<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Christianity - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Christianity news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:13:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Govt ‘health-led’ drugs strategy will downgrade enforcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has launched a consultation on plans to decriminalise Ireland&rsquo;s drug laws for personal use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-govt-health-led-drugs-strategy-will-downgrade-enforcement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-govt-health-led-drugs-strategy-will-downgrade-enforcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apologist shares the Gospel on top podcast The Diary of a CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian apologist Wesley Huff has given &ldquo;the case for Jesus&rdquo; on one of the world&rsquo;s top podcasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/apologist-shares-the-gospel-on-top-podcast-the-diary-of-a-ceo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/apologist-shares-the-gospel-on-top-podcast-the-diary-of-a-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSPs debate scores of amendments to dangerous assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish Parliament is considering more than 300 amendments to Liam McArthur&rsquo;s deeply flawed assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msps-debate-scores-of-amendments-to-dangerous-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msps-debate-scores-of-amendments-to-dangerous-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers vote to go beyond Govt's pledge to end non-crime hate incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House of Lords has voted to strengthen measures against non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-vote-to-go-beyond-govts-pledge-to-end-non-crime-hate-incidents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-vote-to-go-beyond-govts-pledge-to-end-non-crime-hate-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum who nearly ended her life after spinal injury speaks against assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who contemplated ending her own life after suffering a spinal injury has urged MSPs to vote against Liam McArthur&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mum-who-nearly-ended-her-life-after-spinal-injury-speaks-against-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mum-who-nearly-ended-her-life-after-spinal-injury-speaks-against-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS to review prescribing sex-swap drugs for teenagers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giving sex-swap drugs to gender-confused 16 and 17-year-olds on the NHS has been put on hold pending the outcome of a consultation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-to-review-prescribing-sex-swap-drugs-for-teenagers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-to-review-prescribing-sex-swap-drugs-for-teenagers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt ditches non-crime hate incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Government amendment removing the statutory basis for non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) has passed without a vote in the House of Lords.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-ditches-non-crime-hate-incidents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-ditches-non-crime-hate-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Too great a risk’: Senior MSP changes mind on assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has withdrawn his support for Liam McArthur&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/too-great-a-risk-senior-msp-changes-mind-on-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/too-great-a-risk-senior-msp-changes-mind-on-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt pledges to protect sports fans from rogue betting firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[New measures to crack down on the illegal gambling market in sport have been announced by the Government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-pledges-to-protect-sports-fans-from-rogue-betting-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-pledges-to-protect-sports-fans-from-rogue-betting-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euthanasia approved for injuries caused by suicide attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old woman in Spain has been approved for euthanasia following injuries caused by a failed suicide attempt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/euthanasia-approved-for-injuries-caused-by-suicide-attempt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/euthanasia-approved-for-injuries-caused-by-suicide-attempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Anglicans announce alternative authority to Canterbury]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (known as GAFCON) has set up a council as an alternative to the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/global-anglicans-announce-alternative-authority-to-canterbury/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/global-anglicans-announce-alternative-authority-to-canterbury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From coercion to conscience: Medics warn MSPs of assisted suicide Bill's risk to the vulnerable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 200 medics have written to MSPs about &ldquo;serious risks&rdquo; in Liam McArthur&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill that need to be addressed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/from-coercion-to-conscience-medics-warn-msps-of-assisted-suicide-bills-risk-to-the-vulnerable/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/from-coercion-to-conscience-medics-warn-msps-of-assisted-suicide-bills-risk-to-the-vulnerable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian teacher awarded $650k after refusing to use 'preferred pronouns']]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian teacher in the US has been awarded $650,000 after he was forced to resign for refusing to use the &lsquo;preferred names and pronouns&rsquo; of gender-confused pupils.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-teacher-awarded-650k-after-refusing-to-use-preferred-pronouns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-teacher-awarded-650k-after-refusing-to-use-preferred-pronouns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Genuine not performative': Journalist investigates Gen Z's record Bible use]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a genuine increase in young people being drawn to Christianity, an investigative journalist has concluded while examining Gen&nbsp;Z&rsquo;s Bible use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/genuine-not-performative-journalist-investigates-gen-zs-record-bible-use/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/genuine-not-performative-journalist-investigates-gen-zs-record-bible-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church leaders urge MSPs not to 'abandon vulnerable to an early death']]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior church leaders have warned MSPs that legalising assisted suicide in Scotland &ldquo;risks normalising the idea that some lives are no longer worth living&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-leaders-urge-msps-not-to-abandon-vulnerable-to-an-early-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-leaders-urge-msps-not-to-abandon-vulnerable-to-an-early-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Scarisbrick, passionate advocate for the unborn: 1928-2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor John &ldquo;Jack&rdquo; Joseph Scarisbrick, co-founder of the charity Life and renowned historian, has died peacefully at his home aged 97.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jack-scarisbrick-passionate-advocate-for-the-unborn-1928-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jack-scarisbrick-passionate-advocate-for-the-unborn-1928-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jersey backs easier and quicker divorce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Couples in Jersey will be able to apply for a divorce on their wedding day without giving any reason under measures backed by the island&rsquo;s States Assembly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jersey-backs-easier-and-quicker-divorce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jersey-backs-easier-and-quicker-divorce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Secretary: 'Boys should be allowed to wear dresses to school']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Education Secretary has claimed that gender-confused boys should be allowed to wear dresses to school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/education-secretary-boys-should-be-allowed-to-wear-dresses-to-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/education-secretary-boys-should-be-allowed-to-wear-dresses-to-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Church leaders must better support couples amid the struggles of marriage']]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian marriages would benefit from more biblical teaching on relationships from church leaders, the founder of Street Pastors has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-leaders-must-better-support-couples-amid-the-struggles-of-marriage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-leaders-must-better-support-couples-amid-the-struggles-of-marriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofcom fines porn company £1.35m over ‘child protection’ failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A porn operator has been hit with a record fine for failing to prevent under-18s from accessing harmful online content.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ofcom-fines-porn-company-135m-over-child-protection-failures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ofcom-fines-porn-company-135m-over-child-protection-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister reasserts commitment to ban 'conversion therapy']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Equalities Minister has again promised a ban on so-called conversion therapy in &ldquo;this parliamentary session&rdquo;, according to Pink News. The session runs until the next General Election, due in 2029.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/minister-reasserts-commitment-to-ban-conversion-therapy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/minister-reasserts-commitment-to-ban-conversion-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another MSP withdraws support for assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[An MSP has announced she has changed her mind on Liam McArthur&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill and plans to vote against it when Holyrood debates the proposals for the final time later this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/another-msp-withdraws-support-for-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/another-msp-withdraws-support-for-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wes Streeting to compel gender clinics to share puberty blocker data]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS gender clinics must share data on children who received &lsquo;trans-affirming care&rsquo; at the Tavistock, the Health Secretary has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/wes-streeting-to-compel-gender-clinics-to-share-puberty-blocker-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/wes-streeting-to-compel-gender-clinics-to-share-puberty-blocker-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CI celebrates 500th anniversary of William Tyndale's  translation of the New Testament]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute has released a publication celebrating William Tyndale&rsquo;s remarkable legacy on the 500th anniversary of his complete translation of the New Testament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-celebrates-500th-anniversary-of-william-tyndales-translation-of-the-new-testament/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-celebrates-500th-anniversary-of-william-tyndales-translation-of-the-new-testament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tragedy in Jersey as politicians pass assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jersey&rsquo;s politicians have voted through an assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tragedy-in-jersey-as-politicians-pass-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tragedy-in-jersey-as-politicians-pass-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP: Marriage is good for society, while 'cult of individualism' is 'destructive']]></title><description><![CDATA[An MP has spoken out on the importance of marriage for a healthy society, and said a societal focus on &lsquo;individualism&rsquo; has proven &ldquo;destructive&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-marriage-is-good-for-society-while-cult-of-individualism-is-destructive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-marriage-is-good-for-society-while-cult-of-individualism-is-destructive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast byelaw limits street preaching volume]]></title><description><![CDATA[A byelaw limiting the volume of street preaching has been voted through by Belfast City Council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belfast-byelaw-limits-street-preaching-volume/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belfast-byelaw-limits-street-preaching-volume/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brits overwhelmingly see gambling in negative light]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly two thirds of the British public consider gambling to have a negative effect on people, a survey has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/brits-overwhelmingly-see-gambling-in-negative-light/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/brits-overwhelmingly-see-gambling-in-negative-light/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Senedd's vote on Leadbeater Bill did not approve principle of assisted suicide']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Welsh Senedd has voted in favour of granting legislative consent to the devolved aspects of Westminster&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senedds-vote-on-leadbeater-bill-did-not-approve-principle-of-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senedds-vote-on-leadbeater-bill-did-not-approve-principle-of-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP urges lessons to be learnt from detransitioner harmed by ‘affirming care’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A girl ushered into social and medical treatments to affirm her gender confusion has called it a &ldquo;terrible mistake&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-urges-lessons-to-be-learnt-from-detransitioner-harmed-by-affirming-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-urges-lessons-to-be-learnt-from-detransitioner-harmed-by-affirming-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish court imprisons man for unlawful killing of unborn child]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who forced his girlfriend to take abortion pills that killed her nine-week-old unborn baby has been jailed at Letterkenny Circuit Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-court-imprisons-man-for-unlawful-killing-of-unborn-child/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-court-imprisons-man-for-unlawful-killing-of-unborn-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian charity opens new adoption service in 'celebration of faith']]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporting Christian parents in their faith through the adoption and fostering process is a joy, founders of a Christian charity have said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-charity-opens-new-adoption-service-in-celebration-of-faith/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-charity-opens-new-adoption-service-in-celebration-of-faith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puberty blocker trial halted over safety concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work on NHS England&rsquo;s planned puberty blocker trial has been paused after the medicines regulator raised concerns over its safety and efficacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/puberty-blocker-trial-halted-over-safety-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/puberty-blocker-trial-halted-over-safety-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal told to reconsider case of Christian social worker denied job]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian social worker has won an appeal over his claim that he was denied a job because of his biblical views on marriage and sexual ethics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tribunal-told-to-reconsider-case-of-christian-social-worker-denied-job/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tribunal-told-to-reconsider-case-of-christian-social-worker-denied-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manager stole £20k from wildlife charity to fund gambling habit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A manager who stole thousands of pounds from a wildlife charity to fund his gambling habit has been given a two-year suspended sentence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/manager-stole-20k-from-wildlife-charity-to-fund-gambling-habit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/manager-stole-20k-from-wildlife-charity-to-fund-gambling-habit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US comedian regrets abortion she once joked about]]></title><description><![CDATA[An American performer has spoken of her regret at aborting her baby to pursue her comedy career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-comedian-regrets-abortion-she-once-joked-about/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-comedian-regrets-abortion-she-once-joked-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organ donation rates stagnate under controversial opt-out model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners have urged people to have conversations about organ donation, in light of the failure of the controversial opt-out model.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/organ-donation-rates-stagnate-under-controversial-opt-out-model/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/organ-donation-rates-stagnate-under-controversial-opt-out-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holyrood passes controversial Bill to weaken parental opt-out in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish Parliament has passed legislation which significantly diminishes the rights of parents to withdraw their children from religious content in schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyrood-passes-controversial-bill-to-weaken-parental-opt-out-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyrood-passes-controversial-bill-to-weaken-parental-opt-out-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Govt axes guidance pressuring pharmacists to dispense abortion pills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pharmacists in the US are no longer at risk of being compelled to dispense abortion drugs against their will.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-govt-axes-guidance-pressuring-pharmacists-to-dispense-abortion-pills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-govt-axes-guidance-pressuring-pharmacists-to-dispense-abortion-pills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge urges ‘common sense’ as EHRC single-sex spaces guidance upheld]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that it is lawful to ban men who identify as female from women&rsquo;s toilets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/judge-urges-common-sense-as-ehrc-single-sex-spaces-guidance-upheld/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/judge-urges-common-sense-as-ehrc-single-sex-spaces-guidance-upheld/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum ‘blown away’ by life-saving blood transfusion for her baby in the womb]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother has shared how a blood transfusion in the womb saved her son when she was just 17 weeks pregnant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mum-blown-away-by-life-saving-blood-transfusion-for-her-baby-in-the-womb/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mum-blown-away-by-life-saving-blood-transfusion-for-her-baby-in-the-womb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home education protesters call out state overreach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protests at Westminster and Holyrood have criticised the Children&rsquo;s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, saying it undermines parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/home-education-protesters-call-out-state-overreach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/home-education-protesters-call-out-state-overreach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academic: 'Erasing biological sex from research undermines academia']]></title><description><![CDATA[A prominent academic has urged his colleagues to stand against the &ldquo;quiet disappearance&rdquo; of biological sex in research data collection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/academic-erasing-biological-sex-from-research-undermines-academia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/academic-erasing-biological-sex-from-research-undermines-academia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Women in Ireland value reflection period before abortion', says columnist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waiting three days before proceeding with an abortion is a &ldquo;vital window for reflection&rdquo;, a columnist has emphasised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/women-in-ireland-value-reflection-period-before-abortion-says-columnist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/women-in-ireland-value-reflection-period-before-abortion-says-columnist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI puts puberty-blocker trial participation on hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland has suspended its involvement in NHS England&rsquo;s planned puberty-blocker trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-puts-puberty-blocker-trial-participation-on-hold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-puts-puberty-blocker-trial-participation-on-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith leaders urge Senedd to reject assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faith leaders in Wales have signed a joint statement urging MSPs to reject assisted suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/faith-leaders-urge-senedd-to-reject-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/faith-leaders-urge-senedd-to-reject-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New archbishop of Westminster urges greater understanding of struggles of ‘the vulnerable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[At his official installation, Archbishop Richard Moth recognised the Catholic church&rsquo;s failures but insists it&rsquo;s a time of &lsquo;opportunity&rsquo;The new leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales has said the church has failed vulnerable people, urging more work to be done to address the struggle of refugees and learn from victims of abuse.At a ceremony where he was officially installed in his new role as archbishop of Westminster, Richard Moth said: &ldquo;Here, I am most awa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-archbishop-of-westminster-urges-greater-understanding-of-struggles-of-the-vulnerable/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-archbishop-of-westminster-urges-greater-understanding-of-struggles-of-the-vulnerable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt refuses to halt gender transitioning in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[New guidance for schools on dealing with transgender issues will not put an end to &lsquo;gender transitioning&rsquo;, even at primary level, despite acknowledging it has significant effects on children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-refuses-to-halt-gender-transitioning-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-refuses-to-halt-gender-transitioning-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CofE Synod votes to end controversial LLF same-sex blessings process]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Church of England&rsquo;s (CofE) General Synod has agreed to bring the controversial Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process to an end by 252 votes to 132, with 21 abstentions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cofe-synod-votes-to-end-controversial-llf-same-sex-blessings-process/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cofe-synod-votes-to-end-controversial-llf-same-sex-blessings-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petition calls for vaccine transparency over abortion links]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients should be informed whether vaccines were developed from cells derived from biological material originally obtained from abortions, ethicists have said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/petition-calls-for-vaccine-transparency-over-abortion-links/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/petition-calls-for-vaccine-transparency-over-abortion-links/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tiktok Vicar' fulfils thousands of requests for Bibles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vicar has given out almost 3,000 Bibles in a year, following his evangelistic TikTok videos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tiktok-vicar-fulfils-thousands-of-requests-for-bibles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tiktok-vicar-fulfils-thousands-of-requests-for-bibles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bradford launches campaign to protect young people from gambling harm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bradford Council is set to launch a campaign to educate young people on the &ldquo;psychological and social impact of gambling addiction&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bradford-launches-campaign-to-protect-young-people-from-gambling-harm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bradford-launches-campaign-to-protect-young-people-from-gambling-harm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide: 'My spinal stroke opened my eyes to subtle coercion']]></title><description><![CDATA[A former UK Government Minister has reflected on how suffering a spinal stroke led him to consider the risk of coercion under Liam McArthur MSP&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-my-spinal-stroke-opened-my-eyes-to-subtle-coercion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-my-spinal-stroke-opened-my-eyes-to-subtle-coercion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down with the neo-puritans: I say a true Christian can watch horror films – and Emmerdale | Ravi Holy]]></title><description><![CDATA[My praise for the movie Send Help drew brickbats. If it&rsquo;s new Puritans versus liberal cavaliers, I know which side I&rsquo;m onRavi Holy is the vicar of Wye in Kent and a standup comedianI posted a rave review of the new Sam Raimi film, Send Help, the other day and triggered a debate I didn&rsquo;t expect: is it OK for Christians to watch horror films? Send Help &ndash; a &ldquo;gore-laced plane-crash survival face-off&rdquo;, according to the Guardian review (which was less kind than mine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/down-with-the-neo-puritans-i-say-a-true-christian-can-watch-horror-films-and-emmerdale-ravi-holy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/down-with-the-neo-puritans-i-say-a-true-christian-can-watch-horror-films-and-emmerdale-ravi-holy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of England General Synod halts work on LGBTQ+ equality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Progressive Christians speak of pain and anger as issue is put in deep freeze after London meeting&bull; The General Synod debate on equal marriages &ndash; a timelineThe hopes of progressive Christians in the Church of England have suffered a big blow after years of bitter and divisive debate, with the C of E&rsquo;s ruling body agreeing to halt work on LGBTQ+ equality.At a meeting in London on Thursday, the General Synod backed a document from bishops concluding that consensus between conserva]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-england-general-synod-halts-work-on-lgbtq-equality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-england-general-synod-halts-work-on-lgbtq-equality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The General Synod debate on equal marriages – a timeline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arguments between conservative and liberal factions over LGBTQ+ rights have frequently threatened to split C of EChurch of England General Synod halts work on LGBTQ+ equalityThe latest General Synod debate on equal marriages comes after decades of bitter arguments between conservative and liberal factions that have frequently threatened to split the Church of England. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-general-synod-debate-on-equal-marriages-a-timeline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-general-synod-debate-on-equal-marriages-a-timeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norfolk Police criticised over inaccurate recording of suspects’ sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norfolk Constabulary has faced strong criticism for recording suspects&rsquo; preferred gender in official statistics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/norfolk-police-criticised-over-inaccurate-recording-of-suspects-sex/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/norfolk-police-criticised-over-inaccurate-recording-of-suspects-sex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birthplace of hymn Cwm Rhondda saved by fundraising drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters raise &pound;73,000 to secure future of Welsh valleys chapel where beloved hymn was first sungThe Welsh valleys chapel where the beloved hymn Cwm Rhondda &ndash; also known as Bread of Heaven &ndash; was first sung is safe in the hands of local people after a successful fundraising campaign.A community group has taken ownership of Capel Rhondda in Hopkinstown, near Pontypridd, after raising more than &pound;70,000. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/birthplace-of-hymn-cwm-rhondda-saved-by-fundraising-drive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/birthplace-of-hymn-cwm-rhondda-saved-by-fundraising-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in six UK adults report seeing deepfake porn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost one in six UK adults admit to having seen deepfake pornographic images, an annual review has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/one-in-six-uk-adults-report-seeing-deepfake-porn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/one-in-six-uk-adults-report-seeing-deepfake-porn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Bowl coach: ‘I’m a child of God’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of Seattle Seahawks&rsquo; Super Bowl triumph, the team&rsquo;s offensive coordinator spoke of his faith in Christ.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/super-bowl-coach-im-a-child-of-god/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/super-bowl-coach-im-a-child-of-god/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioners more likely to marry than young men, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The marriage rate for young people has plummeted by almost 100 per cent over the last 50 years, a shocking new analysis has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pensioners-more-likely-to-marry-than-young-men-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pensioners-more-likely-to-marry-than-young-men-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman fast-tracked for euthanasia after husband&rsquo;s 'caregiver burnout']]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman in her 80s whose husband had &lsquo;caregiver burnout&rsquo; was fast-tracked for euthanasia, causing experts to raise concerns about coercion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/woman-fast-tracked-for-euthanasia-after-husbandrsquos-caregiver-burnout/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/woman-fast-tracked-for-euthanasia-after-husbandrsquos-caregiver-burnout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[23-week preemie given 1 per cent odds now 6′3″ Super Bowl champion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A premature baby born at 23 weeks is now a linebacker in the winning team of the 2026 Super Bowl.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/23-week-preemie-given-1-per-cent-odds-now-63-super-bowl-champion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/23-week-preemie-given-1-per-cent-odds-now-63-super-bowl-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo accepts resignation of embattled New Orleans archbishop Gregory Aymond]]></title><description><![CDATA[The archdiocese agreed to pay 600 abuse survivors a $305m settlement before the Vatican confirmed Aymond&rsquo;s exitPope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of the Roman Catholic archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Aymond, on Wednesday &ndash; one day after the archbishop concluded a series of meetings with survivors of a clergy molestation scandal that has embroiled the city&rsquo;s church leadership for years.Aymond had submitted his resignation to global Catholic church leaders at the Vatican, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-accepts-resignation-of-embattled-new-orleans-archbishop-gregory-aymond/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-accepts-resignation-of-embattled-new-orleans-archbishop-gregory-aymond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner finds prescription cannabis contributed to man’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medicinal cannabis contributed to the death of a man with a history of mental ill-health, a coroner has concluded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/coroner-finds-prescription-cannabis-contributed-to-mans-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/coroner-finds-prescription-cannabis-contributed-to-mans-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take your relationship to next level with video game, Spanish bishops tell couples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church launches marriage-themed computer game for Valentine&rsquo;s Day aimed at enticing more couples to the altarFaced with a steeply declining number of church weddings, Spanish bishops have turned their eye to the virtual realm in the hope that a new video game will help entice more couples to the altar.According to the most recent figures, less than 18% of all weddings in Spain in 2024 &ndash; 31,462 out of 175,364 &ndash; took place in church. The numbers are dramatically down from 2007 wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/take-your-relationship-to-next-level-with-video-game-spanish-bishops-tell-couples/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/take-your-relationship-to-next-level-with-video-game-spanish-bishops-tell-couples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['My cancer battle exposed the hidden danger of assisted suicide']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruth Maguire has shared how her battle with cancer has shaped her thinking on assisted suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/my-cancer-battle-exposed-the-hidden-danger-of-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/my-cancer-battle-exposed-the-hidden-danger-of-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patient safety tsar asks MSPs: ‘Why aren’t we doing single-sex wards?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Female patients feel unsafe sharing wards with men who identify as women, Scotland&rsquo;s Patient Safety Commissioner has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/patient-safety-tsar-asks-msps-why-arent-we-doing-single-sex-wards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/patient-safety-tsar-asks-msps-why-arent-we-doing-single-sex-wards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Echoes of Iona at this tiny, precious church | Merryn Glover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kincraig, Badenoch: The Loch Insh Old Kirk is a compelling place, and yet, like the copious wildlife here, it is on the edge of existenceThe snow has retreated to the tops of the Cairngorms and the last fragments of ice are crumbling at the edges of Loch Insh. In a muddy landscape, an old white church rises on a knoll on the northern shore. The simple stone building with its bell tower and arched windows dates to 1792, though the site was established by early monks&nbsp;from Iona, probably as fa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/country-diary-echoes-of-iona-at-this-tiny-precious-church-merryn-glover/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/country-diary-echoes-of-iona-at-this-tiny-precious-church-merryn-glover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark high court ruling finds Catholic church had duty to protect NSW child from paedophile priest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding over abuse in Newcastle-Maitland diocese signals major shift in church&rsquo;s liability to victim survivorsThe high court has delivered a landmark win for survivors of clergy abuse, finding the Catholic church had a duty of care to protect a child from one of its paedophile priests.A man known only as AA sued the Catholic church&rsquo;s Newcastle and Maitland diocese over abuse he suffered at the hands of Father Ron Pickin in 1969, when he was aged just 13. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/landmark-high-court-ruling-finds-catholic-church-had-duty-to-protect-nsw-child-from-paedophile-priest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/landmark-high-court-ruling-finds-catholic-church-had-duty-to-protect-nsw-child-from-paedophile-priest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New archbishop of Canterbury vows to build trust in how church tackles abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Mullally says Church of England has &lsquo;fallen tragically short&rsquo; after predecessor resigned over significant failingsThe new archbishop of Canterbury has pledged to rebuild trust and confidence in the way the Church of England deals with the abuse of children and vulnerable adults, saying that in the past it has &ldquo;fallen tragically short&rdquo;.Sarah Mullally told a meeting of the C of E&rsquo;s ruling body, the General Synod, that &ldquo;proper independence&rdquo; would be c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-archbishop-of-canterbury-vows-to-build-trust-in-how-church-tackles-abuse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-archbishop-of-canterbury-vows-to-build-trust-in-how-church-tackles-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CofE Canon quits over Cathedral’s use of same-sex blessing prayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Honorary Canon at Chelmsford Cathedral has resigned over its use of the controversial &lsquo;Prayers of Love and Faith&rsquo; (PLF).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cofe-canon-quits-over-cathedrals-use-of-same-sex-blessing-prayers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cofe-canon-quits-over-cathedrals-use-of-same-sex-blessing-prayers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All-female’ hit musical Six blasted for casting a man as Anne Boleyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The musical &lsquo;Six&rsquo; has cast controversial transgender comedian Dylan Mulvaney as part of its supposedly all-female cast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/all-female-hit-musical-six-blasted-for-casting-a-man-as-anne-boleyn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/all-female-hit-musical-six-blasted-for-casting-a-man-as-anne-boleyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preemie mum: ‘He came out crying, although he looked like a little mouse’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby boy born at just 23 weeks and one day is doing well, his mum has reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/preemie-mum-he-came-out-crying-although-he-looked-like-a-little-mouse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/preemie-mum-he-came-out-crying-although-he-looked-like-a-little-mouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oz care difficulties drive man to opt for euthanasia]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian man facing care challenges due to his Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has started the process of applying for &lsquo;voluntary assisted dying&rsquo; (VAD).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/oz-care-difficulties-drive-man-to-opt-for-euthanasia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/oz-care-difficulties-drive-man-to-opt-for-euthanasia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-abortion TD launches new assault on three-day reflection period]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bill to dismantle the three-day reflection period before having an abortion has been launched in the D&aacute;il.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-abortion-td-launches-new-assault-on-three-day-reflection-period/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-abortion-td-launches-new-assault-on-three-day-reflection-period/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Catholic church lawyer who warned US bishops of systemic clergy abuse dies at 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ray Mouton was one of the earliest and most influential figures in exposing sexual abuse inside the churchA Louisiana attorney whose work helped crack open the US Catholic church&rsquo;s long-hidden clergy sexual abuse crisis died Thursday morning in suburban New Orleans.Ray Mouton was 78. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-catholic-church-lawyer-who-warned-us-bishops-of-systemic-clergy-abuse-dies-at-78/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-catholic-church-lawyer-who-warned-us-bishops-of-systemic-clergy-abuse-dies-at-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The way, the Trump and the lies: prayer breakfast displays US right’s devil’s pact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump might not embody Christian values yet is the religious right&rsquo;s chosen instrument to turn the tide against liberal, godless AmericaThey had come to say a prayer for the father, the son and the holy ghost.The father was Donald Trump, who, despite sending federal militias to roam Minneapolis, threatening to invade Greenland and telling lies by the dozen, remains the lord and saviour of the religious right. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-way-the-trump-and-the-lies-prayer-breakfast-displays-us-rights-devils-pact/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-way-the-trump-and-the-lies-prayer-breakfast-displays-us-rights-devils-pact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bristol church repair opens up possibility of Edward Colston exhumation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diocese holds consultation on future of long-closed city centre site thought to be enslaver&rsquo;s burial placeWork is about to begin repairing an unused city centre church in Bristol that is believed to be the burial place of the enslaver Edward Colston.After the work on the roof of All Saints is completed, the building may be deconsecrated, turned into a community resource and the remains of Colston could be removed. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bristol-church-repair-opens-up-possibility-of-edward-colston-exhumation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bristol-church-repair-opens-up-possibility-of-edward-colston-exhumation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's group petitions for blanket ban on men in women&rsquo;s prisons]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hearing has taken place on a judicial review brought by For Women Scotland (FWS) of the Scottish Government&rsquo;s policy on housing prisoners who identify as members of the opposite sex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/womens-group-petitions-for-blanket-ban-on-men-in-womenrsquos-prisons/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/womens-group-petitions-for-blanket-ban-on-men-in-womenrsquos-prisons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English Evensong submitted for world heritage register]]></title><description><![CDATA[Granting English Evensong world heritage status would better reflect its &ldquo;global significance&rdquo;, campaigners have said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/english-evensong-submitted-for-world-heritage-register/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/english-evensong-submitted-for-world-heritage-register/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo game allows kids to create 'non-binary' and 'bisexual' characters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nintendo has come under fire for pushing gender ideology in a game marketed at &ldquo;all age groups&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nintendo-game-allows-kids-to-create-non-binary-and-bisexual-characters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nintendo-game-allows-kids-to-create-non-binary-and-bisexual-characters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green leader condemns ‘high on drugs’ jibe while calling for full legalisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Green Party leader has reiterated his support for decriminalising drugs, after a jibe from the Prime Minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/green-leader-condemns-high-on-drugs-jibe-while-calling-for-full-legalisation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/green-leader-condemns-high-on-drugs-jibe-while-calling-for-full-legalisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autistic detransitioner awarded $2m after her breasts were removed at 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[An autistic woman who underwent a double mastectomy at just 16 years old has been awarded $2 million in compensation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/autistic-detransitioner-awarded-2m-after-her-breasts-were-removed-at-16/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/autistic-detransitioner-awarded-2m-after-her-breasts-were-removed-at-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angel that looked like Giorgia Meloni removed from Rome church fresco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vatican appears to have ordered removal of restored work, which artist confessed he had made to resemble PMThe face of a winged angel bearing a striking resemblance to the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been erased from a fresco in a historic Rome church, putting an end to a debacle that embarrassed the Vatican.The image on the wall painting in a chapel of the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina in central Rome was removed overnight, leaving the cherub headless. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/angel-that-looked-like-giorgia-meloni-removed-from-rome-church-fresco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/angel-that-looked-like-giorgia-meloni-removed-from-rome-church-fresco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holyrood rejects prostitution Bill aimed at criminalising 'sex buyers']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish Parliament has voted against the general principles of a Bill to criminalise the purchase of sex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyrood-rejects-prostitution-bill-aimed-at-criminalising-sex-buyers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyrood-rejects-prostitution-bill-aimed-at-criminalising-sex-buyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers speak out against regressive abortion up to birth clause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moves to decriminalise abortion are unsafe, ill-considered and regressive, the House of Lords has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-speak-out-against-regressive-abortion-up-to-birth-clause/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-speak-out-against-regressive-abortion-up-to-birth-clause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Falconer accused of pushing Peers to hurry through assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Falconer of Thoroton has threatened to invoke the Parliament Act in an attempt to force Peers to &lsquo;speed up&rsquo; their scrutiny of plans to legalise assisted suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lord-falconer-accused-of-pushing-peers-to-hurry-through-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lord-falconer-accused-of-pushing-peers-to-hurry-through-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US company launches ‘super-baby’ marketing campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Couples are being invited to pick the embryo that best matches their idea of a perfect child by an American IVF business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-company-launches-super-baby-marketing-campaign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-company-launches-super-baby-marketing-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US woman resolves misdemeanor case opened after accusing priest of predatory behavior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heather Jones of Alabama says two-year probation agreement leaves her &lsquo;free and clear&rsquo; of legal matterAn Alabama woman has resolved a misdemeanor case that authorities opened against her within days of speaking out about a Roman Catholic priest whom she accused of predatory behavior.Heather Jones had publicly recounted that she was 17 when the priest, Robert &ldquo;Bob&rdquo; Sullivan, arranged to provide her financial support in exchange for companionship including sex &ndash; promp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-woman-resolves-misdemeanor-case-opened-after-accusing-priest-of-predatory-behavior/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-woman-resolves-misdemeanor-case-opened-after-accusing-priest-of-predatory-behavior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Wallace of Tankerness obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Influential Liberal and Lib Dem politician who served as Scotland&rsquo;s deputy first minister from the outset of devolutionJim Wallace, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, who has died aged 71 following complications after surgery, was an influential Liberal figure who achieved the extremely rare distinction in politics of being disliked by almost nobody. Mild-mannered, pragmatic, sociable, with liberal values underpinned by a strong Christian faith, he was ever present in Scottish politics over four]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lord-wallace-of-tankerness-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lord-wallace-of-tankerness-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C of E bishops criticise UK inaction over Israel’s ‘West Bank de facto annexation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three bishops accuse British government of contributing to &lsquo;culture of impunity&rsquo; in the occupied territoryThree prominent Church of England bishops have accused the UK government of contributing to a &ldquo;culture of impunity&rdquo; in which Israel has accelerated its de facto annexation of the West Bank.Guli Francis-Dehqani, the bishop of Chelmsford, Rachel Treweek, the bishop of Gloucester, and Graham Usher, the bishop of Norwich, visited Palestinian Christian communities in the o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-bishops-criticise-uk-inaction-over-israels-west-bank-de-facto-annexation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-bishops-criticise-uk-inaction-over-israels-west-bank-de-facto-annexation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain must uphold its obligations to protect Palestinians | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Anglican bishops urge the government to publish its response to the international court of justice&rsquo;s 2024 advisory opinion on Israel&rsquo;s occupation of Palestinian territoriesHaving returned from another visit to Palestine, we are incredulous that the UK government has still not published its legal response to the international court of justice&rsquo;s advisory opinion in July 2024. This inaction has contributed to a&nbsp;culture of impunity that the Israeli government has used to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/britain-must-uphold-its-obligations-to-protect-palestinians-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/britain-must-uphold-its-obligations-to-protect-palestinians-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Likeness of restored angel to Giorgia Meloni triggers investigations in Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cherub at landmark church causes ecclesiastical and political uproar with alleged resemblance to Italian PMItaly&rsquo;s culture minister and the diocese of Rome have launched investigations after claims were made that an angel in a landmark church in Rome was restored in the likeness of the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.The resemblance was first flagged by the newspaper La Repubblica, which noted that one of the two angels flanking a marble bust of Italy&rsquo;s last king in the Basili]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/likeness-of-restored-angel-to-giorgia-meloni-triggers-investigations-in-rome/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/likeness-of-restored-angel-to-giorgia-meloni-triggers-investigations-in-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From cute dogs to Turning Point: the journey of an influencer aiming to breathe rightwing Christian values into Australian politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emboldened by major successes in the US and UK, the conservative Christian organisation Turning Point has its sights set on Australia&rsquo;s political ecosystemFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen George Mamalis started an Instagram account a decade ago, it was filled with beaches, sunsets, cute dogs and aesthetically pleasing food shots.Now, the page is dedicated almost entirely to culture war material and Mamalis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/from-cute-dogs-to-turning-point-the-journey-of-an-influencer-aiming-to-breathe-rightwing-christian-values-into-australian-politics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/from-cute-dogs-to-turning-point-the-journey-of-an-influencer-aiming-to-breathe-rightwing-christian-values-into-australian-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Project Spire and why is it dividing the Church of England?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The church&rsquo;s &pound;100m project aims to address past connections to slavery, but critics say funds should help struggling parishesAnglican clergy in London to be asked to promote antiracism in sermonsThe new archbishop of Canterbury has defended Project Spire, the Church of England&rsquo;s &pound;100m project to address its historical connections to transatlantic slavery.Responding to a letter sent by 24 Conservative MPs and four Conservative peers, Dame Sarah Mullally, who wa inaugurated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/what-is-project-spire-and-why-is-it-dividing-the-church-of-england/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/what-is-project-spire-and-why-is-it-dividing-the-church-of-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anglican clergy in London to be asked to promote antiracism in sermons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Thousands of pounds unlocked to fund more diversity initiatives in diocese of capitalWhat is Project Spire and why is it dividing the church?Church of England clergy will be encouraged to promote antiracism in sermons as senior figures unlock thousands of pounds in funding to promote diversity initiatives in London.Church Commissioners, the body that manages C of E assets, is funding the Diocese of London, which covers more than 400 parishes and 18 boroughs north of the River Thames,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/anglican-clergy-in-london-to-be-asked-to-promote-antiracism-in-sermons/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/anglican-clergy-in-london-to-be-asked-to-promote-antiracism-in-sermons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt pares back home-ed register bureaucracy from Children and Schools Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intrusive and administratively burdensome measures under Government plans for a register of children not in school have been significantly cut back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-pares-back-home-ed-register-bureaucracy-from-children-and-schools-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-pares-back-home-ed-register-bureaucracy-from-children-and-schools-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLAs unite to tackle 'online retail' of prostitution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stormont&rsquo;s newly formed parliamentary group on human trafficking has launched an inquiry into &lsquo;pimping websites&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mlas-unite-to-tackle-online-retail-of-prostitution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mlas-unite-to-tackle-online-retail-of-prostitution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peer: 'CI civil service case highlights dangers of 'politicised policing']]></title><description><![CDATA[Baroness Fox of Buckley has commended The Christian Institute&rsquo;s legal action against the Civil Service&rsquo;s taxpayer-funded participation in Pride marches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peer-ci-civil-service-case-highlights-dangers-of-politicised-policing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peer-ci-civil-service-case-highlights-dangers-of-politicised-policing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pornhub to stop access to new UK users in age verification row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pornhub is set to block new UK users rather than continuing to comply with age verification rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pornhub-to-stop-access-to-new-uk-users-in-age-verification-row/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pornhub-to-stop-access-to-new-uk-users-in-age-verification-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge rise in drug-driving reoffending]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of repeat drug-driving offenders has doubled in four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/huge-rise-in-drug-driving-reoffending/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/huge-rise-in-drug-driving-reoffending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euthanasia Bill stalls in French Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key article in the French Government&rsquo;s controversial End of Life Bill must now be reworked after Senators blocked it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/euthanasia-bill-stalls-in-french-senate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/euthanasia-bill-stalls-in-french-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archbishop of York cleared of misconduct over handling of sexual abuse case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Cottrell was criticised for renewing contract of David Tudor, despite being aware of his past abuseThe Church of England&rsquo;s second most senior cleric has been cleared of misconduct over his handling of a priest who committed sexual abuse.Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, was criticised after he allowed the disgraced priest David Tudor to remain in ministry during his oversight from 2010, despite Tudor&rsquo;s history of sexual abuse. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/archbishop-of-york-cleared-of-misconduct-over-handling-of-sexual-abuse-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/archbishop-of-york-cleared-of-misconduct-over-handling-of-sexual-abuse-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents call for ‘life-saving’ rehab facilities as drug use increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents have called for more rehab facilities to be made available for under-18s amid a surge in drug use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/parents-call-for-life-saving-rehab-facilities-as-drug-use-increases/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/parents-call-for-life-saving-rehab-facilities-as-drug-use-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-abortion MP rejects 'extreme' proposal over risks to women]]></title><description><![CDATA[A staunch supporter of &lsquo;abortion access&rsquo; has spoken out against decriminalisation on the grounds that it poses a risk to women&rsquo;s health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-abortion-mp-rejects-extreme-proposal-over-risks-to-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-abortion-mp-rejects-extreme-proposal-over-risks-to-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New campaign launches to overturn same-sex marriage in US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Same-sex marriage in the US should be overturned to protect children,&nbsp;a new coalition has declared.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-campaign-launches-to-overturn-same-sex-marriage-in-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-campaign-launches-to-overturn-same-sex-marriage-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preemie mum thanks hospital staff for saving both their lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother, whose baby was born at just 24 weeks has returned to thank hospital staff for saving their lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/preemie-mum-thanks-hospital-staff-for-saving-both-their-lives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/preemie-mum-thanks-hospital-staff-for-saving-both-their-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the new archbishop of Canterbury: how to heal a divided church and nation? | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The worrying rise of Christian nationalism should be top of a crowded in-tray for Sarah Mullally as she takes up her roleBefore the St Paul&rsquo;s Cathedral service that confirmed her on Wednesday as the first female archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally repeated a proverb that has become something of a personal mantra: &ldquo;If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.&rdquo; In an Anglican communion that remains bitterly divided, rancorous and unsure of its p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-the-new-archbishop-of-canterbury-how-to-heal-a-divided-church-and-nation-editorial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-the-new-archbishop-of-canterbury-how-to-heal-a-divided-church-and-nation-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First female archbishop of Canterbury vows to call out misogyny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Mullally confirmed as 106th person to take up post as some African church leaders express dismay at appointmentThe first female archbishop of Canterbury has marked her confirmation in the role with a vow to speak out about misogyny while questions continue about her record on safeguarding.Sarah Mullally took part in a service at St Paul&rsquo;s Cathedral which legally confirmed her as the 106th person to take up the post and the first woman in the role. Some African church leaders have exp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury-vows-to-call-out-misogyny/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury-vows-to-call-out-misogyny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Mullally confirmed as first female archbishop of Canterbury – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England and the 106th person to assume the role. The worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the US, has no formal head, but the archbishop has traditionally been seen as its spiritual leader. The C of E ordained its first female priests in 1994 and its first female bishop in 2015 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sarah-mullally-confirmed-as-first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sarah-mullally-confirmed-as-first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The womanosphere urges dubious followers to back ICE: ‘Don’t let compassion cloud you’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative figures such as Riley Gaines and Allie Beth Stuckey are urging their followers to ward off empathy for victims of ICE&rsquo;s crackdownRiley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer turned anti-transgender activist, makes motherhood and femininity a core part of her brand. Her husband, Louis Barker, is a naturalized US citizen who moved to this country from the UK. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Margot, in September; Gaines said there was &ldquo;nothing&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-womanosphere-urges-dubious-followers-to-back-ice-dont-let-compassion-cloud-you/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-womanosphere-urges-dubious-followers-to-back-ice-dont-let-compassion-cloud-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Govt: ‘No legal obligation on schools to use preferred pronouns’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Education and Youth has dismissed controversial claims that schools must pander to gender ideology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-govt-no-legal-obligation-on-schools-to-use-preferred-pronouns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-govt-no-legal-obligation-on-schools-to-use-preferred-pronouns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI smacking ban risks 'compromising child safety', CI warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stormont has been told by the Institute that a smacking ban could backfire and endanger children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-smacking-ban-risks-compromising-child-safety-ci-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-smacking-ban-risks-compromising-child-safety-ci-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug seller guilty of assisting suicides gets 14 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Wrexham man who sold lethal drugs online has been jailed for encouraging or assisting suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/drug-seller-guilty-of-assisting-suicides-gets-14-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/drug-seller-guilty-of-assisting-suicides-gets-14-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Life is a gift': Crowds March for Life in Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands joined the annual US March for Life, declaring &lsquo;life is a gift&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/life-is-a-gift-crowds-march-for-life-in-washington/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/life-is-a-gift-crowds-march-for-life-in-washington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senedd urged to stop assisted suicide being imposed on Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 250 health care professionals have called on MSs to deny legislative consent to Westminster&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senedd-urged-to-stop-assisted-suicide-being-imposed-on-wales/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senedd-urged-to-stop-assisted-suicide-being-imposed-on-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science teachers from Queensland Open Brethren schools told to teach students about vegetarian dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers who attended &lsquo;compulsory&rsquo; creationist conference run by US-based fundamentalist group told radiometric dating techniques were flawedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeachers employed by a large group of Queensland Christian schools were told to teach creationism in science classes, including that vegetarian baby dinosaurs would have been taken aboard Noah&rsquo;s Ark.Last year, the Open Brethren]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/science-teachers-from-queensland-open-brethren-schools-told-to-teach-students-about-vegetarian-dinosaurs-on-noahs-ark/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/science-teachers-from-queensland-open-brethren-schools-told-to-teach-students-about-vegetarian-dinosaurs-on-noahs-ark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church banned from Freshers' Fair successfully challenges 'discriminatory' policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A church that was banned from a university&rsquo;s freshers event has successfully defended its right to book a stall there, following an intervention from The Christian Institute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-banned-from-freshers-fair-successfully-challenges-discriminatory-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-banned-from-freshers-fair-successfully-challenges-discriminatory-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-assisted suicide MPs and Peers fear Leadbeater Bill may fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters of Kim Leadbeater MP&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill are fearful that the proposals may fail due to lack of time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-assisted-suicide-mps-and-peers-fear-leadbeater-bill-may-fall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-assisted-suicide-mps-and-peers-fear-leadbeater-bill-may-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academics and public figures call for an end to Uni cancel culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of academics have pressured the Education Secretary to stop delaying protections for free speech on campus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/academics-and-public-figures-call-for-an-end-to-uni-cancel-culture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/academics-and-public-figures-call-for-an-end-to-uni-cancel-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s dangerous ‘K-culture’ escalating demand for drug treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ketamine-related admissions for treatment have almost tripled in three years, Ireland&rsquo;s Health Research Body (HRB) has reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irelands-dangerous-k-culture-escalating-demand-for-drug-treatment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irelands-dangerous-k-culture-escalating-demand-for-drug-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decline in marriage a ‘concern for Irish Church and State’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calls for a &ldquo;full-scale promotion of marriage&rdquo; in the Republic of Ireland come as analysis reveals a long-term fall in the popularity of the institution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/decline-in-marriage-a-concern-for-irish-church-and-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/decline-in-marriage-a-concern-for-irish-church-and-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holyrood must vote on assisted suicide without key safeguards]]></title><description><![CDATA[MSPs will vote on legalising assisted suicide without knowing if there will be any conscience protections for medics, it has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyrood-must-vote-on-assisted-suicide-without-key-safeguards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyrood-must-vote-on-assisted-suicide-without-key-safeguards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Liverpool star to warn footballers in Ireland against gambling harm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Liverpool footballer Dominic Matteo is set to speak to League of Ireland players about the dangers of gambling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-liverpool-star-to-warn-footballers-in-ireland-against-gambling-harm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-liverpool-star-to-warn-footballers-in-ireland-against-gambling-harm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project spotlights Hannah More's correspondence with abolitionist Wilberforce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letters from writer and Christian campaigner Hannah More (1745-1833) to fellow abolitionist William Wilberforce are now available to view online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/project-spotlights-hannah-mores-correspondence-with-abolitionist-wilberforce/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/project-spotlights-hannah-mores-correspondence-with-abolitionist-wilberforce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's most premature twins 'thriving' at school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twins who were born over a week before the abortion limit and given &ldquo;zero chance of survival&rdquo; have now started school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uks-most-premature-twins-thriving-at-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uks-most-premature-twins-thriving-at-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans activists hack free speech group in ideologically driven attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A free speech organisation has been hacked by a trans activist group that released its recent donor information.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trans-activists-hack-free-speech-group-in-ideologically-driven-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trans-activists-hack-free-speech-group-in-ideologically-driven-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Sec challenged over ‘ideologically driven’ puberty blocker trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The planned puberty blocker trial legitimises transgender ideology and should be abandoned, concerned parents have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-sec-challenged-over-ideologically-driven-puberty-blocker-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-sec-challenged-over-ideologically-driven-puberty-blocker-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[36-year-old man committed suicide after being enticed by illegal betting sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coroner has called for better awareness of the &ldquo;risks&rdquo; posed by illegal gambling sites after a 36-year-old man committed suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/36-year-old-man-committed-suicide-after-being-enticed-by-illegal-betting-sites/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/36-year-old-man-committed-suicide-after-being-enticed-by-illegal-betting-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh school cleared of 'inappropriate promotion of Christianity']]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims by secularists that a high school in Wales was improperly promoting Christianity to pupils have been dismissed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/welsh-school-cleared-of-inappropriate-promotion-of-christianity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/welsh-school-cleared-of-inappropriate-promotion-of-christianity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-assisted suicide MSP announces change of heart over coercion concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Audrey Nicoll MSP has announced her withdrawal of support for Liam McArthur&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-assisted-suicide-msp-announces-change-of-heart-over-coercion-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-assisted-suicide-msp-announces-change-of-heart-over-coercion-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I used to gamble for 24 hours at a time']]></title><description><![CDATA[A recovering gambling addict has shared how she stopped food shopping and heating her home to fund her gambling habit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-used-to-gamble-for-24-hours-at-a-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-used-to-gamble-for-24-hours-at-a-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic cardinals warn US foreign policy under Trump risks global suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church leaders cite Greenland threats, Venezuela action and aid cuts as undermining human dignity and peaceThree cardinals in the US Catholic church have criticized the Trump administration&rsquo;s foreign policy, saying its push to obtain or otherwise seize Greenland, recent military action in Venezuela, and cuts to humanitarian aid risk &ldquo;destroying international relations and plunging the world into incalculable suffering&rdquo;.&ldquo;Our country&rsquo;s moral role in confronting evil a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/catholic-cardinals-warn-us-foreign-policy-under-trump-risks-global-suffering/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/catholic-cardinals-warn-us-foreign-policy-under-trump-risks-global-suffering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide because of poverty debated in House of Lords scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House of Lords debate on assisted suicide has sparked outrage on social media, as poverty was offered up as a valid reason for someone to get help to kill themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-because-of-poverty-debated-in-house-of-lords-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-because-of-poverty-debated-in-house-of-lords-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasa boldly goes as far away as possible | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alien lifeforms | Power of prayer | Corned beef | Remembering birthdays | Celebrity old-age homeYour article (Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight, 18 January) quotes&nbsp;the crew commander of Artemis&nbsp;II, Reid Wiseman: &ldquo;They are so fired up that we are headed back to the moon. They just want to see humans as far away from Earth as possible.&rdquo; I imagine that most of Earth&rsquo;s lifeforms would agree.<br />
Pete Stockwell<br />
St Buryan, Cornwall&bul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nasa-boldly-goes-as-far-away-as-possible-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nasa-boldly-goes-as-far-away-as-possible-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did God fix a football match? Welcome to the great divine intervention debate | Ravi Holy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vicars, the devout &ndash; and some who are desperate &ndash; do a lot of praying to get their wishes fulfilled. But it's complicated by lots of dos and don'ts&lsquo;I don&rsquo;t believe in an interventionist God,&rdquo; sings Nick Cave in the opening line of his 1997 song, Into My Arms. But Jim Sharma, a football fan who is a devotee of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, very much does &ndash; and who can blame him?For the detached, the uninformed and nonsports fans, the issue here is that Wolves had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/did-god-fix-a-football-match-welcome-to-the-great-divine-intervention-debate-ravi-holy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/did-god-fix-a-football-match-welcome-to-the-great-divine-intervention-debate-ravi-holy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not bowled over by male sports chat | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cricket analogies | Deep south | Traitors overreaction | Bless my soul | Fit for purposeI&rsquo;m fed up with reading Guardian articles that make use of male sporting analogies. I have absolutely no idea who Stuart Broad is and I guarantee the majority of women reading your editorial (16 January) wouldn&rsquo;t either. Therefore your analogy is incomprehensible. Guys, just stop this blokey, pub-style chat and wake up to your female readership, for pity&rsquo;s sake! It&rsquo;s well past time.<br />
Ka]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/not-bowled-over-by-male-sports-chat-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/not-bowled-over-by-male-sports-chat-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortions at highest level ever in England and Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[More abortions are taking place in England and Wales than ever before, new statistics show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/abortions-at-highest-level-ever-in-england-and-wales/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/abortions-at-highest-level-ever-in-england-and-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Doors reports global rise in Christian persecution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of Christians across the world suffering high levels of persecution and discrimination has reached unprecedented levels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/open-doors-reports-global-rise-in-christian-persecution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/open-doors-reports-global-rise-in-christian-persecution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win for Darlington nurses in changing rooms privacy case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nurses in Darlington were unlawfully discriminated against by their employers when they were forced to share female-only changing rooms with a man who identified as a woman, an Employment Tribunal has ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/win-for-darlington-nurses-in-changing-rooms-privacy-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/win-for-darlington-nurses-in-changing-rooms-privacy-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada scraps drug decriminalisation policy: ‘It didn’t work’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s pilot scheme to decriminalise drugs has failed and will not be renewed, it has been announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/canada-scraps-drug-decriminalisation-policy-it-didnt-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/canada-scraps-drug-decriminalisation-policy-it-didnt-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US court backs homeless mission’s right to only hire Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[A US mission cannot be forced to hire workers who do not agree with its Christian beliefs on sexual ethics, judges have ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-court-backs-homeless-missions-right-to-only-hire-christians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-court-backs-homeless-missions-right-to-only-hire-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers: ‘Online glorification of child sex abuse must end’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has been urged to ban online pornography glorifying or promoting child sex abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-online-glorification-of-child-sex-abuse-must-end/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-online-glorification-of-child-sex-abuse-must-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babies are still being born addicted to drugs in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of babies in Scotland to have started out life addicted to alcohol and drugs continues to raise concern.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/babies-are-still-being-born-addicted-to-drugs-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/babies-are-still-being-born-addicted-to-drugs-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Govt to criminalise 'disgusting' AI-generated nudes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating explicit deepfake images of people without their consent is to become a criminal offence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-govt-to-criminalise-disgusting-ai-generated-nudes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-govt-to-criminalise-disgusting-ai-generated-nudes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum celebrates ethical stem cell transplant that saved her daughter's life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother who donated umbilical cord blood has shared how the use of such stem cells later saved her own daughter&rsquo;s life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mum-celebrates-ethical-stem-cell-transplant-that-saved-her-daughters-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mum-celebrates-ethical-stem-cell-transplant-that-saved-her-daughters-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI universities accused of censoring gender-critical students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities in Northern Ireland risk &ldquo;silencing&rdquo; students who uphold the reality of sex, women&rsquo;s rights campaigners have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-universities-accused-of-censoring-gender-critical-students/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-universities-accused-of-censoring-gender-critical-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bible sales reach record high, as Gen Z shows increasing openness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of people buying Bibles reached a record high last year, according to Christian publisher SPCK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bible-sales-reach-record-high-as-gen-z-shows-increasing-openness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bible-sales-reach-record-high-as-gen-z-shows-increasing-openness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stonewall reports ‘spectacular funding implosion’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stonewall&rsquo;s annual report reveals its income has fallen by 40 per cent in four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stonewall-reports-spectacular-funding-implosion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stonewall-reports-spectacular-funding-implosion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BPAS slammed for advice that could encourage sex-selective abortions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has been criticised for legitimising sex-selective abortion in Great Britain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bpas-slammed-for-advice-that-could-encourage-sex-selective-abortions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bpas-slammed-for-advice-that-could-encourage-sex-selective-abortions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian foster parents lose licence over LGBT affirming policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[An American Christian couple have lost their fostering licence for not signing an LGBT+ affirming policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-foster-parents-lose-licence-over-lgbt-affirming-policy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-foster-parents-lose-licence-over-lgbt-affirming-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German church’s televised ‘slime Jesus’ provokes fury on right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christmas Eve live broadcast showed holy child portrayed by female performance artist writhing in sticky rice paperA Roman Catholic diocese in Germany has expressed regret over a televised Christmas Eve mass featuring a portrayal of the newborn Christ by an adult woman covered in sticky rice paper that was described by some critics as &ldquo;slime Jesus&rdquo;.The broadcast on ARD television from St Mary&rsquo;s in Stuttgart showed a manger in which a female performance actor was huddled up in a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/german-churchs-televised-slime-jesus-provokes-fury-on-right/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/german-churchs-televised-slime-jesus-provokes-fury-on-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bet365 boss pockets £280m as millions harmed by gambling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bet365 founder Denise Coates took home around &pound;280 million in pay and dividends last year, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bet365-boss-pockets-280m-as-millions-harmed-by-gambling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bet365-boss-pockets-280m-as-millions-harmed-by-gambling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underground church says leaders detained as China steps up crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early Rain pastor said to be among those held in sweep that followed arrests of members of other unregistered churchesLeaders of a prominent underground church have been detained in south-west China, according to a church statement, the latest blow in what appears to be a sweeping crackdown on unregistered Christian groups in the country.On Tuesday, Li Yingqiang, the leader of the Early Rain Covenant Church, was taken by police from his home in Deyang, a small city in Sichuan province, according]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/underground-church-says-leaders-detained-as-china-steps-up-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/underground-church-says-leaders-detained-as-china-steps-up-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s younger people seeking some sort of spirituality’: UK Bible sales reach record high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surge in 2025 sales correlates with growth in church attendances in England and Wales, research showsFor Christian booksellers, any good news about Bible sales has been few and far between. But recent retail figures have shown a revival.Sales of the good book reached a record high in the UK in 2025, increasing by 134% since 2019 &ndash; the highest since records began &ndash; according to industry research. Last year, total sales of Bibles in the UK reached &pound;6.3m, &pound;3.61m up on 2019 s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/its-younger-people-seeking-some-sort-of-spirituality-uk-bible-sales-reach-record-high/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/its-younger-people-seeking-some-sort-of-spirituality-uk-bible-sales-reach-record-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lords debate judge role in assisted suicide process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peers have debated reintroducing judges to the assisted suicide process as fundamental questions about the plans are still being considered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lords-debate-judge-role-in-assisted-suicide-process/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lords-debate-judge-role-in-assisted-suicide-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger funds teen’s black-market trans drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A concerned mother has told how a chat forum acquaintance paid for her child&rsquo;s sex-swap drugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stranger-funds-teens-black-market-trans-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stranger-funds-teens-black-market-trans-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen who started gambling at 17 ran away from home over £4k debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young man who ran away from home after becoming overwhelmed by thousands of pounds in gambling debts now speaks against the dangers of betting ads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/teen-who-started-gambling-at-17-ran-away-from-home-over-4k-debt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/teen-who-started-gambling-at-17-ran-away-from-home-over-4k-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specialist GPs to deliver 'gender-affirming care']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new role of &lsquo;Gender Medicine&rsquo; GP is to be established, the NHS has announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/specialist-gps-to-deliver-gender-affirming-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/specialist-gps-to-deliver-gender-affirming-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New archbishop of Canterbury not fit for job, says alleged church abuse victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Complainant to appeal against C of E&rsquo;s dismissal of accusation about Sarah Mullally&rsquo;s handling of abuse claimAn alleged abuse victim at the centre of a complaint against Sarah Mullally, the incoming archbishop of Canterbury, has said she is not fit for the job after the church dismissed his case.The alleged victim, known as N, told the Guardian he would exercise his right of appeal against a decision on Thursday to take no further action against Mullally, whom he accused of colluding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-archbishop-of-canterbury-not-fit-for-job-says-alleged-church-abuse-victim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-archbishop-of-canterbury-not-fit-for-job-says-alleged-church-abuse-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Secretary faces legal action over hate crime policing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free speech campaigner Harry Miller is seeking a judicial review on the way hate crimes are recorded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/home-secretary-faces-legal-action-over-hate-crime-policing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/home-secretary-faces-legal-action-over-hate-crime-policing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US university blasted for celebrating ‘murderous’ pro-euthanasia alumnus]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Michigan Medical School has been urged to reconsider its recognition of a former student and convicted killer for his &lsquo;contribution to patient care&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-university-blasted-for-celebrating-murderous-pro-euthanasia-alumnus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-university-blasted-for-celebrating-murderous-pro-euthanasia-alumnus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundbreaking gene therapy helps fight aggressive cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients with a previously incurable blood cancer are benefiting from pioneering ethical gene immunotherapy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/groundbreaking-gene-therapy-helps-fight-aggressive-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/groundbreaking-gene-therapy-helps-fight-aggressive-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosalía’s Lux is more than epic Catholic pop – it grapples with a world fraught with complexity and crisis | Carlos Delclós]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind its lavish &lsquo;nun-core&rsquo; aesthetic, the Spanish star&rsquo;s hit album pushes us to think beyond good and evil &ndash; to see that we contain multitudesI went into Lux primed not to like it. Not because I doubt Rosal&iacute;a&rsquo;s virtuosic talents or her intense intellectual curiosity, but because the album&rsquo;s promotional campaign had already done too much work on my nerves. The rollout was relentless: thirsty reels teasing the album on social media, fashion-forward myst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rosalas-lux-is-more-than-epic-catholic-pop-it-grapples-with-a-world-fraught-with-complexity-and-crisis-carlos-delcls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rosalas-lux-is-more-than-epic-catholic-pop-it-grapples-with-a-world-fraught-with-complexity-and-crisis-carlos-delcls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betting giant to pay £2m over serious welfare failings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paddy Power Betfair has been sanctioned by the industry regulator for systematically failing to protect customers from gambling harm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/betting-giant-to-pay-2m-over-serious-welfare-failings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/betting-giant-to-pay-2m-over-serious-welfare-failings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI ‘nudification’ apps to be made illegal in move to protect children online]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has announced it will ban &lsquo;nudification&rsquo; apps, as part of its strategy to tackle violence against women and girls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ai-nudification-apps-to-be-made-illegal-in-move-to-protect-children-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ai-nudification-apps-to-be-made-illegal-in-move-to-protect-children-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study finds widespread cocaine pollution in NI rivers and lakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cocaine has been found in Northern Ireland&rsquo;s lakes and rivers, according to environmental scientists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/study-finds-widespread-cocaine-pollution-in-ni-rivers-and-lakes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/study-finds-widespread-cocaine-pollution-in-ni-rivers-and-lakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You could see bones’: Families’ anguish over coastal erosion threat to Norfolk graves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bereaved relatives say delays over risks at village churchyards are causing distress and call for council actionFamilies of people buried in graves vulnerable to coastal erosion say indecision over how to tackle the problem is causing them avoidable anguish about the final resting places of their loved ones.North Norfolk district council (NNDC) has identified three church graveyards in the villages of Happisburgh, Trimingham, and Mundesley as being at risk of being engulfed by the sea in the com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/you-could-see-bones-families-anguish-over-coastal-erosion-threat-to-norfolk-graves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/you-could-see-bones-families-anguish-over-coastal-erosion-threat-to-norfolk-graves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between the old world and the new with Antonio Gramsci and Matthew Arnold | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[New world order | Trumpton Riots | Spoof sign | TV viewing stages | Right and wrong of racism | Kemi&rsquo;s Christmas messagePatrick Wintour begins his excellent article (Into the void: how Trump killed international law, 25 December) with a quotation from Antonio Gramsci: &ldquo;The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born.&rdquo; This idea is frequently attributed to Gramsci but surely, as a critical sociologist, he must have been aware of Matthew Arnold&rsquo;s lines: &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/between-the-old-world-and-the-new-with-antonio-gramsci-and-matthew-arnold-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/between-the-old-world-and-the-new-with-antonio-gramsci-and-matthew-arnold-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond]]></title><description><![CDATA[C of E faces dilemma as far right claims Christianity to push agenda that often clashes with gospel messageGary made sure he got to Whitehall early for the &ldquo;unite the kingdom&rdquo; (UTK) outdoor carol service in the run-up to Christmas. After about 150,000 people turned up for thelast rally called by Tommy Robinson in September, the leader of the anti-migrant far-right movement, he wanted to be sure of a prime position.He needn&rsquo;t have worried. About 1,500 people &ndash; perhaps 1% o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tommy-robinson-says-he-found-jesus-in-prison-churches-disagree-about-how-to-respond/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tommy-robinson-says-he-found-jesus-in-prison-churches-disagree-about-how-to-respond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why has Trump ordered strikes in Nigeria and what has it got to do with the persecution of Christians?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parts of the US right have for years been amplifying claims that Christians face violence in Nigeria, a notion the US president has helped to encourageAfter spending weeks accusing Nigeria&rsquo;s government of failing to tackle the persecution of Christians, Donald Trump announced a series of strikes on the west African country on Christmas Day.The strikes, targeting Islamic State militants in the country&rsquo;s north, mark the latest overseas military intervention from Trump, who campaigned o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/why-has-trump-ordered-strikes-in-nigeria-and-what-has-it-got-to-do-with-the-persecution-of-christians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/why-has-trump-ordered-strikes-in-nigeria-and-what-has-it-got-to-do-with-the-persecution-of-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles calls for reconciliation and unity in Christmas message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monarch urges people to draw strength from community diversity after a year marked by division and violenceKing Charles has called for reconciliation after a year of deepening division, saying in his Christmas address that people must find strength in the diversity of their communities to ensure right defeats wrong.The monarch cited the spirit of the second world war generation, which he said came together to take on the challenge that faced them; displaying qualities he said have shaped both th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-calls-for-reconciliation-and-unity-in-christmas-message/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-calls-for-reconciliation-and-unity-in-christmas-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration debate ‘dividing us’, incoming archbishop of Canterbury warns in Christmas sermon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Mullally says &lsquo;national conversations &hellip; continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us&rsquo;The incoming archbishop of Canterbury has warned in her Christmas Day sermon that &ldquo;our national conversations about immigration continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us&rdquo;.Acting in her current role as the bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally told St Paul&rsquo;s Cathedral: &ldquo;Joy is born exactly where despair expects to triumph. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/immigration-debate-dividing-us-incoming-archbishop-of-canterbury-warns-in-christmas-sermon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/immigration-debate-dividing-us-incoming-archbishop-of-canterbury-warns-in-christmas-sermon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas Eve message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve massPope Leo has told Christians that the Christmas story should remind them of their duty to help the poor and strangers.In his Christmas Eve sermon, the pope said the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn showed followers that refusing to help those in need was tantamount to rejecting God himself. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-calls-for-kindness-to-strangers-and-the-poor-in-christmas-eve-message/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-calls-for-kindness-to-strangers-and-the-poor-in-christmas-eve-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A key question for every believer: does God approve of Santa Claus? I hope so, or I’m in trouble | Ravi Holy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The great Santa deception arguably breaches the ninth commandment (&lsquo;Thou shalt not bear false witness&rsquo;). I think God would cut us some slackWhen I was first ordained, an older priest gave me three commandments for a successful ministry: one, try not to upset the flower ladies; two, don&rsquo;t preach pacifism on Remembrance Sunday; and, three &ndash; and most important &ndash; never tell children that Santa isn&rsquo;t real.If only someone had had that talk with RevDr Paul Chamberlai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-key-question-for-every-believer-does-god-approve-of-santa-claus-i-hope-so-or-im-in-trouble-ravi-holy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-key-question-for-every-believer-does-god-approve-of-santa-claus-i-hope-so-or-im-in-trouble-ravi-holy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John MacArthur - The Christmas Message]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coming of the Messiah was prophesied hundreds of years before the birth of Christ. Though Jesus&rsquo; entry into the world was inauspicious, he was born to be a king.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/john-macarthur-the-christmas-message/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/john-macarthur-the-christmas-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rico Tice – Good news of great joy]]></title><description><![CDATA[When an angel appeared to shepherds, telling them &ldquo;I bring you good news of great joy&rdquo;, what was that good news, and what was the great joy of which they spoke?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rico-tice-good-news-of-great-joy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rico-tice-good-news-of-great-joy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voddie Baucham – God sent forth his Son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christmas is rightly associated with the Mary&rsquo;s obedience, Joseph&rsquo;s faithfulness, and Jesus being born as angels appear to shepherds and wise men come from the east. But to far too many, these are simply stories. They make people feel &lsquo;Christmassy&rsquo;, but carry no other importance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/voddie-baucham-god-sent-forth-his-son/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/voddie-baucham-god-sent-forth-his-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pete Greig - Waiting Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we look at the news, we see that our world is marred by war, violence, suffering and disease. In this way, it is not so very different from the world of 2,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pete-greig-waiting-well/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pete-greig-waiting-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the festive season: a suffering world needs messages of peace, hope and goodwill | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fracturing multilateral order has led to a new age of insecurity. But acts of courage and solidarity can point the way to a better futureIn one of his last sermons, the great Christian theologian and philosopher Paul Tillich asked: &ldquo;Do&nbsp;we&nbsp;have a right to hope?&rdquo; As an army chaplain to German forces during the first world war and a refugee from Nazi Germany, Tillich had witnessed first-hand some of the horrors of the 20th century. But his answer to the question he posed i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-the-festive-season-a-suffering-world-needs-messages-of-peace-hope-and-goodwill-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-the-festive-season-a-suffering-world-needs-messages-of-peace-hope-and-goodwill-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over one in ten teenage children face drug gang exploitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[British drug gangs are believed to have recruited well over 100,000 under-18s in the past year, with hundreds of thousands more approached, a new survey has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/over-one-in-ten-teenage-children-face-drug-gang-exploitation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/over-one-in-ten-teenage-children-face-drug-gang-exploitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK sex-selective abortion: concerns raised over ‘hundreds of missing baby girls’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian parents in Britain may be aborting babies because they are girls, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-sex-selective-abortion-concerns-raised-over-hundreds-of-missing-baby-girls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-sex-selective-abortion-concerns-raised-over-hundreds-of-missing-baby-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten years on: Welsh ‘opt-out’ model for organ donations had ‘little impact’]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS Wales statistics show the controversial soft &lsquo;opt-out&rsquo; model for organ donations has had &ldquo;little impact&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ten-years-on-welsh-opt-out-model-for-organ-donations-had-little-impact/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ten-years-on-welsh-opt-out-model-for-organ-donations-had-little-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quoting the Bible could be criminalised as 'hate speech' under Canadian proposals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada could criminalise the quoting of Scripture under planned changes to hate speech laws, critics have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/quoting-the-bible-could-be-criminalised-as-hate-speech-under-canadian-proposals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/quoting-the-bible-could-be-criminalised-as-hate-speech-under-canadian-proposals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police set to ditch non-crime hate incidents in favour of 'common sense']]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) are set to be scrapped under &ldquo;common sense&rdquo; proposals that will be presented to the Home Secretary next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-set-to-ditch-non-crime-hate-incidents-in-favour-of-common-sense/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-set-to-ditch-non-crime-hate-incidents-in-favour-of-common-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Health Minister silent on puberty blocker trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Nesbitt, the Minister of Health for Northern Ireland, has refused to comment on whether he thinks the upcoming puberty blockers trial is safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-health-minister-silent-on-puberty-blocker-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-health-minister-silent-on-puberty-blocker-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preemie baby home for Christmas after over 500 days in hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby born at just 24 weeks has been discharged to spend Christmas at home after over 500 days in hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/preemie-baby-home-for-christmas-after-over-500-days-in-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/preemie-baby-home-for-christmas-after-over-500-days-in-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's Minister blasted for claiming that women-only spaces should include men]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minister for Women and Equalities has come under fire for claiming that men who identify as women should be allowed in female-only spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/womens-minister-blasted-for-claiming-that-women-only-spaces-should-include-men/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/womens-minister-blasted-for-claiming-that-women-only-spaces-should-include-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP calls for proper scrutiny of controversial hate crime proposals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has refused to rubber stamp special &ldquo;transgender protections&rdquo; under new hate crime proposals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dup-calls-for-proper-scrutiny-of-controversial-hate-crime-proposals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dup-calls-for-proper-scrutiny-of-controversial-hate-crime-proposals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Bethlehem is celebrating Christmas again – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pastor Munther Isaac talks about his hometown of Bethlehem &ndash; the scene of the nativity &ndash; celebrating Christmas for the first time in three yearsThis December, for the first time in three years, Bethlehem turned on its Christmas lights.For the place in the world most associated with Christmas, the scene of the nativity itself, it was a highly symbolic act. Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza &ndash; and in solidarity with fellow Palestinians in the strip &ndash; the West Bank town h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/why-bethlehem-is-celebrating-christmas-again-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/why-bethlehem-is-celebrating-christmas-again-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church leaders and members detained as government tightens controls on underground Christian gatheringsThe knocks came at 2am. Hiding out at a friend&rsquo;s house in a Beijing suburb, Gao Yingjia and his wife, Geng Pengpeng, rushed downstairs to meet the group of plain-clothed men who said they were police officers. Their son, nearly six, was sleeping upstairs, and Gao and Geng wanted to minimise the ruckus. They knew their time was up.Two months later, Gao is in a detention centre in Guangxi p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/is-this-real-wife-of-detained-pastor-describes-anguish-as-china-cracks-down-on-unofficial-churches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/is-this-real-wife-of-detained-pastor-describes-anguish-as-china-cracks-down-on-unofficial-churches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historians criticise English Heritage for false claims about the date of Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[English Heritage has been criticised for promoting the widely-discredited theory that Christmas is celebrated on the date of a co-opted pagan celebration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/historians-criticise-english-heritage-for-false-claims-about-the-date-of-christmas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/historians-criticise-english-heritage-for-false-claims-about-the-date-of-christmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal action against Prime Minister and Civil Service over Pride marches commences]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute has now formally commenced legal action against the Prime Minister and the Civil Service over official taxpayer-funded participation in Pride marches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/legal-action-against-prime-minister-and-civil-service-over-pride-marches-commences/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/legal-action-against-prime-minister-and-civil-service-over-pride-marches-commences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas church attendance on the rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christmas church attendance is expected to rise, a new poll has suggested.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christmas-church-attendance-on-the-rise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christmas-church-attendance-on-the-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romance fraudster frittered victims’ £900k away on gambling]]></title><description><![CDATA[A conman who stole over &pound;900,000 from five women to fund his gambling addiction has been jailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/romance-fraudster-frittered-victims-900k-away-on-gambling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/romance-fraudster-frittered-victims-900k-away-on-gambling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re pastors. The fight against Maga Christianity starts locally | Doug Pagitt and Lori Walke]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s movement has used the Christian faith to fuel oppression. Here&rsquo;s how we are standing against itDonald Trump wants us to believe that the &ldquo;war on Christianity&rdquo; is spreading across the globe. The US president recently sounded the alarm on the &ldquo;mass slaughter&rdquo; of Christians in Nigeria while threatening a US invasion of the African nation. We shouldn&rsquo;t be surprised. This falls right in line with Trump&rsquo;s ongoing attempts to project Maga Christia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/were-pastors-the-fight-against-maga-christianity-starts-locally-doug-pagitt-and-lori-walke/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/were-pastors-the-fight-against-maga-christianity-starts-locally-doug-pagitt-and-lori-walke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive: Pastor Clive Johnston on being prosecuted for preaching in an abortion buffer zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired pastor Clive Johnston has opened up about why he is being prosecuted for preaching in an abortion censorship zone in Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/exclusive-pastor-clive-johnston-on-being-prosecuted-for-preaching-in-an-abortion-buffer-zone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/exclusive-pastor-clive-johnston-on-being-prosecuted-for-preaching-in-an-abortion-buffer-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dáil shuts down extreme pro-abortion agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposal to revisit radical plans for the decriminalisation of abortion up to birth has been narrowly rejected by Deputies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dil-shuts-down-extreme-pro-abortion-agenda/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dil-shuts-down-extreme-pro-abortion-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative legal group aims to export its rightwing Christian mission beyond US borders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra-conservative Christian valuesAlliance Defending Freedom, the conservative legal advocacy group behind the overturning of Roe v Wade, has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns, in what appears to be an attempt to export what critics call its hard-right Christian theocratic values beyond US borders.ADF and ADF International, a separate legal entity, spent a com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/conservative-legal-group-aims-to-export-its-rightwing-christian-mission-beyond-us-borders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/conservative-legal-group-aims-to-export-its-rightwing-christian-mission-beyond-us-borders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slovenian referendum stalls assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenians have rejected plans to progress proposed assisted suicide legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/slovenian-referendum-stalls-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/slovenian-referendum-stalls-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Moth appointed Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moth, 67, bishop of Arundel and Brighton, becomes leader of 6m Catholics in England and WalesThe new leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has been named as Bishop Richard Moth.Moth, 67, was appointed by Pope Leo to replace Cardinal Vincent Nichols as archbishop of Westminster and leader of about 6 million Catholics in England and Wales. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/richard-moth-appointed-roman-catholic-archbishop-of-westminster/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/richard-moth-appointed-roman-catholic-archbishop-of-westminster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Christians need to sing theologically rich songs in their churches': Keith Getty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church leaders should be ensuring their congregations are singing theologically and doctrinally rich songs, award-winning Christian songwriter Keith Getty believes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-need-to-sing-theologically-rich-songs-in-their-churches-keith-getty/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-need-to-sing-theologically-rich-songs-in-their-churches-keith-getty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Tommy Robinson has completely missed the Christian message | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the far-right extremist&rsquo;s conversion and his recent &lsquo;Unite the Kingdom&rsquo; carols eventObviously, we would love to follow Tommy Robinson&rsquo;s advice on the true meaning of Christmas in our north London Catholic parish church (C of E responds to Tommy Robinson&rsquo;s carols event with &lsquo;Christmas is for all&rsquo; message, 13 December).Teeny problem though. Would we need to get rid of our Nigerian priests? Our Filipino altar servers? Our Nigerian readers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/how-tommy-robinson-has-completely-missed-the-christian-message-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/how-tommy-robinson-has-completely-missed-the-christian-message-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary voices concerns over puberty blocker trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health Secretary has said he&rsquo;s &ldquo;not comfortable&rdquo; with the upcoming puberty blockers trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-secretary-voices-concerns-over-puberty-blocker-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-secretary-voices-concerns-over-puberty-blocker-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh smacking ban review identifies increased pressure on social services]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ban on parents smacking their children in Wales has increased pressure on police and social services, the Welsh Government&rsquo;s review has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/welsh-smacking-ban-review-identifies-increased-pressure-on-social-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/welsh-smacking-ban-review-identifies-increased-pressure-on-social-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tánaiste: ‘Religious freedom matters’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s T&aacute;naiste has expressed his support for religious liberty, both abroad and at home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tnaiste-religious-freedom-matters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tnaiste-religious-freedom-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Scotland apologises to MSP over non-crime hate incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police Scotland has apologised &ldquo;unreservedly&rdquo; to an MSP over its inconsistent handling of non-crime hate incidents (NCHI).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-scotland-apologises-to-msp-over-non-crime-hate-incident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-scotland-apologises-to-msp-over-non-crime-hate-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Decision deferred in Pastor Clive case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired pastor Clive Johnston gave evidence today at his trial for preaching on John 3:16 in one of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s controversial abortion censorship zones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/breaking-decision-deferred-in-pastor-clive-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/breaking-decision-deferred-in-pastor-clive-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental health groups criticise EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental health charities have been criticised for prioritising the mental health of gender-confused men over women&rsquo;s safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mental-health-groups-criticise-ehrc-guidance-on-single-sex-spaces/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mental-health-groups-criticise-ehrc-guidance-on-single-sex-spaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Minister urged to tackle harmful gambling advertising]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children must be protected from the harms caused by gambling advertising, Labour MP Dr Beccy Cooper has told the Prime Minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/prime-minister-urged-to-tackle-harmful-gambling-advertising/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/prime-minister-urged-to-tackle-harmful-gambling-advertising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pastor in court over abortion buffer zone Gospel service]]></title><description><![CDATA[A retired Christian pastor faces trial in Coleraine Magistrate&rsquo;s Court this week accused of breaching Northern Ireland&rsquo;s controversial abortion buffer zone laws by preaching on John 3:16.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastor-in-court-over-abortion-buffer-zone-gospel-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastor-in-court-over-abortion-buffer-zone-gospel-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women who say they were tricked into servitude for Opus Dei to meet in Argentina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope urged organisers to hold conference after 43 women alleged they were exploited as minors by Catholic groupBuenos Aires will on Tuesday host the first-ever international gathering of former Opus Dei members who say they were tricked and trafficked into domestic servitude as minors &ndash; allegations that have drawn scrutiny of the powerful, secretive Catholic group. Pope Leo XIV privately urged organisers to convene the conference, the Guardian has learned.Forty-three women in Argentina say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/women-who-say-they-were-tricked-into-servitude-for-opus-dei-to-meet-in-argentina/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/women-who-say-they-were-tricked-into-servitude-for-opus-dei-to-meet-in-argentina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hidden life in the era of social media can still change history, as the story of Jesus shows | Justine Toh]]></title><description><![CDATA[I see in Christmas an invitation to see differently: God in the social outcast, life on the margins reimagined as the centre of gravityDo you want to be influential?So do 57% of gen Zs in the US who aspire to be influencers, presumably lured by money and fame. But say you also want to make the world a better place. In that case, maybe the spiritual instruction you need emerges in the famous final lines of George Eliot&rsquo;s 1871 novel Middlemarch:Justine Toh is senior research fellow at the Ce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-hidden-life-in-the-era-of-social-media-can-still-change-history-as-the-story-of-jesus-shows-justine-toh/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-hidden-life-in-the-era-of-social-media-can-still-change-history-as-the-story-of-jesus-shows-justine-toh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Christmas service’ draws about 1,000 people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number is stark contrast with estimated 110,000 at far-right activist&rsquo;s &lsquo;unite the kingdom&rsquo; rally in SeptemberThe far-right activist Tommy Robinson led a carol concert to &ldquo;put the Christ back into Christmas&rdquo; on Saturday in an event that had a huge drop-off in attendance from his last rally in London.The Metropolitan police said about 1,000 people attended the event at its peak, in stark contrast to the estimated 110,000 who turned up to Robinson&rsquo;s &ldquo;unite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tommy-robinsons-london-christmas-service-draws-about-1000-people/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tommy-robinsons-london-christmas-service-draws-about-1000-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C of E responds to Tommy Robinson’s carols event with ‘Christmas is for all’ message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Release of 43-second video comes as senior church figures speak out against dangers of Christian nationalismThe Church of England has released a video in response to a Christmas carols event on Saturday being organised by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson amid calls from a growing number of senior church figures to challenge Christian nationalism.In the 43-second video, Christmas Isn&rsquo;t Cancelled, posted on the church&rsquo;s YouTube channel, more than 20 people from the archbishop of Y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-responds-to-tommy-robinsons-carols-event-with-christmas-is-for-all-message/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-responds-to-tommy-robinsons-carols-event-with-christmas-is-for-all-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisiana pastor convicted of abusing teenage congregant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milton Otto Martin III, who has been accused by several alleged victims of assault, convicted of indecent behaviorA Pentecostal pastor in Louisiana charged with sexually molesting a teenage girl in his church has been convicted of indecent behavior with a juvenile &ndash; but was acquitted of the more serious crime of statutory rape.Milton Otto Martin III, 58, faces up to seven years in prison and must register as a sex offender after a three-day trial in Chalmette, Louisiana, resulted in a guil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/louisiana-pastor-convicted-of-abusing-teenage-congregant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/louisiana-pastor-convicted-of-abusing-teenage-congregant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House of Lords seeks to protect pregnant women from assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peers have warned that Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill endangers pregnant women and their unborn children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/house-of-lords-seeks-to-protect-pregnant-women-from-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/house-of-lords-seeks-to-protect-pregnant-women-from-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The holy family is in hiding’: nativity scenes at US churches push back on ICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Displays include handcuffed baby Jesus and Mary wearing a gas mask in wake of Trump&rsquo;s immigration crackdownSatirical holiday displays mocking Donald Trump&rsquo;s aggressive immigration crackdown, portraying the newborn Jesus and his parents, Mary and Joseph, as victims of heavy-handed tactics by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), have appeared across the US.One striking retelling of the Christmas story, at Lake Street church in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, fe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-holy-family-is-in-hiding-nativity-scenes-at-us-churches-push-back-on-ice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-holy-family-is-in-hiding-nativity-scenes-at-us-churches-push-back-on-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two mothers now allowed on Jersey birth certificates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two women can now be named on a birth certificate in Jersey, in a change that allows same-sex couples and those using surrogacy to alter the legal document.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/two-mothers-now-allowed-on-jersey-birth-certificates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/two-mothers-now-allowed-on-jersey-birth-certificates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Marriage is the safest place for men and women' to avoid domestic violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marriage reduces the risk of being the victim of domestic violence, new figures suggest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/marriage-is-the-safest-place-for-men-and-women-to-avoid-domestic-violence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/marriage-is-the-safest-place-for-men-and-women-to-avoid-domestic-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the far right hijacking Christianity? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are US-style Christian politics finally taking root in the UK? With Lamorna Ash At the Unite the Kingdom rally in London this summer, Helen Pidd was struck by the centrality of Christian symbolism and messaging.Lamorna Ash, the author of Don&rsquo;t Forget We&rsquo;re Here Forever: A New Generation&rsquo;s Search for Religion, describes the growing numbers of young people in the UK turning to Christianity, how the more conservative churches are the ones experiencing this growth, and the reasons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/is-the-far-right-hijacking-christianity-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/is-the-far-right-hijacking-christianity-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on far-right perversions of the Christmas message: promoting a gospel of hate | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Tommy Robinson-inspired carol service is the latest sign of a burgeoning Christian nationalist movement. The Church of England is right to push backThe story of Christmas is a tale of poverty and flight from persecution. According to Christian tradition, humanity&rsquo;s saviour is born in a stable, since Mary and Joseph are unable to find a room in Bethlehem. The holy family subsequently flee to Egypt to escape the murderous intentions of King Herod. This drama grounds the New Testament messa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-far-right-perversions-of-the-christmas-message-promoting-a-gospel-of-hate-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-far-right-perversions-of-the-christmas-message-promoting-a-gospel-of-hate-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aont&uacute; leader: 'The definition of woman is an obvious scientific fact']]></title><description><![CDATA[The leader of Aont&uacute; has criticised TDs for allowing debates on gender confusion to be &ldquo;driven by ideology&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/aontuacute-leader-the-definition-of-woman-is-an-obvious-scientific-fact/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/aontuacute-leader-the-definition-of-woman-is-an-obvious-scientific-fact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-year-olds taught abortion is a ‘superpower’ in children’s picture book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abortion activists have published a children&rsquo;s book to promote abortion to five to eight-year olds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/five-year-olds-taught-abortion-is-a-superpower-in-childrens-picture-book/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/five-year-olds-taught-abortion-is-a-superpower-in-childrens-picture-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of England reviewing complaint against incoming archbishop of Canterbury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Mullally accused of mishandling abuse complaint against priest in London, where she serves as bishopThe Church of England is reviewing a complaint against the incoming archbishop of Canterbury over her handling of an abuse allegation.Dame Sarah Mullally is due to take up the role next month, after Justin Welby was forced to resign over the way he dealt with a safeguarding scandal. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-england-reviewing-complaint-against-incoming-archbishop-of-canterbury/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-england-reviewing-complaint-against-incoming-archbishop-of-canterbury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See No Evil review – this delicate documentary about an Anglican’s child abuse is deeply harrowing]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s humbling to witness the eloquence and dignity of these survivors as they talk about their experiences with John Smyth &ndash; possibly the most prolific serial abuser ever associated with the Church of EnglandJohn Smyth was a sadistic predator who used to groom the boys in his care then beat them with such viciousness that he would have to provide adult nappies for them to wear afterwards lest they leave blood on the chairs in his home when he brought them back from his shed. He upgra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/see-no-evil-review-this-delicate-documentary-about-an-anglicans-child-abuse-is-deeply-harrowing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/see-no-evil-review-this-delicate-documentary-about-an-anglicans-child-abuse-is-deeply-harrowing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partial win for gender-critical nurse in NHS Fife employment tribunal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Scottish nurse was harassed by her employer after expressing gender critical views, an employment tribunal has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/partial-win-for-gender-critical-nurse-in-nhs-fife-employment-tribunal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/partial-win-for-gender-critical-nurse-in-nhs-fife-employment-tribunal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of parents criminalised under Wales' smacking ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over three hundred parents have been referred for &lsquo;re-education&rsquo; as a result of Wales&rsquo; smacking ban, it has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hundreds-of-parents-criminalised-under-wales-smacking-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hundreds-of-parents-criminalised-under-wales-smacking-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour blocks men from women's conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men who identify as women will no longer be able to participate in the main events of Labour&rsquo;s National Women&rsquo;s Conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-blocks-men-from-womens-conference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-blocks-men-from-womens-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's fantastic': Arsenal's 'Bible Brothers' praise God together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal&rsquo;s group of &lsquo;Bible Brothers&rsquo; is a &ldquo;real blessing&rdquo; as they support each other in the Christian faith, winger Noni Madueke has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/its-fantastic-arsenals-bible-brothers-praise-god-together/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/its-fantastic-arsenals-bible-brothers-praise-god-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In what sense is Tommy Robinson a genuine Christian? None that I can see | Ravi Holy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The extremist, who is said to have converted in prison, is now planning a mass carol service. But look at his words and deeds: hardly Saint Tommy, is it?Here&rsquo;s a thought for the day: what kind of Christian am I, and what kind of Christian is Tommy Robinson? It needs addressing, and so it&rsquo;s good, given the far-righter&rsquo;s recent religiously contentious pronouncements &ndash; and ahead of his planned carol service this weekend &ndash; that my church is addressing it. That&rsquo;s n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/in-what-sense-is-tommy-robinson-a-genuine-christian-none-that-i-can-see-ravi-holy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/in-what-sense-is-tommy-robinson-a-genuine-christian-none-that-i-can-see-ravi-holy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York archdiocese seeks $300m to settle claims by clergy abuse survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Largest US Catholic archdiocese is raising funds, selling assets and cutting costs to compensate about 1,300 victimsThe Roman Catholic archdiocese of New York &ndash; the largest organization of its kind in the US &ndash; is raising a $300m fund as it seeks to settle with about 1,300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse who have sued the church.Some of the money involved comes from the New York archdiocese&rsquo;s cutting costs and selling off assets after Catholic priests, deacons and lay workers w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-york-archdiocese-seeks-300m-to-settle-claims-by-clergy-abuse-survivors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-york-archdiocese-seeks-300m-to-settle-claims-by-clergy-abuse-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland reports record number of abortions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of abortions in Northern Ireland has reached its highest levels since the law was liberalised in 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/northern-ireland-reports-record-number-of-abortions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/northern-ireland-reports-record-number-of-abortions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Right Rev Thomas McMahon obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roman Catholic bishop noted for opposing nuclear arms and abortion, and for remodelling Brentwood Cathedral in EssexCatholicism does not fall quite so neatly into conservative and liberal factions as is sometimes supposed. Thomas McMahon, the former RC bishop of Brentwood, who has died aged 89, was a case in point.So traditional in his liturgical tastes that he spent millions commissioning the architect Quinlan Terry to give his undistinguished cathedral in Essex a neoclassical makeover, McMahon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-right-rev-thomas-mcmahon-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-right-rev-thomas-mcmahon-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama: Woman who alleged priest paid her for sex beginning at 17 says there’s ‘no real winner’ after his resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heather Jones, now 33, went public with allegations after Robert Sullivan continued to work with childrenThe woman who publicly alleged that she was 17 when a longtime Roman Catholic priest in Alabama successfully offered her financial support in exchange for sex and other forms of private companionship &ndash; recently prompting him to resign from the clergy &ndash; says &ldquo;there is no real winner in this situation&rdquo;.In her first remarks since Robert &ldquo;Bob&rdquo; Sullivan&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alabama-woman-who-alleged-priest-paid-her-for-sex-beginning-at-17-says-theres-no-real-winner-after-his-resignation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alabama-woman-who-alleged-priest-paid-her-for-sex-beginning-at-17-says-theres-no-real-winner-after-his-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C of E to challenge Tommy Robinson’s ‘put Christ back into Christmas’ message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church leaders respond to far-right appropriation of Christian symbols with &lsquo;Outsiders welcome&rsquo; messageThe Church of England is to launch a poster campaign aimed at challenging the anti-migrant message of Tommy Robinson, whose &ldquo;Unite the Kingdom&rdquo; movement has urged its supporters to join a carols event next weekend to &ldquo;put the Christ back into Christmas&rdquo;.The posters, which will go on display at bus stops, say &ldquo;Christ has always been in Christmas&rdquo; a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-to-challenge-tommy-robinsons-put-christ-back-into-christmas-message/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-to-challenge-tommy-robinsons-put-christ-back-into-christmas-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith and Reform: is the religious right on the rise in UK politics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powerful Christian figures are emerging in Britain but there are important differences from the US, where evangelicals have fuelled TrumpAt recent Reform UK press conferences, two very distinctive heads can often be spotted in the front row: the near-white locks of Danny Kruger, the party&rsquo;s head of policy, and the swept-back blond mane of James Orr, now a senior adviser to Nigel Farage.As well as guiding the policy programme for what could be the UK&rsquo;s next government, the pair have s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/faith-and-reform-is-the-religious-right-on-the-rise-in-uk-politics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/faith-and-reform-is-the-religious-right-on-the-rise-in-uk-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers oppose changes that would ‘water down’ assisted suicide safeguards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peers warned against &ldquo;watering down&rdquo; safeguards in continued scrutiny of the assisted suicide Bill for England and Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-oppose-changes-that-would-water-down-assisted-suicide-safeguards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-oppose-changes-that-would-water-down-assisted-suicide-safeguards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast councillors rethink noise restriction on street preaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[A byelaw in Belfast which limits the volume of street preaching will be redrafted, after being rejected by councillors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belfast-councillors-rethink-noise-restriction-on-street-preaching/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belfast-councillors-rethink-noise-restriction-on-street-preaching/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith amid suffering: Johanna Watkins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johanna Watkins, a Christian woman who had a rare long-term illness, has died, leaving a legacy of steadfast faith.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/faith-amid-suffering-johanna-watkins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/faith-amid-suffering-johanna-watkins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Women’s Institute to restrict membership to women]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Women&rsquo;s Institute has announced it will ban men who identify as women from membership from April 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-womens-institute-to-restrict-membership-to-women/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-womens-institute-to-restrict-membership-to-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girlguiding ditches trans-inclusive policy for new members]]></title><description><![CDATA[New membership of Girlguiding will be restricted to girls and young women, the organisation has announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/girlguiding-ditches-trans-inclusive-policy-for-new-members/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/girlguiding-ditches-trans-inclusive-policy-for-new-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour suggested backing assisted suicide Bill pre-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaked documents reveal the Labour Party considered using its influence to legalise assisted suicide via a Private Member&rsquo;s Bill (PMB), rather than as Government policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-suggested-backing-assisted-suicide-bill-pre-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-suggested-backing-assisted-suicide-bill-pre-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils call on TfL to ban gambling ads on the Tube]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five London councils have called on Sir Sadiq Khan to ban adverts for casinos and gambling companies on the Underground.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/councils-call-on-tfl-to-ban-gambling-ads-on-the-tube/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/councils-call-on-tfl-to-ban-gambling-ads-on-the-tube/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont backs baby loss certificate scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents in Northern Ireland who have lost their unborn child through miscarriage will soon be eligible for a baby loss certificate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stormont-backs-baby-loss-certificate-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stormont-backs-baby-loss-certificate-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TDs urged to protect children from ‘dangerous ideologies’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improved measures are needed to help keep children safe from &ldquo;dangerous ideologies and political activism&rdquo;, D&aacute;il &Eacute;ireann has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tds-urged-to-protect-children-from-dangerous-ideologies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tds-urged-to-protect-children-from-dangerous-ideologies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country Diary: A lonely chapel that whispers and roars | Sara Hudston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abbotsbury, Dorset: Long ago this was the place to come and wish for a husband. It is empty today, but still so full of presenceTwo ascending buzzards dazzle against the sun as I climb to St&nbsp;Catherine&rsquo;s Chapel alone on its hill above the sea. It is the saint&rsquo;s own feast day (25 November), when women once came to recite a charm for getting married. The traditional wording was blunt: &ldquo;A husband, St Catherine, a handsome one, St&nbsp;Catherine, a rich one, St&nbsp;Catherine,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/country-diary-a-lonely-chapel-that-whispers-and-roars-sara-hudston/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/country-diary-a-lonely-chapel-that-whispers-and-roars-sara-hudston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve held this in my whole life’: ex-Big Brother contestant testifies about childhood sexual abuse by New Orleans priest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renny Martyn revealed in archdiocese bankruptcy proceedings that priest abused her at school when she was six years oldA woman who Big Brother fans might recognize as a contestant on an earlier season of the unscripted television competition has spoken out as a victim of New Orleans&rsquo;s decades-old Catholic clergy abuse scandal.Renny Martyn, 71, told her story toward the end of a Tuesday hearing in the federal courthouse where the Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans has been in bankruptcy pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ive-held-this-in-my-whole-life-ex-big-brother-contestant-testifies-about-childhood-sexual-abuse-by-new-orleans-priest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ive-held-this-in-my-whole-life-ex-big-brother-contestant-testifies-about-childhood-sexual-abuse-by-new-orleans-priest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community]]></title><description><![CDATA[After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turned down the volume of the worldIt was 2022, and my dad had just died from a rare blood disease. In the aftermath, I quit my PhD and moved back to London from Brighton. I coped by keeping incredibly busy. I regularly informed friends &ldquo;I&rsquo;m fine, actually&rdquo;, as I threw myself into a new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-moment-that-changed-me-my-unbearable-grief-kept-growing-until-i-found-solace-in-a-silent-community/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-moment-that-changed-me-my-unbearable-grief-kept-growing-until-i-found-solace-in-a-silent-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survivors of New Orleans clergy abuse weigh forgiveness in court: ‘It destroyed my faith in God’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victims share painful memories in trial aiming to determine fairness of archdiocese&rsquo;s $230m settlement proposalSome who spoke in federal court on Tuesday about being victimized in the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans&rsquo;s enduring child molestation saga had forgiven. Others had not.None had forgotten, even decades later. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/survivors-of-new-orleans-clergy-abuse-weigh-forgiveness-in-court-it-destroyed-my-faith-in-god/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/survivors-of-new-orleans-clergy-abuse-weigh-forgiveness-in-court-it-destroyed-my-faith-in-god/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-assisted suicide Peers call for ‘death doulas’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill should legislate for &lsquo;death doulas&rsquo; under a new &lsquo;national assisted suicide service&rsquo;, two Peers have recommended.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-assisted-suicide-peers-call-for-death-doulas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pro-assisted-suicide-peers-call-for-death-doulas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lecturer branded ‘transphobic’ over Harry Potter lab music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims that a university lecturer was &ldquo;transphobic&rdquo; for playing Harry Potter soundtracks in his laboratory classes have been dismissed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lecturer-branded-transphobic-over-harry-potter-lab-music/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lecturer-branded-transphobic-over-harry-potter-lab-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo tells Lebanese leaders 'peace is a desire and a vocation'  &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech in Lebanon on Sunday where he repeated his call for representatives to do their part to help achieve peace in the region. Speaking in a room with several senior government and religious figures, the pope praised the Lebanese people for their resilience, adding: 'You always know how to rise again with courage'Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-tells-lebanese-leaders-peace-is-a-desire-and-a-vocation-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-tells-lebanese-leaders-peace-is-a-desire-and-a-vocation-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing &lsquo;highly complex, conflictual&rsquo; situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he is visiting the country, which remains a target of Israeli airstrikes, on the second leg of his first overseas trip as Catholic leader.Leo, the first US pope, arrived in Beirut on Sunday from a four-day visit to Turkey where he said that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-urges-lebanese-leaders-to-make-peace-highest-priority/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-urges-lebanese-leaders-to-make-peace-highest-priority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – if they stay off social media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trio given leave to stay in their abandoned convent near Salzburg until further notice, church officials sayThree octogenarian nuns who gained a global following after breaking out of their care home and moving back to their abandoned convent near Salzburg have been given leave to stay in the nunnery &ldquo;until further notice&rdquo; &ndash; on condition they stay off social media, church officials have said.The rebel sisters &ndash; Bernadette, 88, Regina, 86, and Rita, 82, all former teachers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rebel-nuns-who-busted-out-of-austrian-care-home-win-reprieve-if-they-stay-off-social-media/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rebel-nuns-who-busted-out-of-austrian-care-home-win-reprieve-if-they-stay-off-social-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Institute Chairman Revd Dr Richard Turnbull promoted to glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute&rsquo;s Chairman, Revd Dr Richard Turnbull, has died aged 65. He had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-institute-chairman-revd-dr-richard-turnbull-promoted-to-glory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-institute-chairman-revd-dr-richard-turnbull-promoted-to-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holyrood's controversial assisted suicide Bill moves towards final stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[MSPs have rushed through debates on scores of amendments to Liam McArthur&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill, the majority of the Committee choosing to reject most attempts by fellow MSPs to address problems with it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyroods-controversial-assisted-suicide-bill-moves-towards-final-stage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyroods-controversial-assisted-suicide-bill-moves-towards-final-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shine, Jesus, Shine’ voted nation’s favourite school assembly hymn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brits have chosen Graham Kendrick&rsquo;s hymn, &lsquo;Shine, Jesus, Shine&rsquo;, as their all-time school favourite, according to a BBC Songs of Praise poll.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/shine-jesus-shine-voted-nations-favourite-school-assembly-hymn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/shine-jesus-shine-voted-nations-favourite-school-assembly-hymn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget: Online gambling faces tax hike but betting shops exempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[While online betting companies will face significantly higher levies following Rachel Reeves&rsquo;s Budget announcement, brick and mortar establishments will not.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/budget-online-gambling-faces-tax-hike-but-betting-shops-exempt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/budget-online-gambling-faces-tax-hike-but-betting-shops-exempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man with Down’s inspiring disabled people to enter the workplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man with Down&rsquo;s syndrome has been celebrated for inspiring others with disabilities to enter the workforce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/man-with-downs-inspiring-disabled-people-to-enter-the-workplace/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/man-with-downs-inspiring-disabled-people-to-enter-the-workplace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama priest leaves clergy after woman alleges ‘private companionship’ beginning when she was 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Sullivan&rsquo;s self-imposed removal comes after accusations he provided financial support in exchange for arrangement which included sexA longtime Roman Catholic priest in Alabama has voluntarily left the clergy after a woman alleged to his superiors that he provided her financial support in exchange for &ldquo;private companionship&rdquo; including sex beginning when she was 17.Robert Sullivan&rsquo;s self-imposed removal from the priesthood &ndash; known as laicization &ndash; was ann]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alabama-priest-leaves-clergy-after-woman-alleges-private-companionship-beginning-when-she-was-17/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alabama-priest-leaves-clergy-after-woman-alleges-private-companionship-beginning-when-she-was-17/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt under pressure to scrap puberty blocker experiment on children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Secretary Wes Streeting is being strongly urged to abandon plans for a puberty blocker trial involving scores of gender-confused children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-under-pressure-to-scrap-puberty-blocker-experiment-on-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-under-pressure-to-scrap-puberty-blocker-experiment-on-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo warns of risk from ‘piecemeal’ world war in first overseas trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leo welcomed by Recep Tayyip Erdo&#287;an as he begins six-day itinerary that will also include visit to LebanonA new world war is being fought &ldquo;piecemeal&rdquo; and is endangering the future of humanity, Pope Leo has warned, as he arrived in Turkey for his first foreign trip since becoming head of the Catholic church.Speaking in Ankara, where he was welcomed on Thursday by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdo&#287;an, Leo said the world was experiencing &ldquo;a heightened level of co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-warns-of-risk-from-piecemeal-world-war-in-first-overseas-trip/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-warns-of-risk-from-piecemeal-world-war-in-first-overseas-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo gifted Thanksgiving pie during debut trip as Catholic church leader – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo is making his debut overseas trip as leader of the Catholic church, travelling on a six-day mission of peace and unity to Turkey and Lebanon.Leo first met President Recep Tayyip Erdo&#287;an in Ankara. He is also due to meet Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world&rsquo;s 260 million Orthodox Christians, for celebrations of the 1,700th anniversary of a major early church council in Nicaea, now &#304;znik, which settled ideological disputes.Leo&rsquo;s arrival in Lebanon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-gifted-thanksgiving-pie-during-debut-trip-as-catholic-church-leader-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-gifted-thanksgiving-pie-during-debut-trip-as-catholic-church-leader-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CofE advised same-sex blessings may 'jeopardise' its doctrine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Church of England is in &ldquo;danger&rdquo; of undermining the doctrine of marriage by blessing same-sex couples, an advisory group has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cofe-advised-same-sex-blessings-may-jeopardise-its-doctrine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cofe-advised-same-sex-blessings-may-jeopardise-its-doctrine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Voices told me to kill myself': Clinic patients on recovering from cannabis psychosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clinic in south London aimed at combatting the rise of cannabis psychosis is making strides in helping people recover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/voices-told-me-to-kill-myself-clinic-patients-on-recovering-from-cannabis-psychosis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/voices-told-me-to-kill-myself-clinic-patients-on-recovering-from-cannabis-psychosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New women’s campaign group vows to kick men out of women’s sport]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new group founded by former Olympian Sharron Davies MBE has pledged to end men being allowed to compete in women&rsquo;s sport across the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-womens-campaign-group-vows-to-kick-men-out-of-womens-sport/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-womens-campaign-group-vows-to-kick-men-out-of-womens-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicide drug seller exploited victims ‘in their most desperate moments’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Wrexham man who sold lethal drugs online has pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/suicide-drug-seller-exploited-victims-in-their-most-desperate-moments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/suicide-drug-seller-exploited-victims-in-their-most-desperate-moments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rightwing influencers spin anti-Muslim rage in Michigan for social media reach]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Dearborn, provocateurs have held anti-Islam rallies, attempted to burn the Qur&rsquo;an and rile residents for clickbaitWhite nationalist and rightwing agitators recently descended on Dearborn, Michigan, to hold an anti-Islam rally at which they attempted to burn a Qur&rsquo;an and manufacture controversy over the city&rsquo;s large Arab American population. But the protest has been dismissed by local leaders as a cheap publicity stunt aimed at generating money and clicks for far-right influe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rightwing-influencers-spin-anti-muslim-rage-in-michigan-for-social-media-reach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rightwing-influencers-spin-anti-muslim-rage-in-michigan-for-social-media-reach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of gender-confused children call for probe into BBC pro-trans bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group representing parents of gender-confused children has urged Ofcom to investigate the BBC&rsquo;s promotion of transgender ideology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/parents-of-gender-confused-children-call-for-probe-into-bbc-pro-trans-bias/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/parents-of-gender-confused-children-call-for-probe-into-bbc-pro-trans-bias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugh Nowell obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My former colleague Hugh Nowell, who has died aged 98, was for many years a senior figure at Grosvenor Books, a publishing company connected to the Moral Re-Armament movement.A co-founder of the firm in the early 1960s, Hugh continued there until his retirement at the age of 70 in 1997. During this time he worked as joint chief executive and then managing director. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hugh-nowell-obituary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hugh-nowell-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Education Minister to safeguard 'Christian ethos' following RE ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Education Minister has emphasised that the Christian ethos of schools will not be swept aside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-education-minister-to-safeguard-christian-ethos-following-re-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-education-minister-to-safeguard-christian-ethos-following-re-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Lennox shares wisdom on ‘finishing well’]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Lennox has given advice on &ldquo;finishing well&rdquo; in an interview for the Sing! Conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/john-lennox-shares-wisdom-on-finishing-well/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/john-lennox-shares-wisdom-on-finishing-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out | Lamorna Ash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian &lsquo;values&rsquo;, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential &ndash; this could have dire consequencesEarlier this year, not long after Tommy Robinson embraced evangelical Christianity while in prison, the then Conservative MP Danny Kruger spoke in parliament about the need for a restoration of Britain through the &ldquo;recovery of a Christian politics&rdquo;. Less than two months later, Kruger joined Reform, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/is-british-politics-immune-to-us-style-rightwing-christianity-were-about-to-find-out-lamorna-ash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/is-british-politics-immune-to-us-style-rightwing-christianity-were-about-to-find-out-lamorna-ash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who ‘let his family down’ by gambling stolen £450k sentenced to prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A son who gambled away his elderly mother&rsquo;s savings and investments has been given a 28-month jail sentence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/man-who-let-his-family-down-by-gambling-stolen-450k-sentenced-to-prison/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/man-who-let-his-family-down-by-gambling-stolen-450k-sentenced-to-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the Maga evangelical perversion of Jesus&rsquo;s message of radical love to one of hate and aggressionTrumpism&rsquo;s most revealing and defining moments &ndash; not its most important, nor cruelest, nor most dangerous, nor stupidest, but perhaps its most illuminating &ndash; came earlier this autumn. In the course of a few weeks, the US president started showing everyone his plans for a gilded ballroom twice the size of the White]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/theyre-doing-to-america-what-they-did-to-christianity-bill-mckibben/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/theyre-doing-to-america-what-they-did-to-christianity-bill-mckibben/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church | Simon Tisdall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fightingThe supreme court can&rsquo;t do it &ndash; it&rsquo;s packed with conservatives who owe him their jobs. Congress won&rsquo;t do it &ndash; Republicans slavishly follow his orders, Democrats are ill-led and divided. For today&rsquo;s White House, the concept of constitutional limits on executive power is a quaint relic. The news media, or sections of it, does it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-can-tame-trump-an-unlikely-candidate-is-emerging-the-catholic-church-simon-tisdall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-can-tame-trump-an-unlikely-candidate-is-emerging-the-catholic-church-simon-tisdall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste? | Jason Okundaye]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-AI and pro-beauty, Leo XIV has proved an unlikely custodian of culture &ndash; and a patron of meaningful work in a world of algorithmic slopSo, who figured that Pope Leo XIV would end up being kind of cool? Not me. Although as a lapsed Catholic I had little stake in the conclave race, I felt that there was something unglamorous, dare I say godless, about a first-ever supreme pontiff born in the US, let alone one hailing from Chicago, the same city as Hugh Hefner, Hillary Clinton and Kanye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-knew-it-would-take-an-american-pope-to-remind-us-of-the-value-of-art-and-good-taste-jason-okundaye/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-knew-it-would-take-an-american-pope-to-remind-us-of-the-value-of-art-and-good-taste-jason-okundaye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kristen Bell and Brian Cox among actors shocked they’re attached to Fox News podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 52-episode Christian podcast was announced with a number of actors involved yet many claim they had no idea about itThe Fox News announcement of a new podcast series on Jesus Christ has turned into a bizarre holiday tale in Hollywood, as several actors attached to massive, 52-episode project claim their recordings date back 15 years and are being released without their prior knowledge.The new audiobook titled The Life of Jesus Christ Podcast, announced on Wednesday as part of a splashy rollo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/kristen-bell-and-brian-cox-among-actors-shocked-theyre-attached-to-fox-news-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/kristen-bell-and-brian-cox-among-actors-shocked-theyre-attached-to-fox-news-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court reinstates ruling against ‘proselytising’ in NI RE lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusively Christian RE lessons and assemblies in Northern Irish primary schools that don&rsquo;t acknowledge other views are unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/supreme-court-reinstates-ruling-against-proselytising-in-ni-re-lessons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/supreme-court-reinstates-ruling-against-proselytising-in-ni-re-lessons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog survey: 'One in two youngsters gamble']]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly half of all 11 to 17-year-olds admit to gambling, a Gambling Commission survey has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/watchdog-survey-one-in-two-youngsters-gamble/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/watchdog-survey-one-in-two-youngsters-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Scotland ends gender self-ID in crime recording]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Scotland will record suspects&rsquo; biological sex, regardless of how they self-identify, its Chief Constable has confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-scotland-ends-gender-self-id-in-crime-recording/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-scotland-ends-gender-self-id-in-crime-recording/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Make the Charter your own’: CI street preaching resource welcomed by leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians and church leaders gathered in Westminster this week to mark the launch of The Christian Institute&rsquo;s Street Preacher&rsquo;s Charter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/make-the-charter-your-own-ci-street-preaching-resource-welcomed-by-leaders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/make-the-charter-your-own-ci-street-preaching-resource-welcomed-by-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secularists lobby Welsh Govt to ‘protect children from Christian teaching’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Secular Society has urged the Welsh Government to consider stopping faith schools teaching the &ldquo;tenets of their faith&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/secularists-lobby-welsh-govt-to-protect-children-from-christian-teaching/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/secularists-lobby-welsh-govt-to-protect-children-from-christian-teaching/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby born at 23 weeks now 1 year old and ‘absolutely thriving’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby born at 23 weeks and four days is &ldquo;thriving&rdquo; and has celebrated her first birthday at home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/baby-born-at-23-weeks-now-1-year-old-and-absolutely-thriving/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/baby-born-at-23-weeks-now-1-year-old-and-absolutely-thriving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Druidry documentary seeks 'connection and community' in the wrong place]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC has promoted Druidry as a way to get involved in local communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/druidry-documentary-seeks-connection-and-community-in-the-wrong-place/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/druidry-documentary-seeks-connection-and-community-in-the-wrong-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scots report pushes extreme abortion agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abortion should be allowed on demand up to birth, a Scottish Government-commissioned report has recommended.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scots-report-pushes-extreme-abortion-agenda/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scots-report-pushes-extreme-abortion-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo condemns US’s ‘extremely disrespectful’ treatment of immigrants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff backs statement by US bishops condemning raids and mass deportations under Trump administrationPope Leo has reiterated his disapproval of Donald Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies, saying foreigners in the US are being treated in an &ldquo;extremely disrespectful way&rdquo;.Leo, the first US pontiff in the history of the Catholic church, made the remarks in response to questions about a statement adopted last week during a special assembly of US bishops that criticised the Trump administ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-condemns-uss-extremely-disrespectful-treatment-of-immigrants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-condemns-uss-extremely-disrespectful-treatment-of-immigrants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actress Sophie Turner warns how assisted suicide Bill endangers young people with eating disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrities and other public figures are expressing &ldquo;deep concern&rdquo; over Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill, saying it poses a &ldquo;serious risk&rdquo; to those struggling with eating disorders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/actress-sophie-turner-warns-how-assisted-suicide-bill-endangers-young-people-with-eating-disorders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/actress-sophie-turner-warns-how-assisted-suicide-bill-endangers-young-people-with-eating-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Street Preacher's Charter: 'An invaluable asset for gospel freedom']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new resource for evangelists on their rights and responsibilities when street preaching has been published by The Christian Institute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-street-preachers-charter-an-invaluable-asset-for-gospel-freedom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-street-preachers-charter-an-invaluable-asset-for-gospel-freedom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testimony review – a devastating exposé of the Irish church’s brutal Magdalene laundries]]></title><description><![CDATA[A searing documentary on the laundries sees a determined young human rights lawyer join survivors and campaigners in a fight for truth and accountabilityAt least 10,000 women and girls were imprisoned in Ireland&rsquo;s Magdalene laundries, forced into unpaid labour and subject to cruelty and suffering. This documentary narrated by Imelda Staunton tells the story of the campaign to hold the Irish government to account for its role in the laundries, mother and baby homes and industrial schools fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/testimony-review-a-devastating-expos-of-the-irish-churchs-brutal-magdalene-laundries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/testimony-review-a-devastating-expos-of-the-irish-churchs-brutal-magdalene-laundries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese spying amounts to interference in UK democracy, minister says, after MI5 warns MPs – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Jarvis, the security minister, says China is trying to contact MPs and peers to get sensitive information about parliament. This live blog is closedBack at the Reform UK press conference, Zia Yusuf, the party&rsquo;s head of policy, has just finished outlining his plan to cut spending on foreignersAs he finished, Yusuf claimed this was &ldquo;treachery&rdquo;.Labour is making the conscious and deliberate decision to continue funding extortionate amounts to foreign nationals, to the detriment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/chinese-spying-amounts-to-interference-in-uk-democracy-minister-says-after-mi5-warns-mps-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/chinese-spying-amounts-to-interference-in-uk-democracy-minister-says-after-mi5-warns-mps-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj to spotlight plight of Nigerian Christians in UN speech arranged by White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump&rsquo;s post condemning Nigerian governmentThe US-based Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj will work alongside the White House to highlight claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria.Minaj is expected to deliver a speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, according to a Time journalist who first posted about the collaboration on Sunday, adding that it was arranged by Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to Donald Trump. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nicki-minaj-to-spotlight-plight-of-nigerian-christians-in-un-speech-arranged-by-white-house/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nicki-minaj-to-spotlight-plight-of-nigerian-christians-in-un-speech-arranged-by-white-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping my hat on in Westminster Abbey | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church clothing | Unusual names | AI namesake | Pull-ups for life | A typical Guardian activityOfficials at Westminster Abbey have a long history of inappropriately asking visitors to remove clothing (&lsquo;Demonic&rsquo; Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey, 14 November). Back in 1977, a verger was most put out to learn that I, a child who was well wrapped up against the cold, was a girl who had been taught to wear a hat in church, so no, I would not be removing my woolly&n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/keeping-my-hat-on-in-westminster-abbey-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/keeping-my-hat-on-in-westminster-abbey-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec ‘world leader’ in euthanising its citizens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian province of Quebec has the highest euthanasia death rate in the world, a report has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/quebec-world-leader-in-euthanising-its-citizens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/quebec-world-leader-in-euthanising-its-citizens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howel Jones obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My uncle Howel Jones, who has died aged 96, was a teacher dedicated to the Methodist church, the application of his faith to local government and to young people, including his own large family, to whom he also imparted unwavering devotion to Liverpool FC.He was born in Childwall, a suburb of Liverpool, to Welsh-speaking parents, Dilys (nee Jones) and Eames Jones, who were both office clerks. Howel, along with his brother, Glyn, and sister, Gwenda, was taken every Sunday to a Welsh chapel, where]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/howel-jones-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/howel-jones-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Texas and Iowa to Arkansas, faith leaders are wading into politics to counter the rise of Christian nationalismHe grew up on a farm in Indiana, the son of a factory worker and eldest of five children. He studied at Liberty, a Christian university founded by the conservative pastor and televangelist Jerry Falwell, and recalls wearing a T-shirt expressing opposition to the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.Two decades later, Justin Douglas is running for the US Congress &ndash; as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trump-is-inconsistent-with-christian-principles-why-the-democratic-party-is-seeing-a-rise-of-white-clergy-candidates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trump-is-inconsistent-with-christian-principles-why-the-democratic-party-is-seeing-a-rise-of-white-clergy-candidates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Hollywood to holy water: Pope Leo invites stars to the Vatican]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observers say that welcoming of guests including Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci and Spike Lee is a move to raise pontiff&rsquo;s profileA host of Hollywood celebrities will meet Pope Leo on Saturday, a gathering Vatican observers say is aimed at giving some star power to the pontiff, who is the first US pope in the history of the Catholic church.Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci, Chris Pine and Adam Scott are among the actors who will join a special audience with Leo at his Apostolic Palace resid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/from-hollywood-to-holy-water-pope-leo-invites-stars-to-the-vatican/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/from-hollywood-to-holy-water-pope-leo-invites-stars-to-the-vatican/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers propose almost 1,000 amendments to assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unprecedented number of changes for a Private Member&rsquo;s Bill have been tabled by Peers seeking to amend Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s seriously flawed assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-propose-almost-1000-amendments-to-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-propose-almost-1000-amendments-to-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almshouse in Dorset discovers its 15th-century Flemish triptych is worth £3.5m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artwork that hung for centuries at St John&rsquo;s Almshouse in Sherborne will be sold to raise funds for social housing&ldquo;The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it,&rdquo; so says the Bible, Proverbs 10:22.On Friday, a church almshouse was counting its blessings after discovering that a triptych painting that has hung in the chapel for centuries is a 15th-century Flemish masterpiece worth &pound;3.5m. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/almshouse-in-dorset-discovers-its-15th-century-flemish-triptych-is-worth-35m/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/almshouse-in-dorset-discovers-its-15th-century-flemish-triptych-is-worth-35m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: 'No evidence mild smacking causes harm to kids']]></title><description><![CDATA[It is &ldquo;impossible&rdquo; to conclude that reasonable chastisement harms children, a review by The Christian Institute has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/study-no-evidence-mild-smacking-causes-harm-to-kids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/study-no-evidence-mild-smacking-causes-harm-to-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Labour: 'Liberalise possession of all illegal drugs']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labour Party has called on the Irish Government to decriminalise all drugs for personal use and to open more shooting galleries for addicts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-labour-liberalise-possession-of-all-illegal-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-labour-liberalise-possession-of-all-illegal-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RC Archbishop urges Peers to reject ‘distressing’ attempt to decriminalise abortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peers must protect the unborn by overturning an attempt to decriminalise abortion, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rc-archbishop-urges-peers-to-reject-distressing-attempt-to-decriminalise-abortion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rc-archbishop-urges-peers-to-reject-distressing-attempt-to-decriminalise-abortion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippersThe Wind in the Willows is one of the most beloved books of British children&rsquo;s literature, but while most people think of the jolly adventures of Toad, Mole and Rat, Kenneth Grahame&rsquo;s 1908 story has a darker side.And it was a step too far for the Beadle security guards at Westminster Abbey, who told a visitor wearing a sweatshirt with an illustration from the book that she had to tak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/demonic-wind-in-the-willows-jumper-banned-from-westminster-abbey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/demonic-wind-in-the-willows-jumper-banned-from-westminster-abbey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC trans bias 'is harming children']]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC has been urged to stop &ldquo;normalising transgender ideology&rdquo; to children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-trans-bias-is-harming-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-trans-bias-is-harming-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pastor in Nigeria Facing Death Threats for Pleas for Protection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigerian Army representative addresses the Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo&rsquo;s church, offering protection. (Screenshot from YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A pastor in Nigeria is facing death threats for speaking out on Islamic extremist attacks on Christians and calling for protection against &ldquo;genocide.&rdquo; The Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, based in Plateau state as regional chairman [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastor-in-nigeria-facing-death-threats-for-pleas-for-protection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastor-in-nigeria-facing-death-threats-for-pleas-for-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian trainee teachers barred from Chicago school placements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trainee teachers at Moody Bible Institute have been blocked from Chicago&rsquo;s public schools&rsquo; student teaching programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-trainee-teachers-barred-from-chicago-school-placements/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-trainee-teachers-barred-from-chicago-school-placements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC presenter's eye-roll at pro-trans terminology 'broke impartiality']]></title><description><![CDATA[A BBC News presenter&rsquo;s facial expression at pro-trans terminology has fallen foul of the broadcaster&rsquo;s impartiality rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-presenters-eye-roll-at-pro-trans-terminology-broke-impartiality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-presenters-eye-roll-at-pro-trans-terminology-broke-impartiality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Islam-critical' ruled a protected belief under equality law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criticism of Islam is a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010), it has been ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/islam-critical-ruled-a-protected-belief-under-equality-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/islam-critical-ruled-a-protected-belief-under-equality-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamist Protest in Yumbe, Uganda Leaves Five Christians Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Muslim protest over pork sales in Yumbe, Uganda turned violent on Nov. 4, 2025. (Screenshot from NTVUganda) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Five Christians were killed and 44 others injured on Nov. 4 after an Islamist leader incited Muslims to attack Christians over pork sales near a mosque in Yumbe, northern Uganda, sources said. The violence...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/islamist-protest-in-yumbe-uganda-leaves-five-christians-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/islamist-protest-in-yumbe-uganda-leaves-five-christians-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle United lifts ban on gender-critical fan in free speech win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle United has lifted its ban on gender-critical fan Linzi Smith, acknowledging that her views are legally protected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/newcastle-united-lifts-ban-on-gender-critical-fan-in-free-speech-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/newcastle-united-lifts-ban-on-gender-critical-fan-in-free-speech-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian ‘mystic’ faces fraud trial over claim Virgin Mary statue wept blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gisella Cardia allegedly made &euro;365,000 in donations from pilgrims to shrine in lakeside town near RomeA self-styled mystic who drew hundreds of pilgrims to a town near Rome by claiming a statue of the Virgin Mary wept tears of blood has been sent to trial for alleged fraud.Gisella Cardia, who also claimed the statue was transmitting messages to her, will be tried along with her husband, Gianni Cardia, in April next year. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/italian-mystic-faces-fraud-trial-over-claim-virgin-mary-statue-wept-blood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/italian-mystic-faces-fraud-trial-over-claim-virgin-mary-statue-wept-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six in ten people oppose no-fault divorce, NI consultation reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals to make divorce quicker and easier in Northern Ireland have been largely rejected by respondents to a consultation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/six-in-ten-people-oppose-no-fault-divorce-ni-consultation-reveals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/six-in-ten-people-oppose-no-fault-divorce-ni-consultation-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glamour names nine men among its &lsquo;Women of the Year' winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leading women&rsquo;s magazine has been criticised for selecting a group of nine men who identify as women as winners of their &ldquo;Women of the Year&rdquo; award.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/glamour-names-nine-men-among-its-lsquowomen-of-the-year-winners/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/glamour-names-nine-men-among-its-lsquowomen-of-the-year-winners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy see: three of Pope Leo’s favourite films are divine. The fourth is hard to forgive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Praise be for The Sound of Music, Ordinary People and It&rsquo;s a Wonderful Life! But the sinfully twee and queasy Life is Beautiful must be renouncedRobert Wise&rsquo;s The Sound of Music, Frank Capra&rsquo;s It&rsquo;s a Wonderful Life, Robert Redford&rsquo;s Ordinary People and Roberto Benigni&rsquo;s Life Is Beautiful.<br />
These are a few of his fav-our-ite films &hellip; Pope Leo&rsquo;s that is. This white-bread movie playlist has been released in advance of His Holiness&rsquo;s &ldquo;meetin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holy-see-three-of-pope-leos-favourite-films-are-divine-the-fourth-is-hard-to-forgive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holy-see-three-of-pope-leos-favourite-films-are-divine-the-fourth-is-hard-to-forgive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Catholic bishops elect conservative president, doubling down on rightward lean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Coakley of Oklahoma seen as culture warrior, but likely to endorse push for more humane treatment of immigrantsUS Catholic bishops elected Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during Donald Trump&rsquo;s second term as president.The vote acts as a barometer for the bishops&rsquo; priorities. In choosing Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigrati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-catholic-bishops-elect-conservative-president-doubling-down-on-rightward-lean/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-catholic-bishops-elect-conservative-president-doubling-down-on-rightward-lean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny Kruger MP: ‘The Gospel will never be extinguished’]]></title><description><![CDATA[MP Danny Kruger has spoken of the importance of his Christian convictions to his life and political outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/danny-kruger-mp-the-gospel-will-never-be-extinguished/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/danny-kruger-mp-the-gospel-will-never-be-extinguished/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians Killed in NW Nigeria, Homes Burned in Northeast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral service for Christians killed in Damakasuwa, Kaduna state, Nigeria on Nov. 8, 2025. (Daniel Dodo) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Seven Christians, including a 12-year-old boy, were mourned on Saturday (Nov. 8) after they were killed in an attack in Kaduna state, Nigeria, the same day Islamic extremists...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-killed-in-nw-nigeria-homes-burned-in-northeast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-killed-in-nw-nigeria-homes-burned-in-northeast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caravaggio review – articulate and intelligent portrait of the art titan’s life and work]]></title><description><![CDATA[This new addition to the Exhibition on Screen series features an alarmingly plausible-looking actor as the great man himselfThe latest offering from the estimable Exhibition on Screen strand takes on one of the biggies &ndash; and with a title like that, it is also perhaps treading on other hallowed ground: that of Derek Jarman, whose 1986 biopic is arguably the most brilliant rendering of the great painter&rsquo;s life and death. By contrast, this Caravaggio is a much more orthodox art-document]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/caravaggio-review-articulate-and-intelligent-portrait-of-the-art-titans-life-and-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/caravaggio-review-articulate-and-intelligent-portrait-of-the-art-titans-life-and-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Woman in Pakistan Accused of Blasphemy Wins Bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lahore High Court, Pakistan (MariyamAftab, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A high court in Pakistan has granted bail to a Christian woman imprisoned for more than a year over false accusations of blasphemy, her attorney said. Christian attorney Lazar Allah Rakha said that Lahore High Court...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-woman-in-pakistan-accused-of-blasphemy-wins-bail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-woman-in-pakistan-accused-of-blasphemy-wins-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valley of the Shadow of Death review – priest’s faith is pushed to limit in self-flagellating Hong Kong fable]]></title><description><![CDATA[A homeless youth seeking forgiveness sets up an impossible moral quandary in a debut feature from Sen Lam and Antonio TamThis sin-obsessed drama about a Hong Kong preacher occupies the same kind of self-flagellating territory as 1970s or 80s Scorsese or Paul Schrader. Shot in a downcast, emerald-toned pallor by directors Sen Lam and Antonio Tam (making their feature debut), if nothing else Valley of the Shadow of Death makes the descent into an impossible moral quandary look fabulously attractiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/valley-of-the-shadow-of-death-review-priests-faith-is-pushed-to-limit-in-self-flagellating-hong-kong-fable/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/valley-of-the-shadow-of-death-review-priests-faith-is-pushed-to-limit-in-self-flagellating-hong-kong-fable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Trump truly care about Nigerian Christians? Of course not – he just knows faith sells | Simon Tisdall]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a bid to exercise absolute power, today&rsquo;s crop of authoritarian leaders is recruiting &ndash; and exploiting &ndash; believersDonald Trump&rsquo;s crusading threat to invade Nigeria and save Christians from Islamist terrorists is typical attention-seeking. Surely even he must realise that unilateral US military intervention would invite disaster. And he&rsquo;s got his facts wrong. The threat of Islamist terrorism is real, but it affects Nigerian Muslims as much, if not more, than Chris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/does-trump-truly-care-about-nigerian-christians-of-course-not-he-just-knows-faith-sells-simon-tisdall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/does-trump-truly-care-about-nigerian-christians-of-course-not-he-just-knows-faith-sells-simon-tisdall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fulani Herdsmen Kill 15 Christians in Central Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corpses of Christians slain in Sarkin Noma village, Nasarawa state, Nigeria on Nov. 6, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot from video) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (Nov. 6) killed two Christians in Nigeria&rsquo;s Nasarawa state and two others in Plateau...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-herdsmen-kill-15-christians-in-central-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-herdsmen-kill-15-christians-in-central-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistleblower: ‘Pro-trans cabal censored BBC news’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small group of LGBT activists within the BBC censored news coverage critical of transgender ideology, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/whistleblower-pro-trans-cabal-censored-bbc-news/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/whistleblower-pro-trans-cabal-censored-bbc-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New National Curriculum could include Religious Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Government-commissioned report recommends absorbing Religious Education (RE) into the National Curriculum for England, which could end local churches&rsquo; input into the subject.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-national-curriculum-could-include-religious-education/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-national-curriculum-could-include-religious-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bake Off winner: 'The pressure pushed me to rely on Jesus']]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s Great British Bake Off winner has shared how the pressure of participating on the series helped her faith in God to grow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bake-off-winner-the-pressure-pushed-me-to-rely-on-jesus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bake-off-winner-the-pressure-pushed-me-to-rely-on-jesus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Scotland 'eroding public trust' over non-crime hate incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police Scotland has been slammed for failing to reveal the number of recently recorded non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs), after the Metropolitan Police announced that it would stop investigating them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-scotland-eroding-public-trust-over-non-crime-hate-incidents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-scotland-eroding-public-trust-over-non-crime-hate-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flags and Christian nationalist slogans feature in soaring attacks on UK mosques]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between July and October, 25 buildings were targeted in 27 attacks, according to British Muslim TrustUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesAttacks on mosques in the UK have soared in recent months, the government&rsquo;s Islamophobia monitoring partner has said, with more than 40% of incidents featuring British or English flags and Christian nationalist symbols or slogans.In the past three months, a mosque was set alight in East Sussex; in Merseyside the windows of a mosque were shot with an ai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/flags-and-christian-nationalist-slogans-feature-in-soaring-attacks-on-uk-mosques/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/flags-and-christian-nationalist-slogans-feature-in-soaring-attacks-on-uk-mosques/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSPs reject mitigating amendments to ‘reckless’ assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A raft of amendments designed to mitigate the worst aspects of Liam McArthur&rsquo;s controversial assisted suicide Bill have been rejected by MSPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msps-reject-mitigating-amendments-to-reckless-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msps-reject-mitigating-amendments-to-reckless-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oppressed Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rasheed Masih in handcuffs on blasphemy charges in Okara District, Punjab Province, Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A Christian in Pakistan with mental health issues has been arrested and charged under blasphemy, terrorism and sedition laws, sources...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/oppressed-christian-in-pakistan-charged-with-blasphemy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/oppressed-christian-in-pakistan-charged-with-blasphemy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strictly winner: ‘Porn addiction began at 9 years old’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A celebrity winner of Strictly Come Dancing has spoken candidly about his struggle with porn addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/strictly-winner-porn-addiction-began-at-9-years-old/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/strictly-winner-porn-addiction-began-at-9-years-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSP behind censorship zones pushes for abortion decriminalisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The architect of Scotland&rsquo;s abortion censorship zones now aims to decriminalise abortion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msp-behind-censorship-zones-pushes-for-abortion-decriminalisation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msp-behind-censorship-zones-pushes-for-abortion-decriminalisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pastor, Nine other Christians Killed in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral for one of nine Christians killed in Wereng village, Plateau state, Nigeria. (Celine Ntyang for Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani assailants and other terrorists in Nigeria killed nine Christians in Plateau state and a pastor in Kaduna state in the past...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastor-nine-other-christians-killed-in-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastor-nine-other-christians-killed-in-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online 'strangulation porn' set to be made illegal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online pornography showing violent acts such as strangulation is set to be banned through an amendment to the Government&rsquo;s Crime and Policing Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/online-strangulation-porn-set-to-be-made-illegal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/online-strangulation-porn-set-to-be-made-illegal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary was not co-redeemer, Vatican says amid spread of cult of the Madonna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo approves decree saying co-redeemer title risks eclipsing exclusive role of Jesus in saving humanityPope Leo has instructed Catholics not to refer to Mary as having helped her son Jesus save the world from damnation, amid the spread of an exaggerated worship of the Madonna, often on social media, that has emboldened claims of apparitions, weeping statues and self-styled prophets.A decree from the Vatican&rsquo;s doctrinal office approved by the pontiff says Jesus alone saved humanity fro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mary-was-not-co-redeemer-vatican-says-amid-spread-of-cult-of-the-madonna/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mary-was-not-co-redeemer-vatican-says-amid-spread-of-cult-of-the-madonna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems drop men from women’s quotas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men who identify as women will no longer be allowed to serve as female representatives on internal committees, the Liberal Democrats have announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lib-dems-drop-men-from-womens-quotas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lib-dems-drop-men-from-womens-quotas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice sector in crisis as Westminster considers legalising assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly two-thirds of independent adult hospices face financial difficulties as Peers scrutinise plans to allow state-funded assisted suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hospice-sector-in-crisis-as-westminster-considers-legalising-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hospice-sector-in-crisis-as-westminster-considers-legalising-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff says authorities must address the spiritual rights of those held in custody amid immigration crackdownPope Leo has called for &ldquo;deep reflection&rdquo; in the US about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that &ldquo;many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now&rdquo;.The Chicago-born pope was responding late on Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outsid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-calls-for-deep-reflection-about-treatment-of-detained-migrants-in-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-calls-for-deep-reflection-about-treatment-of-detained-migrants-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New data shows social contagion influence on transgender craze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emerging data supports the theory that &lsquo;social contagion&rsquo; is behind the recent surge of gender-confusion among young people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-data-shows-social-contagion-influence-on-transgender-craze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-data-shows-social-contagion-influence-on-transgender-craze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police in India Arrest Pastor after Hindu Extremist Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Rajasthan state, India. (Filpro, Creative Commons) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; When a Hindu extremist mob assaulted Christian men, women and children during a church service in India in late September, police jailed the pastor and charged him and four other Christians, sources said. In Rajasthan state&rsquo;s Hanumangarh District, several...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-in-india-arrest-pastor-after-hindu-extremist-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-in-india-arrest-pastor-after-hindu-extremist-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police in India Arrest Christians after Hindu Extremist Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Rajasthan state, India. (Filpro, Creative Commons) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; When a Hindu extremist mob assaulted Christian men, women and children during a church service in India in late September, police jailed the pastor and charged him and four other Christians, sources said. In Rajasthan state&rsquo;s Hanumangarh District, several...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-in-india-arrest-christians-after-hindu-extremist-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-in-india-arrest-christians-after-hindu-extremist-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 50,000 women hospitalised after at-home abortions]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS England data shows that over 54,000 women have been hospitalised following at-home abortion complications since 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/more-than-50000-women-hospitalised-after-at-home-abortions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/more-than-50000-women-hospitalised-after-at-home-abortions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Bible Trial&rsquo; pursued to Finland's Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Finnish Christian MP has been forced to appear before her country&rsquo;s highest court, despite being vindicated twice before over allegations of &ldquo;hate speech&rdquo; for sharing the Bible&rsquo;s teaching on homosexuality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lsquobible-trialrsquo-pursued-to-finlands-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lsquobible-trialrsquo-pursued-to-finlands-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lost Boys of Mercury review – heartbreaking film on the enduring wounds of church-school abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cl&eacute;mence Davigo&rsquo;s uncompromising film gives voice to three survivors of a French correctional school, and the difficult path towards healingGreat courage, physical and moral, is shown by the three principal interviewees in this heartbreaking French documentary. Andr&eacute;, Michel and Daniel are former wards of the church-run Belle &Eacute;toile correctional school in the Savoie town of Mercury and, now in their 60s and 70s, they recount a barrage of abuse at the hands of Abbot Gar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-lost-boys-of-mercury-review-heartbreaking-film-on-the-enduring-wounds-of-church-school-abuse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-lost-boys-of-mercury-review-heartbreaking-film-on-the-enduring-wounds-of-church-school-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians in India Cleared of False Forcible Conversion Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early sixth century Dashavatara Hindu temple in Deogarh, Lalitpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. (byron aihara, Creative Commons) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; India&rsquo;s Supreme Court on Oct. 17 quashed all criminal proceedings against Christians falsely accused of mass religious conversions, delivering a scathing rebuke to authorities for using the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-in-india-cleared-of-false-forcible-conversion-charges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-in-india-cleared-of-false-forcible-conversion-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Donald Trump threatening military intervention in Nigeria?]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president&rsquo;s remarks about alleged persecution of Christians seemingly in response to pressure from his evangelical baseDonald Trump has threatened to launch a &ldquo;guns-a-blazing&rdquo; US military intervention in Nigeria, claiming that the west African country&rsquo;s government has failed to prevent attacks on Christians.Here&rsquo;s what we know so far about the unfolding situation. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/why-is-donald-trump-threatening-military-intervention-in-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/why-is-donald-trump-threatening-military-intervention-in-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisiana: Alexandria diocese files for bankruptcy over clergy abuse claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 40 Roman Catholic dioceses have filed chapter 11 claims, 28 of which had obvious indicators of abuse falloutThe number of Roman Catholic dioceses in the US that have declared federal bankruptcy amid the worldwide church&rsquo;s clergy abuse scandal has grown after one in central Louisiana recently filed for chapter 11 protection.The diocese of Alexandria announced in a statement on Friday it had joined more than 40 Catholic institutions in the US which have filed for bankruptcy protect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/louisiana-alexandria-diocese-files-for-bankruptcy-over-clergy-abuse-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/louisiana-alexandria-diocese-files-for-bankruptcy-over-clergy-abuse-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity]]></title><description><![CDATA[US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be ChristianJD Vance is doubling down on comments he made about wanting his wife, Usha Vance, to convert to Christianity &ndash; remarks that drew political backlash from some quarters.At an event with Turning Point USA at the University of Mississippi to honor the conservative group&rsquo;s slain founder Charlie Kirk, an audience member questioned the US vice-president about how he sees t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jd-vance-repeats-comments-he-wants-wife-usha-to-convert-to-christianity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jd-vance-repeats-comments-he-wants-wife-usha-to-convert-to-christianity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert witnesses expose multiple gaps and failings in assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serious misgivings about plans to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales have been set before Peers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/expert-witnesses-expose-multiple-gaps-and-failings-in-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/expert-witnesses-expose-multiple-gaps-and-failings-in-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheffield Uni slaps 'violent' trigger warning on Gospel accounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Sheffield has slapped &lsquo;trigger warnings&rsquo; on the Bible&rsquo;s account of Jesus&rsquo; life leading up to his crucifixion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sheffield-uni-slaps-violent-trigger-warning-on-gospel-accounts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sheffield-uni-slaps-violent-trigger-warning-on-gospel-accounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top psychiatrist warns teenagers against ‘stewing brains in cannabis soup’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenagers who smoke high-strength cannabis are damaging their brains, the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/top-psychiatrist-warns-teenagers-against-stewing-brains-in-cannabis-soup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/top-psychiatrist-warns-teenagers-against-stewing-brains-in-cannabis-soup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum: 'Satanic child abusers caused my daughter to despair of life']]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother of a 14-year-old girl has warned how abuse by an online satanic gang caused her daughter to stop eating and sleeping.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mum-satanic-child-abusers-caused-my-daughter-to-despair-of-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mum-satanic-child-abusers-caused-my-daughter-to-despair-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move over, gender studies: the conservative tide coming for US universities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deeming universities too leftwing, outside donors and state governments are sponsoring curricula that center the classics, Christianity and the &lsquo;great books&rsquo; of western civilizationA small conservative revolution has swept the humanities at some US colleges and universities. Its vanguard are new programs, called centers or institutes, that have begun cropping up at schools in recent years. Often funded by outside donors or earmarks from state governments, the programs tend to bear na]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/move-over-gender-studies-the-conservative-tide-coming-for-us-universities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/move-over-gender-studies-the-conservative-tide-coming-for-us-universities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions raised over accuracy of common IVF 'screening' test]]></title><description><![CDATA[A test widely used during in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to &lsquo;screen out&rsquo; embryos deemed to have chromosomal conditions could be unreliable, a new study has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/questions-raised-over-accuracy-of-common-ivf-screening-test/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/questions-raised-over-accuracy-of-common-ivf-screening-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Orleans sexual abuse victims approve $230m Catholic church settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victims to receive payments based on severity and effects of abuse perpetrated by members of clergyIn a nearly unanimous vote, hundreds of victims of child sexual abuse by clergy and other church creditors approved a $230m bankruptcy settlement with the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans by a midnight deadline on Thursday.The archdiocese reported in a court filing on Thursday morning that the deal was accepted by a staggering 99.63% of creditors, excluding a small group of bond investors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-orleans-sexual-abuse-victims-approve-230m-catholic-church-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-orleans-sexual-abuse-victims-approve-230m-catholic-church-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rev Peter Cruchley obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Peter Cruchley, who has died aged 59 of cancer, was a United Reformed Church minister in Cardiff over three decades. Later he went on to work for the Council for World Mission (CWM) in Singapore, where, among other things, he initiated what is now the Onesimus Project, dedicated to uncovering and addressing historical racial injustices, including involvement in slavery, in which the council in its previous identity as the London Missionary Society had been complicit.He later became dir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-rev-peter-cruchley-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-rev-peter-cruchley-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabled Canadians ‘seeking help to live’ offered euthanasia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disabled Canadians who are seeking healthcare are being pressured into ending their lives, parliamentarians have been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/disabled-canadians-seeking-help-to-live-offered-euthanasia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/disabled-canadians-seeking-help-to-live-offered-euthanasia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS England rolls out free morning-after pill scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The morning-after pill (MAP) is now available free of charge at pharmacies across England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-england-rolls-out-free-morning-after-pill-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-england-rolls-out-free-morning-after-pill-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halloween is no ungodly American import – just ask the medieval monks and nuns who marketed it | Michael Carter]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the feast of All Hallows&rsquo; Eve, supernatural tales were a way of promoting prayer for the salvation of suffering soulsDr Michael Carter is a curator at English HeritageFor centuries the supernatural, and Halloween in particular, have been contested territory. Folklorists have interpreted Halloween as a relic of pre-Christian Celtic beliefs, when the turn of the seasons was thought to weaken the membrane separating the living and the dead. Some Christian evangelicals, especially in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/halloween-is-no-ungodly-american-import-just-ask-the-medieval-monks-and-nuns-who-marketed-it-michael-carter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/halloween-is-no-ungodly-american-import-just-ask-the-medieval-monks-and-nuns-who-marketed-it-michael-carter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betting ads with child appeal ‘irresponsible’, regulator rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betway and Kwiff acted irresponsibly by breaking marketing rules protecting under-18s from gambling ads, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/betting-ads-with-child-appeal-irresponsible-regulator-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/betting-ads-with-child-appeal-irresponsible-regulator-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police in Sudan Arrest Pastor in Apparent Property Grab]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rev. Daud Fudul Kachu of Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Atbara, River Nile state, Sudan. (Morning Star News) JUBA, South Sudan&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; In an apparent attempt by a Muslim businessman in Sudan to seize church property, police on Tuesday evening (Oct. 28) arrested and jailed overnight a pastor in River Nile state, sources said. Two...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-in-sudan-arrest-pastor-in-apparent-property-grab/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-in-sudan-arrest-pastor-in-apparent-property-grab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Muslims Protest Church Construction in Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Mosque of Palembang, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. (fitri agung, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Hundreds of Muslims on Sumatra Island, Indonesia on Oct. 14 protested against construction of a church building based on the area being predominantly Muslim, according to various sources. The protestors in Palembang,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hundreds-of-muslims-protest-church-construction-in-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hundreds-of-muslims-protest-church-construction-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONS exits Stonewall scheme after census' dodgy trans data]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has abandoned ties with Stonewall after the 2021 census &lsquo;significantly overestimated&rsquo; the transgender population.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ons-exits-stonewall-scheme-after-census-dodgy-trans-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ons-exits-stonewall-scheme-after-census-dodgy-trans-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Abortion up to birth - a radical and disturbing proposal']]></title><description><![CDATA[Abortion up to birth &ldquo;should have no place in a civilised society&rdquo;, a prominent pro-life Peer has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/abortion-up-to-birth-a-radical-and-disturbing-proposal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/abortion-up-to-birth-a-radical-and-disturbing-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Varadkar claims Ireland's gender self-ID law 'a success']]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hailed Ireland&rsquo;s gender self-identification law as a &ldquo;success&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/leo-varadkar-claims-irelands-gender-self-id-law-a-success/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/leo-varadkar-claims-irelands-gender-self-id-law-a-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim Attacks His Family and Demolishes Church Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fit for Jesus Evangelical Church building was demolished on Oct. 15, 2025 in Muguti village, Budaka District, Uganda. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; A Muslim in eastern Uganda this month severely beat his wife and two children for putting their faith in Christ and demolished their church building, sources said. Hospitalized for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-attacks-his-family-and-demolishes-church-building/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-attacks-his-family-and-demolishes-church-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equality watchdog advises Govt to ditch plans for 'Islamophobia' definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has advised the Government to abandon plans to adopt a new definition of Islamophobia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/equality-watchdog-advises-govt-to-ditch-plans-for-islamophobia-definition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/equality-watchdog-advises-govt-to-ditch-plans-for-islamophobia-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon ValleyIn March, three months after being forced out of his position as the CEO of Intel and sued by shareholders, Patrick Gelsinger took the reins at Gloo, a technology company made for what he calls the &ldquo;faith ecosystem&rdquo; &ndash; think Salesforce for churches, plus chatbots and AI assistants for automating pastoral work and ministry support.The former CEO&rsquo;s career p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/an-ex-intel-ceos-mission-to-build-a-christian-ai-hasten-the-coming-of-christs-return/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/an-ex-intel-ceos-mission-to-build-a-christian-ai-hasten-the-coming-of-christs-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxpayer-funded study promotes gender ideology to 5-year-olds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The James Lind Alliance (JLA) has been accused of peddling gender ideology in a survey of gender-confused children as young as five.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/taxpayer-funded-study-promotes-gender-ideology-to-5-year-olds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/taxpayer-funded-study-promotes-gender-ideology-to-5-year-olds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronnie Sim obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father, Ronnie Sim, who has died aged 81, worked for many years in Africa, helping people from various language groups to translate the Bible into their own tongue.Much of his time was spent in Ethiopia, where his biggest project was to facilitate the Bible&rsquo;s translation into the Hadiyya language. But he also had lengthy spells in Kenya, where he helped to create an infrastructure to support Bible translators to do their work more efficiently. There are still a large number of languages]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ronnie-sim-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ronnie-sim-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moves to Curb Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Surface]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faisalabad Police Chief Kamran Adil shows solidarity with Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan on Aug. 16, 2024. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News)) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A massive crackdown on an Islamist religio-political party and a recent announcement by Pakistan&rsquo;s law minister...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/moves-to-curb-pakistans-blasphemy-law-surface/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/moves-to-curb-pakistans-blasphemy-law-surface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland elects Catherine Connolly as new President]]></title><description><![CDATA[The people of Ireland have elected Independent candidate Catherine Connolly as their next Head of State.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ireland-elects-catherine-connolly-as-new-president/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ireland-elects-catherine-connolly-as-new-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC pauses LGBT training to ensure it upholds women’s rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC has put its transgender diversity training on hold to ensure it complies with the UK Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling on women&rsquo;s rights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-pauses-lgbt-training-to-ensure-it-upholds-womens-rights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-pauses-lgbt-training-to-ensure-it-upholds-womens-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents Deported from Sudan Reunited with Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Upper Nile state, South Sudan. (Ivan25, Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; South Sudanese children separated from their parents in deportations from the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, have been reunited with their families in South Sudan, according to media reports. At least 71 children have been reunited with their families...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/parents-deported-from-sudan-reunited-with-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/parents-deported-from-sudan-reunited-with-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts warn House of Lords Committee about assisted suicide dangers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A House of Lords committee has heard expert evidence denouncing Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/experts-warn-house-of-lords-committee-about-assisted-suicide-dangers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/experts-warn-house-of-lords-committee-about-assisted-suicide-dangers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King and Pope worship together in ‘celebration of ecumenism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time since the Reformation, a British monarch and Roman Catholic pontiff have shared in prayer and worship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-and-pope-worship-together-in-celebration-of-ecumenism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-and-pope-worship-together-in-celebration-of-ecumenism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attacks against Christians rise under Rajasthan’s harsh anti-conversion law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christians in India have been left fearful for their safety in the wake of a new &lsquo;anti-conversion&rsquo; law in the state of Rajasthan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/attacks-against-christians-rise-under-rajasthans-harsh-anti-conversion-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/attacks-against-christians-rise-under-rajasthans-harsh-anti-conversion-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBT activists defy CofE's pause on same-sex blessings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pro-LGBT clergy within the Church of England have reportedly held standalone services for same-sex blessings, despite the fact they have not been sanctioned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lgbt-activists-defy-cofes-pause-on-same-sex-blessings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lgbt-activists-defy-cofes-pause-on-same-sex-blessings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exploitative and dehumanising’, UN report calls for a ban on surrogacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UN&rsquo;s Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) has called for the worldwide eradication of surrogacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/exploitative-and-dehumanising-un-report-calls-for-a-ban-on-surrogacy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/exploitative-and-dehumanising-un-report-calls-for-a-ban-on-surrogacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles makes history by praying publicly with Pope Leo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles becomes first reigning British monarch to pray with a pope publicly since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534A rift that took 500 years to repair: King Charles prays with the popeKing Charles has made history after becoming the first reigning British monarch to pray publicly with a pope since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534, an event perceived as a symbolic step in the reconciliation between the Catholic and Anglican churches.The monarch and his wife, Queen Camilla, joined Pope Leo for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-makes-history-by-praying-publicly-with-pope-leo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-makes-history-by-praying-publicly-with-pope-leo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rift that took 500 years to repair: King Charles prays with the pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joint prayer in Sistine Chapel is symbolic act of rapprochement between Catholic church and Church of England after centuries of divisionAlmost every British schoolchild is taught that Henry VIII, the swaggering Tudor king driven by lust and his quest for an heir, broke away from the Roman Catholic church in 1534 after the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.Henry created the Church of England, appointed himself its supreme governor, divorced Catherine and married Anne Bole]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-rift-that-took-500-years-to-repair-king-charles-prays-with-the-pope/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-rift-that-took-500-years-to-repair-king-charles-prays-with-the-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s cults crisis: why more people are falling prey to insidious high-control groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquiry hears of boom in cult activity as coercive groups promise recruits &lsquo;simple answers to complex problems&rsquo;Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRaphael Aron took his first call from a cult survivor in the 1970s during a psychology placement with a crisis hotline. It was the &ldquo;old days&rdquo; of cults, he says, when headlines were dominated by Charles Manson, Jonestown and the abduction of Patty Hears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/australias-cults-crisis-why-more-people-are-falling-prey-to-insidious-high-control-groups/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/australias-cults-crisis-why-more-people-are-falling-prey-to-insidious-high-control-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles prays with Pope Leo in Vatican’s Sistine Chapel  – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV prayed together in the Vatican&rsquo;s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-prays-with-pope-leo-in-vaticans-sistine-chapel-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-prays-with-pope-leo-in-vaticans-sistine-chapel-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They can’t dismiss Leo so easily’: how the pope has confounded conservatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[As pontiff prepares for visit of King Charles, the contours of his papacy are slowly becoming apparentWhen King Charles meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this week, the two leaders are likely to discuss pressing global issues as well as sharing a historic moment of prayer.In the face of volatility and rising nationalism, Leo, the first North American chosen to lead the Roman Catholic church, has begun to outline the contours of his papacy after a low-key start to his five-month-old papacy. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/they-cant-dismiss-leo-so-easily-how-the-pope-has-confounded-conservatives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/they-cant-dismiss-leo-so-easily-how-the-pope-has-confounded-conservatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religious Favoritism, Discrimination Surface in Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Al-Khoziny Islamic Traditional Boarding School in Sawahan village, East Java Province, Indonesia collapsed on Sept. 29, 2025. (Screenshot from YouTube) SURABAYA, Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News)&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;A job ad by a regional Religious Affairs Office in Indonesia discriminating against non-Muslims has been modified following objections, sources said. The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/religious-favoritism-discrimination-surface-in-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/religious-favoritism-discrimination-surface-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repair bills could force hundreds of UK churches to close within five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two in five say their roof is at risk and one in three are using reserves for basics,National Churches Trust survey findsHundreds of Britain&rsquo;s churches may be forced to close in the next five years as the cost of maintaining heritage buildings becomes unmanageable, a conference at the V&amp;A in London has heard.Many of the UK&rsquo;s 20,000-plus listed places of worship contain important heritage treasures, such as stained glass windows, and monuments of historic significance. They are al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/repair-bills-could-force-hundreds-of-uk-churches-to-close-within-five-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/repair-bills-could-force-hundreds-of-uk-churches-to-close-within-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police in Pakistan Clash with Islamic Extremist Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) members on Oct. 13, 2025 march in protest of Israeli-Hamas ceasefire. (Screenshot from YouTube News18) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Christians in Pakistan expressed cautious relief after a massive crackdown last week on a Muslim extremist political party that has wreaked...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-in-pakistan-clash-with-islamic-extremist-party/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-in-pakistan-clash-with-islamic-extremist-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel: Hamas violated ceasefire with ‘multiple attacks,’ IDF responds — 11 dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[(FOX News) &mdash; The Israeli military conducted strikes against Hamas in Gaza after accusing the terrorist organization of repeatedly violating its ceasefire agreement on Sunday. An&nbsp;Israeli military&nbsp;official confirmed the strikes to Fox News on Sunday, pointing to attacks by Hamas since Friday. The IDF later confirmed that it was taking actions in Gaza. "Earlier...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/israel-hamas-violated-ceasefire-with-multiple-attacks-idf-responds-11-dead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/israel-hamas-violated-ceasefire-with-multiple-attacks-idf-responds-11-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exposed: ‘No Kings’ protest backed by communist and socialist groups who idolize dictators]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Christian News Network)&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;The &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protests against President Donald Trump, held today, drew attention not only for opposing the president but also for the groups supporting the movement. According to The Western Journal, partners of the official No Kings organization include the Communist Party USA and chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/exposed-no-kings-protest-backed-by-communist-and-socialist-groups-who-idolize-dictators/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/exposed-no-kings-protest-backed-by-communist-and-socialist-groups-who-idolize-dictators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pope Leo’ gives Muslims a ‘prayer room’ in the heart of Catholicism, the Vatican]]></title><description><![CDATA[(WND) &mdash; Robert Francis Prevost, also known as "Pope Leo" and head of the worldwide Catholic Church,&nbsp;has handed over to Muslims a "prayer room" in the Vatican, the heart of the church. It is in a report at the Independent Sentinel that explains the confirmation came from a "casual remark," not a formal statement or press release as the Vatican often uses. It...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-gives-muslims-a-prayer-room-in-the-heart-of-catholicism-the-vatican/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-gives-muslims-a-prayer-room-in-the-heart-of-catholicism-the-vatican/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whether you’re in the C of E or the Taliban, some convictions are simply bigoted | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orthodoxy that prevents women occupying key roles in the Church of England is pretty much a description of misogyny, writes Simon Burch. Plus a letter from James CairdRev Simon Jones puts in a plea for a broad church, stating that &ldquo;traditionalist&rdquo; views are neither misogynistic nor bigoted (Letters, 13 October). And yet the appeal to tradition and orthodoxy that prevents women occupying key roles is pretty much a description of misogyny and patriarchy. No doubt there are many sincere]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/whether-youre-in-the-c-of-e-or-the-taliban-some-convictions-are-simply-bigoted-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/whether-youre-in-the-c-of-e-or-the-taliban-some-convictions-are-simply-bigoted-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles to be first reigning English monarch in 500 years to pray publicly with pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monarch will join Pope Leo XIV at an ecumenical service in Sistine Chapel during visit to the Vatican next monthKing Charles will become the first reigning English monarch since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534 to pray publicly with a pope during his state visit to the Holy See next week.The king will join Pope Leo XIV at an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel during his visit with the queen to the Vatican on 22-23 October, a gesture regarded as a &ldquo;significant moment&rdquo; in relat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-to-be-first-reigning-english-monarch-in-500-years-to-pray-publicly-with-pope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-to-be-first-reigning-english-monarch-in-500-years-to-pray-publicly-with-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of Norway says sorry to LGBTQ+ people for ‘shame, great harm and pain’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveit says discrimination and harassment should &lsquo;never have happened&rsquo;Against a backdrop of red stage curtains at one of Oslo&rsquo;s most prominent LGBTQ+ spaces, the Church of Norway apologised for the discrimination and harm it had inflicted.&ldquo;The church in Norway has caused LGBTQ+ people shame, great harm and pain,&rdquo; the presiding bishop, Olav Fykse Tveit, said on Thursday. &ldquo;This should never have happened and that is why I apologise tod]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-norway-says-sorry-to-lgbtq-people-for-shame-great-harm-and-pain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-norway-says-sorry-to-lgbtq-people-for-shame-great-harm-and-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo urges world leaders to end ‘historic offence’ of hunger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff condemns use of hunger as a weapon of war during visit to UN Food and Agriculture Organization in RomePope Leo has made an urgent appeal to global leaders to end world hunger, saying in a speech to a UN agency that allowing millions to go without food each day represented &ldquo;an ethical derailment&rdquo;.In a visit to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, the pontiff also condemned the use of hunger as a weapon of war, without naming specific conflicts or c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-urges-world-leaders-to-end-historic-offence-of-hunger/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-urges-world-leaders-to-end-historic-offence-of-hunger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orthodoxy and women in the Anglican church | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church traditionalists are not motivated by prejudice but by theological conviction, says Rev Simon Jones in response to letters on the first female archbishop of CanterburyThe recent letters welcoming Sarah&nbsp;Mullally as the next archbishop of Canterbury are right&nbsp;to celebrate her gifts (Letters, 7 October). But it would be a mistake to imagine that those who hold to the church&rsquo;s traditional teaching on the ordering of ministry are simply&nbsp;&ldquo;misogynistic&rdquo;.Anglican o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/orthodoxy-and-women-in-the-anglican-church-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/orthodoxy-and-women-in-the-anglican-church-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopherInside tech billionaire Peter Thiel&rsquo;s off-the-record lectures about the antichristPeter Thiel famously isn&rsquo;t into academia. And yet, in four recent off-the-record lectures on the antichrist in San Francisco, the billionaire venture capitalist has made a good case for credentialing.In these meandering talks, Thiel is clearly aiming for the kind of syncretic th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peter-thiels-off-the-record-antichrist-lectures-reveal-more-about-him-than-armageddon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peter-thiels-off-the-record-antichrist-lectures-reveal-more-about-him-than-armageddon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on &lsquo;an evil king or tyrant &hellip; who appears in the end times&rsquo;Peter Thiel&rsquo;s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than ArmageddonPeter Thiel, the billionaire political svengali and tech investor, is worried about the antichrist. It could be the US. It could be Greta Thunberg.Over the past month, Thiel has hosted a series of four lectures on the downtown waterfront of San Francisco philosophizing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/inside-tech-billionaire-peter-thiels-off-the-record-lectures-about-the-antichrist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/inside-tech-billionaire-peter-thiels-off-the-record-lectures-about-the-antichrist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operation Pope review – hard-bitten thriller about a true-life papal assassination plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Audiences will obviously be aware the secret plan to kill John Paul II did not succeed, but despite a baggy narrative the high-stakes espionage is still compelling&lsquo;You want me to shoot the pope?&rdquo; This is undeniably a fab jumping off point for a any film, based on real events or not, and in fact this gritty Polish thriller is a dramatisation of the 1981 attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II. But you don&rsquo;t need to be much of a history buff to know that that this particular cri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/operation-pope-review-hard-bitten-thriller-about-a-true-life-papal-assassination-plot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/operation-pope-review-hard-bitten-thriller-about-a-true-life-papal-assassination-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adults with learning disabilities twice as likely to suffer avoidable death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avoidable deaths in England among adults with a learning disability or autism are almost twice as high as the general population, a new report has shown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/adults-with-learning-disabilities-twice-as-likely-to-suffer-avoidable-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/adults-with-learning-disabilities-twice-as-likely-to-suffer-avoidable-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage as UK millionaire brags about commercial surrogacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A multi-millionaire has admitted to paying a model to be his egg donor because he didn&rsquo;t want an &lsquo;ugly&rsquo; child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/outrage-as-uk-millionaire-brags-about-commercial-surrogacy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/outrage-as-uk-millionaire-brags-about-commercial-surrogacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Peers warn that assisted suicide would unleash 'the stuff of nightmares']]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens more Peers have blasted Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill as opposition to the legislation grows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/more-peers-warn-that-assisted-suicide-would-unleash-the-stuff-of-nightmares/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/more-peers-warn-that-assisted-suicide-would-unleash-the-stuff-of-nightmares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some prayer is now unlawful in Australia, Attorney General admits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some prayers are now &ldquo;unlawful&rdquo; in New South Wales, Australia, the Attorney General has admitted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/some-prayer-is-now-unlawful-in-australia-attorney-general-admits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/some-prayer-is-now-unlawful-in-australia-attorney-general-admits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt pressed on sex ed transparency and ‘gender-questioning’ guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peers have urged the Government to ensure sex education resources are open to parental scrutiny and to publish delayed guidance on gender-questioning pupils.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-pressed-on-sex-ed-transparency-and-gender-questioning-guidance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-pressed-on-sex-ed-transparency-and-gender-questioning-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug rooms on wheels proposed in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mobile drug consumption rooms have been proposed as a cheaper alternative to Glasgow&rsquo;s much-criticised drug room pilot scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/drug-rooms-on-wheels-proposed-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/drug-rooms-on-wheels-proposed-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI protects pupils by scrapping pro-trans toilet guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Education Minister has ditched &ldquo;ideological&rdquo; LGBT guidance for schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-protects-pupils-by-scrapping-pro-trans-toilet-guidance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-protects-pupils-by-scrapping-pro-trans-toilet-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers slam attempt to impose 'humanist assemblies' on schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peers have warned that forcing humanism on schools would undermine Britain&rsquo;s Christian heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-slam-attempt-to-impose-humanist-assemblies-on-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-slam-attempt-to-impose-humanist-assemblies-on-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preemie born at 22 weeks goes home in 'heartwarming story']]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby who was born at 22 weeks has returned home after nearly five months in a neonatal intensive care unit in Las Vegas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/preemie-born-at-22-weeks-goes-home-in-heartwarming-story/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/preemie-born-at-22-weeks-goes-home-in-heartwarming-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in four parents believe children exposed to inappropriate sex ed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many British parents are concerned about the use of inappropriate sex education material, an important poll has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/one-in-four-parents-believe-children-exposed-to-inappropriate-sex-ed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/one-in-four-parents-believe-children-exposed-to-inappropriate-sex-ed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll: ‘More parents oppose a smacking ban than support it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[More parents of school age children in England and Northern Ireland oppose a ban on smacking than support it, an important new poll has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/poll-more-parents-oppose-a-smacking-ban-than-support-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/poll-more-parents-oppose-a-smacking-ban-than-support-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police watchdog pulls advice stating men at risk of female genital mutilation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidelines warning that men may be at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been removed by the College of Policing pending a review.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-watchdog-pulls-advice-stating-men-at-risk-of-female-genital-mutilation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-watchdog-pulls-advice-stating-men-at-risk-of-female-genital-mutilation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Suicide is wrong and so is this Bill': Peers decry assisted suicide in first debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A strong majority of Peers have spoken against assisted suicide in the House of Lords&rsquo; first debate on Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/suicide-is-wrong-and-so-is-this-bill-peers-decry-assisted-suicide-in-first-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/suicide-is-wrong-and-so-is-this-bill-peers-decry-assisted-suicide-in-first-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Kirk: Christian free speech advocate assassinated aged 31]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian free speech campaigner Charlie Kirk has been killed aged 31.&nbsp;The married father of two was shot dead while speaking to students at Utah Valley University in the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/charlie-kirk-christian-free-speech-advocate-assassinated-aged-31/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/charlie-kirk-christian-free-speech-advocate-assassinated-aged-31/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exposé: ‘Pro-trans policies failing gender-confused kids in care’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many gender-confused children in care are being allowed to transition by their state guardians, a new report has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/expos-pro-trans-policies-failing-gender-confused-kids-in-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/expos-pro-trans-policies-failing-gender-confused-kids-in-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police watchdog: Non-crime hate incidents should be scrapped]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of the police watchdog has called for non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) to be scrapped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-watchdog-non-crime-hate-incidents-should-be-scrapped/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-watchdog-non-crime-hate-incidents-should-be-scrapped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers consider overturning Sunday trading hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government may weaken Sunday Trading laws to appease large businesses, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ministers-consider-overturning-sunday-trading-hours/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ministers-consider-overturning-sunday-trading-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum's 20p spin ended in 'horrific' gambling habit with &pound;65k debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother who started online gambling with 20p saw her debts spiral to &pound;65,000 in just over a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mums-20p-spin-ended-in-horrific-gambling-habit-with-pound65k-debt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mums-20p-spin-ended-in-horrific-gambling-habit-with-pound65k-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS nurseries blasted for 'indoctrinating' toddlers with LGBT ideology]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS nurseries have been slammed for encouraging toddlers to believe they could be the opposite sex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-nurseries-blasted-for-indoctrinating-toddlers-with-lgbt-ideology/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-nurseries-blasted-for-indoctrinating-toddlers-with-lgbt-ideology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care homes ‘left out in cold’ on assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent private care sector has been &ldquo;largely under consulted&rdquo; on Kim Leadbeater MP&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill, Care England has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/care-homes-left-out-in-cold-on-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/care-homes-left-out-in-cold-on-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamist Influence Growing in Pakistan, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families of victims of false blasphemy cases protest outside National Press Club in Islamabad, Pakistan on Jan. 10, 2025. (CDI-MSN screenshot of video). LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Religious freedom in Pakistan is facing unprecedented threats as Muslim extremist groups increase their hold on public officials,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/islamist-influence-growing-in-pakistan-report-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/islamist-influence-growing-in-pakistan-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Mother, Baby Locked in Room in Somalia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afgooye town is near Mogadishu, Somalia. (Map data &copy; 2025 Google) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; A Christian mother in Somalia has been locked in a room with her infant daughter since Aug. 6 after Muslim relatives relocated her following an earlier escape, sources said. &ldquo;My child has grown very thin for lack of enough food,&rdquo; Fatuma...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-mother-baby-locked-in-room-in-somalia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-mother-baby-locked-in-room-in-somalia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Sheikh Beaten, Loses Family after Vision of Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demolished home of Wambuzi Maka Uthman after he converted to Christianity. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; A Muslim who put his faith in Christ after receiving a vision in a mosque in Uganda was hospitalized after relatives beat him, demolished his home and took in his wife and six children, sources said. Wambuzi Maka Uthman, a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/former-sheikh-beaten-loses-family-after-vision-of-christ/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/former-sheikh-beaten-loses-family-after-vision-of-christ/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Elusive 2 Years after Attacks on Christians in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rwadari Tehreek Chairman Samson Salamat addresses sit-in demonstration in Jaranwala marking two years since Aug 16, 2023 attacks on Christians in the area. (Victims Committee photo for Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Two years after Islamist attacks on Christians in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/justice-elusive-2-years-after-attacks-on-christians-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/justice-elusive-2-years-after-attacks-on-christians-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group Calls for Freeing of Christians Imprisoned in Libya]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mosque in the desert town of Ghadames, Libya. (Roberdan, Creative Commons) (Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Amnesty International this week called for annulment of the convictions of 11 Christians in Libya sentenced to prison under charges ranging from &ldquo;insulting Islam&rdquo; to calling for changes in principles of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/group-calls-for-freeing-of-christians-imprisoned-in-libya/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/group-calls-for-freeing-of-christians-imprisoned-in-libya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minorities in Pakistan Decry Blasphemy Law, Discrimination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minorities Rights March in Karachi, Pakistan on Aug. 10, 2025. (Minorities Rights March Facebook) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; On the eve of Pakistan&rsquo;s annual National Minorities Day, a human rights advocate on Sunday (Aug. 10) called on parliament to address an alarming increase in false blasphemy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/minorities-in-pakistan-decry-blasphemy-law-discrimination/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/minorities-in-pakistan-decry-blasphemy-law-discrimination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change in Religion on ID Card Ordered for Christian in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changing religion on ID cards through NADRA in Pakistan is not allowed for converts from Islam. (Screenshot from My Urdu World on YouTube) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; In a rare development, a high court in Pakistan last month ordered the government to issue a new identity card reflecting a woman&rsquo;s...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/change-in-religion-on-id-card-ordered-for-christian-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/change-in-religion-on-id-card-ordered-for-christian-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fulani Herdsmen Kill 17 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christians in Nigeria continue to ask why the Nigerian military does not protect them. (U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Castellano, public domain) ABUJA,&nbsp;Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash;&nbsp;Fulani herdsmen on Monday morning (Aug. 4) killed a Christian woman in a village in Plateau state,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-herdsmen-kill-17-christians-in-plateau-state-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-herdsmen-kill-17-christians-in-plateau-state-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pastors Beaten in Custody after Arrests in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shiva temple in Deobaloda, Durg District, Chhattisgarh state, India. (Abhi91m, Creative Commons) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Five of six pastors jailed in central-eastern India on July 20 after false allegations of forcible conversion were assaulted in custody so severely they have laceration scars, sources said. Pastor Moses Logan of Bhilai, Durg...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastors-beaten-in-custody-after-arrests-in-india/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastors-beaten-in-custody-after-arrests-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Site Attacked in Indonesia, Hurting Two Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attack on prayer house in Padang Sarai village, Padang City, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia on July 27, 2025. (Screenshot from video on Facebook) SURABAYA, Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News)&nbsp;&ndash; As police officers looked on, a group of Muslims on Sunday (July 27) stormed a prayer house in Indonesia, injuring two children, sources said. The Muslims shouted...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-site-attacked-in-indonesia-hurting-two-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-site-attacked-in-indonesia-hurting-two-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers call for 'misguided' efforts to define Islamophobia to be scrapped]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peers have called for plans to create an Islamophobia definition to be scrapped, warning of a &ldquo;chilling effect on free speech&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-call-for-misguided-efforts-to-define-islamophobia-to-be-scrapped/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-call-for-misguided-efforts-to-define-islamophobia-to-be-scrapped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funeral Procession for 27 Christians Killed in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coffins of 27 Christians slain in Bindi, Plateau state, Nigeria on July 15, 2025 on truck for procession. (Screenshot from TVC New report) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Residents in Plateau state, Nigeria on Friday (July 25) held a funeral procession for 27 Christians massacred in one village 10 days earlier...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/funeral-procession-for-27-christians-killed-in-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/funeral-procession-for-27-christians-killed-in-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Order for Panel to Probe Blasphemy Law Abuse Suspended]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families of victims of false blasphemy cases protest outside National Press Club in Islamabad, Pakistan on Jan. 10, 2025. (CDI-MSN screenshot of video). LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Efforts to curb abuse of Pakistan&rsquo;s controversial blasphemy laws suffered a major setback on Thursday (July 24) when judges...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/order-for-panel-to-probe-blasphemy-law-abuse-suspended/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/order-for-panel-to-probe-blasphemy-law-abuse-suspended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer patient warns assisted suicide 'writes off' the terminally ill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A self-described &ldquo;cancer thriver&rdquo; has warned that assisted suicide could cause terminally ill people to be &ldquo;written off&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cancer-patient-warns-assisted-suicide-writes-off-the-terminally-ill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cancer-patient-warns-assisted-suicide-writes-off-the-terminally-ill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis users ‘playing Russian roulette with brain damage’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannabis psychosis is on the rise as use and potency of the drug increases, experts and police warn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cannabis-users-playing-russian-roulette-with-brain-damage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cannabis-users-playing-russian-roulette-with-brain-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3-year-old with puberty symptoms after exposure to father’s ‘sex change’ drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A three-year-old has experienced signs of puberty after exposure to her father&rsquo;s &lsquo;sex-change&rsquo; drugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/3-year-old-with-puberty-symptoms-after-exposure-to-fathers-sex-change-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/3-year-old-with-puberty-symptoms-after-exposure-to-fathers-sex-change-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backbench MPs push for wholesale gambling reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Backbench MPs are urging the Government to reform gambling legislation in order to better protect individuals from gambling-related harm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/backbench-mps-push-for-wholesale-gambling-reform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/backbench-mps-push-for-wholesale-gambling-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby born at 22 weeks celebrates second birthday with staff who saved his life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby born at 22 weeks and one day celebrated his second birthday by visiting the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that saved his life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/baby-born-at-22-weeks-celebrates-second-birthday-with-staff-who-saved-his-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/baby-born-at-22-weeks-celebrates-second-birthday-with-staff-who-saved-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MP calls gender-critics 'swivel-eyed' fanatics]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Labour MP has revealed his contempt for those who believe in the reality of biological sex, calling them &ldquo;swivel-eyed&rdquo; and &ldquo;not very well&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-mp-calls-gender-critics-swivel-eyed-fanatics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-mp-calls-gender-critics-swivel-eyed-fanatics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[92 baptised at Bournemouth Beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Churches in Bournemouth are celebrating after 92 people were baptised in the sea upon profession of their faith.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/92-baptised-at-bournemouth-beach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/92-baptised-at-bournemouth-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslims Pressure Christian Family to Drop Rape Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Javed Masih comforts his daughter as he and his wife speak with legal aid group Christians&rsquo; True Spirit. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News courtesy CTS) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Relatives of a Muslim in Pakistan who raped a 14-year-old Christian girl are threatening her family to compel...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslims-pressure-christian-family-to-drop-rape-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslims-pressure-christian-family-to-drop-rape-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim Relatives of New Christian Break into Home to Kill Him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Kaliro District in Uganda. (OpenStreetMap contributors, Jarry1250, NordNordWest) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Muslim relatives of a Christian convert in eastern Uganda on Friday (July 18) forced their way into his locked home and killed him, sources said. As he had done since accepting Christ in April, Kasajja Abdul Maliki of Kaliro...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-relatives-of-new-christian-break-into-home-to-kill-him/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-relatives-of-new-christian-break-into-home-to-kill-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby loss: 'We never call our miscarriage a foetus, it's always our baby']]></title><description><![CDATA[Mothers who have lost their baby due to a miscarriage have called for language to better reflect the loss of life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/baby-loss-we-never-call-our-miscarriage-a-foetus-its-always-our-baby/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/baby-loss-we-never-call-our-miscarriage-a-foetus-its-always-our-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gender-critical academics experiencing 'bullying and harassment']]></title><description><![CDATA[University staff and students across the UK have suffered &ldquo;extreme personal consequences&rdquo; for upholding the reality of biological sex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gender-critical-academics-experiencing-bullying-and-harassment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gender-critical-academics-experiencing-bullying-and-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devastated Christians in Nigeria Pray for Relief and Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Bassa County near Jos in Plateau state, Nigeria. (Wikimedia maps, Mapa data &copy; OpenStreetMap contributor) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; As terrorism-scarred Christians in Nigeria await help from the government and the international community, within and outside of the country they prayed for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/devastated-christians-in-nigeria-pray-for-relief-and-help/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/devastated-christians-in-nigeria-pray-for-relief-and-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-awaited sex ed guidance removes age limits for sex education]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department for Education&rsquo;s long-awaited statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) has been criticised for removing the minimum age limit for teaching sex education.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/long-awaited-sex-ed-guidance-removes-age-limits-for-sex-education/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/long-awaited-sex-ed-guidance-removes-age-limits-for-sex-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt ‘targets places of greatest need’ in drive for worldwide religious liberty]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK will champion Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in ten countries where it is &ldquo;significantly curtailed&rdquo;, the Government has announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-targets-places-of-greatest-need-in-drive-for-worldwide-religious-liberty/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-targets-places-of-greatest-need-in-drive-for-worldwide-religious-liberty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles honours 'mother earth' in Highgrove fire pit ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[The King has hosted a ceremony in honour of &lsquo;mother earth&rsquo; at a gathering to promote his philosophy of &lsquo;Harmony&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-honours-mother-earth-in-highgrove-fire-pit-ceremony/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-honours-mother-earth-in-highgrove-fire-pit-ceremony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Abortion drug killer' imprisoned]]></title><description><![CDATA[A paramedic who killed his girlfriend&rsquo;s baby using abortion drugs without her knowledge has been sent to prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/abortion-drug-killer-imprisoned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/abortion-drug-killer-imprisoned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight GM babies born from 'three-parent IVF' in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight genetically modified children have been born in the UK using the &lsquo;three-parent IVF&rsquo; technique, it has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/eight-gm-babies-born-from-three-parent-ivf-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/eight-gm-babies-born-from-three-parent-ivf-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel Ordered for Investigating Blasphemy Law Abuse in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sahil Shahid and Raheel Shahid (in white shirt) after acquittal of blasphemy charges on Jan. 25, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; In what attorneys in Pakistan termed a &ldquo;huge ray of hope,&rdquo; a federal high court on Tuesday (July 15) directed the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/panel-ordered-for-investigating-blasphemy-law-abuse-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/panel-ordered-for-investigating-blasphemy-law-abuse-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests over Church Construction in Indonesia despite Permits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dian Al Mahri mosque in Depok, West Java, Indonesia. (Alamnirvana, Creative Commons) SURABAYA,&nbsp;Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News)&nbsp;&ndash; Hundreds of Muslims in Indonesia on July 5 protested the construction of a church building in West Java Province, local media reported. In Kalibaru village, Depok City, Cilodong District, local residents shouting for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/protests-over-church-construction-in-indonesia-despite-permits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/protests-over-church-construction-in-indonesia-despite-permits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Staggering’ 1 in 6 babies killed by abortion in Republic of Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in six babies in the Republic of Ireland were killed by abortion in 2024, according to newly released figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/staggering-1-in-6-babies-killed-by-abortion-in-republic-of-ireland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/staggering-1-in-6-babies-killed-by-abortion-in-republic-of-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police 'pride' march damaging public trust, High Court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Newcastle United fan investigated by Northumbria Police over her gender-critical views has won her case against the force&rsquo;s promotion of &ldquo;trans causes&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-pride-march-damaging-public-trust-high-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-pride-march-damaging-public-trust-high-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child ketamine addicts: rising numbers and growing alarm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns over a ketamine epidemic have grown as more young addicts and professionals speak out about its devastating effects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/child-ketamine-addicts-rising-numbers-and-growing-alarm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/child-ketamine-addicts-rising-numbers-and-growing-alarm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudan Destroys Church Building in Khartoum North]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church bulding demolished in Khartoum North, Sudan on July 8, 2025. (CSW) JUBA, South Sudan&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Authorities in Sudan on July 8 demolished a church complex in Khartoum North, sources said. With no prior warning, bulldozers and trucked accompanied by police and armed forces personnel arrived at the compound of the Pentecostal Church in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sudan-destroys-church-building-in-khartoum-north/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sudan-destroys-church-building-in-khartoum-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN committee slammed for undermining Irish vote valuing stay-at-home mums]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UN committee has been called out for disregarding the will of the Irish people to honour the contribution of stay-at-home mothers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/un-committee-slammed-for-undermining-irish-vote-valuing-stay-at-home-mums/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/un-committee-slammed-for-undermining-irish-vote-valuing-stay-at-home-mums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-made videos of child sex abuse rocket online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Films depicting child sexual abuse online have risen dramatically due to a proliferation of AI-generated videos, a charity has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ai-made-videos-of-child-sex-abuse-rocket-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ai-made-videos-of-child-sex-abuse-rocket-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fulanis Kill Five Christians, Kidnap 110 Others in Northwest Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remains of home set aflame in Unguwar Rogo village, Kajuru County, Nigeria, on Jan. 1, 2025. (Facebook Kaduna Political Affairs) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani herdsmen on Friday (July 11) killed five Christians and wounded three others in an area of northwest Nigeria&rsquo;s Kaduna state where at least 110...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulanis-kill-five-christians-kidnap-110-others-in-northwest-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulanis-kill-five-christians-kidnap-110-others-in-northwest-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim Who Raped Christian Girl Receives Life Sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney Hanif Hameed (L) with rape victim&rsquo;s father, Razzaq Masih, after court verdict on July 9, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A judge on Wednesday (July 9) handed a life sentence to a Muslim found guilty of abducting and raping a Christian girl but...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-who-raped-christian-girl-receives-life-sentence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-who-raped-christian-girl-receives-life-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Massacre, Nigeria’s Benue, Plateau States Attacked Anew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Villagers protest massacre in Yelwata, Guma County, Benue state, Nigeria in mid-June 2025. (Screenshot from Channels Television report on YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Less than three weeks after a large-scale massacre in Benue state&rsquo;s predominantly Christian Yelwata village in Nigeria, four...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/after-massacre-nigerias-benue-plateau-states-attacked-anew/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/after-massacre-nigerias-benue-plateau-states-attacked-anew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CI: 'NI no-fault divorce proposals risk silencing female victims of violence']]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals to liberalise divorce laws in Northern Ireland risk silencing female victims of marital abuse, The Christian Institute has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-ni-no-fault-divorce-proposals-risk-silencing-female-victims-of-violence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-ni-no-fault-divorce-proposals-risk-silencing-female-victims-of-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GambleAware: ‘National Lottery products are addictive’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing the National Lottery is not &ldquo;risk free&rdquo;, GambleAware has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gambleaware-national-lottery-products-are-addictive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gambleaware-national-lottery-products-are-addictive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church Members in India Fear Attending Worship after Assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chairs smashed in attack on church in Borsi village, Dhamtari District, Chattisgarh, India on June 8, 2025. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Hindu extremists in central India on June 8 ransacked a church&rsquo;s worship building, burned Bibles and assaulted every member, causing one to lose consciousness, sources said. In Chhattisgarh...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-members-in-india-fear-attending-worship-after-assault/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-members-in-india-fear-attending-worship-after-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wes Streeting: &lsquo;No budget for assisted suicide in the NHS']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health Secretary has said there is &lsquo;no budget&rsquo; for implementing assisted suicide in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/wes-streeting-lsquono-budget-for-assisted-suicide-in-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/wes-streeting-lsquono-budget-for-assisted-suicide-in-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scots prostitution Bill 'must do more' to protect vulnerable women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals to restrict prostitution must go further to protect women and girls, Scottish Government research has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scots-prostitution-bill-must-do-more-to-protect-vulnerable-women/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scots-prostitution-bill-must-do-more-to-protect-vulnerable-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Constable says non-crime hate incidents have 'passed their shelf life']]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Britain&rsquo;s most senior policeman has called for non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) to be ditched.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/chief-constable-says-non-crime-hate-incidents-have-passed-their-shelf-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/chief-constable-says-non-crime-hate-incidents-have-passed-their-shelf-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elim Church urges parliamentarians to 'resist culture of death&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Elim Pentecostal Church has pleaded with Westminster to honour the sanctity of life from birth to natural death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/elim-church-urges-parliamentarians-to-resist-culture-of-deathrsquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/elim-church-urges-parliamentarians-to-resist-culture-of-deathrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP: ‘Inappropriate sex ed putting pupils in harm’s way’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sex education activists are &ldquo;pushing inappropriate content&rdquo; in schools in England, the Shadow Schools Minister has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-inappropriate-sex-ed-putting-pupils-in-harms-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-inappropriate-sex-ed-putting-pupils-in-harms-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC journalists reminded to uphold impartiality by including 'offensive views']]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC has emphasised that its journalists must cover &ldquo;attitudes and opinions which some may find unpalatable or offensive&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-journalists-reminded-to-uphold-impartiality-by-including-offensive-views/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-journalists-reminded-to-uphold-impartiality-by-including-offensive-views/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Thompson calls for 'prostitutes on the NHS']]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Emma Thompson has said the Government should provide prostitutes on the NHS, claiming the health benefits of sex warrant it being seen as a medical treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/emma-thompson-calls-for-prostitutes-on-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/emma-thompson-calls-for-prostitutes-on-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast City Council tries to cover up &pound;10m estimate for 'LGBTQIA+ hub']]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast City Council has been accused of attempting to hide the fact that it may cost millions of pounds to create its &lsquo;LGBTQIA+ hub&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belfast-city-council-tries-to-cover-up-pound10m-estimate-for-lgbtqia-hub/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belfast-city-council-tries-to-cover-up-pound10m-estimate-for-lgbtqia-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was thick’ - Welby regrets trusting Bible on sexual ethics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Welby has dismissed his confidence in the Bible&rsquo;s teaching on sexual ethics as &lsquo;misplaced&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-was-thick-welby-regrets-trusting-bible-on-sexual-ethics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-was-thick-welby-regrets-trusting-bible-on-sexual-ethics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fate of Christian Refugees India Cast into Sea Still Unknown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rohingya Christian refugee John Anwar was detained on May 6, 2025. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Relatives of ethnic Rohingya Christian refugees cast into the sea by India&rsquo;s navy have yet to hear from them nearly two months after the cast-offs swam ashore to their native Myanmar (Burma). &ldquo;If someone could just tell us if...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fate-of-christian-refugees-india-cast-into-sea-still-unknown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fate-of-christian-refugees-india-cast-into-sea-still-unknown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School cancels drag act after concerned parents ask MP to intervene]]></title><description><![CDATA[A school has U-turned on inviting a drag act to perform at its Pride event after an MP labelled it &ldquo;morally reprehensible&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/school-cancels-drag-act-after-concerned-parents-ask-mp-to-intervene/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/school-cancels-drag-act-after-concerned-parents-ask-mp-to-intervene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer patient given just months to live 'really positive' four years on]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 76-year-old man who was given just months to live is now &ldquo;more positive than ever&rdquo; four years on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cancer-patient-given-just-months-to-live-really-positive-four-years-on/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cancer-patient-given-just-months-to-live-really-positive-four-years-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim Mob Disrupts Christian Retreat in Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nurul Huda Mosque in Cidahu, Kuningan, West Java Province, Indonesia. (Syam Ciremai, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News)&nbsp;&ndash; As police and soldiers looked on, about 200 Muslims on Friday (June 27) stormed a Christian youth retreat at a home in Indonesia, driving out participants and damaging property, sources said. Carrying banners...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-mob-disrupts-christian-retreat-in-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-mob-disrupts-christian-retreat-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US study: ‘Divorce scars children for life’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children of divorced parents are more likely to suffer long-term financial, social and health consequences, a major US study has shown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-study-divorce-scars-children-for-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-study-divorce-scars-children-for-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils using illegal drugs in school, teachers’ survey reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers have reported that pupils are using illegal and harmful drugs in school, a survey has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pupils-using-illegal-drugs-in-school-teachers-survey-reveals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pupils-using-illegal-drugs-in-school-teachers-survey-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navratilova: 'Keep men out of women&rsquo;s tennis']]></title><description><![CDATA[Tennis great Martina Navratilova has criticised the Women&rsquo;s Tennis Association (WTA) for continuing to allow men to play in women&rsquo;s competitions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/navratilova-keep-men-out-of-womenrsquos-tennis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/navratilova-keep-men-out-of-womenrsquos-tennis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombing of Syrian church draws global outrage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Syria has been met with widespread horror.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bombing-of-syrian-church-draws-global-outrage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bombing-of-syrian-church-draws-global-outrage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian bookshop defends biblical sexual ethics amid 'Pride flag' row]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian bookshop has been subjected to abuse after it asked the local council to remove a multicoloured LGBT flag from above its shop window.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-bookshop-defends-biblical-sexual-ethics-amid-pride-flag-row/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-bookshop-defends-biblical-sexual-ethics-amid-pride-flag-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clergy write to say ‘both lives need protection’ in pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 200 Church of England clergy have signed a letter objecting to the decriminalisation of women who abort up to birth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/clergy-write-to-say-both-lives-need-protection-in-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/clergy-write-to-say-both-lives-need-protection-in-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police arrest campaigners in Brussels over gender-critical views]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brussels police have been accused of &ldquo;state-sanctioned censorship&rdquo; after arresting two campaigners for holding signs highlighting the harms of transgender ideology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-arrest-campaigners-in-brussels-over-gender-critical-views/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-arrest-campaigners-in-brussels-over-gender-critical-views/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Girl Kidnapped for Two Years in Pakistan Escapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muridke railway station, Sheikhupura District, Pakistan. (Fahads1982, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A Christian girl who this month escaped the Muslim who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to Islam and repeatedly sexually assaulted her as his &ldquo;wife.&rdquo; Muskan Liaqat was 14...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-girl-kidnapped-for-two-years-in-pakistan-escapes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-girl-kidnapped-for-two-years-in-pakistan-escapes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Mother in Pakistan Raped at Gunpoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police vehicles in Pakistan. (Akash0078, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A Christian mother of five children in Pakistan was raped at gunpoint by a Muslim who had been harassing and pressuring her to convert to Islam and marry him, her husband said. The 36-year-old woman was alone in her house in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-mother-in-pakistan-raped-at-gunpoint/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-mother-in-pakistan-raped-at-gunpoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC Report Exposes Hidden Cost of Sanctions on Persecuted Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[6/23/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) &mdash; International sanctions cripple more than just governments, they&rsquo;re also crushing vulnerable Christian communities. &nbsp; In a new report released today, &ldquo;Sanctioned and Silenced: Why sanctions have failed Christian communities in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq,&rdquo; International...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/icc-report-exposes-hidden-cost-of-sanctions-on-persecuted-christians/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/icc-report-exposes-hidden-cost-of-sanctions-on-persecuted-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullied 8-Year-Old Christian Boy Dies after Assault in Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muhammadan Mosque in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. (Zhilal Darma, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; An 8-year-old Christian boy in Indonesia died from a ruptured appendix on May 26, days after older Muslim students beat him so severely he required hospital treatment, sources said. It was unclear whether the beating of second-grade...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bullied-8-year-old-christian-boy-dies-after-assault-in-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bullied-8-year-old-christian-boy-dies-after-assault-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blasphemy Laws Misused to Seize Religious Minorities’ Property in Pakistan: HRW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muslim mob attacks dancer falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan in Hum TV drama, &ldquo;Tan Man Neel o Neel.&rdquo; (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Pakistan&rsquo;s blasphemy laws are being systematically misused to target religious minorities,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/blasphemy-laws-misused-to-seize-religious-minorities-property-in-pakistan-hrw/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/blasphemy-laws-misused-to-seize-religious-minorities-property-in-pakistan-hrw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Falsely Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan Is Acquitted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farhan Javed Masih with mother after his release from prison on June 12, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A judge in Pakistan on Thursday (June 12) acquitted a Christian of blasphemy and terrorism charges after the prosecution failed to prove its case against...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-falsely-charged-with-blasphemy-in-pakistan-is-acquitted/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-falsely-charged-with-blasphemy-in-pakistan-is-acquitted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP welcomed 72 hours of Pentecost prayer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contribution of the Church to the nation&rsquo;s spiritual life has been recognised in Parliament in an Early Day Motion (EDM).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-welcomed-72-hours-of-pentecost-prayer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-welcomed-72-hours-of-pentecost-prayer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 1,000 doctors urge MPs to vote against Leadbeater Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs have been urged to reject Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide Bill in a letter signed by more than a thousand health care professionals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/more-than-1000-doctors-urge-mps-to-vote-against-leadbeater-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/more-than-1000-doctors-urge-mps-to-vote-against-leadbeater-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials Affirm Egypt Will Not Seize Historic Monastery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai, Egypt. (Joonas Plaan, Creative Commons) LONDON&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Meeting on a possible forced closure of the world&rsquo;s oldest continuously active Christian monastery, Greek and Egyptian officials last week stated the monastery and its monks would be protected but provided no clear legal guarantees on how...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/officials-affirm-egypt-will-not-seize-historic-monastery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/officials-affirm-egypt-will-not-seize-historic-monastery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo criticises ‘exclusionary mindset’ of nationalist political movements]]></title><description><![CDATA[During Sunday mass in St Peter&rsquo;s Square, the pope asked that God &lsquo;open borders, break down walls [and] dispel hatred&rsquo;Pope Leo has criticised the emergence of nationalist political movements and their &ldquo;exclusionary mindset&rdquo;, without naming a specific country or leader.Leo, the first pope from the US, asked during a mass on Sunday with tens of thousands in St Peter&rsquo;s Square that God &ldquo;open borders, break down walls [and] dispel hatred&rdquo;. Continue readi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-criticises-exclusionary-mindset-of-nationalist-political-movements/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-criticises-exclusionary-mindset-of-nationalist-political-movements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaughter of Christians Escalates in Plateau State, Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Plateau state in Nigeria. (Himalayan Explorer based on work by Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; After slaughtering at least 50 Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria in April, Fulani herdsmen this week killed five more in the same county, sources said. In Bassa...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/slaughter-of-christians-escalates-in-plateau-state-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/slaughter-of-christians-escalates-in-plateau-state-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court in Pakistan Acquits Muslims Accused in Jaranwala Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belongings of Christians burned in Muslim rioting in Jaranwala, Pakistan on Aug. 16, 2023. (Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Defective police investigation resulted in the acquittal of 10 Muslims involved in burning a church building and ransacking a Christian&rsquo;s home during the Aug. 16,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/court-in-pakistan-acquits-muslims-accused-in-jaranwala-attacks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/court-in-pakistan-acquits-muslims-accused-in-jaranwala-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns over Leadbeater Bill ‘safeguards’ causes disabled MP to drop support]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lack of &ldquo;appropriate safeguards&rdquo; has led a disabled MP to reconsider his support for Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/concerns-over-leadbeater-bill-safeguards-causes-disabled-mp-to-drop-support/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/concerns-over-leadbeater-bill-safeguards-causes-disabled-mp-to-drop-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New BBC drama accused of 'bending knee to trans cult']]></title><description><![CDATA[A BBC-commissioned drama has been criticised for pandering to transgender ideology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-bbc-drama-accused-of-bending-knee-to-trans-cult/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-bbc-drama-accused-of-bending-knee-to-trans-cult/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Both lives matter’, MPs told in abortion decriminalisation debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs have spoken in defence of the unborn and the welfare of expectant mothers in Parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/both-lives-matter-mps-told-in-abortion-decriminalisation-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/both-lives-matter-mps-told-in-abortion-decriminalisation-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need to talk about marriage’: Family breakdown hits record heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family breakdown is the highest it has ever been due to the rise of cohabitation, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/we-need-to-talk-about-marriage-family-breakdown-hits-record-heights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/we-need-to-talk-about-marriage-family-breakdown-hits-record-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortions surge 50 per cent in a decade, Scottish statistics show]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been a &ldquo;sustained and substantial&rdquo; increase in abortions in Scotland in the last ten years, official statistics have found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/abortions-surge-50-per-cent-in-a-decade-scottish-statistics-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/abortions-surge-50-per-cent-in-a-decade-scottish-statistics-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population]]></title><description><![CDATA[Census finds just 56.7% in world&rsquo;s biggest Catholic country follow Roman church as evangelical numbers riseHome to the world&rsquo;s largest Catholic population, Brazil has once again witnessed a decline in the faith&rsquo;s following, according to new figures released by the country&rsquo;s national statistics institute (IBGE).Thirty years ago, Catholics made up 82.9% of Brazil&rsquo;s population but now account for just over half, 56.7%, according to the 2022 census &ndash; whose results]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/catholics-now-make-up-little-more-than-half-brazils-population/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/catholics-now-make-up-little-more-than-half-brazils-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betting giant rewards problem gamblers]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Irish betting company has been rewarding problem gamblers to entice them to continue spending money, according to The Irish News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/betting-giant-rewards-problem-gamblers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/betting-giant-rewards-problem-gamblers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IVF is life-changing for infertile families. But the Christian right says it’s not in ‘God’s plan’]]></title><description><![CDATA[By casting excess embryos as &lsquo;little frozen orphans&rsquo; that needed to be &lsquo;saved&rsquo; these programs push an alarming view of personhoodAs soon as they arrived home, Tyler, seven, and Jayden, three, rushed to a small green tent perched on the living room table and pressed their faces against its mesh windows. Inside, several gray cocoons hung immobile as the boys&rsquo; eyes eagerly scanned them for the slightest sign of movement. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re waiting for butterflies to em]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ivf-is-life-changing-for-infertile-families-but-the-christian-right-says-its-not-in-gods-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ivf-is-life-changing-for-infertile-families-but-the-christian-right-says-its-not-in-gods-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nevada Governor: ‘I will not sign assisted suicide Bill’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Governor of the US state of Nevada has derailed an assisted suicide Bill, stating: &ldquo;I will not sign it&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nevada-governor-i-will-not-sign-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nevada-governor-i-will-not-sign-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herdsmen Kill 70-Year-Old Pastor, 35 other Christians in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central Mosque, Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani herdsmen this week killed at least nine Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, following the slaughter of 27 others days before, sources said. The attacks took place in Bokkos County in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/herdsmen-kill-70-year-old-pastor-35-other-christians-in-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/herdsmen-kill-70-year-old-pastor-35-other-christians-in-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMA challenges need to report sex between adults and ‘consenting’ children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors should not be required to report sexual activity involving a child if they deem it &lsquo;consensual&rsquo; &mdash; even if it involves an adult &mdash; the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bma-challenges-need-to-report-sex-between-adults-and-consenting-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bma-challenges-need-to-report-sex-between-adults-and-consenting-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child gambling surge sparks Irish Government action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland has announced plans to crack down on gambling ads for children following results from an international study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/child-gambling-surge-sparks-irish-government-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/child-gambling-surge-sparks-irish-government-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s getting worse’: Locals speak out against drug consumption room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local residents have criticised Scotland&rsquo;s first drug consumption room for worsening problems associated with drug-taking in the area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/its-getting-worse-locals-speak-out-against-drug-consumption-room/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/its-getting-worse-locals-speak-out-against-drug-consumption-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland told to limit free speech with ‘draconian’ EU hate speech laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Commission has threatened Ireland with legal action if it does not introduce further restrictions on free speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ireland-told-to-limit-free-speech-with-draconian-eu-hate-speech-laws/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ireland-told-to-limit-free-speech-with-draconian-eu-hate-speech-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Churches Targeted on Easter in India Remain Closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pastor Ganesh Vijay Koli and Assistant Pastor Benjamin Gamit were assaulted in Surat, Gujarat state, India on April 20, 2025. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; More than a month after Hindu nationalist groups in India targeted two Christian congregations on Easter, the churches remain shut while awaiting police action, sources said. The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/churches-targeted-on-easter-in-india-remain-closed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/churches-targeted-on-easter-in-india-remain-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Order for Church to Leave Worship Site Overturned in Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pastor Herri Soesanto objects to manhandling at sealing of church in Jombang, East Java Province, Indonesia. (Screenshot of YouTube video) SURABAYA, Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; In a rare move in Indonesia, an administrative court earlier this year overturned a local government order for a church to vacate its worship site, sources said. The Jombang...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/order-for-church-to-leave-worship-site-overturned-in-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/order-for-church-to-leave-worship-site-overturned-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Farage: UK abortion limit is ‘utterly ludicrous’ and should be reduced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage has branded the UK&rsquo;s abortion law &ldquo;totally out of date&rdquo; and says the abortion limit should be reduced to match viability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nigel-farage-uk-abortion-limit-is-utterly-ludicrous-and-should-be-reduced/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nigel-farage-uk-abortion-limit-is-utterly-ludicrous-and-should-be-reduced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill to Curb Child Marriages Signed into Law in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Notification by president of Pakistan enacting legislation against child marriages. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Despite fierce opposition from Islamist groups in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday (May 30) signed into law a landmark bill to curb...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bill-to-curb-child-marriages-signed-into-law-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bill-to-curb-child-marriages-signed-into-law-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians urged to unite in prayer against assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute and other evangelical groups are calling on Christians to again unite in a national day of prayer against the assisted suicide Bills at Westminster and Holyrood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-urged-to-unite-in-prayer-against-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-urged-to-unite-in-prayer-against-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ash Regan lodges Holyrood Bill aiming to protect women from prostitution]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bill seeking to protect vulnerable women and girls from prostitution has been launched at Holyrood by Ash Regan MSP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ash-regan-lodges-holyrood-bill-aiming-to-protect-women-from-prostitution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ash-regan-lodges-holyrood-bill-aiming-to-protect-women-from-prostitution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bespoke gene therapy transforms child’s life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A child born with a life-threatening genetic disorder has been successfully treated using pioneering ethical gene therapy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bespoke-gene-therapy-transforms-childs-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bespoke-gene-therapy-transforms-childs-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer patient criticises lack of mental health support for terminal illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cancer patient has shared how she was wrongly told she had just a few months to live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cancer-patient-criticises-lack-of-mental-health-support-for-terminal-illness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cancer-patient-criticises-lack-of-mental-health-support-for-terminal-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man almost dies after taking partner's assisted suicide drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian man has almost died after taking his partner&rsquo;s assisted suicide drugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/man-almost-dies-after-taking-partners-assisted-suicide-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/man-almost-dies-after-taking-partners-assisted-suicide-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of Two Kidnapped Christian Workers Freed in NW Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Kebbi state in Nigeria. (Himalayan Explorer based on work by Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; One of two Christian workers kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on May 21 was freed this week, ministry leaders said. Ojo John and Silvanus Abu of Nupe Missions, who were working among...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/one-of-two-kidnapped-christian-workers-freed-in-nw-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/one-of-two-kidnapped-christian-workers-freed-in-nw-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Christian cannot be forced to photograph same-sex weddings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian photographer cannot be forced to promote same-sex weddings under New York state law, a US district court has ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-christian-cannot-be-forced-to-photograph-same-sex-weddings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-christian-cannot-be-forced-to-photograph-same-sex-weddings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ritual review – Al Pacino is priestly mastermind in tale of infamous real-life exorcism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pacino is somewhat flat and Dan Stevens seems to be waiting for the final curtain as they with a young woman in Iowa apparently possessed by a demonThis low-budget, minor-key and &ndash; frankly &ndash; dreary horror feature offers yet another dramatisation of the 1928 exorcism of a young woman (played here by Abigail Cowen), known by her alias Anna Ecklund and her real name Emma Schmidt. The real-life ritual, which transpired at a nunnery in Iowa, was overseen by elderly German Capuchin priest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-ritual-review-al-pacino-is-priestly-mastermind-in-tale-of-infamous-real-life-exorcism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-ritual-review-al-pacino-is-priestly-mastermind-in-tale-of-infamous-real-life-exorcism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Criminalizing Child Marriage in Pakistan Rejected as ‘Un-Islamic’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Council of Islamic Ideology on May 27, 2025 termed Pakistan&rsquo;s anti-child marriage bill &lsquo;un-Islamic.&rsquo; (CII Facebook) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Pakistan&rsquo;s top Islamic body on Tuesday (May 27) rejected a bill that seeks to criminalize child marriages in Islamabad, describing it as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bill-criminalizing-child-marriage-in-pakistan-rejected-as-un-islamic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bill-criminalizing-child-marriage-in-pakistan-rejected-as-un-islamic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Addict in Somalia Driven from Home for Accepting Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Lower Juba Region, Somalia. (Map data &copy; 2025 Google) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Muslim parents in southern Somalia were overjoyed to see their missing 20-year-old son, a drug addict, return home free of substance abuse this month. When they discovered that his transformation sprang from putting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-addict-in-somalia-driven-from-home-for-accepting-christ/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-addict-in-somalia-driven-from-home-for-accepting-christ/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alasdair MacIntyre obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Provocative philosopher who argued that current morality has been cut off from its roots &lsquo;largely thanks to the Enlightenment&rsquo;In 1981, the philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, who has died aged 96, tore up the work he was then writing on ethics, and produced what became his best known book, After Virtue. In it, he excoriated current moral philosophy and, indeed, current morality itself, complaining that morality has been cut off from its roots in tradition, and, &ldquo;largely thanks to t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alasdair-macintyre-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alasdair-macintyre-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Pope Leo retain US citizenship while leading a foreign government?]]></title><description><![CDATA[US state department says on website it may &lsquo;actively review&rsquo; status of Americans who &lsquo;serve as a foreign head of state&rsquo;Pope Leo XIV&rsquo;s election as the first US-born leader of the Roman Catholic church elevated him to the rare, legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign head of state.Born in Chicago as Robert Prevost in 1955, the new pope for the past decade has held dual citizenship in the US and Peru, where he spent time as a mis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/can-pope-leo-retain-us-citizenship-while-leading-a-foreign-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/can-pope-leo-retain-us-citizenship-while-leading-a-foreign-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magna Carta wasn’t the first document to state that the king is not above the law | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rabbi Ian Silverman highlights a passage in Deutoronomy that lays out the same principleYour report claims that the Magna Carta was the first document to put in writing that the king is not above the law (Harvard&rsquo;s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say, 15 May). I was struck that millennia before, another iconic document commanded the exact principle. Deuteronomy 17:18-20 proclaims: &ldquo;When he is sitting upon his royal throne, he shall write a copy of this]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/magna-carta-wasnt-the-first-document-to-state-that-the-king-is-not-above-the-law-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/magna-carta-wasnt-the-first-document-to-state-that-the-king-is-not-above-the-law-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maga Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him | Julian Coman]]></title><description><![CDATA[They have been quick to brand the new pope an &lsquo;anti-Trump&rsquo; &lsquo;total Marxist&rsquo;. In return, he is already critiquing their worldviewIn the outer reaches of the Magasphere, it would be fair to say the advent of the first pope from the US has not been greeted with unbridled enthusiasm. Take Laura Loomer, the thirtysomething influencer and conspiracy theorist, whose verdict on Leo XIV was as instant as it was theologically uninformed: &ldquo;Anti-Trump, anti-Maga, pro-open Border]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/maga-catholics-are-on-a-collision-course-with-leo-xiv-they-have-good-reason-to-fear-him-julian-coman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/maga-catholics-are-on-a-collision-course-with-leo-xiv-they-have-good-reason-to-fear-him-julian-coman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill to Curb Child Marriages Passes Parliament in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Session of National Assembly in Pakistan. (Voice of America) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Pakistan&rsquo;s parliament on Monday (May 19) passed a significant bill aiming to curb, discourage and eventually eradicate child marriages in the federal capital by raising the legal age of marriage for both boys and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bill-to-curb-child-marriages-passes-parliament-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bill-to-curb-child-marriages-passes-parliament-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV receives White House invitation in meeting with JD Vance]]></title><description><![CDATA[US vice-president delivers letter from Donald and Melania Trump during talks with pontiff at the VaticanDonald Trump has issued a White House invitation to Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff who as Cardinal Robert Prevost previously criticised Trump&rsquo;s administration.The invitation came via a letter from the US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, that was delivered to the pope by the US vice-president, JD Vance, during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday morning. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-receives-white-house-invitation-in-meeting-with-jd-vance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-receives-white-house-invitation-in-meeting-with-jd-vance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My sister was diagnosed with cancer – and it taught me the meaning of surrender | Making sense of it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spiritual practices can induce a sense of being part of something that is bigger than oneselfMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeWhen I was a kid, my sister&rsquo;s favourite biblical passage was from the gospel according to Luke. &ldquo;Suffer little children to come unto me,&rdquo; Jesus told his disciples, &ldquo;for of such is the Kingdom of God.&rdquo;My sister had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and she understood Jesus to b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/my-sister-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-and-it-taught-me-the-meaning-of-surrender-making-sense-of-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/my-sister-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-and-it-taught-me-the-meaning-of-surrender-making-sense-of-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV holds inaugural mass at St Peter’s Square]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskyy and JD Vance among 150,000 present as Leo says he wants Catholic church to be &lsquo;leaven of unity&rsquo;Pope Leo XIV said he wanted the Catholic church to be a &ldquo;small leaven of unity&rdquo; in a time of &ldquo;too much discord and too many wounds&rdquo;, during his inaugural papal mass attended by world leaders including the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the US vice-president, JD Vance.Calling for more love and unity, Leo said the church&rsquo;s &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-holds-inaugural-mass-at-st-peters-square/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-holds-inaugural-mass-at-st-peters-square/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and Myanmar at inaugural mass – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pope called for peace at his inaugural mass at St Peter&rsquo;s Square on Sunday. The event was attended by world leaders including the US vice-president, JD Vance, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, and Australia's prime minister, Anthony AlbanesePope Leo XIV holds inaugural mass at St Peter&rsquo;s Square Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-peace-in-ukraine-gaza-and-myanmar-at-inaugural-mass-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-peace-in-ukraine-gaza-and-myanmar-at-inaugural-mass-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior faith leaders urge Starmer to tone down migration rhetoric]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Christian, Muslim and Jewish representatives write to prime minister after &lsquo;island of strangers&rsquo; speechMore than a dozen bishops and other senior Christian, Muslim and Jewish faith leaders have written to the prime minister after his &ldquo;island of strangers&rdquo; speech, urging him to use a more &ldquo;compassionate narrative&rdquo; about migrants.The letter was sent to Keir Starmer after his speech on Monday, which preceded the publication of the government&rsquo;s im]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senior-faith-leaders-urge-starmer-to-tone-down-migration-rhetoric/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senior-faith-leaders-urge-starmer-to-tone-down-migration-rhetoric/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divine intervention against cold callers | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scammers&rsquo; souls | Peter Sullivan | &lsquo;The enemy within&rsquo; | Strangers to whom? | State ownership of newspapersYears ago I decided to interrupt cold callers (Letters, 11 May) and say: &ldquo;Just a minute. Let us pray. O&nbsp;heavenly Father, who sees into our hearts. You will know when we are involved in an activity whereby we are trying to dupe an elderly lady out of all of her savings. In the light of this, I know that when I die I will be condemned to hell for an eternity. Amen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/divine-intervention-against-cold-callers-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/divine-intervention-against-cold-callers-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen Camilla unveils foundation stone for £13m Westminster Abbey sacristy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Site once used by 13th-century monks will be transformed into main visitor entranceEight centuries after Henry III rebuilt Westminster Abbey as the gothic landmark it remains today, Queen Camilla has unveiled the foundation stone for a building on the medieval footprint of a long-lost sacristy.The King Charles III sacristy will offer state-of-the-art welcoming, ticketing and security facilities for the abbey. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/queen-camilla-unveils-foundation-stone-for-13m-westminster-abbey-sacristy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/queen-camilla-unveils-foundation-stone-for-13m-westminster-abbey-sacristy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSPs agree to further debate on Liam McArthur's assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs are set to debate Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s separate assisted suicide Bill affecting England and Wales on 16 May and they could vote on it for the final time. Please contact your MP and ask them to vote against the Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msps-agree-to-further-debate-on-liam-mcarthurs-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msps-agree-to-further-debate-on-liam-mcarthurs-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal College of Psychiatrists 'cannot support' assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs are set to debate Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide Bill on 16 May and they could vote on it for the final time. Please contact your MP and ask them to vote against the Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/royal-college-of-psychiatrists-cannot-support-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/royal-college-of-psychiatrists-cannot-support-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for Irish FA to follow England in banning men from women’s football]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Irish Football Association has been urged to follow its English counterpart and protect women&rsquo;s football.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/calls-for-irish-fa-to-follow-england-in-banning-men-from-womens-football/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/calls-for-irish-fa-to-follow-england-in-banning-men-from-womens-football/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High hopes for the new pope in hard times | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zaki Cooper says bridge-building in our troubled world is a sacred task, and Christina Thomas says that, for once, demagogues and dictators have been sent offstageIt is encouraging to hear Pope Leo XIV talk about building bridges (What will the new pope be like? He&rsquo;s chosen to be called Leo: that&rsquo;s no accident, 8 May). This is a key task facing his pontificate, and operates on a number of levels.First and foremost, building bridges within the different factions and groups of the Cath]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/high-hopes-for-the-new-pope-in-hard-times-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/high-hopes-for-the-new-pope-in-hard-times-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians Driven from Homes in India Threatened with Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scar on one of the Christians assaulted in Durandarbha village, Sukma District, Chhattisgarh state, India on April 24, 2025. (Evangelical Fellowship of India) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Villagers practicing tribal religion who assaulted Christian families and drove them from their homes in central India for practicing their faith have threatened to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-driven-from-homes-in-india-threatened-with-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-driven-from-homes-in-india-threatened-with-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new pope is the internet’s biggest meme. What does that say about us? | Tayo Bero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media has been fun for the first time in years. But the joy of this moment is about more than just jokesWhile most good Catholics spent the early days of this week in solemn contemplation, praying that the church&rsquo;s new leader would be a person of character and someone who could unite us in these tense, ungodly times, the rest of us were on X cackling at our screens and reposting chimney memes.Social media has been having a field day since Pope Francis passed and the race was on for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-new-pope-is-the-internets-biggest-meme-what-does-that-say-about-us-tayo-bero/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-new-pope-is-the-internets-biggest-meme-what-does-that-say-about-us-tayo-bero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attacks on Christians Continue in Central Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry John, killed by Fulani herdsmen on May 7, 2025 in Otukpo County, Benue state, Nigeria. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians in central Nigeria on Wednesday (May 7) after killing 10 others in the same area the previous month, sources said. The herdsmen killed two...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/attacks-on-christians-continue-in-central-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/attacks-on-christians-continue-in-central-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Never again war’: Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine in first Sunday address]]></title><description><![CDATA[New pontiff also urges a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and welcomes truce between India and PakistanPope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and pleaded for an end to global conflicts, which he likened to a &ldquo;third world war in pieces&rdquo;.In his first Sunday address at the Vatican, the new pontiff urged an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and the release of all hostages. He also welcomed the truce between India and Pakistan and referenced t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/never-again-war-pope-leo-calls-for-peace-in-ukraine-in-first-sunday-address/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/never-again-war-pope-leo-calls-for-peace-in-ukraine-in-first-sunday-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No more war': Pope Leo XIV delivers first Sunday prayer address &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for an end to war in his first Sunday message to crowds in St Peter's Square since his election as pontiff. 'Never again war!' the pope said, repeating a frequent call of the late Pope Francis and noting the recent 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, which killed some 60 million people. The new pope called for an 'authentic and lasting peace' in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages. He also welcome]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/no-more-war-pope-leo-xiv-delivers-first-sunday-prayer-address-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/no-more-war-pope-leo-xiv-delivers-first-sunday-prayer-address-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This American pope: Leo XIV’s bloodline reflects the US melting pot]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fraught history of race and immigration connect the new pope with his homelandPope Leo XIV, who on Thursday was elected as the first-ever US-born leader of the Roman Catholic church, has a familial bloodline that reflects his homeland&rsquo;s fraught relationship with race &ndash; and why the nation&rsquo;s stature as a melting pot of origins has long endured, records unearthed by genealogists show.The maternal grandfather of 69-year-old Robert Prevost, the newly minted pope, was evidently bor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/this-american-pope-leo-xivs-bloodline-reflects-the-us-melting-pot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/this-american-pope-leo-xivs-bloodline-reflects-the-us-melting-pot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where does Pope Leo XIV stand on key issues like sexual abuse, climate and poverty?]]></title><description><![CDATA[He has been described as a peace-seeking bridge builder but he opposes female ordination and abuse survivors are waryWhat is the position of Pope Leo XIV on the issues that face him and the Roman Catholic church? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/where-does-pope-leo-xiv-stand-on-key-issues-like-sexual-abuse-climate-and-poverty/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/where-does-pope-leo-xiv-stand-on-key-issues-like-sexual-abuse-climate-and-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Pope Leo XIV: a different kind of American leader | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first pontiff from the United States can be a powerful countervailing voice in the Trump era, and help protect Francis&rsquo;s legacyTwelve years ago, in the words of the late Pope Francis, the Catholic church went &ldquo;to the ends of the Earth&rdquo; in its search for a new pontiff. On Thursday, after surprisingly brisk discussions, the most geographically diverse conclave in history went to the heart of a superpower to find his successor.The election of the first American pope is a remar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-pope-leo-xiv-a-different-kind-of-american-leader-editorial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-pope-leo-xiv-a-different-kind-of-american-leader-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An inspired choice’: people from around the world react to Pope Leo XIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholics and non-Catholics share their thoughts on the elevation of Robert Francis Prevost to the papacyRobert Francis Prevost has been elected as the first pope from the US and is the new leader of the world&rsquo;s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. Taking the name Leo XIV, the 69-year-old Augustinian friar, spent more than 20 years as a missionary in Peru. Having held senior roles in the Vatican, he is seen as a moderate who people hope will continue the work of his predecessor, Pope Francis.Here,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/an-inspired-choice-people-from-around-the-world-react-to-pope-leo-xiv/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/an-inspired-choice-people-from-around-the-world-react-to-pope-leo-xiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV laments people valuing ‘technology, money and success’ over Christianity in first mass as pontiff – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope held mass for cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morningProfile: the moderate, good humoured first US popePope Leo&rsquo;s in-tray: the many urgent issues to addressShare your views on Pope Leo XIVChina has sent congratulations to newly elected Pope Leo XIV and hopes the Vatican under the new pontiff will continue dialogue with China &ldquo;in a constructive spirit&rdquo;, Reuters reports a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday at a regular press conference.Leo&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-laments-people-valuing-technology-money-and-success-over-christianity-in-first-mass-as-pontiff-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-laments-people-valuing-technology-money-and-success-over-christianity-in-first-mass-as-pontiff-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo unhappy with US immigration policy and won’t stay silent, brother says]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Prevost says his brother is middle-of-the-road but shares Pope Francis&rsquo;s concerns about Trump&rsquo;s policyDespite the pronouncements of veteran Vatican-watchers, the rash of profiles and the raking over of old statements, very few people seem to know exactly where Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost &ndash; now known as Pope Leo XIV &ndash; stands on the big issues of the day.But one person who has a better idea than most is the new pontiff&rsquo;s elder brother John Prevost. Continue r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-unhappy-with-us-immigration-policy-and-wont-stay-silent-brother-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-unhappy-with-us-immigration-policy-and-wont-stay-silent-brother-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo holds first mass as pontiff in Sistine Chapel]]></title><description><![CDATA[New leader says he wants a Catholic church that &lsquo;illuminates the dark nights of this world&rsquo;Five things to know about Pope Leo XIVPope Leo XIV said he hoped to lead a Roman Catholic church &ldquo;that illuminates the dark nights of this world&rdquo; as he held his first mass as pontiff under Michelangelo&rsquo;s ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.The surprise election of Robert Francis Prevost, the first US pope, came after a conclave that lasted less than 26 hours, one of the sho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-holds-first-mass-as-pontiff-in-sistine-chapel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-holds-first-mass-as-pontiff-in-sistine-chapel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re ready to fight’: activists brace as US anti-rights figures descend on Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ultra-conservative campaigners fly in for &lsquo;family values&rsquo; conferences to share tactics with African allies who oppose abortion and LGBTQ+ rightsAdvocates for sexual, reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights in Africa are bracing themselves for an influx of some of the most powerful, ultra-conservative campaigners from the US, Poland, Switzerland and the Netherlands over the coming months.The prominent campaigners, who all oppose abortion, transgender and LGBTQ+ rights, and are against sexualit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/were-ready-to-fight-activists-brace-as-us-anti-rights-figures-descend-on-africa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/were-ready-to-fight-activists-brace-as-us-anti-rights-figures-descend-on-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five things to know about Pope Leo XIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite a long career in the Catholic church, before Thursday few had heard of Robert Francis PrevostPope Leo XIV to hold first mass &ndash; live updatesRobert Francis Prevost, chosen as the new leader of the world&rsquo;s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics and who has taken the papal name Leo XIV, is not widely known despite a long missionary career and senior roles in the Vatican. Here are five things about him. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/five-things-to-know-about-pope-leo-xiv/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/five-things-to-know-about-pope-leo-xiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An American has become pope. Will he be the moral leader we desperately need? | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis spoke for the most vulnerable, from Palestinians in Gaza to immigrants in the US. Let&rsquo;s hope that Leo will follow in his footstepsAmerica is back, baby. Not only has the Gulf of Mexico been successfully Americanized, the Vatican is now officially US territory. OK, fine, not officially, but, on Thursday, the Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost was announced as pope. The 69-year-old, who has taken the papal name Leo XIV, is the first clergyman from the United States to lead the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/an-american-has-become-pope-will-he-be-the-moral-leader-we-desperately-need-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/an-american-has-become-pope-will-he-be-the-moral-leader-we-desperately-need-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unearthed comments from new pope alarm LGBTQ+ Catholics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previous negative remarks by Pope Leo XIV about &lsquo;homosexual lifestyle&rsquo; at odds with papacy of Pope FrancisFive things to know about Pope LeoAfter years of sympathetic and inclusive comments from Pope Francis, LGBTQ+ Catholics expressed concern on Thursday about hostile remarks made more than a decade ago by Father Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV, in which he condemned what he called the &ldquo;homosexual lifestyle&rdquo; and &ldquo;the redefinition of marriage&rdquo; as &ldquo;a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/unearthed-comments-from-new-pope-alarm-lgbtq-catholics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/unearthed-comments-from-new-pope-alarm-lgbtq-catholics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New pope’s brother says he is ‘middle of the road’  – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog has now closed. Our live updates coverage on Pope Leo XIV&rsquo;s first full day in office has moved here.Historically, some of the conclaves were really drawn out: in 13th century, they needed three years, over 1,000 days, to choose Gregory X.There was also one that ended on the first day, when Julius II in 1503 was elected after just 10 hours. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-popes-brother-says-he-is-middle-of-the-road-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-popes-brother-says-he-is-middle-of-the-road-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans react to Robert Francis Prevost becoming the first US pope in history – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[American faithful celebrated the announcement of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop&lsquo;Deep dish eucharist&rsquo;: internet reacts to US pope with jokes and Chicago prideChicago reacts to hometown Pope Leo: &lsquo;Like the Cubs winning the World Series&rsquo;&lsquo;The pope is Peruvian&rsquo;: elation in country where pontif]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/americans-react-to-robert-francis-prevost-becoming-the-first-us-pope-in-history-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/americans-react-to-robert-francis-prevost-becoming-the-first-us-pope-in-history-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV attends Sistine Chapel and prays after being elected – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV was applauded by cardinals in the Sistine Chapel and prayed alone after being elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Prevost was a surprise choice and is the first US pope. Originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and has dual Peruvian nationality, becoming a cardinal in 2023Robert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good-humoured first US pope&lsquo;The pope is Peruvian&rsquo;: elation in country where pontiff serve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-attends-sistine-chapel-and-prays-after-being-elected-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-leo-xiv-attends-sistine-chapel-and-prays-after-being-elected-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Catholics welcome ‘approachable’ new pope in hope he will pursue peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leo XIV is a fan of Tim Tams but not Vegemite, one church leader says, and is &lsquo;humble&rsquo; and &lsquo;gentle&rsquo;Live news and reactionRobert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good-humoured first US popeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian Catholics and politicians have embraced the appointment of the new pope, Leo XIV, with many hoping he will continue his predecessor&rsquo;s emphasis on peace and social justice.Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, the president]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/australian-catholics-welcome-approachable-new-pope-in-hope-he-will-pursue-peace/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/australian-catholics-welcome-approachable-new-pope-in-hope-he-will-pursue-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV as cardinals elect first US pontiff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leo says &lsquo;evil will not prevail&rsquo; as he addresses crowd of 100,000 pilgrims and tourists in St Peter&rsquo;s SquareNew pope chosen: latest updatesRobert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good-humoured first US popeShare your views on Pope Leo XIVRobert Prevost, the first US cleric to lead the Roman Catholic church, has said &ldquo;evil will not prevail&rdquo; as he addressed a crowd of 100,000 pilgrims and tourists in his first speech as Pope Leo XIV from the central balcony of St Peter&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/robert-francis-prevost-becomes-pope-leo-xiv-as-cardinals-elect-first-us-pontiff/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/robert-francis-prevost-becomes-pope-leo-xiv-as-cardinals-elect-first-us-pontiff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world reacts to the new pope – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the US to Costa Rica to St Peter&rsquo;s Square, people cheered the election of Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-world-reacts-to-the-new-pope-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-world-reacts-to-the-new-pope-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your views on Pope Leo XIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;d like to hear your thoughts about the first clergyman from the US to lead the Roman Catholic churchRobert Francis Prevost, from Chicago, has become the first American pope to lead the Roman Catholic church.The 69-year-old has taken the papal name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced from the central balcony of St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica on Thursday evening. The announcement, which followed white smoke billowing from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, prompted raucous celebration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/share-your-views-on-pope-leo-xiv/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/share-your-views-on-pope-leo-xiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good-humoured first US pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colleagues recall a calm and grounded leader capable of moderating between factions, with a strong connection to his predecessorNew pope chosen: latest updatesShare your views on Pope Leo XIVRobert Francis Prevost &ndash; who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV &ndash; may not be the Latin American Jesuit wildcard that his predecessor, Pope Francis, was, but his election is similarly historic.In the figure of the 69-year-old former head of the Augustinian order, the Roman Catholic church has its v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/robert-francis-prevost-the-moderate-good-humoured-first-us-pope/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/robert-francis-prevost-the-moderate-good-humoured-first-us-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecstatic crowds flood St Peter’s Square to hail election of new pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheers, tears and prayers as Leo XIV appears on basilica balcony to give first blessingRobert Francis Prevost becomes the first American popeNoah from Los Angeles had listened carefully to the first words spoken by Pope Leo XIV from the balcony of St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica, but his lack of Italian meant he understood none of it.&ldquo;Wait, you mean he&rsquo;s American? Really? Wow, that&rsquo;s exciting,&rdquo; he said with some surprise on his way out of St Peter&rsquo;s Square. As he absorbed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ecstatic-crowds-flood-st-peters-square-to-hail-election-of-new-pope/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ecstatic-crowds-flood-st-peters-square-to-hail-election-of-new-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will the new pope be like? He’s chosen to be called Leo: that’s no accident | Catherine Pepinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Popes who take that name tend to be progressive reformers. If Trump and JD Vance think they have an ally in the Vatican, I think notCatherine Pepinster is a former editor of The TabletShare your views on Pope Leo XIVWhat&rsquo;s in a name? When it comes to a pope &ndash; everything. The white smoke from the Sistine Chapel earlier this evening told the world that a new pope to succeed Francis had been elected &ndash; and for the first time the pontiff is from the US.But if Donald Trump and his Ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/what-will-the-new-pope-be-like-hes-chosen-to-be-called-leo-thats-no-accident-catherine-pepinster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/what-will-the-new-pope-be-like-hes-chosen-to-be-called-leo-thats-no-accident-catherine-pepinster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans celebrate Leo XIV as first US pontiff: ‘Everything dope, including the pope’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson hails hometown cardinal as Donald Trump and others offer congratulationsNew pope chosen: latest updatesShare your views on Pope Leo XIVAmericans are celebrating and speaking out after the US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, was announced as the next pope.&ldquo;Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/americans-celebrate-leo-xiv-as-first-us-pontiff-everything-dope-including-the-pope/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/americans-celebrate-leo-xiv-as-first-us-pontiff-everything-dope-including-the-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herdsmen Kill Six Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fulani herdsman in north-central Nigeria in screenshot from video obtained by Morning Star News. (Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani herdsmen on Saturday and Sunday (May 3-4) killed six Christians and injured dozens of others in raids on two Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria. In the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/herdsmen-kill-six-christians-in-plateau-state-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/herdsmen-kill-six-christians-in-plateau-state-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland’s First Minister pledges to vote against assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[MSPs are set to debate and vote on Liam McArthur&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide Bill on 13 May. If you live in Scotland, please contact your MSP and ask them to vote against the Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scotlands-first-minister-pledges-to-vote-against-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scotlands-first-minister-pledges-to-vote-against-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs are set to debate Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide Bill on 16 May and they could vote on it for the final time. Please contact your MP and ask them to vote against the Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mps-set-to-vote-on-decriminalising-abortion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mps-set-to-vote-on-decriminalising-abortion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No-fault divorce fuelling 'animosity', says family lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs are set to debate Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide Bill on 16 May and they could vote on it for the final time. Please contact your MP and ask them to vote against the Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/no-fault-divorce-fuelling-animosity-says-family-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/no-fault-divorce-fuelling-animosity-says-family-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing thousands could save NHS millions, Govt estimates]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs are set to debate Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide Bill on 16 May and they could vote on it for the final time. Please contact your MP and ask them to vote against the Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/killing-thousands-could-save-nhs-millions-govt-estimates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/killing-thousands-could-save-nhs-millions-govt-estimates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers urge Govt to reconsider introduction of home education register]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to introduce a home education register are &ldquo;intrusive&rdquo;, &ldquo;bureaucratic&rdquo; and should be dropped, Peers have told the Government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-urge-govt-to-reconsider-introduction-of-home-education-register/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/peers-urge-govt-to-reconsider-introduction-of-home-education-register/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s Commissioner calls for immediate ban on AI sex-image apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Software that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate sexualised images of children should be immediately banned, the Children&rsquo;s Commissioner has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/childrens-commissioner-calls-for-immediate-ban-on-ai-sex-image-apps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/childrens-commissioner-calls-for-immediate-ban-on-ai-sex-image-apps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator calls for Ireland’s sex-swap law to be repealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s Gender Recognition Act 2015 (GRA) compromises the safety and dignity of women and should be revoked, the Seanad &Eacute;ireann has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senator-calls-for-irelands-sex-swap-law-to-be-repealed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senator-calls-for-irelands-sex-swap-law-to-be-repealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelist Who Led Muslims to Christ Slain after Gospel Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Mbale District, Uganda. (Jarry1250, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Islamists killed an evangelist after he led several Muslims to faith in Christ at an open-air event in eastern Uganda last month, sources said. David Washume of Manga cell, Mungoma Ward, Nabumali town council in Mbale District was stabbed to death on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/evangelist-who-led-muslims-to-christ-slain-after-gospel-event/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/evangelist-who-led-muslims-to-christ-slain-after-gospel-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English and Scottish FAs ban men from women's football]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women in England and Scotland will no longer be forced to play football against men who identify as female, following the Supreme Court&rsquo;s recent ruling on the definition of &lsquo;woman&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/english-and-scottish-fas-ban-men-from-womens-football/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/english-and-scottish-fas-ban-men-from-womens-football/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media must use age verification to protect kids from porn starting July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media platforms will be required to block children from accessing harmful content such as pornography and the promotion of self-harm, or face hefty fines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/social-media-must-use-age-verification-to-protect-kids-from-porn-starting-july/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/social-media-must-use-age-verification-to-protect-kids-from-porn-starting-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record Number of Blasphemy Cases Recorded in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forced conversions and abductions in Pakistan in 2024 were recorded in the Annual Human Rights Observer report on blasphemy accusations. (Center for Social Justice chart) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/record-number-of-blasphemy-cases-recorded-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/record-number-of-blasphemy-cases-recorded-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS to screen gender-confused young people for autism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NHS plans to assess gender-confused children for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-to-screen-gender-confused-young-people-for-autism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-to-screen-gender-confused-young-people-for-autism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill 'not compatible' with human rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill discriminates against people with certain disabilities and could be challenged under human rights law, a top lawyer has stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/leadbeaterrsquos-assisted-suicide-bill-not-compatible-with-human-rights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/leadbeaterrsquos-assisted-suicide-bill-not-compatible-with-human-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Scotland: ‘No censorship zone prosecutions when abortion centres are closed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pro-lifers will not be prosecuted for carrying out activities outside closed abortion centres,&nbsp;Police Scotland has confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-scotland-no-censorship-zone-prosecutions-when-abortion-centres-are-closed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-scotland-no-censorship-zone-prosecutions-when-abortion-centres-are-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council leaders call for urgent Govt action to tackle gambling harms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government action is vital to tackle the harmful consequences of gambling, a coalition of local councils has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/council-leaders-call-for-urgent-govt-action-to-tackle-gambling-harms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/council-leaders-call-for-urgent-govt-action-to-tackle-gambling-harms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holyrood assisted suicide a conscience vote amid flood of concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish Parliament&rsquo;s health committee has decided not to advise MSPs how to vote on Liam McArthur MSP&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill, saying the issue is a &ldquo;matter of conscience&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyrood-assisted-suicide-a-conscience-vote-amid-flood-of-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holyrood-assisted-suicide-a-conscience-vote-amid-flood-of-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians in India Charged after Hindu Nationalist Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hindu extremists confront church members in Raipur, India on March 9, 2025. (Morning Star News screenshot of video) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; A Christian charged under India&rsquo;s anti-conversion law after Hindu nationalists attacked a church is seeking anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court of India. Rajesh Sharma said his plea for anticipatory...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-in-india-charged-after-hindu-nationalist-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-in-india-charged-after-hindu-nationalist-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck Ramming into Easter Procession in Nigeria Ruled Intentional]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trailer truck rams Easter procession in Billiri, Gombe state, Nigeria on April 21, 2025. (Screenshot from video on Instagram guts104.9fm) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Investigators have concluded that a trailer truck driver intentionally crashed into an Easter procession in Nigeria, killing six Christians,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/truck-ramming-into-easter-procession-in-nigeria-ruled-intentional/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/truck-ramming-into-easter-procession-in-nigeria-ruled-intentional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EHRC interim guidance: 'Toilets are restricted to biological sex, not self-ID']]></title><description><![CDATA[Interim guidance on the practical implications of the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex has been issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ehrc-interim-guidance-toilets-are-restricted-to-biological-sex-not-self-id/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ehrc-interim-guidance-toilets-are-restricted-to-biological-sex-not-self-id/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping drugs at the source: 90% decrease in cannabis sent from Thailand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannabis smuggling between Thailand and the UK has fallen by 90 per cent in three months, the Home Office has reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stopping-drugs-at-the-source-90-decrease-in-cannabis-sent-from-thailand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stopping-drugs-at-the-source-90-decrease-in-cannabis-sent-from-thailand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Generation of gender-confused kids damaged by Stonewall and Mermaids’, MP warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pro-trans dogma of Stonewall and Mermaids has &lsquo;damaged&rsquo; a generation of gender-confused children, Westminster has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/generation-of-gender-confused-kids-damaged-by-stonewall-and-mermaids-mp-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/generation-of-gender-confused-kids-damaged-by-stonewall-and-mermaids-mp-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Mayor backs ‘shooting galleries’ and legalising cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland should consider legalising cannabis&nbsp;and helping drug addicts to inject heroin, Belfast&rsquo;s Lord Mayor has argued.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belfast-mayor-backs-shooting-galleries-and-legalising-cannabis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belfast-mayor-backs-shooting-galleries-and-legalising-cannabis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boko Haram Kills Seven Christians in Borno State, Nigeria ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boko Haram insignia is blacked out on walls in Bama, Borno state Nigeria. (Ifeatu Nnaobi, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Boko Haram terrorists on Monday (April 28) attacked a predominantly Christian community in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, killing seven Christians and setting homes and church...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/boko-haram-kills-seven-christians-in-borno-state-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/boko-haram-kills-seven-christians-in-borno-state-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Schools have legal duty to provide single-sex toilets&rsquo;, Court of Session rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[State schools across Scotland must provide single-sex toilets for pupils, a Scottish court has declared.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/schools-have-legal-duty-to-provide-single-sex-toiletsrsquo-court-of-session-rules/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/schools-have-legal-duty-to-provide-single-sex-toiletsrsquo-court-of-session-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conclave to elect new pope to start on 7 May, Vatican says]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a hundred Roman Catholic cardinals will meet at Sistine Chapel to decide church&rsquo;s next leaderEurope live &ndash; latest updatesCatholic cardinals from all over the world will converge under Michelangelo&rsquo;s ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on 7 May to begin a conclave, the secretive election process to choose the next pope.The date was confirmed by the Vatican on Monday after cardinals gathered for the first pre-conclave meeting since the funeral of Pope Francis on Satu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/conclave-to-elect-new-pope-to-start-on-7-may-vatican-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/conclave-to-elect-new-pope-to-start-on-7-may-vatican-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Standing up for Christian values’: US evangelicals keep the faith with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evangelicals say president is in step on core issues such as abortion and Israel &ndash; and they&rsquo;re backing him all the wayWhen asked about Donald Trump&rsquo;s Easter morning post wishing a happy holiday to &ldquo;the Radical Left Lunatics &hellip; fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners&rdquo; to the United States, Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma evangelical Christian pastor, said: &ldquo;Isn&rsquo;t it terrible that they are wanting to do that?&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/standing-up-for-christian-values-us-evangelicals-keep-the-faith-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/standing-up-for-christian-values-us-evangelicals-keep-the-faith-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The interim pope is a guy called Kevin. Why do people find that funny? | Emma Beddington]]></title><description><![CDATA[The name was good enough for actor Kevin Costner and Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson, to say nothing of an actual saint, Kevin of Glendalough. Maybe the papal connection could make it cool againI don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;m imagining a collective amusement at &ldquo;a bloke called Kevin&rdquo;, as one headline put it, becoming the camerlengo, or interim pope and conclave organiser. The Vatican is such an incense-scented swirl of robes and ritual, history and high camp that it feels pleasingly in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-interim-pope-is-a-guy-called-kevin-why-do-people-find-that-funny-emma-beddington/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-interim-pope-is-a-guy-called-kevin-why-do-people-find-that-funny-emma-beddington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands queue to visit Pope Francis’s tomb on day after funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mourners express sadness and gratitude, while special mass in St Peter&rsquo;s Square attracts 200,000 peopleThousands of people queued to visit Pope Francis&rsquo;s tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica the day after heads of state, royalty and hundreds of thousands of mourners attended his funeral in Rome.Many crossed themselves and took photos on their phones as they filed past the tomb, marked simply with the name Franciscus. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/thousands-queue-to-visit-pope-franciss-tomb-on-day-after-funeral/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/thousands-queue-to-visit-pope-franciss-tomb-on-day-after-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something to look up to: how Michelangelo’s love and humility could influence the Sistine Chapel conclave]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artist&rsquo;s frescoes hold many lessons for the cardinals who have to decide upon the next popeIt must be hard for the College of Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel not to gawp at Michelangelo&rsquo;s frescoes when they should be thinking only of electing a new pope. The only flaw in Robert Harris&rsquo;s brilliant novel of clerical politics Conclave is that, as they scheme, none of the prelates seem bothered about the ceiling Michelangelo painted with scenes from Genesis between 150]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/something-to-look-up-to-how-michelangelos-love-and-humility-could-influence-the-sistine-chapel-conclave/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/something-to-look-up-to-how-michelangelos-love-and-humility-could-influence-the-sistine-chapel-conclave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lobbying for next pope heats up, with outcome less predictable than ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis sought to lower age profile and broaden spread of college of cardinals and for most it is their first conclaveConservative and progressives will intensify efforts to shape the future of the Roman Catholic church in the coming days as 135 cardinals prepare to be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel in order to choose a successor to Pope Francis.The group of cardinals who will vote for the next leader of about 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide are less predictable than ever before, with the vas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lobbying-for-next-pope-heats-up-with-outcome-less-predictable-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lobbying-for-next-pope-heats-up-with-outcome-less-predictable-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Grazie Francesco’: silence gives way to cheers and applause for ‘pope of the people’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Pope Francis&rsquo;s coffin emerged into St Peter&rsquo;s Square, the crowd paid tribute to a leader who urged the world to build bridgesAs bells tolled and the coffin emerged from the gloom of the basilica, a hush fell across St Peter&rsquo;s Square, in keeping with traditional solemnity, but the crowd itched to break it. Death had silenced Pope Francis but those who had come to see him off were not going to stifle their love or grief. He had requested a simple burial, not a silent one.The q]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/grazie-francesco-silence-gives-way-to-cheers-and-applause-for-pope-of-the-people/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/grazie-francesco-silence-gives-way-to-cheers-and-applause-for-pope-of-the-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilgrims and the powerful come together for Pope Francis’s funeral – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis has been eulogised as 'a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone' during a funeral mass that brought together an array of mourners, from pilgrims and refugees to powerful world leaders and royalty. The 90-minute mass was celebrated by 220 cardinals, 750 bishops and more than 4,000 priests. At least 400,000 people turned out for the Pope&rsquo;s funeral at the Vatican and lined Rome&rsquo;s streets, Italy&rsquo;s interior minister said. Francis is the first pontiff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pilgrims-and-the-powerful-come-together-for-pope-franciss-funeral-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pilgrims-and-the-powerful-come-together-for-pope-franciss-funeral-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis buried after funeral attended by world leaders, royals and 400,000 mourners – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Report from the Vatican: Pilgrims and powerful come together for funeralIn pictures: the day&rsquo;s best imagesAt least 130 foreign delegations, including about &ldquo;50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs&rdquo;, would attend Pope Francis&rsquo;s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Star]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-buried-after-funeral-attended-by-world-leaders-royals-and-400000-mourners-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-buried-after-funeral-attended-by-world-leaders-royals-and-400000-mourners-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World bids farewell to Pope Francis with pilgrims and the powerful among 400,000 at funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Applause rings out as late pontiff&rsquo;s wooden coffin carried from altar of St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica for open-air ceremonyPope Francis has been eulogised as &ldquo;a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone&rdquo; during a funeral mass that brought 400,000 mourners to Rome, from pilgrims and refugees to powerful world leaders and royalty.Francis, 88, died on Monday after a stroke and subsequent heart failure, setting into motion a series of centuries-old rituals and a huge,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/world-bids-farewell-to-pope-francis-with-pilgrims-and-the-powerful-among-400000-at-funeral/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/world-bids-farewell-to-pope-francis-with-pilgrims-and-the-powerful-among-400000-at-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The funeral of Pope Francis – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of the best photographs from the funeral in St Peter&rsquo;s Square&bull; Pope Francis&rsquo;s funeral &ndash; live Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-funeral-of-pope-francis-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-funeral-of-pope-francis-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Pope Francis is laid to rest, is his legacy of a more compassionate Catholicism at risk? | Julian Coman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leaderFor Catholics who cherished Pope Francis&rsquo;s relentless defence of the dignity of migrants and minorities, the footage of his deeply awkward meeting with JD Vance on Easter Sunday made for unsettling viewing. During his 12 years in St Peter&rsquo;s chair, Francis railed against Christian complicity with &ldquo;America first&rdquo;-type nationalist movements across the west. Here, looming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/as-pope-francis-is-laid-to-rest-is-his-legacy-of-a-more-compassionate-catholicism-at-risk-julian-coman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/as-pope-francis-is-laid-to-rest-is-his-legacy-of-a-more-compassionate-catholicism-at-risk-julian-coman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giorgia Meloni faces awkward weekend at funeral of pope whose values she opposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian PM and pontiff could not have been further apart on issues such as migration, climate crisis and economyPope Francis funeral: latest updatesIt is an awkward weekend for Giorgia Meloni. The Italian leader will host a gathering of world leaders to say goodbye to a much-revered pope whose public views &ndash; from the treatment of people fleeing war to the climate crisis &ndash; were diametrically opposed to hers.While Pope Francis was a staunch advocate for asylum seekers, and blessed the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/giorgia-meloni-faces-awkward-weekend-at-funeral-of-pope-whose-values-she-opposed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/giorgia-meloni-faces-awkward-weekend-at-funeral-of-pope-whose-values-she-opposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A revival is happening’: Church hails resurgence among young in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the assumption that secularity is on the rise, many young people are &lsquo;finding truth in the church&rsquo;Pope Francis funeral: latest updatesFather John Armitage is an incredibly busy man. His church, St Margaret&rsquo;s Parish, welcomed a staggering 5,000 people across 20 masses in Holy Week.Church attendance across all Christian denominations has been in decline across England and Wales, with the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics describing both as &ldquo;mino]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-revival-is-happening-church-hails-resurgence-among-young-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-revival-is-happening-church-hails-resurgence-among-young-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You saw he was listening to you’: people Pope Francis met in their hour of need]]></title><description><![CDATA[The late pontiff embraced those traditionally on the margins of the church and society. Here, some of those he met describe his impactPope Francis funeral: latest updatesPope Francis announced his pastoral intentions from the very beginning of his papacy, saying he preferred a church that was &ldquo;bruised, hurting and dirty&rdquo; from being on the streets to one that was cautious and complacent. Although he never strayed from doctrine &ndash; to the annoyance of many optimistic liberals &ndas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/you-saw-he-was-listening-to-you-people-pope-francis-met-in-their-hour-of-need/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/you-saw-he-was-listening-to-you-people-pope-francis-met-in-their-hour-of-need/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royals and refugees to come together in Rome for funeral of Pope Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 130 foreign delegations and an estimated 200,000 pilgrims to descend on St Peter&rsquo;s Square on SaturdayPope Francis funeral: latest updatesAn extraordinary array of invitees, spanning heads of state and royals from around the world, as well as refugees, prisoners, transgender people and those who are homeless will descend on St Peter&rsquo;s Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the groundbreaking liberal pontiff who led the Catholic church for 12 years.Francis died at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/royals-and-refugees-to-come-together-in-rome-for-funeral-of-pope-francis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/royals-and-refugees-to-come-together-in-rome-for-funeral-of-pope-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[York Minster hosts controversial metal concert as threatened protests fail to materialise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheering crowd at 800-year-old cathedral enjoy Plague of Angels gig, which had been branded an &lsquo;outright insult&rsquo;Protests at one of the most controversial concerts of the year failed to materialise on Friday evening, as a metal act performed to a cheering crowd of 1,400 people at York Minster.The 800-year-old cathedral hosted a gig by Plague of Angels, which some of its congregation called an &ldquo;outright insult&rdquo; to their faith and said they would be protesting if the concert]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/york-minster-hosts-controversial-metal-concert-as-threatened-protests-fail-to-materialise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/york-minster-hosts-controversial-metal-concert-as-threatened-protests-fail-to-materialise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Pope Francis’s humanity be a lesson to the world  | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers reflect on the life of the late Roman Catholic pontiff, who spoke up for marginalised and vulnerable peoplePope Francis&rsquo;s influence as a champion of progressive causes and advocate for the marginalised will be deeply missed (The Guardian view on Pope Francis: an outsider who was a force for good in the world, 21 April). His&nbsp;commitment to addressing the climate crisis was unwavering,&nbsp;and his encyclical Laudato Si&rsquo; was a powerful call to action that resonated with mil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/let-pope-franciss-humanity-be-a-lesson-to-the-world-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/let-pope-franciss-humanity-be-a-lesson-to-the-world-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Rome gears up for spectacle of Pope Francis’s funeral, mourners hail his humility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sadness at pope&rsquo;s passing is tinged with giddiness at holding world&rsquo;s gaze with a pageant for the agesBeneath the basilica&rsquo;s soaring Renaissance dome, the body in the coffin looked unexpectedly small, even shrunken, and for those who had come to say goodbye that somehow felt apt. Francis was pope but he was still, amid all the pomp and circumstance, just a man.His predecessors occupied plinths and alcoves around St Peter&rsquo;s, figures of stone and marble with names etched in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/as-rome-gears-up-for-spectacle-of-pope-franciss-funeral-mourners-hail-his-humility/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/as-rome-gears-up-for-spectacle-of-pope-franciss-funeral-mourners-hail-his-humility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Rowson on Pope Francis’s funeral – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/martin-rowson-on-pope-franciss-funeral-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/martin-rowson-on-pope-franciss-funeral-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials in Indonesia Seal Christian Worship Site before Easter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Mosque of Banten, Banten Province, Indonesia. (Wibowo Djatmiko Wie146, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Officials in Indonesia sealed a prayer hall on Saturday (April 19), prohibiting the congregation from celebrating Easter, according to local sources. Citing a lack of permit &ndash; though officials have failed to respond...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/officials-in-indonesia-seal-christian-worship-site-before-easter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/officials-in-indonesia-seal-christian-worship-site-before-easter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was Trump’s top takeaway from his visit to the Vatican?]]></title><description><![CDATA[He really likes their styleSee more of Fiona Katauskas&rsquo;s cartoons here Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/what-was-trumps-top-takeaway-from-his-visit-to-the-vatican/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/what-was-trumps-top-takeaway-from-his-visit-to-the-vatican/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prof sacked for opposing &lsquo;mutilation of gender-confused kids' receives $1.6m payout]]></title><description><![CDATA[A professor of child psychology who was dismissed for speaking out against dangerous trans-affirming procedures for children has received a substantial payout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/prof-sacked-for-opposing-lsquomutilation-of-gender-confused-kids-receives-16m-payout/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/prof-sacked-for-opposing-lsquomutilation-of-gender-confused-kids-receives-16m-payout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex ed branded 'inappropriate' as parents in Scotland increasingly withdraw kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of children in Scotland have been withdrawn from sex education classes over the last five years, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sex-ed-branded-inappropriate-as-parents-in-scotland-increasingly-withdraw-kids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sex-ed-branded-inappropriate-as-parents-in-scotland-increasingly-withdraw-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arkansas: Christian adoption agencies protected from discrimination]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bill protecting Christian adoption agencies and families in Arkansas from discrimination on the grounds of biblical sexual ethics has been signed into law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/arkansas-christian-adoption-agencies-protected-from-discrimination/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/arkansas-christian-adoption-agencies-protected-from-discrimination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin mum: ‘Teach our children biological facts not gender ideology’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A concerned mum has warned that the Irish Government&rsquo;s revisions to the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum risk children being taught &lsquo;ideologies not facts&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dublin-mum-teach-our-children-biological-facts-not-gender-ideology/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dublin-mum-teach-our-children-biological-facts-not-gender-ideology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican readies for Pope Francis’s funeral as world leaders head to Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 150,000 mourners have queued for hours to pay respects to pontiff before coffin is sealed on FridayPope Francis obituaryEurope live &ndash; latest updatesMore than 150,000 people from all over the world have viewed Pope Francis&rsquo;s body as the Vatican makes the final preparations for his funeral on Saturday, an event that will be attended by 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs.St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica closed at 2.30am on Friday and reopened three hours later to accommodate the last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vatican-readies-for-pope-franciss-funeral-as-world-leaders-head-to-rome/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vatican-readies-for-pope-franciss-funeral-as-world-leaders-head-to-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A punt on the pontiff: bookies expect flood of bets on who will be next pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian cardinal is clear favourite as solemn conclave ritual for picking Francis&rsquo;s successor attracts interest of gamblersThe pope is said to be infallible but bookmakers also have a reputation for getting it right, most of the time.Now, as the Vatican City prepares for the papal conclave &ndash; the solemn ritual by which the next pope will be chosen &ndash; some bookies are already licking their lips in anticipation of a rush of bets. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-punt-on-the-pontiff-bookies-expect-flood-of-bets-on-who-will-be-next-pope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-punt-on-the-pontiff-bookies-expect-flood-of-bets-on-who-will-be-next-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the Swiss Guards watching over Pope Francis’s lying in state?]]></title><description><![CDATA[They date back to the 16th century when mercenaries first served Pope Julius II and form the world&rsquo;s smallest armyWith their feathered helmets, ruffled collars and coloured, puffed-sleeve uniforms, the Vatican Swiss Guards are often likened by curious visitors to medieval court jesters.But appearances can be deceiving. The world&rsquo;s smallest army, whose primary role is to protect the pope, has been rigorously trained and with no living pontiff to protect right now will join the huge se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-are-the-swiss-guards-watching-over-pope-franciss-lying-in-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-are-the-swiss-guards-watching-over-pope-franciss-lying-in-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santa Maria Maggiore: why Pope Francis decided ‘this is my place’ to be buried]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pontiff shunned fanfare by picking a small niche in the basilica he visited more than 100 times during his papacyAs a priest, and then cardinal, Jorge Mario Bergoglio would always call into Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major), one of the four papal basilicas in Rome, during his regular visits to the Italian capital.The fourth-century basilica with its distinctive bell tower is perched on one of Rome&rsquo;s seven ancient hills in Esquilino, a neighbourhood that lies between the Colosseum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/santa-maria-maggiore-why-pope-francis-decided-this-is-my-place-to-be-buried/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/santa-maria-maggiore-why-pope-francis-decided-this-is-my-place-to-be-buried/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching union: ’Smartphones give kids unfettered access to porn’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Easy access to pornography on smartphones is harming children, the leader of the UK&rsquo;s largest education union has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/teaching-union-smartphones-give-kids-unfettered-access-to-porn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/teaching-union-smartphones-give-kids-unfettered-access-to-porn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['GPs must stop destroying the health of gender-confused children']]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors must resist the pressure to give &ldquo;damaging&rdquo; trans drugs to gender-confused young people, a GP has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gps-must-stop-destroying-the-health-of-gender-confused-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gps-must-stop-destroying-the-health-of-gender-confused-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When is Pope Francis’s funeral, who will be there and what happens next]]></title><description><![CDATA[The late pontiff&rsquo;s funeral, due to take place on Saturday, will attract dignitaries and worshippers from around the worldPope Francis, who died on Monday morning at the age of 88, will be laid to rest on Saturday in Rome. His funeral is expected to draw dignitaries from across the world, as well as tens of thousands of faithful. This is what is expected to happen on the day, and what may come next for the Catholic church. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/when-is-pope-franciss-funeral-who-will-be-there-and-what-happens-next/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/when-is-pope-franciss-funeral-who-will-be-there-and-what-happens-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis: thousands more pay respects on second day of lying in state]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 60,000 people have viewed body of late pontiff since Wednesday morning, says VaticanThousands of mourners lined up for hours on a second day to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis&rsquo;s body, after St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica stayed open all night to cope with the huge crowds who had come to pay their final respects.The 16th-century basilica, where Francis&rsquo;s simple wooden coffin is placed on the main altar, was scheduled to close at midnight on Wednesday but remained open until 5.30a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-thousands-more-pay-respects-on-second-day-of-lying-in-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-thousands-more-pay-respects-on-second-day-of-lying-in-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol-specific deaths at an all-time high in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an &ldquo;acute crisis&rdquo; of deaths caused by alcohol in England, academics have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alcohol-specific-deaths-at-an-all-time-high-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alcohol-specific-deaths-at-an-all-time-high-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While secularism is growing in Australia, Anzac commemorations remain fervently Christian | Paul Daley]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no doubt many soldiers took solace in their predominant Christian faiths amid the horrors of Gallipoli &ndash; but times change as do religious affiliationsThe official commemorations for Australian military personnel who&rsquo;ve died on the battlefield or whose lives were marred due to war service have long been adorned with ecclesiastical language.Friday&rsquo;s services across the country are the most profound cases in point even though, after almost 110 years of Anzac Days, many Au]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/while-secularism-is-growing-in-australia-anzac-commemorations-remain-fervently-christian-paul-daley/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/while-secularism-is-growing-in-australia-anzac-commemorations-remain-fervently-christian-paul-daley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scot Govt has 'no plans' to allow teens to 'change sex' following Supreme Court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has announced that it does not intend to resurrect its gender self-ID Bill, following last week&rsquo;s Supreme Court ruling on the definition of the term &lsquo;woman&rsquo; in the Equality Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scot-govt-has-no-plans-to-allow-teens-to-change-sex-following-supreme-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scot-govt-has-no-plans-to-allow-teens-to-change-sex-following-supreme-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CI: 'Needless NI conversion therapy plans endanger ordinary people who oppose LGBT ideology']]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Health and Social Care Trusts have received almost zero complaints about &lsquo;conversion practices&rsquo; despite plans for a new law, The Christian Institute has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-needless-ni-conversion-therapy-plans-endanger-ordinary-people-who-oppose-lgbt-ideology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-needless-ni-conversion-therapy-plans-endanger-ordinary-people-who-oppose-lgbt-ideology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt forced to rethink plans expanding high-stake slot machines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has paused plans to allow the proliferation of high-stake gambling machines across Great Britain, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-forced-to-rethink-plans-expanding-high-stake-slot-machines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-forced-to-rethink-plans-expanding-high-stake-slot-machines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a bastion of Catholicism, Filipinos mourn Pope Francis and wonder who comes next]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation remembers pontiff&rsquo;s trip to the Philippines, where he met Typhoon Haiyan survivors in a show of sympathy and humilityAt Quiapo church in central Manila, the pews are filled with worshippers. Latecomers gather near the entrance, clutching fans to ease the stifling heat.A prayer is read out in memory of Pope Francis, known affectionately as Lolo Kiko, or Grandpa Francis, whose image stands framed on the alter. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/in-a-bastion-of-catholicism-filipinos-mourn-pope-francis-and-wonder-who-comes-next/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/in-a-bastion-of-catholicism-filipinos-mourn-pope-francis-and-wonder-who-comes-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Who wept for these people?’ Francis’s papacy was defined by compassion for refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[From personally promising to relocate vulnerable asylum seekers to speaking out against &lsquo;cruel&rsquo; policies, the late pope was a voice for the marginalisedOn a glorious spring day almost a decade ago, an Airbus A320 took off from Mytilene airport on the Greek island of Lesbos. For what seemed like an age, a small group of bystanders, including officials and the media, watched in disbelief until the plane veered left over the sun-speckled Aegean Sea and its Alitalia livery could no longe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-wept-for-these-people-franciss-papacy-was-defined-by-compassion-for-refugees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-wept-for-these-people-franciss-papacy-was-defined-by-compassion-for-refugees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands from around world wait hours to visit coffin of Pope Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope&rsquo;s simple open casket lies on main altar of St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica as mourners say: &lsquo;It&rsquo;s a privilege to be here&rsquo; Thousands of people queued for hours under the hot spring sun in St Peter&rsquo;s Square on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose simple wooden coffin has been placed on the main altar of the 16th-century basilica, where he will lie in state until Friday evening.The pope, the head of the world&rsquo;s 1.4 billion Catholics, died a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/thousands-from-around-world-wait-hours-to-visit-coffin-of-pope-francis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/thousands-from-around-world-wait-hours-to-visit-coffin-of-pope-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic faithful pay their respects to Pope Francis as lying in state begins – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis will lie in state for three days at St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica before funeral is held on Saturday. This live blog is closedThe coffin makes it way through the Vatican towards St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica, accompanied by the choir&rsquo;s singing, starting with Psalm 22.You can follow the ceremony live watching the stream at the top of the blog. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/catholic-faithful-pay-their-respects-to-pope-francis-as-lying-in-state-begins-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/catholic-faithful-pay-their-respects-to-pope-francis-as-lying-in-state-begins-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barriers at the basilica: the logistical challenges of Pope Francis’s funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence and security mechanisms are deployed across Rome as authorities expect crowds of up to 200,000 peoplePope Francis&rsquo;s funeral &ndash; latest updatesDespite Pope Francis&rsquo;s desire for a simple and comparatively low-key send-off, those tasked with organising and delivering the funeral of the 266th bishop of Rome still face a vast array of logistical, technological and security challenges.With as many as 170 foreign delegations &ndash; including those of Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/barriers-at-the-basilica-the-logistical-challenges-of-pope-franciss-funeral/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/barriers-at-the-basilica-the-logistical-challenges-of-pope-franciss-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What did Pope Francis think of JD Vance? His view was more than clear | Jan-Werner Mueller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis was as outspoken as could be without naming names, when he criticized Vance in his February letter to US bishopsWe might never quite know what Pope Francis said to the US vice-president during their very brief meeting on Sunday. In the widely shared video clip, it was hardly audible. The morning after, Francis died, and Vance jetted to visit India, finding time to tweet that his heart went out to the millions of Christians who loved Francis (implying, I suppose, that not all Catholics lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/what-did-pope-francis-think-of-jd-vance-his-view-was-more-than-clear-jan-werner-mueller/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/what-did-pope-francis-think-of-jd-vance-his-view-was-more-than-clear-jan-werner-mueller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The global south has lost its pope. The world has lost its conscience | Nathalie Tocci]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was no liberal, but Francis embodied a spirit of international solidarity that is in alarmingly short supplyPope Francis died hours after meeting the US vice-president, JD Vance. If that wasn&rsquo;t a bad enough omen, the Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump&rsquo;s acolyte and self-styled &ldquo;Christian nationalist&rdquo;, appeared to welcome the pope&rsquo;s death as a sign of &ldquo;evil&rdquo; being &ldquo;defeated&rdquo;.In fact, despite a series of clashes wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-global-south-has-lost-its-pope-the-world-has-lost-its-conscience-nathalie-tocci/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-global-south-has-lost-its-pope-the-world-has-lost-its-conscience-nathalie-tocci/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m a Muslim and he was my inspiration’ – world pays tribute to Pope Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff&rsquo;s compassion, dedication and humility earned him followers from beyond the Catholic churchLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisAfter making his last public appearance on Easter Sunday in St Peter&rsquo;s Square, Pope Francis died the next day at the age of 88. As head of the Catholic church, his appeal went far beyond those within his congregation. Many appreciated his views on the environment, his calls for ending poverty and inequality and for his compassionate approach to t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/im-a-muslim-and-he-was-my-inspiration-world-pays-tribute-to-pope-francis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/im-a-muslim-and-he-was-my-inspiration-world-pays-tribute-to-pope-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s brand of cultural Catholicism harks back to an earlier Australia – but it’s also thoroughly modern | Frank Bongiorno]]></title><description><![CDATA[We don&rsquo;t know if the prime minister marks the Catholic box on his census form. We do know that his heritage is meaningful to himSome observers were surprised at the depth of emotion that Anthony Albanese showed when delivering his statement responding to the death of Pope Francis. The status of Australia&rsquo;s prime minister as &ldquo;mourner-in-chief&rdquo; is now well established but at this time of the year it is normally displayed in a rather different context &ndash; the Anzac Day c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/albaneses-brand-of-cultural-catholicism-harks-back-to-an-earlier-australia-but-its-also-thoroughly-modern-frank-bongiorno/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/albaneses-brand-of-cultural-catholicism-harks-back-to-an-earlier-australia-but-its-also-thoroughly-modern-frank-bongiorno/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans affairs agency orders staff to report each other for ‘anti-Christian bias’]]></title><description><![CDATA[New taskforce demands names in rooting out &lsquo;policies, procedures &hellip; or understandings hostile to Christian views&rsquo; The veterans affairs department (VA) is ordering staff to report colleagues for instances of &ldquo;anti-Christian bias&rdquo; to a newly established taskforce, as part of Donald Trump&rsquo;s push to reshape government policy on religious expression.The VA secretary, Doug Collins, in an internal email seen by the Guardian, said the department had launched a taskfor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/veterans-affairs-agency-orders-staff-to-report-each-other-for-anti-christian-bias/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/veterans-affairs-agency-orders-staff-to-report-each-other-for-anti-christian-bias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US supreme court seems poised to let parents opt out of LGBTQ+ storybooks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland are seeking to pull elementary school children from certain classesThe US supreme court appeared inclined to rule in favor of Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland seeking to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes when storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters are read in the latest case involving the intersection of religion and LGBTQ+ rights.The nine justices heard arguments on Tuesday in an appeal by parents with children in public sch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-supreme-court-seems-poised-to-let-parents-opt-out-of-lgbtq-storybooks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-supreme-court-seems-poised-to-let-parents-opt-out-of-lgbtq-storybooks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A bloke called Kevin from Dublin’: Irish-American cardinal who will run papal conclave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Farrell rose through the ecclesiastical ranks to be made camerlengo by Pope Francis, whose death has thrust him into the global spotlightThe cardinal who announced the death of Pope Francis bore the ancient Vatican title of camerlengo and spoke in Italian, but there was no mistaking the Dublin accent.Long before he rose through the ecclesiastical ranks and was entrusted with temporarily running the Holy See, Kevin Farrell was an altar boy from an Irish republican family in the working-clas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-bloke-called-kevin-from-dublin-irish-american-cardinal-who-will-run-papal-conclave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-bloke-called-kevin-from-dublin-irish-american-cardinal-who-will-run-papal-conclave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebecca Hendin on Donald Trump and the death of Pope Francis – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rebecca-hendin-on-donald-trump-and-the-death-of-pope-francis-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rebecca-hendin-on-donald-trump-and-the-death-of-pope-francis-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis’s funeral to be held at St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis will be buried in Rome&rsquo;s Esquilino neighbourhood, in break from traditionLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisThe funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday at St Peter&rsquo;s Square, the Vatican said on Tuesday, as a host of world leaders and royals including Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump and the Prince of Wales confirmed their attendance.The pope, the head of the world&rsquo;s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-franciss-funeral-to-be-held-at-st-peters-basilica-on-saturday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-franciss-funeral-to-be-held-at-st-peters-basilica-on-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis’s funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of open coffin – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis, head of the world&rsquo;s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88. This live blog is closedThe Vatican also confirmed that Pope Francis&rsquo;s coffin will be transferred to St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where it will stay until the funeral.It will be taken there from the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, pictured in the earlier photo. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-franciss-funeral-to-take-place-on-saturday-as-vatican-releases-images-of-open-coffin-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-franciss-funeral-to-take-place-on-saturday-as-vatican-releases-images-of-open-coffin-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US supreme court weighs efforts to exempt elementary schoolers from LGBTQ+ books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents argue constitutional religious rights should allow them to opt children out when LGBTQ+ books are readThe US supreme court is considering on Tuesday an attempt by Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland to keep their elementary schoolchildren out of certain classes when storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters are read in the latest case involving the intersection of religion and LGBTQ+ rights.The justices are hearing arguments in an appeal by parents with children in public schools in Montgom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-supreme-court-weighs-efforts-to-exempt-elementary-schoolers-from-lgbtq-books/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-supreme-court-weighs-efforts-to-exempt-elementary-schoolers-from-lgbtq-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Gender-confused kids pushed into lifelong health problems', US Congress told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trans-affirming procedures cause &ldquo;irreversible physical changes&rdquo; to gender-confused children, the US House of Representatives has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gender-confused-kids-pushed-into-lifelong-health-problems-us-congress-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gender-confused-kids-pushed-into-lifelong-health-problems-us-congress-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He felt our pain’: Catholic church in Gaza grieves Pope Francis’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope made nightly phone calls to the Holy Family Catholic church from the start of the war in October 2023Latest updates after death of Pope FrancisThe first time he spoke to Pope Francis during the pontiff&rsquo;s nightly calls to the Holy Family Catholic church in Gaza City, the congregant George Antone, 44, found himself at a loss for words.It was October 2023, a few weeks after Hamas ignited a devastating war in the Gaza Strip by attacking Israel. The Palestinian territory&rsquo;s tiny Chris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-felt-our-pain-catholic-church-in-gaza-grieves-pope-franciss-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-felt-our-pain-catholic-church-in-gaza-grieves-pope-franciss-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child sexual abuse scandal cast long shadow over Francis’s papacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Issue dogged Francis throughout his time as head of Catholic church, with abuse survivors saying he failed to do enoughPope Francis: cardinals to meet in Rome to set date for funeral &ndash; liveIn 2002, the Boston Globe published a series of articles exposing the scale of child sexual abuse in the local Catholic church. It shone a spotlight &ndash; the title of a later movie based on the investigation &ndash; on the church&rsquo;s dark shameful secrets.Eleven years later, Francis became pope. W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/child-sexual-abuse-scandal-cast-long-shadow-over-franciss-papacy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/child-sexual-abuse-scandal-cast-long-shadow-over-franciss-papacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis’s funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of open coffin – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis, head of the world&rsquo;s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88The Vatican also confirmed that Pope Francis&rsquo;s coffin will be transferred to St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where it will stay until the funeral.It will be taken there from the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, pictured in the earlier photo. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-franciss-funeral-to-take-place-on-saturday-as-vatican-releases-images-of-open-coffin-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-franciss-funeral-to-take-place-on-saturday-as-vatican-releases-images-of-open-coffin-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis funeral to be held at St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis will be buried in Rome&rsquo;s Esquilino neighbourhood, in break from traditionLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisThe funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday at St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica, the Vatican has said.The pope, the head of the world&rsquo;s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after a stroke. He had been recovering from double pneumonia for which he was hospitalised for five weeks. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-funeral-to-be-held-at-st-peters-basilica-on-saturday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-funeral-to-be-held-at-st-peters-basilica-on-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican power struggle: will an ‘anti-Francis’ pope emerge from conclave?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of 135 cardinals eligible to take part in choosing successor, late pontiff appointed about 110 including conservativesWho will be the next pope? Some potential candidates to succeed Francis Latest updates after death of Pope FrancisThe death of Pope Francis will throw into sharp relief the internecine power struggle that has been a hallmark of his papacy.In the coming days, a ferocious battle for the future of the church will be played out with the highest of stakes within the sanctity of the Si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vatican-power-struggle-will-an-anti-francis-pope-emerge-from-conclave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vatican-power-struggle-will-an-anti-francis-pope-emerge-from-conclave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts talk realism of Conclave movie: ‘Gets a lot of the details right’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the death of Pope Francis, experts weigh in on how much the real-life papal election will mirror the hit Oscar-winning movieLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisI confess: my first thought this morning, when I heard the news that Pope Francis died at the age of 88, was of Conclave. As in both the lowercase, technical meaning &ndash; the sequestration of cardinals to elect a new pope with a two-thirds majority &ndash; and the capital-C film of the same name from last year, which allowe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/experts-talk-realism-of-conclave-movie-gets-a-lot-of-the-details-right/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/experts-talk-realism-of-conclave-movie-gets-a-lot-of-the-details-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He listened to everyone’: Buenos Aires remembers pope as voice for the poor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Locals hail pontiff&rsquo;s work in city&rsquo;s poorest neighbourhoods &ndash; but express sadness that he never came back as popeLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisBefore he left Argentina and moved to Italy to become pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio would visit the country&rsquo;s villas miserias, not in a car flanked by security guards, but by bus &ndash; and this is what his people remember.&ldquo;He would come here, kiss our feet, the feet of the people,&rdquo; said Aida Bogarin, aged 44]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-listened-to-everyone-buenos-aires-remembers-pope-as-voice-for-the-poor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-listened-to-everyone-buenos-aires-remembers-pope-as-voice-for-the-poor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Putin among world leaders paying tribute to Pope Francis – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis has died aged 88, ending a sometimes turbulent reign in which the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic church sought to overhaul a divided institution. The pontiff focused his attention on poverty and inequality, with his compassion and humanity endearing him to millions of people around the world. Within the Vatican, he criticised extravagance and privilege, calling on church leaders to show humilityPope Francis died from a stroke followed by heart failure, Vatican say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trump-and-putin-among-world-leaders-paying-tribute-to-pope-francis-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trump-and-putin-among-world-leaders-paying-tribute-to-pope-francis-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday briefing: The reforms, conflicts and legacy of Pope Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: He was an unpredictable leader unafraid to upset traditionalists, but was he really a liberal figure &ndash; and will his changes last?Good morning. On Sunday, after a 38-day hospitalisation, Pope Francis greeted crowds in St Peter&rsquo;s Square and wished them a happy Easter. At 7.35am yesterday, he died at the age of 88, of a stroke and subsequent heart faillure.&ldquo;He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tuesday-briefing-the-reforms-conflicts-and-legacy-of-pope-francis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tuesday-briefing-the-reforms-conflicts-and-legacy-of-pope-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor general likely to represent Australia at funeral of ‘people’s pope’, Anthony Albanese says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sam Mostyn would be &lsquo;appropriate representative&rsquo;, PM says as both party leaders step back from election campaign trail before third debateMykola Bychok: the Melbourne bishop who will help choose the next popeElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has paid tribute to the &ldquo;courage and true leadership&rdquo; of Pope Francis in Melbourne, and suggested the governor general may r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/governor-general-likely-to-represent-australia-at-funeral-of-peoples-pope-anthony-albanese-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/governor-general-likely-to-represent-australia-at-funeral-of-peoples-pope-anthony-albanese-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis hailed as ‘unflinching global champion’ on climate crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials and campaigners from around world pay tribute to pontiff who put environment at heart of his papacyLatest updates: Cardinals head to Rome to prepare for funeralHe declared destroying the environment a sin, warned that humanity was turning the glorious creation of God into a &ldquo;polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth&rdquo;, and located the cause of the climate crisis in people&rsquo;s &ldquo;selfish and boundless thirst for power&rdquo;.The messages Pope Francis del]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-hailed-as-unflinching-global-champion-on-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-hailed-as-unflinching-global-champion-on-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A signal of simplicity’: Pope Francis’s funeral will be his final humble gesture]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of pontiff&rsquo;s last acts was to simplify papal rites, stripping away elaborate rituals and scaling back processionLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisWhen the late Pope Francis stepped on to the balcony of St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica to give his first speech as leader of the Catholic church in March 2013, he cast away formality by dressing in simple white robes instead of the regal ermine-trimmed cape usually worn by newly elected pontiffs.The next day, Francis &ndash; a name chosen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-signal-of-simplicity-pope-franciss-funeral-will-be-his-final-humble-gesture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-signal-of-simplicity-pope-franciss-funeral-will-be-his-final-humble-gesture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He stood for love and peace’: Australian parishioners and politicians pay tribute to Pope Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal election campaign takes a breather as mourners gather at cathedrals to honour the &lsquo;very special&rsquo; late pontiffElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesPotential candidates to succeed Pope FrancisPope Francis: share your tributesAs Armina Pines lit a candle inside Melbourne&rsquo;s St Patrick&rsquo;s Cathedral, the jovial smile of the late Pope Francis beamed from a portrait on the wall.For Pines, Pope F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-stood-for-love-and-peace-australian-parishioners-and-politicians-pay-tribute-to-pope-francis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-stood-for-love-and-peace-australian-parishioners-and-politicians-pay-tribute-to-pope-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes pour in after pontiff’s death – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first ever Latin American pope has died aged 88. This blog is now closedFull report: Pope Francis died from a stroke followed by heart failure, Vatican saysPotential candidates to succeed Pope FrancisPope Francis: share your tributesThe Archbishop of York has paid tribute to Pope Francis as &ldquo;holy man of God&rdquo; who was &ldquo;also very human&rdquo;, PA News reports.In a statement on X, Stephen Cottrell said:Francis&rsquo;s whole life and ministry was centred on Jesus who comes among]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tributes-pour-in-after-pontiffs-death-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tributes-pour-in-after-pontiffs-death-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis’ approach did not win him friends within the church bureaucracy. But he lit the path for us all | Francis Sullivan]]></title><description><![CDATA[While his legacy in confronting the sex abuse scandal is still incomplete, Francis demonstrated that change is possible and mercy can be realPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesPotential candidates to succeed Pope FrancisEarly in his papacy Pope Francis said the name for God is mercy. He understood the church had become too doctrinaire, divisive and judgmental for too many people. The drift of Catholics from conventional practice in the west said as much. He knew the church had alie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-approach-did-not-win-him-friends-within-the-church-bureaucracy-but-he-lit-the-path-for-us-all-francis-sullivan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-approach-did-not-win-him-friends-within-the-church-bureaucracy-but-he-lit-the-path-for-us-all-francis-sullivan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How international news channels announced the death of Pope Francis – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broadcasters in Europe and Latin America reported on the death of Pope Francis on 21 April. Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic church, died aged 88. He had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia. During his 12-year papacy, Francis &ndash; the first Jesuit pope &ndash; was a vocal champion of the world&rsquo;s poor, dispossessed and disadvantaged, and a blunt critic of corporate greed and social and economic inequalityPope Francis obituaryPope Francis die]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/how-international-news-channels-announced-the-death-of-pope-francis-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/how-international-news-channels-announced-the-death-of-pope-francis-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis died from a stroke followed by heart failure, Vatican says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff had requested simple burial &lsquo;without particular decoration&rsquo; at Rome church rather than beneath St Peter&rsquo;sLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisPope Francis obituaryPope Francis died of a stroke and subsequent heart failure, the Vatican has said in a statement, revealing that the pontiff had requested to be buried in a simple, unadorned tomb.The 88-year-old pope, revered by millions of Catholics around the world, died at 7.35am in his apartment at Casa Santa Marta on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-died-from-a-stroke-followed-by-heart-failure-vatican-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-died-from-a-stroke-followed-by-heart-failure-vatican-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says, as tributes pour in for pontiff – latest updates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis, history&rsquo;s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died aged 88Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesPotential candidates to succeed Pope FrancisPope Francis: share your tributesThe Archbishop of York has paid tribute to Pope Francis as &ldquo;holy man of God&rdquo; who was &ldquo;also very human&rdquo;, PA News reports.In a statement on X, Stephen Cottrell said:Francis&rsquo;s whole life and ministry was centred o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-died-of-stroke-and-heart-failure-vatican-doctor-says-as-tributes-pour-in-for-pontiff-latest-updates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-died-of-stroke-and-heart-failure-vatican-doctor-says-as-tributes-pour-in-for-pontiff-latest-updates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was humble and close to the people’: Catholics pay respects to Pope Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worshippers gathered in Rome for the Easter weekend reflect on legacy of pontiff who pushed the limitsBill Nicoletti and his family, from Philadelphia, were among the thousands gathered in St Peter&rsquo;s Square for Easter Sunday mass when Pope Francis arrived in his open-air popemobile.The vehicle cruised through the square, stopping occasionally for the pontiff to bless babies that were brought towards him, as the delighted crowd shouted &ldquo;Viva il papa!&rdquo; (Long live the pope!) Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-was-humble-and-close-to-the-people-catholics-pay-respects-to-pope-francis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-was-humble-and-close-to-the-people-catholics-pay-respects-to-pope-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Pope Francis: an outsider who was a force for good in the world | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Argentine pontiff was a vital progressive influence on issues such as migration, and fought for a more merciful, less rigid Catholic churchDefying doctors&rsquo; orders to rest following his battle with double pneumonia, a weak Pope Francis last week visited Rome&rsquo;s Regina Coeli prison, where he blew kisses towards inmates and spent half an hour in discussion with some of those incarcerated. Sadly, this Maundy Thursday encounter turned out to be one of the last acts of a supremely hardw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-pope-francis-an-outsider-who-was-a-force-for-good-in-the-world-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-pope-francis-an-outsider-who-was-a-force-for-good-in-the-world-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrities pay tribute to Pope Francis: ‘Thank you for being an ally’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Scorsese, Russell Crowe, Whoopi Goldberg and Eva Longoria are among stars remembering late pope who died aged 88Pope Francis tributes &ndash; latest updatesNumerous celebrities, many among the nearly 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide, expressed condolences for the late Pope Francis, who died early on Monday &ndash; the morning after Easter Sunday &ndash; at the age of 88.Martin Scorsese, who has grappled with Catholic faith in several of his films, called Pope Francis, &ldquo;in every way,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/celebrities-pay-tribute-to-pope-francis-thank-you-for-being-an-ally/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/celebrities-pay-tribute-to-pope-francis-thank-you-for-being-an-ally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will be the next pope? Some potential candidates to succeed Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A &lsquo;continuity&rsquo; pick, the possible first Asian pope or first black pontiff in centuries are among likely contendersPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis diesPredicting the outcome of the highly secretive papal conclave is near impossible as cardinals&rsquo; positions shift over successive votes and some try to game the system to influence the chances of their favoured &ndash; or least-favoured &ndash; candidates. In the last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-will-be-the-next-pope-some-potential-candidates-to-succeed-francis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-will-be-the-next-pope-some-potential-candidates-to-succeed-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political and religious leaders around the world pay tribute to Pope Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff remembered for defence of the vulnerable, and commitment to peace, social justice and the environmentPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88Latest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis diesPolitical and religious leaders around the world have paid tribute to the life and legacy of Pope Francis, whose 12-year papacy came to an end with his death in Rome early on Monday morning.Many recalled Francis&rsquo;s unfailing defence of the poorest and most marginalised, and h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/political-and-religious-leaders-around-the-world-pay-tribute-to-pope-francis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/political-and-religious-leaders-around-the-world-pay-tribute-to-pope-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Vance among last visitors to Pope Francis after series of public fallouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US vice-president&rsquo;s brief audience with the late pontiff came despite deep disagreements in recent monthsNot long before what would turn out to be his final public appearance, a blessing of the crowds who had gathered for Easter Sunday mass in St Peter&rsquo;s Square and an unexpected popemobile tour of the piazza, Pope Francis received a devout if perhaps unlikely visitor.Among the last people to see and speak to the pontiff in the hours before his death early on Monday morning was th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jd-vance-among-last-visitors-to-pope-francis-after-series-of-public-fallouts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jd-vance-among-last-visitors-to-pope-francis-after-series-of-public-fallouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leader of the Catholic church who pushed for social and economic justice, and an urgent response to the climate crisisThe election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope in March 2013 was unexpected, even to the then cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires himself. He may have come a distant second in the previous papal conclave in 2005, but at 76 and, following the resignation on the grounds of old age of the candidate who had come first back then, the 85-year-old Benedict XVI &ndash; Bergoglio was convi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The life and legacy of Pope Francis – video obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis, the pontiff whose popular appeal reached far beyond his global congregation, has died aged 88. During his 12-year papacy, Francis &ndash; the first Jesuit pope &ndash; was a vocal champion of the world&rsquo;s poor, dispossessed and disadvantaged, and a blunt critic of corporate greed and social and economic inequality. Within the Vatican, he criticised extravagance and privilege, calling on church leaders to show humility. His death is likely to exacerbate sharp divisions within t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-life-and-legacy-of-pope-francis-video-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-life-and-legacy-of-pope-francis-video-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican announces Pope Francis's death &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Easter Monday. He was 88 and had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia. Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the passing of 'our Holy Father Francis' on the Vatican's TV channelPope Francis &ndash;&nbsp;live updates Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vatican-announces-pope-franciss-death-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vatican-announces-pope-franciss-death-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mykola Bychok: the Melbourne bishop who will help choose the next pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a cardinal under the age of 80, the Ukrainian-born priest will be one of the select few Catholic leaders to gather in the Vatican for the papal conclavePope Francis: tributes paid after head of Catholic church dies aged 88 &ndash; latest updatesA 45-year-old Ukrainian-born Melbourne bishop will be among the world&rsquo;s top-ranking Catholic officials who will vote to select the next pope.Mykola Bychok is Australia&rsquo;s highest ranking Catholic official, after the late Pope Francis made hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mykola-bychok-the-melbourne-bishop-who-will-help-choose-the-next-pope/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mykola-bychok-the-melbourne-bishop-who-will-help-choose-the-next-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conclave: the Vatican’s secret process for choosing a new pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardinals will soon gather under Michelangelo&rsquo;s Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Francis&rsquo;s successorLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis dies aged 88The next pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals, the Catholic church&rsquo;s most senior figures appointed by the pontiff, who will make their way to Rome in the next few days for the conclave. The name comes from the Latin cum clave, meaning &ldquo;with key&rdquo;, indicating the closed process of electing a pope.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/conclave-the-vaticans-secret-process-for-choosing-a-new-pope/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/conclave-the-vaticans-secret-process-for-choosing-a-new-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis brought an outsider’s eye to the papacy – with a focus on justice, ecology and humanity | Catherine Pepinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[He will be remembered as one of the great communicators of Christian faith &ndash; but healing the church&rsquo;s divisions was beyond himCatherine Pepinster is a former editor of The TabletJust three days before he was admitted to hospital for bronchitis in February, Pope Francis delivered a strongly worded message to the US about Donald Trump&rsquo;s attitude to migrants. In a letter sent to the country&rsquo;s Roman Catholic bishops, he made clear that he completely disagreed with Trump&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-brought-an-outsiders-eye-to-the-papacy-with-a-focus-on-justice-ecology-and-humanity-catherine-pepinster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-brought-an-outsiders-eye-to-the-papacy-with-a-focus-on-justice-ecology-and-humanity-catherine-pepinster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis brought an outsider’s eye to the papacy – even if healing the church’s divisions was beyond him | Catherine Pepinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[He will be remembered as one of the great communicators of Christian faith, with a focus on justice, ecology and humanityCatherine Pepinster is a former editor of The TabletJust three days before he was admitted to hospital for bronchitis in February, Pope Francis delivered a strongly worded message to the US about Donald Trump&rsquo;s attitude to migrants. In a letter sent to the country&rsquo;s Roman Catholic bishops, he made clear that he completely disagreed with Trump&rsquo;s mass deportati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-brought-an-outsiders-eye-to-the-papacy-even-if-healing-the-churchs-divisions-was-beyond-him-catherine-pepinster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-brought-an-outsiders-eye-to-the-papacy-even-if-healing-the-churchs-divisions-was-beyond-him-catherine-pepinster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis: tributes paid after head of Catholic church dies aged 88 – latest updates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis, history&rsquo;s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died after a respiratory illnessFull story: Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88Pope Francis was in every way a man of the people, Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof said in a statement on X.Schoof said:The global Catholic community bids farewell to a leader who recognised the burning issues of our day and called attention to them. With his sober way of lif]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-tributes-paid-after-head-of-catholic-church-dies-aged-88-latest-updates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-tributes-paid-after-head-of-catholic-church-dies-aged-88-latest-updates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis: share your tributes and memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you met him, or appreciated his work as a religious leader, we would like to hear your memories of Pope FrancisPope Francis, the head of the Catholic church, has died aged 88.The pontiff died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-share-your-tributes-and-memories/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-share-your-tributes-and-memories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the wayIn his first words from the balcony of St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica in 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis, told the packed square below: &ldquo;You all know that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother cardinals have come almost to the ends of the earth to get him.&rdquo;The wry observation struck a winning self-deprecatory note. But the Argentine pope&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-outsider-whose-reforming-mission-made-him-an-ally-of-progressives/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-outsider-whose-reforming-mission-made-him-an-ally-of-progressives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis – a life in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic church and sovereign of the Vatican City state, has died. He was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-a-life-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-a-life-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88]]></title><description><![CDATA[Death of 267th head of Catholic church triggers period of global mourning andVatican conclave of cardinals to elect successorPope Francis, the pontiff revered by millions of Catholics around the world whose popular appeal reached far beyond his global congregation, has died at the age of 88.Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said: &ldquo;At 7.35 this morning, the bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-groundbreaking-jesuit-pontiff-dies-aged-88/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-groundbreaking-jesuit-pontiff-dies-aged-88/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m delighted to see gen Z men in the UK flocking back to church – I just hope it’s for the right reasons | Jessica White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community, self-worth, activism: these things have boosted attendances. But so has online radicalisation &ndash; and we can&rsquo;t ignore thatFor decades, there has been a cultural narrative that the church is a declining institution, which has been backed up by data that shows fewer and fewer British people are attending services. You might expect churches to be busy over festivals like this past Easter weekend, or Christmas, but with otherwise sparse crowds and aging parishioners for the rest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/im-delighted-to-see-gen-z-men-in-the-uk-flocking-back-to-church-i-just-hope-its-for-the-right-reasons-jessica-white/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/im-delighted-to-see-gen-z-men-in-the-uk-flocking-back-to-church-i-just-hope-its-for-the-right-reasons-jessica-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m delighted to see gen Z men flocking back to church – I just hope it’s for the right reasons | Jessica White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community, self-worth, activism: these things have boosted attendances. But so has online radicalisation &ndash; and we can&rsquo;t ignore thatFor decades, there has been a cultural narrative that the church is a declining institution, which has been backed up by data that shows fewer and fewer British people are attending services. You might expect churches to be busy over festivals like this past Easter weekend, or Christmas, but with otherwise sparse crowds and aging parishioners for the rest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/im-delighted-to-see-gen-z-men-flocking-back-to-church-i-just-hope-its-for-the-right-reasons-jessica-white/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/im-delighted-to-see-gen-z-men-flocking-back-to-church-i-just-hope-its-for-the-right-reasons-jessica-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a Jesus chatbot replace the real thing? The Easter story suggests not | Justine Toh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Religion hasn&rsquo;t always championed the body, but the physical world can be just as important as the spiritual oneI recently discovered a counsellor who is always available and supportive, won&rsquo;t reject or judge me, and finds me endlessly compelling. Unfortunately, there&rsquo;s a catch &ndash; the counsellor is a Jesus chatbot churning out therapy speak, Bible verses and divine love on demand.It took three minutes with the bot to realise this was my version of hell &ndash; and I&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/can-a-jesus-chatbot-replace-the-real-thing-the-easter-story-suggests-not-justine-toh/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/can-a-jesus-chatbot-replace-the-real-thing-the-easter-story-suggests-not-justine-toh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis makes brief appearance at Easter Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff, who is recovering from severe bout of pneumonia, also held short meeting with US vice-president JD VancePope Francis, who is recovering from a severe bout of pneumonia, marked Easter Sunday by blessing thousands of people who had gathered for mass in St Peter&rsquo;s Square and then embarking on a surprise popemobile tour around the piazza.The 88-year-old pontiff, who nearly died during his recent five-week stay at Rome&rsquo;s Gemelli hospital, did not celebrate mass in the square, del]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-makes-brief-appearance-at-easter-sunday-mass-in-st-peters-square/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-makes-brief-appearance-at-easter-sunday-mass-in-st-peters-square/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Carlo Acutis, the computer prodigy who died at 15 and is to be first millennial saint?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis has attributed two miracles to the London-born teenager, who built websites for church and died of leukaemiaHe was a London-born teenager with leukaemia who spread his faith by building websites, later gaining the moniker &ldquo;God&rsquo;s influencer&rdquo;.And now Carlo Acutis, a computer prodigy who died at the age of 15 in 2006, will become the first millennial canonised by the Catholic church next week, in St Peter&rsquo;s Square. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-is-carlo-acutis-the-computer-prodigy-who-died-at-15-and-is-to-be-first-millennial-saint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/who-is-carlo-acutis-the-computer-prodigy-who-died-at-15-and-is-to-be-first-millennial-saint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could I become a Christian in a year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two friends unexpectedly converted, Lamorna Ash discovered a new generation of young people turning to faith. As she investigated the phenomenon, one of her first steps was to spend a week on a working retreat on Iona. And then something strange happened&hellip;It started in the most earthbound, airless way. I was at my desk in a bedroom overlooking the hardscrabble surrounds of Harringay station in north London. It was early 2021, so there was nowhere else to be. All I wanted was somethin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/could-i-become-a-christian-in-a-year/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/could-i-become-a-christian-in-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Vance had ‘exchange of opinions’ with senior cardinal, Vatican says]]></title><description><![CDATA[US vice-president, who is a Catholic convert, discusses immigration and international wars with secretary of stateThe US vice-president, JD Vance, had &ldquo;an exchange of opinions&rdquo; with the Vatican&rsquo;s secretary of state over current international conflicts and immigration when they met on Saturday, the Vatican has said.The Vatican issued a statement after Vance, a Catholic convert, met Cardinal Pietro Parolin and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher. There was no indicati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jd-vance-had-exchange-of-opinions-with-senior-cardinal-vatican-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jd-vance-had-exchange-of-opinions-with-senior-cardinal-vatican-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Week in Spain – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of worshippers fill rooftops, bridges and narrow streets of Seville in southern Spain to watch as images of Jesus and the Virgin Mary are carried in hours-long processions during Holy Week Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holy-week-in-spain-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/holy-week-in-spain-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They are trying to make it unbearable’: Jerusalem Christians face Easter under Israeli crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palestinians trying to access Christianity's holiest sites in the Old City of Jerusalem face restrictions and hostilityAs the bells rang out across the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the priests began to sing a deep, low prayer. Heads bowed over candles, and escorted by people bearing aloft large gold crosses, they made their way to a platform at the heart of the ancient square.The ceremony on Holy Thursday, in which the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem washes the feet of 12]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/they-are-trying-to-make-it-unbearable-jerusalem-christians-face-easter-under-israeli-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/they-are-trying-to-make-it-unbearable-jerusalem-christians-face-easter-under-israeli-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the meaning of life: Easter and the ultimate question | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Verdi to Douglas Adams, artists and writers have wrestled with why we are here. The Christian festival gives us pause to reflectChristians are to be envied at Easter. The story of death and resurrection, suffering and rebirth is a beautiful and all-encompassing one. For non-believers, a diet of chocolate and wall-to-wall snooker, and the prospect of a perhaps drizzly bank holiday, do not have the same teleological logic. The religious narrative gives life meaning. The notion that there is a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-the-meaning-of-life-easter-and-the-ultimate-question-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-the-meaning-of-life-easter-and-the-ultimate-question-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He continues to be a maverick’: Francis keeps pushing the limits of papacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope&rsquo;s surprise public outings after serious illness show he is saying &lsquo;I&rsquo;m here, and I&rsquo;m in charge&rsquo;, a Vatican expert saysLorena Araujo Pi&ntilde;eiro was putting the finishing touches to the restoration of the 17th-century tomb of Pope Urban VIII, a dark bronze and gold monument in St Peter&rsquo;s Basilica, when she noticed a man wearing a striped poncho-like top, black trousers and no shoes, being pushed in a wheelchair towards her.&ldquo;It was around noon and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-continues-to-be-a-maverick-francis-keeps-pushing-the-limits-of-papacy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-continues-to-be-a-maverick-francis-keeps-pushing-the-limits-of-papacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruel legacy of Ireland’s mother and baby homes | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers share their own family experiences of life in Ireland, in response to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett&rsquo;s article on the enduring pain caused by the church-run mother-and-baby homes in Ireland was a powerful read, leaving me full of anger and indignation (Ireland&rsquo;s mother-and-baby homes are a stain on the Catholic church &ndash; but this latest refusal to atone is a new low, 13 April). The stories resonated with me too. These &ldquo;homes&rdquo; play]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cruel-legacy-of-irelands-mother-and-baby-homes-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cruel-legacy-of-irelands-mother-and-baby-homes-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go and Make Known The Gospel - Roger Carswell]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the Gospel really all about?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/go-and-make-known-the-gospel-roger-carswell/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/go-and-make-known-the-gospel-roger-carswell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hope of Easter – Israel Olofinjana]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can we hope in the midst of death?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-hope-of-easter-israel-olofinjana/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-hope-of-easter-israel-olofinjana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Evening of the First Day – Jonathan Pryke]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the resurrection, the disciples were plagued by doubts and misunderstandings. How could Jesus, the prophesied Messiah, die?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-evening-of-the-first-day-jonathan-pryke/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-evening-of-the-first-day-jonathan-pryke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He is Risen! - Charlie Skrine]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Life after death is certain.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-is-risen-charlie-skrine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/he-is-risen-charlie-skrine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football across Europe 'corrupted' by gambling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Football clubs across Europe have become dependent on the gambling industry, Investigate Europe has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/football-across-europe-corrupted-by-gambling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/football-across-europe-corrupted-by-gambling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two unborn children aborted in Ireland due to misdiagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two unborn babies in the Republic of Ireland were misdiagnosed with a condition which led to their abortion, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/two-unborn-children-aborted-in-ireland-due-to-misdiagnosis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/two-unborn-children-aborted-in-ireland-due-to-misdiagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New data reveals worsening cocaine crisis in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospital admissions due to cocaine have rocketed in Scotland, with new statistics showing a 41 per cent increase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-data-reveals-worsening-cocaine-crisis-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-data-reveals-worsening-cocaine-crisis-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Marriage matters': former MP defends family and fatherhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miriam Cates has called for society to rediscover that marriage matters and fathers are important.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/marriage-matters-former-mp-defends-family-and-fatherhood/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/marriage-matters-former-mp-defends-family-and-fatherhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pastor’s Son Fighting India’s Failure to Create Christian Cemeteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burial of Pastor Subhash Baghel on Jan. 27, 2025 in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state, India. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Ramesh Baghel has become the face of a struggle for securing dignity in death for Christians across Chhattisgarh state, India, as he prepares a new petition to the Supreme Court of India. More than two and a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastors-son-fighting-indias-failure-to-create-christian-cemeteries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastors-son-fighting-indias-failure-to-create-christian-cemeteries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark ruling: Supreme Court upholds ordinary definition of ‘woman’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The terms &lsquo;woman&rsquo;, &lsquo;man&rsquo; and &lsquo;sex&rsquo; in the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010) refer to biological sex, the Supreme Court has judged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/landmark-ruling-supreme-court-upholds-ordinary-definition-of-woman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/landmark-ruling-supreme-court-upholds-ordinary-definition-of-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Missionary Rescued in South Africa Following Shootout with Kidnappers]]></title><description><![CDATA[4/16/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) &mdash; Following an intense gun battle, South African police have rescued U.S. missionary and pastor Josh Sullivan from his kidnappers. His rescue comes less than a week after masked armed men took him hostage at gunpoint as he preached a sermon last Thursday at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-missionary-rescued-in-south-africa-following-shootout-with-kidnappers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-missionary-rescued-in-south-africa-following-shootout-with-kidnappers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking NewsU.S. Missionary Rescued in South Africa Following Shootout with Kidnappers]]></title><description><![CDATA[4/16/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) &mdash; Following an intense gun battle, South African police have rescued U.S. missionary and pastor Josh Sullivan from his kidnappers. His rescue comes less than a week after masked armed men took him hostage at gunpoint as he preached a sermon last Thursday at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/breaking-newsus-missionary-rescued-in-south-africa-following-shootout-with-kidnappers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/breaking-newsus-missionary-rescued-in-south-africa-following-shootout-with-kidnappers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sultan’s banquet, Holy Week and Welsh gold: photos of the day – Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian&rsquo;s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-sultans-banquet-holy-week-and-welsh-gold-photos-of-the-day-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-sultans-banquet-holy-week-and-welsh-gold-photos-of-the-day-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scots schools’ film honours Christian heroine of the Holocaust]]></title><description><![CDATA[The life of a Christian heroine of the Holocaust is to be honoured in a film for school children in Scotland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scots-schools-film-honours-christian-heroine-of-the-holocaust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scots-schools-film-honours-christian-heroine-of-the-holocaust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny pacemakers offer hope for newborn babies with heart defects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny dissolvable pacemakers have been created to treat babies born with congenital heart defects detected in the womb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tiny-pacemakers-offer-hope-for-newborn-babies-with-heart-defects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tiny-pacemakers-offer-hope-for-newborn-babies-with-heart-defects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump has put Christian nationalists in key roles – say a prayer for free speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts warn that a specific brand of Christianity will be prioritized and lead to a &lsquo;further dismantling&rsquo; of institutionsThe Trump administration&rsquo;s promotion of white Christian nationalists and prosperity gospel preachers to key government roles will lead to the &ldquo;further dismantling of government institutions&rdquo; and the chilling of free speech, experts have warned.Donald Trump announced the creation of an &ldquo;anti-Christian bias&rdquo; taskforce and a White House]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trump-has-put-christian-nationalists-in-key-roles-say-a-prayer-for-free-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trump-has-put-christian-nationalists-in-key-roles-say-a-prayer-for-free-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New South Wales outlaws practices against 'state-approved LGBT ideology']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has criminalised prayer, preaching or pastoral advice deemed to convince others to live according to biblical sexual ethics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-south-wales-outlaws-practices-against-state-approved-lgbt-ideology/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-south-wales-outlaws-practices-against-state-approved-lgbt-ideology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of Christians Slain and Kidnapped in Benue State, Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Diocese of Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria, testified of Fulani atrocities before a U.S. House panel on March 12, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot from YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani attacks on predominantly Christian areas of Benue...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dozens-of-christians-slain-and-kidnapped-in-benue-state-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dozens-of-christians-slain-and-kidnapped-in-benue-state-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanford researchers suggest making 'brain-dead human bodies']]></title><description><![CDATA[Academics at Stanford University have proposed the creation of &lsquo;brain-dead humans&rsquo; in order to harvest their organs for transplant and research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stanford-researchers-suggest-making-brain-dead-human-bodies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stanford-researchers-suggest-making-brain-dead-human-bodies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['New Tavistock' not pushing kids to take sex-swap drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gender-confused children have not been given new prescriptions for sex-swap drugs by Tavistock&rsquo;s replacement services, it has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-tavistock-not-pushing-kids-to-take-sex-swap-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/new-tavistock-not-pushing-kids-to-take-sex-swap-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free speech advocates urge universities to heed landmark ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities should be mindful of sanctions imposed on the University of Sussex for its failure to uphold free speech, campaigners have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/free-speech-advocates-urge-universities-to-heed-landmark-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/free-speech-advocates-urge-universities-to-heed-landmark-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN Committee slams Canada's 'ableist' euthanasia regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has urged the Canadian Government to stop euthanising patients based on &ldquo;negative, ableist perceptions&rdquo; of disabled people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/un-committee-slams-canadas-ableist-euthanasia-regime/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/un-committee-slams-canadas-ableist-euthanasia-regime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Single-sex spaces are as wrong as racial segregation', pro-trans doctor claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors at Tavistock&rsquo;s gender identity clinic for adults have been told that objecting to men using the women&rsquo;s toilets is akin to racism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/single-sex-spaces-are-as-wrong-as-racial-segregation-pro-trans-doctor-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/single-sex-spaces-are-as-wrong-as-racial-segregation-pro-trans-doctor-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 50 Christians Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location of Plateau state in Nigeria. (Himalayan Explorer based on work by Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Following the killing of more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria earlier this month, the death toll of a dawn attack today (April 14) on a predominantly Christian...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/more-than-50-christians-slain-in-plateau-state-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/more-than-50-christians-slain-in-plateau-state-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I became like a slave’: why 43 women are suing the secretive Opus Dei Catholic group in Argentina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lured by promises of an education but allegedly trapped in servitude and self-mortification, the former members are suing the ultra-conservative organisation over their &lsquo;exploitation and abuse&rsquo;The first item Opus Dei gave 12-year-old Andrea Mart&iacute;nez was a pink dress. The second was a schedule that detailed every task for every minute of her day. Then, when she was 16, she was given a cilice &ndash; a spiked metal chain to wear around her thigh &ndash; and a whip.In the late 19]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-became-like-a-slave-why-43-women-are-suing-the-secretive-opus-dei-catholic-group-in-argentina/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-became-like-a-slave-why-43-women-are-suing-the-secretive-opus-dei-catholic-group-in-argentina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Palm Sunday around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual Christian feast day marks Jesus Christ&rsquo;s entry into Jerusalem by means of the palm fronds waved in celebration of his arrival Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/in-pictures-palm-sunday-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/in-pictures-palm-sunday-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop themThe movement for corporate city states cannot believe its good luck. For years, it has been pushing the extreme notion that wealthy, tax-averse people should up and start their own high-tech fiefdoms, whether new countries on artificial islands in international waters (&ldquo;seasteading&rdquo;) or pro-business &ldquo;freedom cities&rdquo; such as Pr&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-rise-of-end-times-fascism-naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-rise-of-end-times-fascism-naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s ‘gay,’ Soros-linked treasury secretary Scott Bessent takes key role in trade strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a significant move that continues to raise concerns among Christians and conservatives, President Donald Trump appointed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary in January 2025. Bessent, an openly homosexual man with a background in hedge fund management and strong financial ties to liberal financier George Soros, now plays a central role in shaping the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trumps-gay-soros-linked-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-takes-key-role-in-trade-strategy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trumps-gay-soros-linked-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-takes-key-role-in-trade-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department seeks instances of bias, with emphasis on Christianity, that may have occurred under BidenThe state department is ordering staff to report colleagues for instances of &ldquo;anti-Christian bias&rdquo; during the Biden administration, part of Donald Trump&rsquo;s aggressive push to reshape government policy on religious expression in his first months back in office.The internal cable, obtained by the Guardian, establishes a short seven-day window for employees to report perceived relig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/state-department-staff-told-to-report-colleagues-for-anti-christian-bias/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/state-department-staff-told-to-report-colleagues-for-anti-christian-bias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Missionary Abducted at Gunpoint While Preaching in South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[4/11/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) &mdash; Josh Sullivan, a U.S. Baptist missionary, was kidnapped at gunpoint as he preached Thursday evening at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa. &nbsp; According to police, four masked gunmen entered the church late last night during a prayer meeting with about 30 attendees. The assailants...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-missionary-abducted-at-gunpoint-while-preaching-in-south-africa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-missionary-abducted-at-gunpoint-while-preaching-in-south-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking NewsU.S. Missionary Abducted at Gunpoint While Preaching in South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[4/11/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) &mdash; Josh Sullivan, a U.S. Baptist missionary, was kidnapped at gunpoint as he preached Thursday evening at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa. &nbsp; According to police, four masked gunmen entered the church late last night during a prayer meeting with about 30 attendees. The assailants...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/breaking-newsus-missionary-abducted-at-gunpoint-while-preaching-in-south-africa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/breaking-newsus-missionary-abducted-at-gunpoint-while-preaching-in-south-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Trinitarian hymn from c200AD brought back to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient Trinitarian worship song written around 200AD, has been repackaged and released today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ancient-trinitarian-hymn-from-c200ad-brought-back-to-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ancient-trinitarian-hymn-from-c200ad-brought-back-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC documentary shows the grim reality of assisted suicide in California and Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[A BBC documentary has highlighted the effects of legalising assisted suicide in Canada and California, USA, which shows harrowing footage of a man&rsquo;s final moments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-documentary-shows-the-grim-reality-of-assisted-suicide-in-california-and-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-documentary-shows-the-grim-reality-of-assisted-suicide-in-california-and-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joan of Arc was 'non-binary', 11-year-old pupils told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children as young as eleven have been taught that Joan of Arc was &lsquo;non-binary&rsquo;, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/joan-of-arc-was-non-binary-11-year-old-pupils-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/joan-of-arc-was-non-binary-11-year-old-pupils-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland's gambling crisis 'ten times worse than previously thought']]></title><description><![CDATA[Problem gambling is &ldquo;ten times higher than had been previously thought&rdquo;, the head of Ireland&rsquo;s new gambling regulator has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irelands-gambling-crisis-ten-times-worse-than-previously-thought/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irelands-gambling-crisis-ten-times-worse-than-previously-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manx assisted suicide Bill architect turns attention to legalising cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The architect of the Isle of Man&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill is now campaigning to decriminalise cannabis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/manx-assisted-suicide-bill-architect-turns-attention-to-legalising-cannabis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/manx-assisted-suicide-bill-architect-turns-attention-to-legalising-cannabis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online 'wild west' must end, says T&aacute;naiste]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Irish Deputy Prime Minister has committed to enforcing age verification in online spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/online-wild-west-must-end-says-taacutenaiste/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/online-wild-west-must-end-says-taacutenaiste/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men compete for the women’s pool final]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final of a women&rsquo;s Ultimate Pool tournament was contested by two men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/two-men-compete-for-the-womens-pool-final/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/two-men-compete-for-the-womens-pool-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman forced to pay £20k for holding a ‘here to talk’ sign in a censorship zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman has been forced to pay &pound;20k in costs for holding a sign offering conversation inside an abortion censorship zone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/woman-forced-to-pay-20k-for-holding-a-here-to-talk-sign-in-a-censorship-zone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/woman-forced-to-pay-20k-for-holding-a-here-to-talk-sign-in-a-censorship-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman fined £20k for holding a ‘here to talk’ sign in a censorship zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman has been fined &pound;20k for holding a sign offering conversation inside an abortion censorship zone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/woman-fined-20k-for-holding-a-here-to-talk-sign-in-a-censorship-zone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/woman-fined-20k-for-holding-a-here-to-talk-sign-in-a-censorship-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ink, angels and hard graft: the artists keeping Ethiopia’s ancient illuminated manuscript craft alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an Addis Ababa workshop, sacred texts are painstakingly crafted on goat skin using methods dating back to early Christianity &ndash; plus a bit of inspiration from Google ImagesIn a workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia&rsquo;s capital, four writers wrapped in traditional white shawls sit in silent concentration, hunched over goat skin parchments, eyes straining in the dim natural light. Homemade bamboo pens in hand, ink pots by their sides, they are painstakingly writing out sacred texts in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ink-angels-and-hard-graft-the-artists-keeping-ethiopias-ancient-illuminated-manuscript-craft-alive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ink-angels-and-hard-graft-the-artists-keeping-ethiopias-ancient-illuminated-manuscript-craft-alive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bible verse bus to hit Glasgow streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bus with John 3:16 emblazoned across the back will soon be spreading the Good News around Glasgow, a gospel outreach organisation has announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bible-verse-bus-to-hit-glasgow-streets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bible-verse-bus-to-hit-glasgow-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courageous disc golfer and fencer both refuse to compete against men]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sportswomen have boldly taken a stand against biological men competing in women&rsquo;s sports, with a female disc golfer and female fencer both refusing to compete against males.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/courageous-disc-golfer-and-fencer-both-refuse-to-compete-against-men/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/courageous-disc-golfer-and-fencer-both-refuse-to-compete-against-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary pledges to vote against assisted suicide Bill again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Secretary Wes Streeting has revealed that he will vote against Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill when it receives its Third Reading, currently expected on 16 May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-secretary-pledges-to-vote-against-assisted-suicide-bill-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-secretary-pledges-to-vote-against-assisted-suicide-bill-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary pledges not to vote for assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Secretary Wes Streeting has revealed that he will not vote for Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill when it receives its Third Reading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-secretary-pledges-not-to-vote-for-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-secretary-pledges-not-to-vote-for-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesus Christ, superstar: how the Messiah became TV and box-office gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faith-based entertainment is booming, thanks to a ready-made audience and the backing of the American right. The TV series The Chosen, with Jonathan Roumie playing Christ, claims to have reached more than a quarter of a billion viewers. And this is just the tip of the iceberg &hellip;If you&rsquo;re looking for your own personal Jesus this Easter, you&rsquo;ve never had it so good. Faith&#8209;based entertainment is booming like never before, offering up myriad new screen Messiahs and resurrecti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jesus-christ-superstar-how-the-messiah-became-tv-and-box-office-gold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/jesus-christ-superstar-how-the-messiah-became-tv-and-box-office-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles and Queen Camilla pay recovering Pope Francis surprise visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[British royals wish pontiff well in recovery from pneumonia during their state visit to ItalyKing Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise private visit to a convalescing Pope Francis on Wednesday afternoon during their four-day state visit to Italy.The royal couple visited Francis, 88, at his home in Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City, where he is recovering from a serious bout of pneumonia in both lungs. An official audience had previously been removed from the royals&rsquo; schedule due to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-and-queen-camilla-pay-recovering-pope-francis-surprise-visit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/king-charles-and-queen-camilla-pay-recovering-pope-francis-surprise-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fulani Militias Kill 28 Christians in Central Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central Mosque in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani terrorists killed nine Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria in the past month, after killing 19 in another area of the state in March, sources said. In Bassa County, Fulani herdsmen...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-militias-kill-28-christians-in-central-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-militias-kill-28-christians-in-central-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple embroiled with police in debacle over women-only event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police have warned a couple to no longer contact their local councillor, following a row over a women-only event which was shut down for refusing to admit men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/couple-embroiled-with-police-in-debacle-over-women-only-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/couple-embroiled-with-police-in-debacle-over-women-only-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court battle by survivor of Catholic church abuse will help others challenge past settlements, lawyers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man praised for &lsquo;towering courage&rsquo; in paving way for survivors to challenge past settlements that effectively protected church institutionsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLawyers for an abuse survivor say a high court ruling on Wednesday will pave the way for more survivors to challenge past settlements that &ldquo;served only to protect the church institutions&rdquo; from paying out genuine compensation.The survivor, known as DZY, was confronted with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/court-battle-by-survivor-of-catholic-church-abuse-will-help-others-challenge-past-settlements-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/court-battle-by-survivor-of-catholic-church-abuse-will-help-others-challenge-past-settlements-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fulani Herdsmen Kill more than 60 Christians in ‘Genocide’ in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plateau state Gov. Caleb Mutfwang described Fulani attacks as genocide to Arise News. (Screenshot from Arise News interview on YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani terrorists on Wednesday and Thursday (April 2-3) killed more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria in what the governor called a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-herdsmen-kill-more-than-60-christians-in-genocide-in-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-herdsmen-kill-more-than-60-christians-in-genocide-in-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glasgow 'shooting gallery' branded a 'harm maintenance service']]></title><description><![CDATA[A drug consumption pilot project in Scotland has been branded a &ldquo;harm maintenance service&rdquo; for failing to refer users to recovery services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/glasgow-shooting-gallery-branded-a-harm-maintenance-service/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/glasgow-shooting-gallery-branded-a-harm-maintenance-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plagueJust over an hour into Elon Musk&rsquo;s last appearance on Joe Rogan&rsquo;s podcast, the billionaire brought up the latest existential threat to trouble him.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got civilizational suicidal empathy going on,&rdquo; Musk said. &ldquo;And it&rsquo;s like, I believe in empathy. Like, I think you should care about other people, but you need to have emp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/loathe-thy-neighbor-elon-musk-and-the-christian-right-are-waging-war-on-empathy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/loathe-thy-neighbor-elon-musk-and-the-christian-right-are-waging-war-on-empathy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The King of Kings review – Charles Dickens retelling of the Jesus story does a serviceable job]]></title><description><![CDATA[The famous author tells his son and their cat the story of Jesus in this mixed-bag family animation, voiced by an impressive cast This syrupy cartoon account of the life of Jesus (voiced by Oscar Isaac) is narrated, with consummate weirdness, by Charles Dickens (Kenneth Branagh). It&rsquo;s in fact based on a story Dickens wrote for his children (and wasn&rsquo;t published until 1934, decades after his death). The idea is that Dickens is telling the story of the New Testament to his young son Wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-king-of-kings-review-charles-dickens-retelling-of-the-jesus-story-does-a-serviceable-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-king-of-kings-review-charles-dickens-retelling-of-the-jesus-story-does-a-serviceable-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim Stabs Wife to Death for Accepting Christ during Ramadan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nasiimu Mirembe was killed for her faith after an attack on March 23, 2025. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; A mother of six children was stabbed to death by her Muslim husband in Uganda after she attended her first church service on March 23, sources said. Nasiimu Mirembe, whose children range in age from 3 to 18, had put her faith...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-stabs-wife-to-death-for-accepting-christ-during-ramadan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-stabs-wife-to-death-for-accepting-christ-during-ramadan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted dying could become ‘tool’ to harm women in England and Wales, say faith leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh women say bill has &lsquo;insufficient safeguards&rsquo; to protect those who are vulnerableThe legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales could create &ldquo;a new tool to harm vulnerable women&rdquo;, particularly those subject to domestic violence and coercive control, say female faith leaders from different traditions.More than 100 women from Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh groups have warned in an open letter that the terminally ill adults bill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-dying-could-become-tool-to-harm-women-in-england-and-wales-say-faith-leaders/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-dying-could-become-tool-to-harm-women-in-england-and-wales-say-faith-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It felt like a demon was inside me’: young Christian missionaries allege spiritual abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[They travel the world to convert every &lsquo;tribe, tongue and nation&rsquo; to Jesus. But behind the scenes, young missionaries describe discipline, pressure and strict controlsChristian missionary group accused of public shaming and rituals to &lsquo;cure&rsquo; sexual sinOne Sunday last summer, 5,000 young people packed into the Wembley Arena for a &ldquo;mass gathering of gen Z Jesus followers&rdquo;. They danced to Christian rock, hugged, wept and sang. Between performances, charismatic le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/it-felt-like-a-demon-was-inside-me-young-christian-missionaries-allege-spiritual-abuse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/it-felt-like-a-demon-was-inside-me-young-christian-missionaries-allege-spiritual-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian missionary group accused of public shaming and rituals to ‘cure’ sexual sin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: young volunteers also allege spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour at bases of Youth With a Mission&lsquo;It felt like a demon was inside me&rsquo;: young Christian missionaries allege spiritual abuseThe world&rsquo;s biggest youth Christian missionary organisation is facing allegations of spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour from young people who say they were left &ldquo;traumatised&rdquo;.An Observer investigation has revealed evidence of safeguarding failings within Youth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-missionary-group-accused-of-public-shaming-and-rituals-to-cure-sexual-sin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-missionary-group-accused-of-public-shaming-and-rituals-to-cure-sexual-sin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘False teacher’: Trump’s pick to head the ‘White House faith office’ roils some fellow Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paula White, a millionaire televangelist who speaks in tongues, was criticized for an alleged cash-for-blessings schemeOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to &ldquo;protect religious liberty&rdquo;, and two weeks after his inauguration he acted: creating a &ldquo;White House faith office&rdquo;, which will be led by Paula White, a millionaire televangelist known to speak in tongues who called the Black Lives Matter movement the &ldquo;Antichrist&rdquo; and once encouraged peo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/false-teacher-trumps-pick-to-head-the-white-house-faith-office-roils-some-fellow-christians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/false-teacher-trumps-pick-to-head-the-white-house-faith-office-roils-some-fellow-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow | Deborah Frances-White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisations that pumped money into overturning Roe v Wade are making inroads in Europe. Women&rsquo;s rights are truly at riskWith Donald Trump as president, there is now a heavy strain of Christian nationalism driving the US political agenda. From draconian abortion policies to ending birthright citizenship, some of Trump&rsquo;s first executive orders sound startlingly like something out of Margaret Atwood&rsquo;s The Handmaid&rsquo;s Tale, the dystopian novel turned TV show set in Gilead, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-christian-right-has-set-the-us-on-the-road-to-gilead-without-a-fight-other-nations-may-follow-deborah-frances-white/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-christian-right-has-set-the-us-on-the-road-to-gilead-without-a-fight-other-nations-may-follow-deborah-frances-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog exposes Police Scotland shortcomings over MSP ‘hate crime’ complaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police Scotland failed to adequately handle an MSP&rsquo;s complaints over a logged non-crime hate incident (NCHI), the policing watchdog has ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/watchdog-exposes-police-scotland-shortcomings-over-msp-hate-crime-complaint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/watchdog-exposes-police-scotland-shortcomings-over-msp-hate-crime-complaint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RC Archbishop: 'Assisted suicide Bill could create a national death service']]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has urged congregations to ask their local MP to vote against Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rc-archbishop-assisted-suicide-bill-could-create-a-national-death-service/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rc-archbishop-assisted-suicide-bill-could-create-a-national-death-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning-after pill to be 'recklessly' handed out for free at pharmacies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The morning-after pill (MAP) will become available to obtain free of charge from pharmacies in England later this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/morning-after-pill-to-be-recklessly-handed-out-for-free-at-pharmacies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/morning-after-pill-to-be-recklessly-handed-out-for-free-at-pharmacies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school cancels Easter service over ‘inclusivity’ drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hampshire primary school has cancelled its annual Easter events in order to be more &lsquo;inclusive&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/primary-school-cancels-easter-service-over-inclusivity-drive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/primary-school-cancels-easter-service-over-inclusivity-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNP forced to admit hand in NHS trans guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government played a part in devising controversial transgender guidance for NHS Scotland, it has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/snp-forced-to-admit-hand-in-nhs-trans-guidance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/snp-forced-to-admit-hand-in-nhs-trans-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPs advised not to prescribe trans drugs to under-18s]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has emphasised that it is not a general practitioner&rsquo;s role to give sex-change drugs to children and young people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gps-advised-not-to-prescribe-trans-drugs-to-under-18s/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gps-advised-not-to-prescribe-trans-drugs-to-under-18s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meryl Streep in talks to play Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar-winner set to take on role as godlike lion usually perceived to be male in upcoming adaption of The Magician&rsquo;s NephewMeryl Streep is in talks to play Aslan in Greta Gerwig&rsquo;s upcoming Narnia film, according to reports. According to Nexus Point News, and confirmed by Deadline Streep, 75, is being lined up to star in Netflix&rsquo;s film, which will be adapted from The Magician&rsquo;s Nephew &ndash; the sixth of CS Lewis Narnia series of novels, but the first in chronological ter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/meryl-streep-in-talks-to-play-aslan-in-greta-gerwigs-narnia-movie/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/meryl-streep-in-talks-to-play-aslan-in-greta-gerwigs-narnia-movie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scots legal experts: ‘McArthur Bill faces long and contentious road ahead’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liam McArthur MSP should expect a lengthy legal battle over his assisted suicide proposals, academics have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scots-legal-experts-mcarthur-bill-faces-long-and-contentious-road-ahead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scots-legal-experts-mcarthur-bill-faces-long-and-contentious-road-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt refuses to give green light to smacking ban in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has rejected the latest call to criminalise parents in England if they smack their children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-refuses-to-give-green-light-to-smacking-ban-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-refuses-to-give-green-light-to-smacking-ban-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt refuses to give green light to smacking ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has rejected the latest call to criminalise parents in England if they smack their children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-refuses-to-give-green-light-to-smacking-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-refuses-to-give-green-light-to-smacking-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment Bill could 'excessively limit' free speech, EHRC warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned Peers that plans to protect employees from harassment could impose &ldquo;excessive limitations on debate&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/employment-bill-could-excessively-limit-free-speech-ehrc-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/employment-bill-could-excessively-limit-free-speech-ehrc-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage as toddler suspended for 'transphobia or homophobia']]></title><description><![CDATA[A toddler has been suspended from nursery for being transphobic or homophobic, Government statistics have revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/outrage-as-toddler-suspended-for-transphobia-or-homophobia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/outrage-as-toddler-suspended-for-transphobia-or-homophobia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C of E vicars call for ’urgent and decisive action’ on increasing their pensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lead signatory of letter to Church Times says it is &lsquo;moral and Christian imperative&rsquo; to ensure dignified retirementChurch of England vicars are demanding an increase in pensions amid claims that many face an impoverished old age, with some forced to rely on food banks or move in with adult children.Almost 2,000 C of E clergy have joined an action group on Facebook in the past few weeks and 700 signed a letter to the Church Times calling for &ldquo;urgent and decisive action&rdquo;. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-vicars-call-for-urgent-and-decisive-action-on-increasing-their-pensions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-vicars-call-for-urgent-and-decisive-action-on-increasing-their-pensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rev Michael Jackson obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father, the Rev Michael Jackson, who has died aged 88, was a minister with the United Reformed Church in Winsford, Cheshire, and later in Reading, Berkshire, where he also served as padre to the Arborfield Garrison of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps.He worked hard to deliver worship plus pastoral care not only to church members but also to the thousands of users of the church buildings. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-rev-michael-jackson-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-rev-michael-jackson-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No free trade without free speech', UK Govt told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States&rsquo; foreign office has warned the Prime Minister that it is &ldquo;concerned about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/no-free-trade-without-free-speech-uk-govt-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/no-free-trade-without-free-speech-uk-govt-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dem CEO reminds party to respect gender-critical members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party members must not be discriminated against for upholding the reality of biological sex because their views are deemed &ldquo;offensive&rdquo;, the Federal Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lib-dem-ceo-reminds-party-to-respect-gender-critical-members/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lib-dem-ceo-reminds-party-to-respect-gender-critical-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porn habit leads watchers to 'yet more extreme' content]]></title><description><![CDATA[An online pornography habit can lead to watching illegal content such as child sexual abuse, a campaign group has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/porn-habit-leads-watchers-to-yet-more-extreme-content/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/porn-habit-leads-watchers-to-yet-more-extreme-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care watchdog's trans policy &lsquo;exposes vulnerable girls to danger&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance from the Scottish Care Inspectorate advising that boys in care who identify as girls should be allowed to sleep in the same bedroom as children of the opposite sex has been branded &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/care-watchdogs-trans-policy-lsquoexposes-vulnerable-girls-to-dangerrsquo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/care-watchdogs-trans-policy-lsquoexposes-vulnerable-girls-to-dangerrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Outrageous' NI conversion therapy plan could jail parents for opposing child's 'sex change']]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for a new &lsquo;conversion therapy&rsquo; law in Northern Ireland have been branded &ldquo;fundamentally illiberal&rdquo; by a leading human rights lawyer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lsquooutrageous-ni-conversion-therapy-plan-could-jail-parents-for-opposing-childs-sex-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lsquooutrageous-ni-conversion-therapy-plan-could-jail-parents-for-opposing-childs-sex-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authorities in Indonesia Refuse to Back Church Construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samarinda, capital of East Borneo Province, Indonesia. (MR Halal, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Local officials in East Borneo Province, Indonesia refused to approve construction of a church building even though the congregation had met all requirements for a permit, sources said. In Samarinda, capital of East Borneo Province,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/authorities-in-indonesia-refuse-to-back-church-construction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/authorities-in-indonesia-refuse-to-back-church-construction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge in Pakistan Sentences Killer of Christian to Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents of the slain Farhan Ul Qamar with attorney Lazar Allah Rakha after verdict on March 27, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A judge in Pakistan on Thursday (March 27) sentenced to death a Muslim who murdered a 20-year-old Christian in the presence of his...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/judge-in-pakistan-sentences-killer-of-christian-to-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/judge-in-pakistan-sentences-killer-of-christian-to-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justin Welby says he forgives serial abuser John Smyth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welby &lsquo;profoundly ashamed&rsquo; of comments he made after resigning as archbishop of Canterbury over scandalThe former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said he forgives a serial abuser at the centre of the scandal that led to his resignation as leader of the Church of England and spoke of feeling &ldquo;profoundly ashamed&rdquo; of comments he made afterwards.In his first interview since resigning in November, he also said he had &ldquo;not really thought it through enough, to be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/justin-welby-says-he-forgives-serial-abuser-john-smyth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/justin-welby-says-he-forgives-serial-abuser-john-smyth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s White House Iftar dinner: A concerning embrace of Ramadan]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a recent White House Iftar dinner, President Donald Trump extended his greetings to Muslim Americans and leaders from around the globe, marking the Islamic month of Ramadan. While the event was presented as a gesture of goodwill, it raises significant concerns for Christians who worry about the growing influence of Islam in American politics and culture. Trump...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trumps-white-house-iftar-dinner-a-concerning-embrace-of-ramadan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trumps-white-house-iftar-dinner-a-concerning-embrace-of-ramadan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justin Welby was too ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of abuse in C of E to take action]]></title><description><![CDATA[In first interview since resigning, former archbishop of Canterbury says more cases were arriving every day and he &lsquo;got it wrong&rsquo; Justin Welby, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has said his failure to take effective action over a serial sadistic abuser was because he was &ldquo;overwhelmed&rdquo; by the scale of the abuse crisis in the Church of England.In his first interview since resigning last November, Welby said: &ldquo;Every day more cases were coming across the desk that h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/justin-welby-was-too-overwhelmed-by-scale-of-abuse-in-c-of-e-to-take-action/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/justin-welby-was-too-overwhelmed-by-scale-of-abuse-in-c-of-e-to-take-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Vatican’s secret saint-making process – an Audio Long Read podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canonisation has long been a way for the Catholic church to shape its own image. As the Vatican prepares to anoint its first millennial saint, we ask how it decides who is worthyThere are more Audio Long Reads here, or search Audio Long Read wherever you listen to podcasts Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/inside-the-vaticans-secret-saint-making-process-an-audio-long-read-podcast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/inside-the-vaticans-secret-saint-making-process-an-audio-long-read-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Couple, Woman They Led to Christ Poisoned to Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doreen Nairuba, six months pregnant, was poisoned to death on March 16, 2025 along with a Muslim woman she led to faith in Christ in eastern Uganda. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; A Muslim woman in eastern Uganda this month killed a Christian couple and accidentally took her own daughter&rsquo;s life with the same poison she used...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-couple-woman-they-led-to-christ-poisoned-to-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-couple-woman-they-led-to-christ-poisoned-to-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of Three in Somalia Loses All Relatives for Receiving Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somali family in Lower Juba Region breaking daily Ramada fast in March 2025. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; The Muslim husband of a woman in Somalia sent her back to her parents for accepting Christ &ndash; without their three young children &ndash; and then her parents drove her away for sharing the gospel with her sister,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mother-of-three-in-somalia-loses-all-relatives-for-receiving-christ/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mother-of-three-in-somalia-loses-all-relatives-for-receiving-christ/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvin Sapp criticized after ordering ushers to ‘close the doors’ as he demands $40,000 in donations at church convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Fox 25 Houston) &mdash; In a resurfaced video from 2024, pastor and gospel singer Marvin Sapp is being criticized by the internet after he told ushers of the church to close the doors and challenged those at a convention to donate $40,000. In July 2024, Marvin Sapp preached at the 109th Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Towards...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/marvin-sapp-criticized-after-ordering-ushers-to-close-the-doors-as-he-demands-40000-in-donations-at-church-convention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/marvin-sapp-criticized-after-ordering-ushers-to-close-the-doors-as-he-demands-40000-in-donations-at-church-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia House bill 441 seeks to criminalize abortion, protect life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Georgia House panel held an important discussion Wednesday on House Bill 441, which seeks to expand the state&rsquo;s laws to provide stronger protections for unborn children by banning abortion entirely. While the bill is still in early stages, it has sparked a passionate debate about the sanctity of life and the need to protect the most vulnerable. Rep. Emory...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/georgia-house-bill-441-seeks-to-criminalize-abortion-protect-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/georgia-house-bill-441-seeks-to-criminalize-abortion-protect-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands join in National Day of Prayer Against Assisted Suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of Christians across the UK have united together in prayer against two proposals to introduce assisted suicide in Great Britain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/thousands-join-in-national-day-of-prayer-against-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/thousands-join-in-national-day-of-prayer-against-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities shaken as Sussex Uni given £585k fine for free speech failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Sussex has been fined &pound;585k for failing to uphold free speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/universities-shaken-as-sussex-uni-given-585k-fine-for-free-speech-failure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/universities-shaken-as-sussex-uni-given-585k-fine-for-free-speech-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MPs urge colleagues to reject Leadbeater's &lsquo;dangerous&rsquo; assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Labour MPs have written to their colleagues urging them to oppose Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-mps-urge-colleagues-to-reject-leadbeaters-lsquodangerousrsquo-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-mps-urge-colleagues-to-reject-leadbeaters-lsquodangerousrsquo-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Uni imposes 'reckless' trans policy on single-sex spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Edinburgh University policy allows men who self-identify as female to use women&rsquo;s toilets and facilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/edinburgh-uni-imposes-reckless-trans-policy-on-single-sex-spaces/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/edinburgh-uni-imposes-reckless-trans-policy-on-single-sex-spaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belgium reports 17 per cent rise in euthanasia deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[A record number of people were euthanised in Belgium last year, new figures have revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belgium-reports-17-per-cent-rise-in-euthanasia-deaths/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/belgium-reports-17-per-cent-rise-in-euthanasia-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientist forced out of top-secret base over gender-critical views wins legal victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Government scientist who was treated like an &ldquo;al-Qaeda&rdquo; supporter for upholding the reality of biological sex has won a two-year legal battle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scientist-forced-out-of-top-secret-base-over-gender-critical-views-wins-legal-victory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scientist-forced-out-of-top-secret-base-over-gender-critical-views-wins-legal-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt rejects call to liberalise cannabis laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has rejected the latest call to legalise cannabis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-rejects-call-to-liberalise-cannabis-laws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/govt-rejects-call-to-liberalise-cannabis-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scandal-hit LGBT group asked self-harming kids to use 'clean blades']]></title><description><![CDATA[LGBT Youth Scotland has been accused of normalising and encouraging self-harm by asking young people if they were using &ldquo;clean razor blades&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scandal-hit-lgbt-group-asked-self-harming-kids-to-use-clean-blades/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scandal-hit-lgbt-group-asked-self-harming-kids-to-use-clean-blades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isle of Man Parliament passes assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Isle of Man&rsquo;s Parliament has passed a Bill to legalise assisted suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/isle-of-man-parliament-passes-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/isle-of-man-parliament-passes-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior lawyer warns Scotland’s gender self-ID policies may be unlawful]]></title><description><![CDATA[A senior lawyer has warned that public bodies in Scotland may be breaking the law through their extreme trans-affirming equality, diversity, and inclusion policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senior-lawyer-warns-scotlands-gender-self-id-policies-may-be-unlawful/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/senior-lawyer-warns-scotlands-gender-self-id-policies-may-be-unlawful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs challenge Govt ‘overreach’ on home-education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals to force parents who educate their children at home to register with their local council are heavy-handed and unnecessary, MPs have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mps-challenge-govt-overreach-on-home-education/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mps-challenge-govt-overreach-on-home-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police to block ‘intimidating’ protests near places of worship, says Home Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yvette Cooper says change needed in England and Wales after concerns over marches near synagogues and mosquesThe government plans to give police in England and Wales powers to change the route or timing of protest marches planned outside places of worship in order to give greater protection against intimidation.The government is to include the powers in an amendment to the crime and policing bill after concerns were raised about protests near synagogues and mosques. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-to-block-intimidating-protests-near-places-of-worship-says-home-office/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-to-block-intimidating-protests-near-places-of-worship-says-home-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Assisted suicide is the antidote to life': Committee hears final arguments]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Healthcare is the antidote to sickness, whereas what we are proposing here with assisted suicide is the antidote to life.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-is-the-antidote-to-life-committee-hears-final-arguments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-is-the-antidote-to-life-committee-hears-final-arguments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renaming of midwives branded 'ideological nonsense']]></title><description><![CDATA[A paper calling for a gender-neutral replacement for the term &lsquo;midwife&rsquo; has been slammed by women&rsquo;s rights campaigners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/renaming-of-midwives-branded-ideological-nonsense/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/renaming-of-midwives-branded-ideological-nonsense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'm the happiest I've ever been', says problem gambler helped to ditch habit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Galway man who started betting as a young child now says he is the &lsquo;happiest he has ever been&rsquo; after turning his life around.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/im-the-happiest-ive-ever-been-says-problem-gambler-helped-to-ditch-habit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/im-the-happiest-ive-ever-been-says-problem-gambler-helped-to-ditch-habit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner sounds alarm on ketamine’s devastating health effects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ketamine cystitis is an &ldquo;emerging epidemic&rdquo;, given the recent rise in the drug&rsquo;s usage, a coroner has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/coroner-sounds-alarm-on-ketamines-devastating-health-effects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/coroner-sounds-alarm-on-ketamines-devastating-health-effects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI health trusts issue ‘trans pass’ for women’s toilets and changing rooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men who identify as women should be allowed to use female staff&rsquo;s facilities, health trusts in Northern Ireland have stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-health-trusts-issue-trans-pass-for-womens-toilets-and-changing-rooms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-health-trusts-issue-trans-pass-for-womens-toilets-and-changing-rooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After LA fires destroyed places of worship, Methodist, Muslim and Jewish congregations form ‘an island of grace’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After disaster struck, all three faiths are worshiping under the same roof, forming a microcosm of peaceful coexistenceEntering a sacred space like the First United Methodist church in Pasadena can stir emotions. Curious visitors often wander through the church doors, attracted by its gothic exterior, and instinctively start to whisper.The space on Colorado Boulevard &ndash; a busy thoroughfare that doubles as part of the Rose Parade route every New Year&rsquo;s Day &ndash; has always felt holy,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/after-la-fires-destroyed-places-of-worship-methodist-muslim-and-jewish-congregations-form-an-island-of-grace/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/after-la-fires-destroyed-places-of-worship-methodist-muslim-and-jewish-congregations-form-an-island-of-grace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tokyo court orders dissolution of ‘Moonies’ Unification church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spurred official request for closure of South Korea-based sectA court in Japan has ordered the Unification church to be dissolved after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe.The church, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the &ldquo;Moonies&rdquo; after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon, is accused of pressuring followers into making life-ruining donations, and blamed fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tokyo-court-orders-dissolution-of-moonies-unification-church/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tokyo-court-orders-dissolution-of-moonies-unification-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudan Jails 19 Christians on Unfounded Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Madani city, on the Blue Nile River in Jazirah state, Sudan. (Wadalyemen, Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; At least 19 Christians were arrested in Sudan&rsquo;s city of Madani on various occasions in January and February, area sources said. Seven Christians were arrested by security personnel associated with the Sudan Armed Forces...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sudan-jails-19-christians-on-unfounded-allegations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/sudan-jails-19-christians-on-unfounded-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol-specific deaths hit record high in Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deaths caused by alcohol misuse have reached a record level in Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alcohol-specific-deaths-hit-record-high-in-wales/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/alcohol-specific-deaths-hit-record-high-in-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim Slashes Throat of Christian Co-Worker in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waqas Masih was attacked in the Sharaqpur area of Sheikhupura District, Punjab Province, Pakistan on March 21, 2025. (HARDS Pakistan) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A Muslim in Pakistan on Friday (March 21) slashed the throat of a Christian co-worker on allegations that he had committed blasphemy by touching an...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-slashes-throat-of-christian-co-worker-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-slashes-throat-of-christian-co-worker-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That was my home’: faith communities without worship spaces after LA fires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Post-Eaton fire, congregants who want a quick rebuild are met with a question: how long are they allowed to grieve?Before the Masjid Al-Taqwa, a mosque in Altadena, was reduced to rubble in the Eaton fire in January, it was a space that belonged to all its worshippers. When the urge for prayer stirred the soul during off-hours, a faithful follower could borrow the key and have the place to pray.Now without a mosque during Ramadan, members are worshipping in diaspora. The weekly communal prayer s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/that-was-my-home-faith-communities-without-worship-spaces-after-la-fires/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/that-was-my-home-faith-communities-without-worship-spaces-after-la-fires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians worldwide urged to take legal action on climate crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handbook outlines practical ways faith organisations can &lsquo;speak truth to power&rsquo; to help protect planetChristians around the world are being encouraged to take legal action against polluters and those who finance them.In a new climate justice handbook, the World Council of Churches sets out practical ways faith organisations can help protect young people and future generations from the climate crisis. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-worldwide-urged-to-take-legal-action-on-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-worldwide-urged-to-take-legal-action-on-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel protected’: Catholic tattoos in the Philippines – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Philippines has the largest Catholic population in Asia and the world&rsquo;s third largest after Brazil and Mexico. Although tattoos have, for some, lost their original significance by becoming objects of consumption and fashion, religious tattoos in the Philippines take on a meaning beyond body decoration. Photographer Oscar Espinosa examines how the tattoos reflect their bearers&rsquo; faith Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-feel-protected-catholic-tattoos-in-the-philippines-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-feel-protected-catholic-tattoos-in-the-philippines-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Foreman obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boxing champion who won two world heavyweight titles, decades apart, and took on Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the JungleTo be classed as a great heavyweight boxer it is often said that a fighter needs to duel with the best combatants of his time. George Foreman, who has died aged 76, unquestionably did that, having had epic world heavyweight title rivalries in the 1970s with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, beating the latter to win the world heavyweight title in 1973.However, in some ways his mor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/george-foreman-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/george-foreman-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis greets crowds in Rome before discharge from hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff says he has &lsquo;had the opportunity to experience the Lord&rsquo;s patience&rsquo; and pays tribute to &lsquo;tireless care&rsquo; of medicsPope Francis greeted a large crowd of pilgrims gathered outside Gemelli hospital in Rome in his first public appearance in more than five weeks, before being discharged from the hospital on Sunday.The pontiff, who is recovering from pneumonia in both lungs, made the brief greeting and blessing from the balcony of his hospital room shortly after th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-greets-crowds-in-rome-before-discharge-from-hospital/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-greets-crowds-in-rome-before-discharge-from-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian’s Release Delayed after Bail Granted in Blasphemy Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Akash Karamat has been in jail on blasphemy charges in Pakistan since Aug. 27, 2023. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; An 18-year-old Christian is still languishing in jail a month after winning bail in all three blasphemy cases against him as a trial court is...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-release-delayed-after-bail-granted-in-blasphemy-cases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-release-delayed-after-bail-granted-in-blasphemy-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Apologists in Indonesia Flee ‘Blasphemy’ Prosecution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian apologist Edwin Hutabarat interviewed on Diaspora TV. (Morning Star News screenshot) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) &ndash; A rash of complaints to police in Indonesia accusing Christians of blasphemy on social media has driven several of them abroad to seek refuge, sources said. Christian apologist Edwin Hutabarat, also known as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-apologists-in-indonesia-flee-blasphemy-prosecution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-apologists-in-indonesia-flee-blasphemy-prosecution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John 3:16 pastor may seek High Court intervention in ‘buffer zone’ prosecution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior judges may be asked to intervene in the controversial case involving a pastor accused of breaching abortion censorship zone regulations in Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/john-316-pastor-may-seek-high-court-intervention-in-buffer-zone-prosecution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/john-316-pastor-may-seek-high-court-intervention-in-buffer-zone-prosecution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-gambling boss urges Govt to stymie ‘turbocharged’ online slots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online slots spin too fast and are fuelling addiction, one of the founders of Paddy Power has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-gambling-boss-urges-govt-to-stymie-turbocharged-online-slots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-gambling-boss-urges-govt-to-stymie-turbocharged-online-slots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide a ‘lethal weapon’ for domestic abusers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts on domestic abuse have warned MSPs that assisted suicide would be a &ldquo;lethal weapon&rdquo; for abusers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-a-lethal-weapon-for-domestic-abusers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-a-lethal-weapon-for-domestic-abusers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City watchdogs ditch ‘woke’ diversity drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s top two financial regulators have abandoned plans to impose controversial diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) measures on the sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/city-watchdogs-ditch-woke-diversity-drive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/city-watchdogs-ditch-woke-diversity-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians spotlight plight of persecuted Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plight of Christians suffering for their faith has been raised at Westminster and in the Seanad &Eacute;ireann.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/politicians-spotlight-plight-of-persecuted-christians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/politicians-spotlight-plight-of-persecuted-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Justice Minister pushes Alliance drug ‘shooting gallery’ policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drug shooting galleries should be &lsquo;given a try&rsquo; in Northern Ireland, the Province&rsquo;s Justice Minister has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-justice-minister-pushes-alliance-drug-shooting-gallery-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-justice-minister-pushes-alliance-drug-shooting-gallery-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Absurd hospital form asks for babies' gender identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hospital form in the US state of New Jersey has been slammed as &lsquo;madness&rsquo; for asking parents about their newborns&rsquo; sexuality and gender identity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/absurd-hospital-form-asks-for-babies-gender-identity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/absurd-hospital-form-asks-for-babies-gender-identity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let us never be ‘at peace’ with assisted suicide: Committee Day 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[During day ten of Committee scrutiny, Lewis Atkinson MP said that he wants a society that is &ldquo;at peace&rdquo; with assisted suicide &ndash; while the pro-legalisation majority continued to vote down safeguard after safeguard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/let-us-never-be-at-peace-with-assisted-suicide-committee-day-10/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/let-us-never-be-at-peace-with-assisted-suicide-committee-day-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illegal content no longer tolerated under Online Safety Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media platforms must take steps to protect all users from illegal content or face hefty fines under measures introduced this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/illegal-content-no-longer-tolerated-under-online-safety-act/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/illegal-content-no-longer-tolerated-under-online-safety-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young adults fuel growing demand for Bibles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bible sales are booming thanks to an increased interest among Generation Z, publishers say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/young-adults-fuel-growing-demand-for-bibles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/young-adults-fuel-growing-demand-for-bibles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPs decry Royal College's 'incompatible' stance on assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 260 doctors have slammed the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) for ending its opposition to assisted suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gps-decry-royal-colleges-incompatible-stance-on-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gps-decry-royal-colleges-incompatible-stance-on-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deterioration of Human Rights in Pakistan Condemned at UN Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Event on religious rights during U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 11, 2025. (Jubilee Campaign USA) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Religious freedom advocates this month strongly condemned deterioration of human rights in Pakistan, particularly continued abuse of the country&rsquo;s harsh blasphemy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/deterioration-of-human-rights-in-pakistan-condemned-at-un-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/deterioration-of-human-rights-in-pakistan-condemned-at-un-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stonewall's US funding severed as part of foreign aid freeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stonewall has reported that it is facing &ldquo;tough choices&rdquo;, after the US Government paused all foreign aid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stonewalls-us-funding-severed-as-part-of-foreign-aid-freeze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stonewalls-us-funding-severed-as-part-of-foreign-aid-freeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide Committee Day 9: Should doctors help 'dying patients'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;To claim that this is a death that is peaceful, well, it can be nothing else because now a person is unable to move in any way, but whether or not they have any conscious experience of what is happening is unknown&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-committee-day-9-should-doctors-help-dying-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-committee-day-9-should-doctors-help-dying-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS Scotland drops diktat to ‘validate bearded men who claim to be women’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An order compelling NHS Scotland staff to use the &lsquo;preferred pronouns&rsquo; of male colleagues who identify as women has been dropped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-scotland-drops-diktat-to-validate-bearded-men-who-claim-to-be-women/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-scotland-drops-diktat-to-validate-bearded-men-who-claim-to-be-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK aid funds Mexican group involved in illegal US abortions]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK Government funding has been used by an abortion activist group in Mexico that illegally sends abortion pills to the US, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-aid-funds-mexican-group-involved-in-illegal-us-abortions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-aid-funds-mexican-group-involved-in-illegal-us-abortions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Trump spiritual adviser surrenders on child sexual abuse charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Morris, ex-pastor of Texas megachurch, was charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a childA former pastor of a Texas megachurch &ndash; and ex-Donald Trump spiritual adviser &ndash; surrendered to Oklahoma authorities on Monday on charges of child sexual abuse.Robert Preston Morris, 63, turned himself over to officials in Osage county, where he was charged on Thursday with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, Phil Bacharach, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma att]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-trump-spiritual-adviser-surrenders-on-child-sexual-abuse-charges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-trump-spiritual-adviser-surrenders-on-child-sexual-abuse-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Pope Francis: protecting a progressive legacy | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pontiff is off the critical list and stable. But his achievements will need to be safeguarded in an inevitable power struggle to comeThe release on Sunday of the first photograph of Pope&nbsp;Francis since his admission to the Gemelli hospital in Rome was an uplifting moment for the world&rsquo;s 1.3 billion Catholics. In a message published by&nbsp;the Vatican, he said that he continued to feel &ldquo;fragile&rdquo; and was &ldquo;facing a period of trial&rdquo;. But after battling pneumoni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-pope-francis-protecting-a-progressive-legacy-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-guardian-view-on-pope-francis-protecting-a-progressive-legacy-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Annuls Christian Woman’s Forced Marriage/Conversion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shahida Bibi. (ADF International) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; In a significant legal victory against forced conversions/marriages in Pakistan, a civil court has annulled the marriage of a Christian woman who was given to a Muslim man as a child and coerced to convert to Islam and marry him, sources...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/court-annuls-christian-womans-forced-marriageconversion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/court-annuls-christian-womans-forced-marriageconversion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS exhausting &pound;100m a year on 'damaging' trans procedures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NHS has spent at least &pound;250 million on transgender procedures for children and adults in England in the last five years, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-exhausting-pound100m-a-year-on-damaging-trans-procedures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-exhausting-pound100m-a-year-on-damaging-trans-procedures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US evangelical groups urge Trump to spare HIV/Aids program from aid cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian organizations helped create Pepfar, credited with preventing 25m early deaths, particularly in AfricaChristian evangelical organizations instrumental in creating the US program that has saved millions of lives from HIV/Aids are pressing the Trump administration to rescue the scheme from crushing cuts to foreign assistance.The state department has said that the two-decade-old President&rsquo;s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), which is estimated to have prevented 25m early deaths]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-evangelical-groups-urge-trump-to-spare-hivaids-program-from-aid-cuts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/us-evangelical-groups-urge-trump-to-spare-hivaids-program-from-aid-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope seen praying at hospital chapel in photo released by Vatican]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis pictured for first time since he was admitted to hospital more than a month ago with pneumoniaThe Vatican has released the first photograph of Pope Francis since the 88-year-old was admitted to hospital more than a month ago with pneumonia in both lungs.The photo shows the pope, bare-headed, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a white robe and purple shawl, in front of a simple altar with a crucifix on the wall. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-seen-praying-at-hospital-chapel-in-photo-released-by-vatican/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-seen-praying-at-hospital-chapel-in-photo-released-by-vatican/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herdsmen Kill One Christian, then Six Others in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fulani herdsman in north-central Nigeria in screenshot from video obtained by Morning Star News. (Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani herdsmen on Monday (March 10) killed at least six Christian villagers in central Nigeria after stabbing another to death the prior day because he objected to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/herdsmen-kill-one-christian-then-six-others-in-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/herdsmen-kill-one-christian-then-six-others-in-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired pastor could be fined thousands for preaching the Gospel in abortion buffer zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute is providing support to a retired pastor from Northern Ireland who is being prosecuted for holding an open-air Sunday service within one of the Province&rsquo;s eight abortion censorship zones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/retired-pastor-could-be-fined-thousands-for-preaching-the-gospel-in-abortion-buffer-zone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/retired-pastor-could-be-fined-thousands-for-preaching-the-gospel-in-abortion-buffer-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch slams puberty blockers trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, has called the proposed puberty blockers trial &lsquo;unethical&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/kemi-badenoch-slams-puberty-blockers-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/kemi-badenoch-slams-puberty-blockers-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Troubling&rsquo; rise in abortion rates in Ireland highlighted on International Women's Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Senator has highlighted the rise of abortion in a D&aacute;il debate on International Women&rsquo;s Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lsquotroublingrsquo-rise-in-abortion-rates-in-ireland-highlighted-on-international-womens-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lsquotroublingrsquo-rise-in-abortion-rates-in-ireland-highlighted-on-international-womens-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lobby group backs 'safe use' of drugs on NI nightclub scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nightclubs in Northern Ireland should be allowed to provide &lsquo;safe places&rsquo; for people to take illegal drugs, a lobby group has told MLAs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lobby-group-backs-safe-use-of-drugs-on-ni-nightclub-scene/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lobby-group-backs-safe-use-of-drugs-on-ni-nightclub-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultants: assisted suicide is not healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assisted suicide is not healthcare, and should not take place in NHS facilities, consultant doctors have said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/consultants-assisted-suicide-is-not-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/consultants-assisted-suicide-is-not-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Implicated in Blasphemy Entrapment Ring Resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lahore High Court building in Lahore, Pakistan. (MariyamAftab, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A high court judge in Pakistan resigned last week after a media report exposed his alleged close ties with a criminal gang falsely charging Christians and others with blasphemy, sources said. Justice...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/judge-implicated-in-blasphemy-entrapment-ring-resigns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/judge-implicated-in-blasphemy-entrapment-ring-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLAs question Stormont payments to Stonewall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Department of Finance has been criticised for continuing to subscribe to the controversial Stonewall &lsquo;Diversity Champions&rsquo; programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mlas-question-stormont-payments-to-stonewall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mlas-question-stormont-payments-to-stonewall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports Shows Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[The husband of Jime Kawasi was killed in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state, India on May 4, 2024. (Morning-Star-News) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India&rsquo;s...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/reports-shows-increase-in-anti-christian-incidents-in-india/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/reports-shows-increase-in-anti-christian-incidents-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide Committee exposes further flaws: Key moments from day 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics of Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide Bill continued to highlight areas of concern during day eight of scrutiny:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-committee-exposes-further-flaws-key-moments-from-day-8/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-committee-exposes-further-flaws-key-moments-from-day-8/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death Sentence Upheld for Christian Defending against Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney and international human rights advocate Emmanuel Ogebe in 2023 interview. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot from Arise News) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday (March 7) upheld the death sentence for a Christian who defended himself against an...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/death-sentence-upheld-for-christian-defending-against-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/death-sentence-upheld-for-christian-defending-against-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide Committee Day 7: Activists continue to reject safeguards]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Committee meets for its fourth week, pro-assisted suicide MPs continue to prioritise ideology over the protection of vulnerable patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-committee-day-7-activists-continue-to-reject-safeguards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-committee-day-7-activists-continue-to-reject-safeguards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishop saddened at decision to ditch Council prayers in St Albans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prayers before St Albans District Council meetings have been abolished, in a move met with dismay by the city&rsquo;s Bishop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bishop-saddened-at-decision-to-ditch-council-prayers-in-st-albans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bishop-saddened-at-decision-to-ditch-council-prayers-in-st-albans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh My Goodness! review – bike-racing nuns go for the prize in freewheeling clerical comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silly French comedy pits one convent against another in a contest that could fund a trip to Rome but won&rsquo;t raise many laughsThe nuns in this silly good-natured French comedy say far worse things than the film&rsquo;s title. And that&rsquo;s the trouble with the movie &ndash; it derives most of its laughs from a belief in the inherent amusingness of nuns &ndash; the idea that putting a woman in a habit and a veil is instantly funny. It&rsquo;s the story of convent of nuns entering a road cy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/oh-my-goodness-review-bike-racing-nuns-go-for-the-prize-in-freewheeling-clerical-comedy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/oh-my-goodness-review-bike-racing-nuns-go-for-the-prize-in-freewheeling-clerical-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis no longer in immediate danger, Vatican says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest medical update for 88-year-old pontiff said he was responding well to treatment in hospital Pope Francis is no longer in immediate danger and is responding well to treatment in hospital, the Vatican has said, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old pontiff continues his recovery from double pneumonia.Francis has been in Rome&rsquo;s Gemelli hospital for more than three weeks. He was admitted on 14 February with a severe respiratory infection that has required evolving treatment. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-no-longer-in-immediate-danger-vatican-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-no-longer-in-immediate-danger-vatican-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Couple in India Convicted of ‘Forced Conversion’ Wins Bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pastor Jose Pappachen and wife Sheeja Pappachen. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; A Christian couple in India convicted of forcible conversion despite lack of evidence and sentenced to five years in prison has won bail while they appeal, sources said. Pastor Jose Pappachen, 58, and his wife Sheeja Pappachen, 57, were released on Feb. 19...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-couple-in-india-convicted-of-forced-conversion-wins-bail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-couple-in-india-convicted-of-forced-conversion-wins-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[vTech io launches AI avatar, Alex 1.0, to support Christian ministries and churches]]></title><description><![CDATA[vTECH io has launched Alex 1.0, an AI-powered website avatar designed to provide 24/7 support for Christian ministries, churches, and non-profit organizations. According to the company&rsquo;s press release, Alex is capable of answering questions, sharing event details, and even presenting the gospel to visitors at any time of day or night. "Imagine a family visiting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vtech-io-launches-ai-avatar-alex-10-to-support-christian-ministries-and-churches/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vtech-io-launches-ai-avatar-alex-10-to-support-christian-ministries-and-churches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pastor John MacArthur: “I am on the last lap”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pastor John MacArthur, appearing frail but resilient, shared a heartfelt video message with attendees of the Shepherds Conference, expressing gratitude for their continued support while acknowledging that he is now on his &ldquo;last lap&rdquo; in ministry, following a lengthy recovery after seven weeks in the hospital. In the video, posted on social media, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastor-john-macarthur-i-am-on-the-last-lap/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pastor-john-macarthur-i-am-on-the-last-lap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope thanks those who care for the sick as he continues to recover in hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis pays tribute to &lsquo;miracle of tenderness&rsquo; after doctors report slight improvement in his conditionPope Francis has issued a message from his hospital bed thanking medical staff and volunteers for the &ldquo;miracle of tenderness&rdquo; that they offer the sick, as he continues his recovery from pneumonia.After more than three weeks in hospital, the 88-year-old pontiff is responding well to treatment and has shown a &ldquo;gradual, slight improvement&rdquo; in recent days, docto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-thanks-those-who-care-for-the-sick-as-he-continues-to-recover-in-hospital/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-thanks-those-who-care-for-the-sick-as-he-continues-to-recover-in-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of Brits think ‘trans rights’ harm women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support for &lsquo;trans rights&rsquo; in Great Britain has decreased across the board, a YouGov survey has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/majority-of-brits-think-trans-rights-harm-women/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/majority-of-brits-think-trans-rights-harm-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee midwife 'shocked' at being suspended over pro-life beliefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A student midwife who was suspended from her hospital placement for sharing her pro-life views is seeking to ensure that no-one else is punished for their beliefs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trainee-midwife-shocked-at-being-suspended-over-pro-life-beliefs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trainee-midwife-shocked-at-being-suspended-over-pro-life-beliefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fêted Hollywood actress slammed for glamorising ‘sex work’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar winner Mikey Madison has been criticised for &lsquo;recognising and honouring&rsquo; so-called sex work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fted-hollywood-actress-slammed-for-glamorising-sex-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fted-hollywood-actress-slammed-for-glamorising-sex-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We must pray the Isle of Man rejects assisted suicide']]></title><description><![CDATA[A church leader has urged Christians to pray that the Isle of Man pulls back from the &ldquo;extreme dangers&rdquo; of introducing assisted suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/we-must-pray-the-isle-of-man-rejects-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/we-must-pray-the-isle-of-man-rejects-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half of students gamble, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost half of students gamble to try to make money, a survey has found. It has called for better education and targeted support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/almost-half-of-students-gamble-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/almost-half-of-students-gamble-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police admit mistake in investigating woman’s gender critical posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northumbria Police has apologised after investigating a woman for posting her views about the reality of biological sex on social media platform X.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-admit-mistake-in-investigating-womans-gender-critical-posts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-admit-mistake-in-investigating-womans-gender-critical-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining 'Islamophobia' risks exacerbating chilling effect on free speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Government working group to define so-called Islamophobia must not limit free speech, critics warn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/defining-islamophobia-risks-exacerbating-chilling-effect-on-free-speech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/defining-islamophobia-risks-exacerbating-chilling-effect-on-free-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide privatisation 'an option']]></title><description><![CDATA[Assisted suicide could be outsourced to private companies if Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s Bill is passed, Government sources have told The Times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-privatisation-an-option/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-privatisation-an-option/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CBeebies peddles drag queens as model mums]]></title><description><![CDATA[CBeebies, the BBC channel for children under six, has celebrated US &lsquo;drag queen prostitutes&rsquo; as &ldquo;inspirational mums&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cbeebies-peddles-drag-queens-as-model-mums/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cbeebies-peddles-drag-queens-as-model-mums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope shares audio message from hospital thanking well-wishers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff nearing three weeks in hospital in Rome after being admitted with respiratory problemsPope Francis has recorded and released an audio message thanking those who have been praying for his recovery, his voice breathless as he nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia.&ldquo;I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the square, I accompany you from here,&rdquo; Francis said in a message broadcast in St Peter&rsquo;s Square. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-shares-audio-message-from-hospital-thanking-well-wishers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-shares-audio-message-from-hospital-thanking-well-wishers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide Bill: Key moments in week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s Committee has again made headlines for the way in which it has rejected safeguards. Here are some of the key moments from the proceedings this week:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-bill-key-moments-in-week-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-bill-key-moments-in-week-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian in Pakistan Beaten, Shaved and Paraded through Village]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muslim assailants beat and publicly shamed Wasif George of Faisalabad District, Pakistan on Feb. 27, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Muslim landowners in Pakistan abducted a Christian laborer, shaved his head and facial hair, blackened his face and paraded...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-in-pakistan-beaten-shaved-and-paraded-through-village/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-in-pakistan-beaten-shaved-and-paraded-through-village/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CI publishes major report challenging Govt's plan to ban 'conversion practices']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute has published a new report urging the Government to ditch its plans to introduce a new law banning &lsquo;conversion practices&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-publishes-major-report-challenging-govts-plan-to-ban-conversion-practices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-publishes-major-report-challenging-govts-plan-to-ban-conversion-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove backs silent prayer in abortion censorship zones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christians should be able to pray silently within abortion censorship zones without being arrested, former Justice Secretary Michael Gove has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gove-backs-silent-prayer-in-abortion-censorship-zones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gove-backs-silent-prayer-in-abortion-censorship-zones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The devil waits at every crossroads: a walk between darkness and light on Dartmoor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new 38-mile Archangel&rsquo;s Way, a pilgrimage route in a rugged corner of Devon, straddles Christendom and ancient pagan sitesThe story of the church of St Michael de Rupe begins &ndash; as all the best Dartmoor stories do &ndash; on a dark and stormy night. A sailor, stricken in a wild and furious sea, fell to the deck of his ship to pray for salvation. The almighty unveiled a mountain in the midst of the tempest where the ship duly made landfall: in gratitude the sailor built a church on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-devil-waits-at-every-crossroads-a-walk-between-darkness-and-light-on-dartmoor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-devil-waits-at-every-crossroads-a-walk-between-darkness-and-light-on-dartmoor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrat Rep. Sylvester Turner suddenly dies after Trump’s address to Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives is mourning the loss of Rep. Sylvester Turner, a newly elected Democrat from Texas, who tragically passed away following a medical emergency after President Donald Trump's March 4 address to Congress. He was 70 years old. Turner, who served as the mayor of Houston from 2016 until 2024, had attended the President&rsquo;s speech and posted a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/democrat-rep-sylvester-turner-suddenly-dies-after-trumps-address-to-congress/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/democrat-rep-sylvester-turner-suddenly-dies-after-trumps-address-to-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardinal reads pope’s Ash Wednesday homily meditating on ‘tragedy of death’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff, 88, remains stable and received communion in hospital as Catholics marked beginning of LentPope Francis remained in a stable condition on his 20th day in hospital with pneumonia, sitting in an armchair to do some work and receiving communion and an Ash Wednesday cross on his forehead as Catholics around the world marked the beginning of Lent.In its latest update, the Vatican said the 88-year-old pontiff had not suffered any new respiratory crises and had been given oxygen through a nasa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cardinal-reads-popes-ash-wednesday-homily-meditating-on-tragedy-of-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cardinal-reads-popes-ash-wednesday-homily-meditating-on-tragedy-of-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Mother in Pakistan Abducted, Forcibly Converted/Wedded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, including Faisal Mosque. (Fassifarooq, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A Muslim in Pakistan who twice abducted a Christian mother raped her, fraudulently converted her to Islam and fabricated an Islamic marriage, sources said. The suspect, Muhammad Asif Sadiq, is...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-mother-in-pakistan-abducted-forcibly-convertedwedded/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-mother-in-pakistan-abducted-forcibly-convertedwedded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP: ‘Censor criticism of assisted suicide Bill committee’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An MP has called on Parliament to censor criticism of the Committee tasked with scrutinising Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-censor-criticism-of-assisted-suicide-bill-committee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/mp-censor-criticism-of-assisted-suicide-bill-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Cabinet launches national gambling regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[A watchdog established to protect the Irish public from gambling harm has received official Cabinet approval.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-cabinet-launches-national-gambling-regulator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/irish-cabinet-launches-national-gambling-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Standing up against the devil’: how the far right tried to co-opt Dietrich Bonhoeffer biopic]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the US, Todd Komarnicki&rsquo;s biopic of the theologian murdered by the Nazis was marketed using Maga rhetoric. The film-maker explains the heartbreak this caused himA Hollywood veteran&rsquo;s biopic about an anti-Nazi resistance martyr, which was nearly engulfed by the Trump-era culture wars during its US release, is on its way to Europe this month, with the director hoping its message against the extreme right lands this time.The movie Bonhoeffer is based on the true story of pastor and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/standing-up-against-the-devil-how-the-far-right-tried-to-co-opt-dietrich-bonhoeffer-biopic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/standing-up-against-the-devil-how-the-far-right-tried-to-co-opt-dietrich-bonhoeffer-biopic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish Greens push for new law on 'conversion practices']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish Greens are claiming that Scotland urgently needs a new law banning so called &lsquo;conversion practices&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scottish-greens-push-for-new-law-on-conversion-practices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scottish-greens-push-for-new-law-on-conversion-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis has had a stable day with no more respiratory crises, Vatican says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff, 88, is receiving high-flow oxygen and his breathing will be aided overnight by a non-invasive ventilatorPope Francis remained stable on Tuesday and did not suffer any further respiratory crises, the Vatican has said.The pope, who has pneumonia in both lungs, has been at the Gemelli hospital in Rome for more than two weeks. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-has-had-a-stable-day-with-no-more-respiratory-crises-vatican-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-has-had-a-stable-day-with-no-more-respiratory-crises-vatican-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide has 'far-reaching implications' for suicide prevention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legalising assisted suicide undermines society&rsquo;s long-standing commitment to ending all suicides, a Government suicide prevention advisor has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-has-far-reaching-implications-for-suicide-prevention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-has-far-reaching-implications-for-suicide-prevention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy review – incurable sadness if bravely borne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colm T&oacute;ib&iacute;n introduces this welcome reprint of the US author and critic&rsquo;s poignant account of orphanhood, first published in 1957Mary McCarthy was a formidable, not to say frightening, figure in the literary landscape of mid-20th-century America, one of a cohort of remarkable left-leaning intellectuals that included Elizabeth Hardwick, Dwight Macdonald, Randall Jarrell and McCarthy&rsquo;s lifelong friend Hannah Arendt. The famous feud between McCarthy and the playwright Lill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/memories-of-a-catholic-girlhood-by-mary-mccarthy-review-incurable-sadness-if-bravely-borne/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/memories-of-a-catholic-girlhood-by-mary-mccarthy-review-incurable-sadness-if-bravely-borne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rejected plans to allow strip searches by trans police officers back on the table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Male police officers who identify as female will be able to conduct strip searches on women, under new proposals being considered by the police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rejected-plans-to-allow-strip-searches-by-trans-police-officers-back-on-the-table/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rejected-plans-to-allow-strip-searches-by-trans-police-officers-back-on-the-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot cross buns are an Easter treat, not a year-round staple | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half-baked idea | Broken promises | Biblical pianist | Positive school reports | Donald TrumpThe opening sentence of your article was revealing: &ldquo;Is nothing sacred?&rdquo; (Hot cross redone: UK retailers experiment with Easter favourite, 1 March). The outlandish liberties taken with hot cross bun flavours are not the problem, it&rsquo;s their year-round ubiquity. It&rsquo;s a delicacy for Good Friday, the end of Lent, both leavened and laden with religious symbolism and tradition. Those wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hot-cross-buns-are-an-easter-treat-not-a-year-round-staple-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/hot-cross-buns-are-an-easter-treat-not-a-year-round-staple-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Hindus engage in most eco-friendly actions of all faith groups, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life study found Hindus are at the forefront of environmental activism, British Hindu, Muslim, and Christian participants discuss how they reconcile faith and the environmentDoes belief in God make you more environmentally friendly? It depends on which God you believe in.That&rsquo;s the conclusion of new research by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life (IIFL), which found that British Hindus lead the way in environmental action compared with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/british-hindus-engage-in-most-eco-friendly-actions-of-all-faith-groups-research-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/british-hindus-engage-in-most-eco-friendly-actions-of-all-faith-groups-research-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope thanks well-wishers and prays ‘above all for peace’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vatican says Francis is in stable condition but &lsquo;prognosis remains guarded&rsquo; as vigils continue at St Peter&rsquo;s BasilicaPope Francis has thanked well-wishers for their support after missing his Sunday Angelus for a third week in a row as he remains in hospital with pneumonia.The pontiff, 88, remained in a stable condition on Sunday after a breathing crisis on Friday that caused him to vomit, the Vatican said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-thanks-well-wishers-and-prays-above-all-for-peace/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 19:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-thanks-well-wishers-and-prays-above-all-for-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis remains in stable condition, a day after respiratory crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff, 88, spends long periods off noninvasive ventilation, showing improving lung function as he battles pneumoniaPope Francis remains in stable condition a day after a respiratory crisis, and has spent long periods off the noninvasive ventilation he initially needed, in a sign that his lung function was improving as he battles double pneumonia.<br />
Francis had no further episodes of bronchial spasms, the Vatican said in its late update on Saturday. He had no fever and no signs of new infection,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-remains-in-stable-condition-a-day-after-respiratory-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-remains-in-stable-condition-a-day-after-respiratory-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis spends peaceful night after breathing crisis, Vatican says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official says doctors caring for pontiff, 88, are assessing how Friday&rsquo;s incident will affect his conditionPope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, has spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said.Francis, 88, had suffered an &ldquo;isolated breathing crisis&rdquo; that caused him to vomit and provoked a &ldquo;sudden worsening&rdquo; of his respiratory condition, the Vatican said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-spends-peaceful-night-after-breathing-crisis-vatican-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-spends-peaceful-night-after-breathing-crisis-vatican-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She has this power’: nun’s crucifix links Michelangelo to Velázquez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Bronze cast of Christ connected to Florentine artist to be sold alongside Spanish masterpieceA precociously talented artist, scarcely out of his teens, was in 1620 commissioned to paint the portrait of an intrepid nun passing through his home city of Seville on her way to one of the farthest outposts of Spain&rsquo;s vast empire.His painting reveals a shrewd, formidable woman in late middle age, who clasps a book in her left hand while wielding a crucifix, almost as if it were a weapo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/she-has-this-power-nuns-crucifix-links-michelangelo-to-velzquez/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/she-has-this-power-nuns-crucifix-links-michelangelo-to-velzquez/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis suffers ‘breathing crisis’ making condition suddenly worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vatican says pontiff was given non-invasive mechanical ventilation, to which he responded well and remains alertPope Francis has suffered an &ldquo;isolated breathing crisis&rdquo; which caused him to vomit, provoking a &ldquo;sudden worsening&rdquo; of his respiratory condition, the Vatican said.The episode happened on Friday afternoon after the pontiff, 88, spent the morning alternating &ldquo;respiratory training&rdquo; with prayer in the chapel at Rome&rsquo;s Gemelli hospital, where he has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-suffers-breathing-crisis-making-condition-suddenly-worse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-suffers-breathing-crisis-making-condition-suddenly-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of church – but congregating online | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Praying from home | Homelessness | Scaled-down recipes | Finding love in your 70sMore people are praying from home (Letters, 25 February). During the Covid pandemic, many churches began livestreaming services, and many continue to do so. As a result, there are significant numbers of people who, for reasons of health, mobility, comfort and convenience, now follow services online rather than in person. In most cases, these people are not included in published congregation numbers.<br />
David Smith<br />
Masp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/out-of-church-but-congregating-online-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/out-of-church-but-congregating-online-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS puberty blocker trial ‘unethical’ and will harm children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NHS&rsquo;s new puberty blockers trial is unethical, will harm children, and not add anything to existing medical knowledge, critics have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-puberty-blocker-trial-unethical-and-will-harm-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/nhs-puberty-blocker-trial-unethical-and-will-harm-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-senior judge warns that assisted suicide panel proposals 'fall short']]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals for assisted suicide panels fall &ldquo;lamentably short&rdquo;, the former President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-senior-judge-warns-that-assisted-suicide-panel-proposals-fall-short/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ex-senior-judge-warns-that-assisted-suicide-panel-proposals-fall-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Degrading and violent online pornography must be banned, says Govt review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online pornography which would be illegal if it were available on the high street should be banned, a review commissioned by the Government has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/degrading-and-violent-online-pornography-must-be-banned-says-govt-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/degrading-and-violent-online-pornography-must-be-banned-says-govt-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide panel: Social workers ‘already at capacity’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social workers are already &ldquo;at capacity&rdquo;, Kim Leadbeater has been warned, as she advocates for them to be part of a multidisciplinary panel for her assisted suicide proposals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-panel-social-workers-already-at-capacity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-panel-social-workers-already-at-capacity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We brought him 4kg of ice-cream’: Pope Francis’s parlour shares papal favourites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sebastian Padr&oacute;n explains how ice-cream brought his family closer with fellow Argentinian and neighbourWhen Sebastian Padr&oacute;n opened his ice-cream parlour around the corner from Pope Francis&rsquo;s home in Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City, his wife, Silvia, came up with a clever way of ingratiating her husband with his fellow Argentinian.&ldquo;She told me: &lsquo;Go and bring an ice-cream to Pope Francis,&rsquo;&rdquo; said Padr&oacute;n. &ldquo;I said: &lsquo;Impossible.&rsquo;&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/we-brought-him-4kg-of-ice-cream-pope-franciss-parlour-shares-papal-favourites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/we-brought-him-4kg-of-ice-cream-pope-franciss-parlour-shares-papal-favourites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland&rsquo;s First Minister doubles down on support for men in women's spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Swinney has reiterated his support for allowing men who identify as women to use women&rsquo;s toilets and changing rooms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scotlandrsquos-first-minister-doubles-down-on-support-for-men-in-womens-spaces/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scotlandrsquos-first-minister-doubles-down-on-support-for-men-in-womens-spaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Leadbeater Bill: Safeguards rejected as Clause 1 passes]]></title><description><![CDATA[As consideration of Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill resumed this week, observers were astonished that pro-Bill MPs on the Committee voted down all attempts to introduce safeguards to Clause 1 of the Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-leadbeater-bill-safeguards-rejected-as-clause-1-passes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-leadbeater-bill-safeguards-rejected-as-clause-1-passes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSP: 'Praying in your home could be illegal depending who passes the window']]></title><description><![CDATA[The MSP behind Scotland&rsquo;s abortion censorship zones has confirmed that the law is designed to ban residents from praying inside their own homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msp-praying-in-your-home-could-be-illegal-depending-who-passes-the-window/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/msp-praying-in-your-home-could-be-illegal-depending-who-passes-the-window/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ketamine use more than doubles in a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Crime Agency (NCA) has reported a dramatic rise in the use of the illegal drug ketamine across England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ketamine-use-more-than-doubles-in-a-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ketamine-use-more-than-doubles-in-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neighbours star glad he didn't take assisted suicide drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The star who played Harold Bishop in the long-running soap Neighbours has said he is glad he refused assisted suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/neighbours-star-glad-he-didnt-take-assisted-suicide-drugs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/neighbours-star-glad-he-didnt-take-assisted-suicide-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ambition beyond words’: How Siena’s art revolution brought heaven down to earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the Black Death devastated Siena, the city thrummed with energy, expressed in art and architecture designed to dazzle its audience &ndash; and which still astonishes 800 years laterIf you want to know the moment of a medieval Italian city&rsquo;s greatest prosperity, look at the year it began work on its cathedral. In Siena, the magic year was 1226, the start of some 85 years of construction of the duomo, a remarkable gothic structure with an intricately complex, creamy pink facade and st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ambition-beyond-words-how-sienas-art-revolution-brought-heaven-down-to-earth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ambition-beyond-words-how-sienas-art-revolution-brought-heaven-down-to-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cricket board 'ignoring female cricketers while bowing to trans activists']]></title><description><![CDATA[The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been accused of promoting transgender ideology, instead of listening to &ldquo;distraught parents&rdquo; who are concerned about their daughters&rsquo; safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cricket-board-ignoring-female-cricketers-while-bowing-to-trans-activists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cricket-board-ignoring-female-cricketers-while-bowing-to-trans-activists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Testing ground for Project 2025’: behind Oklahoma’s rightwing push to erode the line between church and state]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Trump back in the White House, the state and others across the US are making efforts to install Christian viewpoints in governanceRyan Walters bowed his head in prayer at his desk in the Oklahoma state superintendent&rsquo;s office.&ldquo;Dear God, thank you for all the blessings you&rsquo;ve given our country,&rdquo; the rising star on the Christian right said in the mid-November video. &ldquo;I pray for our leaders to make the right decisions. I pray in particular for President Donald Tru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/testing-ground-for-project-2025-behind-oklahomas-rightwing-push-to-erode-the-line-between-church-and-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/testing-ground-for-project-2025-behind-oklahomas-rightwing-push-to-erode-the-line-between-church-and-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ in health before 13th night in hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vatican says Francis&rsquo;s scan &lsquo;shows normal evolution&rsquo; of lung inflammation and kidney problem has &lsquo;resolved&rsquo;Pope Francis has shown a &ldquo;further, slight improvement&rdquo; as the 88-year-old remains in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican has said.A CT scan of the pontiff&rsquo;s chest &ldquo;showed a normal evolution&rdquo; of the inflammation in his lungs, the Vatican said in its evening update on Wednesday, while the &ldquo;mild kidney insufficiency&rdquo;, whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-shows-slight-improvement-in-health-before-13th-night-in-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-shows-slight-improvement-in-health-before-13th-night-in-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian groups call for national day of prayer against assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute is part of a coalition of evangelical groups calling on Christians across the UK to take part in a national day of prayer against Kim Leadbeater MP&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-groups-call-for-national-day-of-prayer-against-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-groups-call-for-national-day-of-prayer-against-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis remains ‘critical but stable’ in hospital with pneumonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff has carried on with work, including holding a meeting in hospital to approve two people for sainthoodPope Francis, who has been in hospital for 12 days battling pneumonia and other ailments, remains in a &ldquo;critical but stable&rdquo; condition, the Vatican has said.The pontiff, 88, has not suffered further &ldquo;acute respiratory episodes&rdquo; and tests checking blood circulation &ldquo;continue to be stable&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-remains-critical-but-stable-in-hospital-with-pneumonia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-remains-critical-but-stable-in-hospital-with-pneumonia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot into a nation of shopkeepers | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barney Ronay on Arne Slot | Church of England | Tech revolution | Too many questions | Last word on school reports?Last month, Barney Ronay said Liverpool&rsquo;s manager, Arne Slot, had the look of a &ldquo;prosperous provincial butcher here to pick up a civic award&rdquo;. This month (23 February), he said Slot had &ldquo;the air of a friendly neighbourhood greengrocer who juggles apples on his forearm&rdquo;. Next&nbsp;month, the jolly baker?<br />
Peter Kaan<br />
Exeter&bull; &ldquo;Claims about the Ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/slot-into-a-nation-of-shopkeepers-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/slot-into-a-nation-of-shopkeepers-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems forced to accept gender critical beliefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal Democrats party has lifted the restrictions on its internal gender critical group following a legal challenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lib-dems-forced-to-accept-gender-critical-beliefs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lib-dems-forced-to-accept-gender-critical-beliefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Carey among clergy who could face life ban over John Smyth abuse case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church of England plans action against former archbishop of Canterbury and nine others after Makin reportGeorge Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, is among 10 Church of England clergy who could face disciplinary proceedings over the way the church handled allegations of abuse carried out by the barrister John Smyth.A damning independent report, the Makin review, into Smyth&rsquo;s alleged sadistic abuse of more than 100 boys and young men over decades led to the resignation of Justin We]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/george-carey-among-clergy-who-could-face-life-ban-over-john-smyth-abuse-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/george-carey-among-clergy-who-could-face-life-ban-over-john-smyth-abuse-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian priest close to pope told he was target of surveillance tool used by a government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meloni administration pressed to address issue after other people working with migrants also told they were targetedAn Italian priest who has a close relationship with Pope Francis and was previously in telephone contact with him was notified he had been a target of a sophisticated surveillance tool used by a government, a revelation that will increase pressure on Giorgia Meloni&rsquo;s government after other similar cases.Father Mattia Ferrari is a chaplain on the migrant rescue ship owned by t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/italian-priest-close-to-pope-told-he-was-target-of-surveillance-tool-used-by-a-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/italian-priest-close-to-pope-told-he-was-target-of-surveillance-tool-used-by-a-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Stabbed in Attack on Evangelists in Uganda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Kasozi was stabbed in Kiwanga village, eastern Uganda, on Feb. 15, 2025 for proclaiming the gospel. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya&nbsp;(Morning Star News) &ndash; Hardline Muslims in eastern Uganda on Feb. 15 beat and stabbed an evangelist after he and his team led a Muslim widow to Christ during open-air gospel preaching, sources said. Robert Kasozi, a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-stabbed-in-attack-on-evangelists-in-uganda/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-stabbed-in-attack-on-evangelists-in-uganda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria set to allow doctors to suggest assisted suicide to patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the few safeguards in the Australian State of Victoria&rsquo;s assisted suicide law is set to be removed, allowing doctors to proactively suggest lethal drugs to terminally ill patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/victoria-set-to-allow-doctors-to-suggest-assisted-suicide-to-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/victoria-set-to-allow-doctors-to-suggest-assisted-suicide-to-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis sees ‘slight improvement’ but remains in critical condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prognosis for pontiff, 88, remains guarded as he is treated in hospital for pneumonia and kidney failurePope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia and &ldquo;mild&rdquo; kidney failure, remains in a critical condition although there was a &ldquo;slight improvement&rdquo; on Monday, the Vatican said.The pontiff, 88, has not had any further asthma-style attacks and &ldquo;some laboratory tests have improved&rdquo;, the Vatican said in a statement on Monday evening. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-sees-slight-improvement-but-remains-in-critical-condition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-sees-slight-improvement-but-remains-in-critical-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National TV Show Dares to Portray ‘Blasphemy’ Violence in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muslim mob attacks dancer falsely accused of blasphemy in Hum TV drama, &ldquo;Tan Man Neel o Neel.&rdquo; (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Church leaders and others in Pakistan lauded the producers and cast of a TV drama for risking their lives to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/national-tv-show-dares-to-portray-blasphemy-violence-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/national-tv-show-dares-to-portray-blasphemy-violence-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are very worried’: Conclave cast express concern for Pope Francis in health crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian actors Isabella Rossellini and Sergio Castellitto lead well-wishers at the Sag awards hoping the ailing pontiff makes a quick recoveryThe cast of papal election drama Conclave have expressed their concerns for Pope Francis, as reports continue of his critical condition.Actors Isabella Rossellini and Sergio Castellitto, who respectively play papal housekeeper Sister Agnes and conservative cleric Cardinal Tedesco in Conclave, were speaking as the film was given the award for outstanding pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/we-are-very-worried-conclave-cast-express-concern-for-pope-francis-in-health-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/we-are-very-worried-conclave-cast-express-concern-for-pope-francis-in-health-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis remains in critical condition, Vatican says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff had fallen into critical condition, receiving high flows of oxygen and blood transfusions in hospital as he battles complex lung infection Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia and a complex lung infection, remains in a critical condition, the Vatican has said.The pontiff, 88, was admitted to Rome&rsquo;s Gemelli hospital on 14 February and was subsequently diagnosed with a respiratory tract infection and pneumonia in both lungs. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-remains-in-critical-condition-vatican-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-remains-in-critical-condition-vatican-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new mum group chat can be perilous. A simple rule can help navigate the minefield | Natasha Moore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joy is a word we associate with becoming a parent. But there can be a strange iffiness about sharing the good stuffMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeEveryone knows that parenthood &ndash; especially motherhood &ndash; is a minefield from the get-go. You&rsquo;re sleep-deprived, you&rsquo;re hormonal, you&rsquo;re riding some serious emotional highs and lows, and embarking on probably the highest-stakes venture of your life.Everyone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-new-mum-group-chat-can-be-perilous-a-simple-rule-can-help-navigate-the-minefield-natasha-moore/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/the-new-mum-group-chat-can-be-perilous-a-simple-rule-can-help-navigate-the-minefield-natasha-moore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK churches need open-mindedness to preserve heritage says heavy metal musician]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Mynett of Plague of Angels says there is also a classist undertone to outrage at band&rsquo;s concert at York Minster A heavy metal band whose show at York Minster has been called an &ldquo;outright insult&rdquo; to Christianity has said the church is &ldquo;sleepwalking&rdquo; into oblivion unless it becomes more open-minded.The English rockers, Plague of Angels, provoked a backlash last month from parishioners who described the concert in April as &ldquo;shocking and deeply inappropriate&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-churches-need-open-mindedness-to-preserve-heritage-says-heavy-metal-musician/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-churches-need-open-mindedness-to-preserve-heritage-says-heavy-metal-musician/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis had ‘restful night’, Vatican says, morning after respiratory crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff had fallen into critical condition, receiving high flows of oxygen and blood transfusions in hospital as he battles complex lung infection Pope Francis had a &ldquo;restful night&rdquo; in hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday morning, after announcing on Saturday that he was in critical condition following a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis linked to pneumonia and a complex lung infection.The 88-year-old pope received &ldquo;high flows&rdquo; of oxygen to help him breathe, it was a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-had-restful-night-vatican-says-morning-after-respiratory-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-had-restful-night-vatican-says-morning-after-respiratory-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK populists mix faith and politics with parroting of ‘Judeo-Christian values’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rightwingers in Britain are beguiled by the potential of religious rhetoric after its use by Trump and Vance in the USThe splendours of the Parthenon, Colosseum and Great Pyramid of Giza were in stark contrast to the utilitarian conference centre in London&rsquo;s Docklands, but they were there to make a point.As 4,000 people from dozens of countries filed in for a three-day jamboree of rightwing discourse this week, the images were a reminder that great civilisations of the past had risen, decl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-populists-mix-faith-and-politics-with-parroting-of-judeo-christian-values/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-populists-mix-faith-and-politics-with-parroting-of-judeo-christian-values/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis ‘not yet out of danger’ and to stay in hospital for another week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chronic illness remains but pontiff, 88, is stable and in good humour, doctor saysPope Francis, who is in hospital undergoing treatment for double pneumonia, is &ldquo;not yet out of danger&rdquo; and will remain in hospital for at least the whole of next week, one of his doctors has said.Francis, 88, was stable but &ldquo;the chronic illness remains&rdquo;, Sergio Alfieri, a general surgeon at Rome&rsquo;s Gemelli university hospital, told reporters on Friday. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-not-yet-out-of-danger-and-to-stay-in-hospital-for-another-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-not-yet-out-of-danger-and-to-stay-in-hospital-for-another-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Forbes ‘unequivocally’ supports same-sex spaces for women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland&rsquo;s Deputy First Minister has expressed her support for women-only spaces on the basis of biological sex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/kate-forbes-unequivocally-supports-same-sex-spaces-for-women/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/kate-forbes-unequivocally-supports-same-sex-spaces-for-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian in Pakistan Jailed for 17 Months Wins Bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karamat has been in jail on blasphemy charges in Pakistan since Aug. 27, 2023. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; An 18-year-old Christian in Pakistan imprisoned for more than 17 months on blasphemy charges was expected to be released on bail next week, his lawyer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-in-pakistan-jailed-for-17-months-wins-bail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-in-pakistan-jailed-for-17-months-wins-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadbeater Bill ‘flying blind’ to consequences for Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little thought has been given to the implications of Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill for Wales, a law expert has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/leadbeater-bill-flying-blind-to-consequences-for-wales/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/leadbeater-bill-flying-blind-to-consequences-for-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secular alternative to Christian school assemblies debated in House of Lords]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bill to scrap Christian assemblies in non-faith schools has failed to secure Government support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/secular-alternative-to-christian-school-assemblies-debated-in-house-of-lords/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/secular-alternative-to-christian-school-assemblies-debated-in-house-of-lords/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diane Abbott: 'Leadbeater Bill is pernicious, mishandled and deeply flawed&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill &ldquo;is one of the most pernicious pieces of draft legislation to come before Parliament in recent memory&rdquo;, the Mother of the House has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/diane-abbott-leadbeater-bill-is-pernicious-mishandled-and-deeply-flawedrsquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/diane-abbott-leadbeater-bill-is-pernicious-mishandled-and-deeply-flawedrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to spend over &pound;30m in foreign aid towards 'LGBT+ rights']]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK Government plans to use more than &pound;30 million on promoting &ldquo;LGBT+ rights&rdquo; across the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-to-spend-over-pound30m-in-foreign-aid-towards-lgbt-rights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-to-spend-over-pound30m-in-foreign-aid-towards-lgbt-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardian columnist: 'Leadbeater dismisses anyone who questions her Bill']]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Leadbeater has dismissed inconvenient evidence and legitimate concerns about her assisted suicide Bill as &ldquo;noise&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/guardian-columnist-leadbeater-dismisses-anyone-who-questions-her-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/guardian-columnist-leadbeater-dismisses-anyone-who-questions-her-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC drama slammed for using dementia as 'political propaganda' in trans storyline]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC One drama Waterloo Road has been accused of weaponising dementia in a story promoting transgender ideology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-drama-slammed-for-using-dementia-as-political-propaganda-in-trans-storyline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bbc-drama-slammed-for-using-dementia-as-political-propaganda-in-trans-storyline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top psychiatrists warn staff shortages could render Leadbeater Bill unworkable]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shortage of NHS psychiatrists seriously undermines Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s latest attempt to rescue her assisted suicide Bill, two eminent members of the profession have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/top-psychiatrists-warn-staff-shortages-could-render-leadbeater-bill-unworkable/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/top-psychiatrists-warn-staff-shortages-could-render-leadbeater-bill-unworkable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gospel proclaimed in Holyrood: 'God's love never runs out']]></title><description><![CDATA[Death and disease cannot separate Christians from God&rsquo;s &ldquo;everlasting love&rdquo;, the Scottish Parliament has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gospel-proclaimed-in-holyrood-gods-love-never-runs-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gospel-proclaimed-in-holyrood-gods-love-never-runs-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont: 'Gambling Wild West damaging society']]></title><description><![CDATA[MLAs from across the political spectrum have urged the Northern Ireland Executive to do more to tackle gambling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stormont-gambling-wild-west-damaging-society/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stormont-gambling-wild-west-damaging-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians raise serious concerns over Trump’s executive order expanding access to IVF]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s recent executive order aimed at expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) is drawing significant backlash from many in the Christian community, who argue that it raises ethical concerns about the sanctity of life and the beginning of personhood. Signed on Tuesday, the executive order seeks to make IVF more affordable for Americans...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-raise-serious-concerns-over-trumps-executive-order-expanding-access-to-ivf/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-raise-serious-concerns-over-trumps-executive-order-expanding-access-to-ivf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition Arises against Church in Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 99 Dome Mosque in Makasar, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. (Government of Republic of Indonesia, public domain) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) &ndash; A church active in Indonesia&rsquo;s South Sulawesi Province for two years began facing unexpected opposition to proposed construction of a larger worship building this month, sources said. The Toraja...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/opposition-arises-against-church-in-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/opposition-arises-against-church-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin heroin centre ‘facilitating poisoning’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addicts are risking poisoning themselves with illegal drugs at a Government-sanctioned &lsquo;shooting gallery&rsquo;, Dublin City Councillor Cieran Perry has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dublin-heroin-centre-facilitating-poisoning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/dublin-heroin-centre-facilitating-poisoning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CI cautions Stormont to tread carefully with ‘standardised’ equality law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consolidating existing equality laws in Northern Ireland is fraught with difficulty and must be handled very carefully to avoid undermining religious liberty, The Christian Institute has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-cautions-stormont-to-tread-carefully-with-standardised-equality-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ci-cautions-stormont-to-tread-carefully-with-standardised-equality-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim MP: ‘Prayers in Parliament part of nation’s Christian heritage’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muslim MP Shockat Adam has defended the use of Christian prayers before each sitting of the House of Commons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-mp-prayers-in-parliament-part-of-nations-christian-heritage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-mp-prayers-in-parliament-part-of-nations-christian-heritage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis has double pneumonia on top of earlier respiratory tract infection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff, 88, already in hospital when latest diagnosis made, as Vatican confirms medical situation is &lsquo;complex&rsquo;Pope Francis has been diagnosed with double pneumonia after further tests showed a continuing &ldquo;complex&rdquo; medical situation, the Vatican said in a statement on Tuesday.The pontiff, 88, underwent a chest X-ray, which &ldquo;demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required further pharmacological therapy&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-has-double-pneumonia-on-top-of-earlier-respiratory-tract-infection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-has-double-pneumonia-on-top-of-earlier-respiratory-tract-infection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims about the Church of England’s demise are exaggerated | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rev Stephen Gardner and Paul R Baines respond to an article by Simon Jenkins Simon Jenkins makes his annual impassioned plea for the Church of England to be disestablished, quoting the dreadful fall in attendance since 1990 (Even Prince William doesn&rsquo;t attend church &ndash; it&rsquo;s time for a new Reformation, 15 February). He states that &ldquo;Lively [churches] are at least finding new uses&rdquo; as pubs, clubs and post offices.As a priest in charge of four growing churches in north D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/claims-about-the-church-of-englands-demise-are-exaggerated-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/claims-about-the-church-of-englands-demise-are-exaggerated-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terminally ill could choose assisted suicide to save money under Leadbeater Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Leadbeater MP has refused to rule out the prospect of terminally ill people seeking help to kill themselves for fear of being a financial burden under her assisted suicide Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/terminally-ill-could-choose-assisted-suicide-to-save-money-under-leadbeater-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/terminally-ill-could-choose-assisted-suicide-to-save-money-under-leadbeater-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican cancels Pope Francis’s weekend events owing to illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff, 88, who is suffering from respiratory infection, said to have spent &lsquo;peaceful&rsquo; fourth night in hospitalPope Francis spent a &ldquo;peaceful&rdquo; fourth night in hospital, before having breakfast and reading the newspapers on Tuesday, a Vatican spokesperson has said.The 88-year-old, who has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week, &ldquo;woke up and had breakfast and dedicated himself to reading some newspapers as he regularly does&rdquo;, Matteo Br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vatican-cancels-pope-franciss-weekend-events-owing-to-illness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/vatican-cancels-pope-franciss-weekend-events-owing-to-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis to stay in hospital because of ‘complex clinical picture’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vatican statement says pontiff, 88, is being treated for a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tractPope Francis will remain in hospital for as long as required after tests undertaken in recent days showed a &ldquo;complex clinical picture&rdquo;, the Vatican has said.The pontiff, 88, was admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Friday with worsening bronchitis and was diagnosed and treated for a respiratory tract infection. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-to-stay-in-hospital-because-of-complex-clinical-picture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-to-stay-in-hospital-because-of-complex-clinical-picture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch review – crises for Christianity and democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Atlantic contributor frets about religion, politics and America &ndash; and the questions he poses are existential&ldquo;What happens to our liberal democracy if American Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends?&rdquo; Jonathan Rauch asks in the opening pages of Cross Purposes. &ldquo;The alarming answer is that the crisis for Christianity has turned out to be a crisis for democracy.&rdquo;Rauch is a senior fell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cross-purposes-by-jonathan-rauch-review-crises-for-christianity-and-democracy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/cross-purposes-by-jonathan-rauch-review-crises-for-christianity-and-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of all murders drug-related for fifth year in a row]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least half of all murders over the last five years in England and Wales were drug related, new figures have shown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/half-of-all-murders-drug-related-for-fifth-year-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/half-of-all-murders-drug-related-for-fifth-year-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents fight to stop sex-change treatment for minors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents have accused a trans-affirming clinic of defying the Cass Review by giving irreversible sex-change drugs to teens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/parents-fight-to-stop-sex-change-treatment-for-minors/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/parents-fight-to-stop-sex-change-treatment-for-minors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Prince William doesn’t attend church – it’s time for a new Reformation | Simon Jenkins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK is now a secular nation and the Church of England should no longer be one of the central pillars of stateThe national church &ldquo;of England&rdquo; has been meeting this week in London and is in turmoil. Does it matter, other than to the 1.7% of the population of England who still worship under its roofs? Since the Church of England continues with an &ldquo;established&rdquo; role in the life of the nation, the answer is yes.The argument within the C of E over safeguarding seems endless]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/even-prince-william-doesnt-attend-church-its-time-for-a-new-reformation-simon-jenkins/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/even-prince-william-doesnt-attend-church-its-time-for-a-new-reformation-simon-jenkins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis cancels events after being admitted to hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pontiff to receive treatment for bronchitis after having difficulty breathing during meetingPope Francis has cancelled his scheduled events over the next few days after being hospitalised, the Vatican said.The pontiff, who has been suffering from bronchitis, was admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Friday after reportedly having breathing difficulties during one of his meetings. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-cancels-events-after-being-admitted-to-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/pope-francis-cancels-events-after-being-admitted-to-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Crystal Methodist’ fails to show for Manchester sentencing hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge issues arrest warrant for disgraced former cleric and ex Co-operative Bank boss Paul FlowersA judge has issued an arrest warrant for a disgraced former church minister and banking group boss who acquired the nickname &ldquo;Crystal Methodist&rdquo;.Paul Flowers, 74, was due to be sentenced for fraud at Manchester crown court but failed to turn up. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/crystal-methodist-fails-to-show-for-manchester-sentencing-hearing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/crystal-methodist-fails-to-show-for-manchester-sentencing-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempt to give parents freedom to see teaching materials rejected by Labour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour has rejected an attempt to give parents in England a legal right to see what their children are being taught in school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/attempt-to-give-parents-freedom-to-see-teaching-materials-rejected-by-labour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/attempt-to-give-parents-freedom-to-see-teaching-materials-rejected-by-labour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MP: ‘Gender-critical groups behind conversion practices’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An MP has made the extraordinary claim that people who believe in biological reality surrounding sex and gender are responsible for so called &lsquo;conversion practices&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-mp-gender-critical-groups-behind-conversion-practices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-mp-gender-critical-groups-behind-conversion-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whitty admits getting it wrong on capacity to choose assisted suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[England&rsquo;s Chief Medical Officer has admitted that he was wrong to state that Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide Bill requires greater mental capacity to be demonstrated than is needed for less serious, medical decisions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/whitty-admits-getting-it-wrong-on-capacity-to-choose-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/whitty-admits-getting-it-wrong-on-capacity-to-choose-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary statue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegations of fraud against Gisella Cardia, who drew pilgrims by claiming statue wept tears of bloodEurope live &ndash; latest updatesA self-styled mystic who drew hundreds of pilgrims to a town near Rome by claiming that a statue of the Virgin Mary wept tears of blood could face trial after a DNA test indicated the blood was hers.Gisella Cardia, who also claimed that the statue was transmitting messages to her, was last year declared a fraud by the Roman Catholic church, which subsequently tig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/italian-mystic-may-face-trial-after-dna-match-with-blood-on-virgin-mary-statue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/italian-mystic-may-face-trial-after-dna-match-with-blood-on-virgin-mary-statue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges told to ditch 'preferred pronouns']]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges in England and Wales have been advised to avoid using &lsquo;preferred pronouns&rsquo; for males identifying as females in cases of sexual offences or when gender is a key factor, according to new Judicial Office guidance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/judges-told-to-ditch-preferred-pronouns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/judges-told-to-ditch-preferred-pronouns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School ‘sex survey’ data sharing put on pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland&rsquo;s Education Secretary has paused the sharing of data from the Government&rsquo;s controversial school &lsquo;sex survey&rsquo; after a public outcry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/school-sex-survey-data-sharing-put-on-pause/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/school-sex-survey-data-sharing-put-on-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British and Irish political leaders urged to follow Trump’s lead and ‘keep men out of women’s sports’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcoming President Trump&rsquo;s Executive Order &lsquo;Keeping men out of women&rsquo;s sports&rsquo;, campaigners from across the British Isles have urged their leaders to take similar action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/british-and-irish-political-leaders-urged-to-follow-trumps-lead-and-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/british-and-irish-political-leaders-urged-to-follow-trumps-lead-and-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lidl pushes to extend Sunday trading hours in NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supermarket giant Lidl is petitioning a council in Northern Ireland to allow its stores to open for longer on Sundays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lidl-pushes-to-extend-sunday-trading-hours-in-ni/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/lidl-pushes-to-extend-sunday-trading-hours-in-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Important and beautiful’ 13th-century Bible returns to Salisbury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarum Master Bible to go on display at cathedral after being in private hands for almost 800 yearsAlmost eight centuries after it was crafted in a workshop in Salisbury, the Sarum Master Bible, a vividly illustrated medieval manuscript, has returned home and will go on display at the city&rsquo;s cathedral this month.Measuring just 17cm by 11.5cm, the book is an early example of a portable Bible. The Latin script so small it can be a challenge to read and the parchment so thin that the pages hav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/important-and-beautiful-13th-century-bible-returns-to-salisbury/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/important-and-beautiful-13th-century-bible-returns-to-salisbury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fulani Attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria Kill 11 Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rev. Bitrus Saleh Africa, ECWA pastor killed in Lere County, Kaduna state, Nigeria on Feb. 5, 2025. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian and kidnapped four others in Plateau state, Nigeria, on Feb. 1 after massacring more than 10 others Jan. 27-31 in the same state,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-attacks-in-plateau-state-nigeria-kill-11-christians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/fulani-attacks-in-plateau-state-nigeria-kill-11-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide Bill: What we learnt from day 2 scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill supporters really don&rsquo;t like the S-word. Kit Malthouse interrupted Rebecca Paul to criticise her use of the term &lsquo;suicide&rsquo;. He isn&rsquo;t the first to do this, it has been an ongoing tactic as this clip from Second Reading shows:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-bill-what-we-learnt-from-day-2-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-bill-what-we-learnt-from-day-2-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian school worker vindicated at Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dismissal of a Christian teaching assistant for sharing her concerns about extreme sex ed materials in her son&rsquo;s school was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-school-worker-vindicated-at-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-school-worker-vindicated-at-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadbeater criticised for removing 'ultimate safeguard' from her assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support for Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide Bill is eroding, after she scrapped a measure she had repeatedly described as the &lsquo;ultimate safeguard&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/leadbeater-criticised-for-removing-ultimate-safeguard-from-her-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/leadbeater-criticised-for-removing-ultimate-safeguard-from-her-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 3,500 women sent for 'sex-swap' mastectomies on NHS in three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of gender-confused young women have been referred for mastectomies on the NHS, it has been reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/almost-3500-women-sent-for-sex-swap-mastectomies-on-nhs-in-three-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/almost-3500-women-sent-for-sex-swap-mastectomies-on-nhs-in-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-running US legal case over ‘cash for baby parts’ exposé is at an end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal action against two investigative journalists who exposed Planned Parenthood&rsquo;s apparent trafficking of body parts from aborted babies has ended.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/long-running-us-legal-case-over-cash-for-baby-parts-expos-is-at-an-end/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/long-running-us-legal-case-over-cash-for-baby-parts-expos-is-at-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia launches review of puberty blockers for gender-confused kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has ordered a nationwide review of puberty blockers, following reports that gender-confused children as young as twelve were prescribed them without parental consent in&nbsp;Queensland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/australia-launches-review-of-puberty-blockers-for-gender-confused-kids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/australia-launches-review-of-puberty-blockers-for-gender-confused-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted suicide bill: 10 key moments from day 1 of Committee scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you would expect, we&rsquo;re continuing to follow every moment of the Committee tasked with scrutinising Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s assisted suicide bill. Here&rsquo;s ten key moments from day one:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-bill-10-key-moments-from-day-1-of-committee-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/assisted-suicide-bill-10-key-moments-from-day-1-of-committee-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westminster has 'no plans' to criminalise parents who smack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has confirmed that it does not currently plan to criminalise parents who lightly smack their children in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/westminster-has-no-plans-to-criminalise-parents-who-smack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/westminster-has-no-plans-to-criminalise-parents-who-smack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry Ordered into Blasphemy Entrapment Group in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, including Faisal Mosque. (Fassifarooq, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; A high court has advised the Pakistan government to establish a commission to investigate alleged collusion between the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Islamist clerics to entrap innocent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/inquiry-ordered-into-blasphemy-entrapment-group-in-pakistan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/inquiry-ordered-into-blasphemy-entrapment-group-in-pakistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media watchdog accused of peddling pro-LGBT bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[The press regulator has been accused of undermining women&rsquo;s safety by promoting the &ldquo;core principles of trans identity ideology&rdquo; across the UK news industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/media-watchdog-accused-of-peddling-pro-lgbt-bias/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/media-watchdog-accused-of-peddling-pro-lgbt-bias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a evangelical Christian for 35 years – until my transgressive big sister gave me the courage to break free | Josie McSkimming]]></title><description><![CDATA[My sister Dorothy Porter was a bohemian gay poet; I was a respectable church handmaiden. But she cracked the door open for me to start seeing the world differentlyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI spent most of my adult life as an evangelical Christian, learning to accept a whole-body compliance to a regimented way of living and submission to the Bible as God-breathed and infallible. For me, this became a rigid and tortured way to live, the opposite to the freedom it initially promise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-was-a-evangelical-christian-for-35-years-until-my-transgressive-big-sister-gave-me-the-courage-to-break-free-josie-mcskimming/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/i-was-a-evangelical-christian-for-35-years-until-my-transgressive-big-sister-gave-me-the-courage-to-break-free-josie-mcskimming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rightwing Christians plot to increase US religious education during school hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Far-right linked group LifeWise pushing model bill to allow students to leave school grounds for religious &lsquo;release time&rsquo;A group of rightwing Christian organizations is pushing a model bill to require public school districts to allow students to receive religious education during school hours, according to footage from a December meeting of the National Association of Christian Lawmakers.During the meeting, a group of state lawmakers voted to create a model bill that would allow stud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rightwing-christians-plot-to-increase-us-religious-education-during-school-hours/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/rightwing-christians-plot-to-increase-us-religious-education-during-school-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: ‘Pro-lifer standing near abortion centre is harassment’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pro-life campaigner Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has been told by police that her &ldquo;mere presence&rdquo; near an abortion centre is causing harassment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-pro-lifer-standing-near-abortion-centre-is-harassment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/police-pro-lifer-standing-near-abortion-centre-is-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C of E votes against full independence for safeguarding against expert advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abuse survivors likely to be dismayed by decision to transfer only national safeguarding staff to independent bodyThe Church of England has decided to hold off on full independence for its safeguarding operations in a move that is likely to dismay victims and survivors of abuse and falls short of expert advice.Its ruling body, the General Synod, voted overwhelmingly to transfer most national safeguarding staff to an independent body, but to delay a parallel move for local staff until &ldquo;furt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-votes-against-full-independence-for-safeguarding-against-expert-advice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/c-of-e-votes-against-full-independence-for-safeguarding-against-expert-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK politics: No 10 says it did not sign AI declaration as it did not reflect policy on ‘opportunity and security’ – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK failed to sign agreement at end of Paris summit, along with the USThere will be two urgent questions after 12.30pm: on the Clonoe inquest, which found that the SAS acted unlawfully when they killed four IRA terrorists in an ambush in 1992; and then another on the US steel tariffs.A Northern Ireland Office minister will respond to the first, and a business minister will respond to the second. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-politics-no-10-says-it-did-not-sign-ai-declaration-as-it-did-not-reflect-policy-on-opportunity-and-security-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/uk-politics-no-10-says-it-did-not-sign-ai-declaration-as-it-did-not-reflect-policy-on-opportunity-and-security-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A flesh and blood matter for the Church of England | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unholy communion | Government badees | It won&rsquo;t wash | Crime writing | History boy | Civilian waysRe your article (Church of England refuses call for gluten-free wafers and non-alcoholic wine, 9 February), if you can believe wheat and alcohol are flesh and blood, I&rsquo;m sure you could cope with an oatcake and a slug of grape juice being bread and wine.<br />
Henry Malt<br />
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire&bull; The government seems to dub everyone who opposes a development for whatever reason a nimby (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-flesh-and-blood-matter-for-the-church-of-england-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/a-flesh-and-blood-matter-for-the-church-of-england-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands demand end to ‘dangerous’ abortion pills-by-post scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 11,000 people have signed a petition urging the Government to stop the pills-by-post abortion scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/thousands-demand-end-to-dangerous-abortion-pills-by-post-scheme/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/thousands-demand-end-to-dangerous-abortion-pills-by-post-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Major crisis’: Pope Francis rebukes Trump mass deportation efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope criticizes other anti-immigration policies and urges people not to accept administration&rsquo;s harmful narrativesUS politics live &ndash; latest updatesPope Francis has sharply criticized the second Donald Trump administration&rsquo;s mass deportation efforts and other policies cracking down on immigration, saying they are driving a &ldquo;major crisis&rdquo; that &ldquo;damages the dignity of men and women&rdquo;.In the letter on Tuesday addressed to the US Roman Catholic church&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/major-crisis-pope-francis-rebukes-trump-mass-deportation-efforts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/major-crisis-pope-francis-rebukes-trump-mass-deportation-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boko Haram Kills Pastor, Two Other Christians in NE Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rev. Bala Galadima, ECWA pastor killed by Boko Haram in Gombe state, Nigeria on Feb. 9, 2025. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Suspected militants of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram killed a pastor at his home in Gombe state, Nigeria on Sunday (Feb. 9), as violence continued to terrorize the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/boko-haram-kills-pastor-two-other-christians-in-ne-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/boko-haram-kills-pastor-two-other-christians-in-ne-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Members of General Synod try to stop opening speech by archbishop of York]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attempt made to block address by under fire Stephen Cottrell, who admits that he has &lsquo;made mistakes&rsquo;The archbishop of York has been the subject of a revolt by a significant minority of members at the Church of England&rsquo;s ruling body after an attempt was made to block his opening address.A third of members of the General Synod declined to give Stephen Cottrell their backing, by either voting in favour of the move to prevent his speech or abstaining. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/members-of-general-synod-try-to-stop-opening-speech-by-archbishop-of-york/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/members-of-general-synod-try-to-stop-opening-speech-by-archbishop-of-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second footballer suspended for asking if her opponents were male]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second female teenager has received a six-match ban for asking if her opponents were men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/second-footballer-suspended-for-asking-if-her-opponents-were-male/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/second-footballer-suspended-for-asking-if-her-opponents-were-male/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Vought: Trump appointee who wants federal workers to be ‘in trauma’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Christian nationalist head of the office of management and budget was central to the Project 2025 blueprintIf federal employees are feeling traumatized right now, Russell Vought, the new head of the office of management and budget (OMB), probably has something to do with it.&ldquo;We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,&rdquo; Vought said in a video revealed by ProPublica and the research group Documented in October. &ldquo;When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/russell-vought-trump-appointee-who-wants-federal-workers-to-be-in-trauma/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/russell-vought-trump-appointee-who-wants-federal-workers-to-be-in-trauma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of England refuses call for gluten-free wafers and non-alcoholic wine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Synod was asked to bring in alternatives for Eucharist, but says believers can still take part without consuming bothIt&rsquo;s the ancient ritual that unites millions of Christians in faith &ndash; but the Church of England is facing accusations that holy communion excludes non-drinkers or worshippers with dietary intolerances.C of E guidance determines the type of bread and wine that can be consecrated as part of the Eucharist ritual, which symbolises Jesus Christ&rsquo;s sacrifice, death and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-england-refuses-call-for-gluten-free-wafers-and-non-alcoholic-wine/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-england-refuses-call-for-gluten-free-wafers-and-non-alcoholic-wine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of England scandals stoke fears of mutiny as synod talks loom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demoralised clergy speak of church in freefall and crisis of trust in run-up to governing body meetingMutiny may be in the air when the Church of England&rsquo;s normally staid ruling body, the General Synod, meets for a five-day session next week.The gathering of the 500-member church parliament follows a series of tumultuous events that have resulted in the unprecedented resignation of the archbishop of Canterbury, repeated calls for the archbishop of York to stand down, and the sudden departu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-england-scandals-stoke-fears-of-mutiny-as-synod-talks-loom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/church-of-england-scandals-stoke-fears-of-mutiny-as-synod-talks-loom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian in India Unable to Return Home after Assault, Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shivbaran Paswan of Bahlolpur Aelai village, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) &ndash; A Dalit Christian in northern India is unable to return home after Hindu nationalists who beat, tonsured and paraded him on Dec. 27 threatened to kill him and filed charges of insulting them, sources said. The Hindu nationalists also forced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-in-india-unable-to-return-home-after-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-in-india-unable-to-return-home-after-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Tumultuous, to say the least’ week for New Orleans archbishop amid multiple scandals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archbishop&rsquo;s moves to give himself more power over food bank amid latest storm to envelope his church leaves board member asking: &lsquo;Why are we here?&rsquo;By New Orleans&rsquo; Catholic archbishop Gregory Aymond&rsquo;s own admission, the past week has been &ldquo;tumultuous, to say the least&rdquo; &ndash; for him and the city&rsquo;s bankrupt church, which became engulfed in twin controversies involving emails with leaders of two pro sports franchises as well as a feud with ousted d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tumultuous-to-say-the-least-week-for-new-orleans-archbishop-amid-multiple-scandals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/tumultuous-to-say-the-least-week-for-new-orleans-archbishop-amid-multiple-scandals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s taskforce order is latest in efforts to boost Christian nationalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[President takes aim at agencies such as FBI and IRS in executive order cracking down on &lsquo;anti-Christian bias&rsquo;Donald Trump is reigniting his alliance with the Christian right, unveiling a flurry of actions that include an aggressive executive order establishing a dedicated taskforce to combat what he claims is &ldquo;anti-Christian bias&rdquo; across federal agencies.Addressing supporters at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, Trump announced a far-reaching directive that empow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trumps-taskforce-order-is-latest-in-efforts-to-boost-christian-nationalism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trumps-taskforce-order-is-latest-in-efforts-to-boost-christian-nationalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s appointment of ‘heretic’ Paula White as leader of White House faith office causes stir]]></title><description><![CDATA[(The Express Tribune) &mdash; President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to appoint Paula White, a controversial televangelist and longtime spiritual adviser, as head of the reestablished White House faith office has ignited widespread criticism, especially from within the Christian community. White, 57, is known for her association with the prosperity gospel movement, which...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trumps-appointment-of-heretic-paula-white-as-leader-of-white-house-faith-office-causes-stir/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trumps-appointment-of-heretic-paula-white-as-leader-of-white-house-faith-office-causes-stir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Good Samaritan of the skies' who co-founded Mission Aviation Fellowship dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Hemmings, the co-founder of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), has died aged 103.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/good-samaritan-of-the-skies-who-co-founded-mission-aviation-fellowship-dies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/good-samaritan-of-the-skies-who-co-founded-mission-aviation-fellowship-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MPs criticise Committee's handling of assisted suicide Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four Labour MPs have written to their Party colleagues to share their concerns at how Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s dangerous assisted suicide proposals are being handled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-mps-criticise-committees-handling-of-assisted-suicide-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/labour-mps-criticise-committees-handling-of-assisted-suicide-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couples aborted healthy babies after hospital misdiagnoses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two couples have revealed they had abortions after their unborn children were misdiagnosed with illnesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/couples-aborted-healthy-babies-after-hospital-misdiagnoses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/couples-aborted-healthy-babies-after-hospital-misdiagnoses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bid to compel preferred pronoun use rejected in win for common sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that a woman who has taken a male-bodied transgender person to court for sexual harassment should not be compelled to use his preferred female pronouns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bid-to-compel-preferred-pronoun-use-rejected-in-win-for-common-sense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/bid-to-compel-preferred-pronoun-use-rejected-in-win-for-common-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim politician urges Govt to reject controversial Islamophobia definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Labour Party-endorsed definition of Islamophobia should not be allowed to steer Government policy, a senior Muslim politician has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-politician-urges-govt-to-reject-controversial-islamophobia-definition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/muslim-politician-urges-govt-to-reject-controversial-islamophobia-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian fast-food chain keeps Sunday special in NI venture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chick-fil-A, a US fast-food chain run on Christian principles, has guaranteed that staff at its new store in Northern Ireland will not have to work on Sundays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-fast-food-chain-keeps-sunday-special-in-ni-venture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christian-fast-food-chain-keeps-sunday-special-in-ni-venture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychiatrists: ‘Leadbeater Bill undermines suicide prevention’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s proposals will undermine suicide prevention work across the UK, a group of psychiatrists have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/psychiatrists-leadbeater-bill-undermines-suicide-prevention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/psychiatrists-leadbeater-bill-undermines-suicide-prevention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Rituals and redwings in a hedgerow communion | Rev Simon Lockett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bredwardine, Golden Valley, Herefordshire: Sixty people have turned out for this annual event to celebrate St Brigid&rsquo;s Day and the first day of Gaelic spring. It&rsquo;s one of our most popular services of the yearSunday afternoon, early February, and we have gathered between the churchyard of St Andrew&rsquo;s in Bredwardine and the River Wye to&nbsp;mark time. We are here to celebrate St Brigid&rsquo;s Day and Imbolc&nbsp;(the first day of Gaelic spring; the term means &ldquo;ewe&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/country-diary-rituals-and-redwings-in-a-hedgerow-communion-rev-simon-lockett/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/country-diary-rituals-and-redwings-in-a-hedgerow-communion-rev-simon-lockett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians Suffer Deadly Attacks in Kaduna State, Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rev. Ezekiel, ECWA pastor slain on Jan. 30, 2025 in Kwassam village, southern Kaduna state, Nigeria. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria&nbsp;(Christian Daily International&ndash;Morning Star News) &ndash; Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday (Feb. 5) killed three Christians in Kaduna state, a week after three others were slain in the same area, sources said. The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-suffer-deadly-attacks-in-kaduna-state-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/christians-suffer-deadly-attacks-in-kaduna-state-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI abortion figures rise for third year in a row]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of abortions in Northern Ireland has risen year-on-year&nbsp; since the law was dramatically liberalised in 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-abortion-figures-rise-for-third-year-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/ni-abortion-figures-rise-for-third-year-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary urged to ban cross-sex hormones for under-18s]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health Secretary has been urged to ban cross-sex hormones for children, or risk facing a legal challenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-secretary-urged-to-ban-cross-sex-hormones-for-under-18s/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/health-secretary-urged-to-ban-cross-sex-hormones-for-under-18s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stark warning on assisted suicide Bill: 'I could have killed myself when I wasn't terminally ill']]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who planned to commit suicide when he was told he might have just six months to live has shared his trauma at discovering he was misdiagnosed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stark-warning-on-assisted-suicide-bill-i-could-have-killed-myself-when-i-wasnt-terminally-ill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/stark-warning-on-assisted-suicide-bill-i-could-have-killed-myself-when-i-wasnt-terminally-ill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling giant unlawfully bombarded suicidal gambler with ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gambling giant unlawfully targeted a problem gambler with adverts, the High Court has ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gambling-giant-unlawfully-bombarded-suicidal-gambler-with-ads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/gambling-giant-unlawfully-bombarded-suicidal-gambler-with-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A night of renewal before the start of Celtic spring | Mary Montague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rotten Mountain, Co Fermanagh: It is tradition to come together and make St Brigid&rsquo;s crosses on this night. And with Storm &Eacute;owyn causing havoc, it felt especially important to mark the changing of a seasonDespite its name, Rotten Mountain has an austere beauty. As I drove to this townland (a small geographical area) last Friday, the sunset was turning the winter-faded moorland&nbsp;to a pale gold, and rushes growing in the boggy meadows were tipped with bronze.I was headed to Danny]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/country-diary-a-night-of-renewal-before-the-start-of-celtic-spring-mary-montague/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/country-diary-a-night-of-renewal-before-the-start-of-celtic-spring-mary-montague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish mum ‘utterly shocked’ by sex ed for nine-year-old daughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Scottish mum has been left shocked by sex education materials used in her nine-year-old daughter&rsquo;s school lesson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scottish-mum-utterly-shocked-by-sex-ed-for-nine-year-old-daughter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/scottish-mum-utterly-shocked-by-sex-ed-for-nine-year-old-daughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump reinstates pro-life protections for unborn overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Government funding for abortions overseas has been halted in one of Donald Trump&rsquo;s first acts as President.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trump-reinstates-pro-life-protections-for-unborn-overseas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/christianity/trump-reinstates-pro-life-protections-for-unborn-overseas/</guid></item></channel></rss>