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Refugees and asylum seekers in Malta have a new place where they can get much needed advice, help with immigration paperwork, internet access and – most importantly – thoughtful hospitality. The Peace Lab information centre, which CMS mission partners Doug and Jacqui Marshall have recently established in cooperation with a local Franciscan friar, is situated...

Church leaders warn Johnson about Brexit Doesn’t God want clergy in the North? Christians escape as Boko Haram attacks northern Cameroon villages In a league of their own The church under the stairs Canonisation of John Henry Newman The growth of prayer bots – and other worship technologies Millions displaced as monsoon causes devastation in...

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has come under pressure from various church leaders concerning Brexit. The Bishop in Europe, Dr Robert Innes, said that a priority for Mr Johnson should be the ‘forgotten million’ UK citizens living in the EU.  “They worry about residency issues, health care, pensions and travelling.” The Joint Public Issues Team,...

Can it be true that God is calling most Anglican clergy to the South of England?  Does He really want churches in northern urban areas like Burnley, Wigan, Sheffield and Bury and other post-industrial towns to struggle on with very few clergy? Well, you might be forgiven for thinking so, when you compare some figures. ...

About 200 families escaped with their lives when Boko Haram Islamist militants recently ransacked a mainly-Christian village in the Far North Region of Cameroon. The armed gang stormed Roum village, in the Tourou area, setting fire to homes, killing livestock and plundering food stores and possessions. A Barnabas Fund contact estimated around 1,120 families in the...

Deaf soccer champions are changing how people perceive disability in Tanzania. The Neema Crafts football team, all of whom are deaf, recently won a match 3-0 against a hearing team in a village called Image. As sweet as that victory was, the real triumph was showing villagers how disabled people can contribute to their communities....

A church has started meeting under a staircase in a remote area of Nepal, according to Nepali local partners who are involved in leadership training. They write, “This area is difficult and often hostile to the Gospel but the Lord touched our hearts to train indigenous leaders and to help them start a fellowship there.”...

The Church of England has warmly welcomed the announcement by Pope Francis that John Henry Newman is to be canonised later this year. Newman, a former Anglican priest who became a Roman Catholic in 1845 – midway through his life – and eventually a Cardinal, is regarded as one of the most influential figures from...

The world of ‘prayer bots’ goes largely unremarked, but it is growing fast.  Now three researchers at the University of Oxford have made some surprising findings. For example, millions of Muslims are using online robots to post prayers automatically on social media.  Just one site alone is uploading 1.9 million messages a day, mostly from...

Millions of people have been displaced, as monsoon rains cause extreme flooding and devastation in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The most vulnerable have been hit the hardest. Children are particularly affected, with widespread damage and closure to primary schools. Shivani Rani, Christian Aid’s Emergency Programme Officer for South Asia, said: “Huge numbers of families have been...

The Lambeth Conference, which begins next summer, must proclaim that Anglicans offer themselves as ‘bridge-builders’ to a world which needs peace and reconciliation. So says the Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba, who chairs the conference’s design group.  “We are there for peace, to address some of the social needs.  We are there, in...

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