,...Our Royal Army Chaplains
- In a recent article for The Tablet, the international Roman Catholic newspaper, its lobby correspondent listed a number of things that seem to most concern the UK at the moment, and which therefore indicate the challenges facing the new Government. She listed, in no particular order: Breakdown of the justice system and overcrowding in prisons;...What issues most concern us?
- Black composers, musicians and singers have just been celebrated as part of a series of events, from exhibitions and lectures to services and study days, marking Black History Month (October) in Cathedrals and churches across the country. The events included the Archbishop of Canterbury presiding at a Eucharist at Southwark Cathedral in a service with...Black History Month marked in cathedrals and churches