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Pro-lifers prepare to mount legal challenge against new powers to expand abortion in Northern Ireland
Pro-life groups have expressed dismay after MPs in Westminster backed regulations giving Northern Ireland Secretary, Brandon Lewis, new powers to impose expanded abortion access in the province.
UK pro-lifers celebrate overturning of Roe v Wade
"My hope and my prayer is that, on this side of the Atlantic, we here in the United Kingdom will listen to what has taken place in the US and that we too would become a nation that is pro-life."
Missouri is first US state to ban abortion after historic Roe v Wade decision
Missouri has become the first US state to ban abortion following Friday's decision by the Supreme Court to strike down Roe v Wade.
'Monumental day for justice' as US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade
Pro-lifers in the UK have welcomed the historic decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade.
'Just rumors': Cardinal Parolin dismisses chatter about Pope's plan to resign
Francis' right-hand man at the Vatican buttressed recent statements by church officials disputing that Francis is ready to throw in the miter.
Nearly a million abortions occurred in the US in 2020
Over 930,000 abortions occurred in the United States in 2020, representing an increase from three years earlier, according to a research organization with historic ties to Planned Parenthood.
Report details allegations of sexual assault against CCM singer Chris Rice
A new report details allegations of sexual misconduct against well-known contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Chris Rice, who reportedly engaged in "massages" with underage boys and invited them to stay overnight at his home.
'Loophole' is keeping parents in the dark about sex education lessons
A legal "loophole" is preventing parents from finding out what their children are being taught in school sex education lessons, peers in the House of Lords have warned.
Schools should not be downgraded for failing to teach 'gender diversity', says Christian Institute
The Christian Institute has voiced concern over reports that teaching on gender is affecting the grading of schools by Ofsted.
FBI investigating attacks against pro-life clinics ahead of Roe v Wade decision
The FBI is investigating the recent attacks and vandalism of pro-life pregnancy centers and churches as potential acts of domestic violence or extremism ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
44-year-old quadriplegic man becomes first to die by assisted suicide in Italy
Italy has carried out its first-ever assisted suicide following a lengthy legal fight so that a quadriplegic man could end his life.
Court grants appeal against decision to end treatment for 12-year-old boy
The parents of a 12-year-old boy deemed "brain-stem dead" have been given permission to appeal a decision to withdraw his life support.
Queen receives Canterbury Cross for 'unstinting service' to Church of England
The Archbishop of Canterbury has presented the Queen with a special 'Canterbury Cross' in honour of her "unstinting" service to the Church of England over seventy years.
Oxford college admits 'misleading' students over cancelled Christian conference
Worcester College, part of the University of Oxford, has admitted "misleading" students over the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of a Christian conference.
Abortion one of the great issues facing the UK church
There's so much that needs to be said in response to the latest heartbreaking figures. But I suspect they will largely be ignored by the media and politicians
Abortion numbers in England and Wales reach record high
Latest figures released by the Department for Health and Social Care reveal that a record number of abortions took place in England and Wales in 2021.