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Christian leaders deeply disappointed by Commons backing for assisted suicide
Church leaders have expressed deep disappointment after the House of Commons voted in favour of legalising assisted suicide.

Committed anti-assisted suicide campaigner dies days before crunch vote
Philip Bateman had practical concerns about assisted suicide but ultimately believed it to be against God's plan for us.

Christians 'grieved' after MPs back assisted suicide by just 23 votes
Christians have reacted with sadness after MPs today voted in favour of Kim Leadbeater's bill to legalise assisted suicide.

Church leaders urge MPs to reject assisted suicide bill
Church leaders have issued a warning against assisted suicide as proposed legislation goes to vote today in the House of Commons.

Outrage after death of bullied Christian schoolboy in Sumatra
An eight-year-old Christian boy in Indonesia has died following a brutal assault by older students at his school.

Do not legalise assisted suicide, Christian campaigners beg
Christians and others are pleading with MPs not to back assisted suicide as it has its third reading in Parliament today.

Army Cadet chaplain role recognised with promotion
Alan Jeans first volunteered as a chaplain in 2002.

Labour MPs ask for delay on assisted dying vote
“MPs will be arriving at Westminster on Friday morning without sight of the final version of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.”

Valuable treasure in our heritage': First-ever Welsh Bible visits Wales for the first time
Bishop William Morgan translated the book in 1588 to help people read and understand Scripture in their own language.

‘God is sufficient’: Alistair Begg bids farewell to Parkside Church with message of faith
Pastor Alistair Begg delivered his final sermon as senior pastor of Parkside Church earlier this month, ending more than four decades of ministry with a message of faith in the sufficiency of God "through all seasons of life."

Fulani militants conduct worst massacre to date, with over 100 dead
The police were not sufficiently equipped to prevent the massacre.

Christians united in opposing abortion up to birth
“An unbearably large number of babies — more than ten million — have been killed in Britain since the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act. Now MPs have voted to ditch one of the few remaining safeguards protecting the unborn."

New devotional resource to celebrate 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed
A new devotional resource has been released by the Church of England to mark the 1,700th anniversary of one of Christianity’s most significant theological milestones: the Nicene Creed.

2025 Sandford St Martin Award winners announced
A documentary about young people opposed to abortion and a worship service were among the winners of the 2025 Sandford St Martin Awards.

Gordon Brown speaks out against fundamentally flawed assisted suicide bill
If there is no good palliative care, do the terminally ill really have a choice?

Pro-lifers vow to fight 'barbaric' decriminalisation of abortion up to birth after MPs vote it through
MPs voted last night to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, marking the biggest change in this area of law for nearly 60 years.