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Stories of Christians in action, both at home and around the world
- As conflict in the Middle East continues, millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region are still in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. One British Christian charity in the region is Tearfund, working through a variety of local churches and partners. In Gaza, Tearfund International Health Partners provide medicine and healthcare....Tearfund in action in the Middle East
- The original St Valentine gave love in the form of compassion for some needy children. That sort of love is still needed today, as UNICEF says that about 1 billion children worldwide are currently facing ‘multidimensional poverty.’ That means they lack necessities like food, water, shelter, education and health care. No one can get their...Love the children
- Some people are beginning to clap in church, if they are pleased with something. For tired vicars and timid curates, having a sermon greeted with warm clapping might be an encouragement, if also a complete surprise. But the applauding of sermons, or applause at the end of services, also reveals a dark side: churchgoing has...The new trend of clapping in church
- “Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:19-21) I cannot count in church. I do not know why, but I cannot. I mean that, when I am at the front and leading a service, I try to add up how many people there are in the congregation. We...You can count on me
- The World Council of Churches (WCC) has written to the World Bank to request a meeting. It wants to “discuss potential strategies for working together to accelerate the transition for clean energy and reduce fossil-fuel dependence in developing economies.” The WCC points out that “Faith communities can serve as partners and advocates for these efforts,...WCC concerned for clean energy
- 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...Looking at Church
- 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...Persecution of Christians worldwide – new World Watch List coming
- 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...Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 – 18th to 25th January
- – 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...Love Matters: new resources developed
- – 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,...New report unites faith and education leaders
- 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...Assisted dying – a slippery slope?
- 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...Donald Trump and God