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The Church of England’s General Synod has recently called on the Government to introduce legislation requiring pornographic sites to use age verification systems preventing access by under 18s. A large number of children and young people say they have viewed pornography, with one survey before lockdown showing that 78 per cent of sixth formers in...

Children are to get a chance to learn music in the English choral tradition, as part of plans by the Church of England to inspire young people to learn about the Christian faith. A total of £249,530 has been awarded to The Church of England in Lancashire to invest in up to 24 ‘Choir Churches’...

Christian YouTube channel for primary school aged children Guardians for child asylum seekers Ukrainian soldiers treat Bible like ‘a life-saver’ Hunger forces Ethiopian girls into marriage Help Christians in Lebanon survive Middle East and Africa facing a “toxic” crisis of conflict, climate change and Covid-19 **  Editor: This might interest any of your families with...

The team who distributed nearly half a million free storybooks to schools for the Platinum Jubilee with the Church of England have now released a series of cartoons and songs for primary school aged children, on the Fruit of the Spirit. Thousands of families have been using them during the summer holidays! The Cheeky Pandas...

The Children’s Society is backing a campaign for guardians to be given to help unaccompanied children asylum seekers. As a spokesman explains, “After their long harrowing journeys to the UK, many children seeking safety arrive here alone. The only thing waiting for them is a difficult and draining immigration process. With nobody looking out for them, it’s tough.”...

Since the war broke out more than six months ago, Bible Society has been making the Bible available to soldiers as well as civilians in Ukraine. Recently, Serhii, the commander of a military unit, told Bible Society colleagues in Ukraine how vital the Bible is to his troops. He said, “It is very important for...

A prolonged drought in Ethiopia has killed untold numbers of livestock and brought millions of people to the brink of famine. And as the crisis escalates, more and more girls are at risk of child marriage. Tearfund has warned that Ethiopia now has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, with an...

The Barnabas Fund has launched an appeal to help Christians suffering in Lebanon’s deepening financial crisis. As one of the project partners to Barnabas said: “You can’t imagine how many requests I have for people in need. Especially the elderly, who cannot find work or leave the country. They still must eat and pay medical...

Compassion, the humanitarian aid organisation, is very worried about the rising cost of living in the developing world. As a spokesman explains, there are already 365 million children worldwide living on less that £1.45 a day. No wonder that the UN has recently declared that social conditions in many developing countries are now “at a...

Russian church leader defends war C of E has good skills, says new bishop Church Mission Society refreshes its vision Trends in Persecution Eritrean Christians mark 20 years of church closures Drought in East Africa Debt leaves you so lonely ** Russian church leader defends war Patriarch Krill of Moscow recently again defended the Russian...

Patriarch Krill of Moscow recently again defended the Russian war on Ukraine. He said it was wrong to call it an invasion. “Russia has never attacked anyone,” he told the congregation of the Cathedral of the Archangel, in the Kremlin. “It’s amazing that such a great and powerful country has only ever defended its borders....

The next Bishop of Bath and Wells, Dr Michael Beasley, has said that the CofE learned valuable lessons during the pandemic. “There’s been a huge amount that we’ve seen in our response to an emergency. It shows we have a flexibility and a resilience and an ability to respond to situations that we might not...