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The six African countries where Send a Cow works face devastation, not only by the pandemic, but also the huge swarms of locusts which have destroyed thousands of acres of crops. In response, Send a Cow staff have supported struggling communities by teaching them how to prevent the spread of the virus, as well as...

South Sudan: Although MAF South Sudan has to fly at reduced capacity due to government restrictions, Pilot Danny Gill, has still managed to clock up 2,000 hours in bringing relief to stranded people in need. Papua New Guinea:  MAF has received 2,000 home-made face masks from Australia, courtesy of MAF supporters with super sewing skills....

Yemen faces the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. More than 24 million people need urgent aid, safe water, food and sanitation. The country is on the brink of famine and facing complete meltdown. Through its partners in Yemen, Tearfund has been responding with medical help and providing safe water, food, seeds and farming tools. Just one...

The ‘Diaspora’ Churches is a new name for what have previously been called ‘Overseas National Churches’. The Global Connections network of Christian organisations is now using this new and clearer name – Diaspora Churches. There are dozens of different denominations which could be included under such a heading.  The forthcoming new edition of UK Church Statistics lists:...

A retired archdeacon has told the remarkable story of Britain’s oldest centre of learning. Philip Morris, former Archdeacon of Margam, has written the first in-depth history of the monastery and training school founded in the small Welsh town of Llantwit Major – Llanilltud Fawr – more than 1,500 years ago. St Illtud’s monastic community dates...

Pandemic ‘transforms the Church into Netflix’ What has happened to church gardens and therapeutic gardening? Chinese government removes 250 crosses from churches Religious leaders condemn Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong All Party group of MPs warn of risk of genocide in Nigeria CAP still helping people out of debt Sudan’s new law...

The Covid-19 pandemic has “propelled the Church into the contemporary world,” says a new report from CPAS, an Anglican evangelical mission agency working with UK and Irish churches. ‘Everyone Welcome Online’ looks at the lockdown’s impact on churches and concludes, “Last month we were the Odeon, today we are Netflix. “In the 1950s, the Odeon...

This year’s Green Health Awards were just one of the many positive activities to be cancelled because of the current situation. Whilst churches have been closed their gardens have continued to grow, and many of these will have been used for therapeutic gardening. But have these been growing wild or have enthusiasts found ways round...

Chinese authorities removed 250 more church crosses earlier this year, according to Bitter Winter, an organisation which monitors persecution of Christians. The crosses were removed from ‘Three-Self’ churches in Anhui province. The action was part of an on-going and wider campaign aimed at deleting Christian images and replacing them with Communist ones. One congregation of 100...

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and Church of England bishops are among religious leaders who recently signed an international letter signed by hundreds of leaders around the world condemning Beijing’s new national security law in Hong Kong. It reads: “We, the co-signed, write to express grave concerns about the unilateral introduction of...

Release International has welcomed a new report by UK parliamentarians highlighting the religious element behind much of the growing violence in Nigeria. The report warns of the risk of an unfolding genocide, and calls for UK aid to be linked to efforts to protect Nigerian villagers from attacks by Islamist extremists. The new report, by...

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) have been thanking their donors for helping “some wonderful things happen” despite the challenge of coronavirus. “These beautiful moments were made possible by your support,” says Paula Stringer, UK chief executive of CAP. “We’ve been able to make sure our clients don’t go without essentials like food, fuel and staying in...