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• Another MSP withdraws support for assisted suicide Bill

  03-03-2026 16:51 via christian.org.uk
  An MSP has announced she has changed her mind on Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill and plans to vote against it when Holyrood debates the proposals for the final time later this month.
  
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• Haitian bishop warns gangs are targeting Church as violence forces parish closures

  12-08-2026 08:55 via christiantoday.com
  
  “We keep praying, singing and dancing,” says one local bishop despite the daily threat of violence.
  
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• Portsmouth Cathedral secures funding for urgent belfry conservation work

  11-08-2026 11:52 via christiantoday.com
  
  Portsmouth Cathedral has reached its fundraising goal to restore its historic belfry, paving the way for conservation work to begin next month.
  
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• Assisted suicide bill could lead to closure of care homes and hospices

  11-08-2026 11:05 via christiantoday.com
  
  Care homes could be forced to choose between helping their patients to die or closing down.
  
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• Remote consultations now routine in Ireland's abortion services

  11-08-2026 11:01 via christiantoday.com
  A new study has found that remote consultations are becoming a routine part of early medical abortion services in the Republic of Ireland, prompting renewed debate over safety and regulation.
  
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• Remote consultations increasingly routine in Ireland's abortion services

  11-08-2026 11:01 via christiantoday.com
  
  A new study has found that remote consultations are becoming a routine part of early medical abortion services in the Republic of Ireland, prompting renewed debate over safety and regulation.
  
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• Canadian family claim Christian grandmother was euthanised against her wishes

  11-08-2026 10:01 via christiantoday.com
  
  The 83-year-old grandmother allegedly could not correctly answer questions on how many siblings she had and yet was declared mentally capable.
  
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• World’s tallest statue of Jesus planned in Armenia

  11-08-2026 09:21 via christiantoday.com
  
  A business tycoon with political ambitions is planning to build the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ in his home country of Armenia.
  
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• Church of England's reparations plan is 'unpopular, ill-judged and highly political'

  10-08-2026 15:48 via christiantoday.com
  
  The transatlantic slave trade was a complex industry with its own supply chains involving both European and African rulers and traders.
  
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• Bethel pausing sale of The Passion Translation amid backlash

  10-08-2026 13:08 via christiantoday.com
  
  Bethel Church is pausing the sale of The Passion Translation, a Bible paraphrase also known as TPT, the Redding, California, congregation said in a statement, as numerous Christians continue to point to significant concerns about the paraphrase.
  
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• Peterborough Cathedral welcomes more families with LEGO exhibition

  10-08-2026 13:00 via christiantoday.com
  
  Peterborough Cathedral has welcomed a major LEGO exhibition this summer as Anglican cathedrals across England continue expanding their cultural and family programmes alongside their traditional role as places of worship.
  
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• Religion, immigration and abortion could shape key US Senate races, new polling suggests

  10-08-2026 12:45 via christiantoday.com
  
  Religious demographics vary considerably across the five battleground states and could influence voter behaviour.
  
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• Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in Sudan and Ukraine amid growing humanitarian crises

  10-08-2026 12:34 via christiantoday.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for peace in both Sudan and Ukraine, urging political and military leaders to protect civilians and respect international humanitarian law.
  
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• Nigeria risks losing major US aid package over Christian persecution concerns

  10-08-2026 12:07 via christiantoday.com
  
  Nigeria could lose access to a significant share of a new United States health and humanitarian assistance package unless it demonstrates progress in tackling violence against Christians, according to a bilateral agreement between Washington and Abuja.
  
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• Religion question on Australian census becomes online battleground

  10-08-2026 11:46 via christiantoday.com
  
  Online campaigns to influence census religion data go back decades.
  
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• Vatican urges international community to make homelessness a priority

  10-08-2026 10:06 via christiantoday.com
  
  The Holy See has urged governments around the world to place homelessness at the heart of housing and urban policy, warning that access to a safe home is fundamental to human dignity rather than simply an economic issue.
  
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• £650,000 appeal launched to save two crumbling churches

  10-08-2026 09:17 via christiantoday.com
  
  A generous donor has agreed to match every donation up to a value of half a million pounds.
  
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• Christian claims insurance broker told him to remove ‘Jesus Loves You’ car stickers

  09-08-2026 10:15 via christiantoday.com
  
  A Christian motorist is considering legal action after his insurer allegedly told him that his car cover would cease unless he removed stickers bearing the words “Jesus Loves You”.
  
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• Olivet University granted permanent land-use for Anza campus in unanimous Riverside County vote

  08-08-2026 11:08 via christiantoday.com
  
  Olivet University has been granted a permanent legal right, with no expiration date, to operate its educational campus in Anza, California, following a unanimous 5-0 vote by the Riverside County Planning Commission and strong support from neighbors and the community.
  
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• Police investigating Ann Widdecombe killing reopen investigation into attempted burglary at Farage's home

  08-08-2026 11:00 via christiantoday.com
  
  Counter-terrorism police investigating the killing of Ann Widdecombe are reported to have reopened a probe into an incident at Nigel Farage's south London home last year. 
  
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• Family of Christian woman killed in Greece remember her 'kindness' and 'integrity'

  08-08-2026 10:25 via christiantoday.com
  
  The family of a Scottish aid worker who was found dead in a suitcase in Athens have remembered her as a "kind, principled and selfless" woman. 
  
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• Christian couple murdered in Pakistan receive no justice

  08-08-2026 09:44 via christiantoday.com
  
  The courts are not able to determine who exactly did what in a 100-plus mob.
  
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• Iran clamps down on Christian broadcasters

  08-08-2026 09:43 via christiantoday.com
  
  Increased persecution has not stopped the church from growing.
  
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• Mums show support for abortion pill reversal against California lawsuit

  08-08-2026 09:41 via christiantoday.com
  
  Californian officials have disputed the claims made about abortion pill reversal treatment.
  
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• Why the Church needs to talk about what we wear

  08-08-2026 09:40 via christiantoday.com
  
  The Church should not shy away from honest conversations about modesty and our responsibility towards others.
  
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• Over 1,500 queue up for prayer and worship in London despite heatwave

  08-08-2026 09:40 via christiantoday.com
  
  Long queues forming outside the East London venue despite temperatures climbing above 30°C.
  
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• On seeing

  07-08-2026 11:43 via christiantoday.com
  
  Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on how a curse can actually be a blessing in disguise.
  
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• Gloucester Cathedral awarded £250m to restore world's oldest fan-vaulted cloisters

  07-08-2026 11:11 via christiantoday.com
  
  Gloucester Cathedral is believed to have been the first to adopt "fan vaulting".
  
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• Kurdish pastor released from Syria after two weeks in detention

  07-08-2026 10:08 via christiantoday.com
  
  Pastor Hassan was advised to go back to Lebanon for his own safety.
  
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• Most adults in England and Wales not in a traditional marriage

  07-08-2026 09:33 via christiantoday.com
  
  The Coalition for Marriage has criticised plans to give the "rewards of marriage" to the unmarried.
  
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