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Christian Aid condemns violations in Nicaragua Christian Aid has condemned the recent human rights violations in Nicaragua and welcomed the preliminary findings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The commission’s preliminary investigations found evidence of torture, arbitrary arrests and censorship of the press. The report also confirmed 76 deaths, more than 800 injured...

New hub for the waterways chaplaincy Do you like messing around in boats?  On canals?  Then look out for volunteers from the waterways chaplaincy this summer. The canal and river chaplaincy has opened a regional ‘hub’ for the South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Southwell and Nottingham regions.  Based on the Chesterfield canal, the new hub will...

Sea Sunday is 8th July – buy some yellow wellington boots! The Fishermen’s Mission is selling yellow wellington boots as part of its campaign to raise awareness of those lost at sea while working in the fishing industry in the past ten years. For every pair of boots sold, the charity will tie a yellow...

What happened when one person prayed for a baby… When did you start praying for the children of your friends?  Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, thanks God that someone prayed for him before he was even born – in the hope that he would one day become a Christian. The Archbishop told the story...

China stops sales of Bible China appears to have banned the Bible from being sold online, or in large bookstores.  This seems to have followed tensions between China and the Vatican over who should have influence in appointing bishops in China. Searches for Bibles on major e-commerce platforms JD.com and Taobao bring up no results,...

Attacks by Islamists drive Christians out of city Christians in one of Pakistan’s major cities, Quetta, are being targeted by Islamist bombs and guns, in an effort to drive them out. In the face of mob violence, drive-by shootings, bombings and increasing accusations of blasphemy, many of the 50,000-strong Christian population of the city now...

Generation Y still hope to walk down the aisle  Egypt election: ‘Protect your persecuted Christians, Mr President!’ Father of Stephen Lawrence: I’ve embraced my Christian faith, forgiven killers The Church of England brings cashless transactions to its congregations High Court ruling on the two-child limit She was always there for me and taught me to...

Millennials still value marriage with almost three quarters of those who are unmarried (72%) intending to tie the knot, according to new research by the Church of England. While official figures recently showed a decline in the marriage rate, a study commissioned by the Church of England’s Life Events team suggests that 18-to-35-year-olds still dream...

Release International is urging the country’s re-elected president, Abdel Fattah al–Sisi, to demonstrate a clear commitment to protect Egypt’s persecuted Christian minority and safeguarding freedom of religion in the country. Egypt has the largest remaining Christian community in the Middle East, despite continuing persecution, which Christians often call ‘the pressure’. The harshest persecution has come...

The father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has made the humbling decision to forgive his son’s killers, saying he has embraced Christian faith (reports the Press Association). Nearly 25 years after losing his first child, Neville Lawrence, 76, said the decision was the hardest he has ever made, and that he struggles to put into...

The Church of England has recently made contactless, virtual terminal, and SMS mobile payments available throughout England, in a bid to make transactions faster and easier for the Church’s congregations. In an increasingly cashless era, churches will now be able to offer cashless payment options for events including weddings, christenings, church fetes and concerts, as...

The Church of England has welcomed the recent ruling by Mr Justice Ouseley at the High Court on the Government’s two-child rule for payment of tax credits and universal credit. The Bishop of Manchester, David Walker, said: “We are pleased the High Court has recognised that the two-child limit is in part unlawful and that kinship...