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Kinshasa's big plastic problem - and how the Church is helping to turn things around
Kinshasa's big plastic problem - and how the Church is helping to turn things around

The waters of the Congo are choked with rubbish and plastic, but churches are playing a key role in collecting this waste and turning it into something useful.

Calls for Colombia to protect religious freedom
Calls for Colombia to protect religious freedom

Religious leaders and human rights defenders fear that proposed changes to FoRB laws will leave religious groups in rural areas and conflict zones even more vulnerable

Christian leaders join climate protest march outside Parliament
Christian leaders join climate protest march outside Parliament

Bishops and other Christian leaders are taking part in The Big One climate protest march outside parliament on Friday.

Relic of crucifixion cross to be used in King Charles' coronation
Relic of crucifixion cross to be used in King Charles' coronation

The Vatican has donated fragments of what is traditionally believed to be the cross used in the crucifixion of Christ to King Charles III.

Archbishop of Canterbury receives specially commissioned Coronation Bible
Archbishop of Canterbury receives specially commissioned Coronation Bible

The Archbishop of Canterbury has received a stunning special edition of the King James Bible to be used in the coronation of King Charles III next month.

Faith leaders get behind nationwide volunteer drive for King's coronation
Faith leaders get behind nationwide volunteer drive for King's coronation

Volunteers up and down the country will be coming out to do their bit for their communities in celebration of the King's coronation next month.

Charles Stanley's son shares his final 'wonderfully weighty words'
Charles Stanley's son shares his final 'wonderfully weighty words'

Georgia megachurch Pastor Andy Stanley said he will miss his father, Pastor Charles Stanley, "every day until I see him again."

Hillsong's Brian Houston receives fine and probation for DUI
Hillsong's Brian Houston receives fine and probation for DUI

Hillsong founder Brian Houston has been sentenced to three years' probation and received a $140 fine in relation to drink driving charges.

Charles Stanley, Baptist pastor and televangelist, dies at 90
Charles Stanley, Baptist pastor and televangelist, dies at 90

Charles Frazier Stanley, the popular televangelist preacher, author and founder of In Touch Ministries who once served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, died at age 90 on Tuesday morning.

Teachers can refuse to use pupils' preferred pronouns under new government guidance
Teachers can refuse to use pupils' preferred pronouns under new government guidance

New guidance being drawn up by the government is expected to say that single-sex schools can reject transgender pupils and teachers will not be obligated to use a pupil's preferred pronouns.

Study links reading the Bible to higher levels of hope
Study links reading the Bible to higher levels of hope

Those who read the Bible have "far more hope" than those who don't, according to a recent survey released as the number of Americans who prioritize Bible reading continues to decline.

Jihadists bomb Christian Good Friday service in Uganda
Jihadists bomb Christian Good Friday service in Uganda

Suspect sought Allah's reward, source says.

Terrorists kill 33 Christians in village in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Terrorists kill 33 Christians in village in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Anglican bishop says government is capable of stopping bloodshed.

Foley Beach calls on Welby to repent
Foley Beach calls on Welby to repent

Archbishop Foley Beach used his presidential address to the fourth Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) to call on the Archbishop of Canterbury to repent.

Russia bombed Ukraine church on Orthodox Easter, says official
Russia bombed Ukraine church on Orthodox Easter, says official

A Ukrainian official has claimed that the Russian military attacked a church in Ukraine on Sunday as many Ukrainians were celebrating the Orthodox Easter.

Charity Commission in contact with Soul Survivor about safeguarding concerns
Charity Commission in contact with Soul Survivor about safeguarding concerns

The Charity Commission has asked the Soul Survivor church for "additional information" about safeguarding concerns.