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International response to East Africa hunger crisis is 'hugely inadequate'

Mark King Tue 30 Aug 2022 16:28 BST

The international community is not doing enough to mitigate the hunger crisis unfolding across East Africa, Christian Aid has said.

Younger people are more likely to pray than older generations

Staff writer | Tue 30 Aug 2022 15:26 BST

Younger people in the UK are more likely to pray than older generations, new research by the Church of England has found.
Assisted suicide campaigners seek talks with Scottish First Minister

Staff writer | Mon 29 Aug 2022 16:56 BST

Campaigners against proposals to legalise assisted suicide are seeking an urgent meeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Parents urged to reassure their children on GCSE results today

Staff writer | Thu 25 Aug 2022 10:23 BST

The Spurgeons charity is urging parents to help their children deal with anxiety and pressure on GCSE results day today.
Extending 'DIY' home abortions 'puts women in greater danger'

Staff writer | Wed 24 Aug 2022 13:10 BST

The government has come under fire from Christians for making the pills by post abortion service permanent.
Nicola Sturgeon to convene second abortion summit

Staff writer | Sat 20 Aug 2022 12:58 BST

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to hold a second summit on abortion access and buffer zones around abortion clinics.
Afghan Christians struggle to access humanitarian aid

Mark King | Sat 20 Aug 2022 11:41 BST

Christians have become internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Afghanistan but because they are in hiding, they are "isolated from the humanitarian aid normally provided to IDPs", the ICC warns.
Lambeth Conference has 'compounded the problems' in the Anglican Communion

Staff writer | Fri 19 Aug 2022 11:15 BST

Gafcon leader, Foley Beach, has expressed disappointment with the Lambeth Conference for treating liberal and traditional interpretations of Scripture as "equally valid".
Warnings for the UK after Australian conversion therapy ban

Staff writer | Wed 17 Aug 2022 12:54 BST

Introducing a conversion therapy ban similar to that in the Australian state of Victoria could be "catastrophic", Christian campaigners have warned.
Death threats against JK Rowling are 'appalling', says Archbishop

Staff writer | Tue 16 Aug 2022 10:27 BST

The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out after a death threat was made against JK Rowling.
Archbishop voices 'great sadness' after dozens die in Egypt church fire

Staff writer | Tue 16 Aug 2022 10:13 BST

The Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London has spoken of his "great sadness" after a fire in a church in Egypt left dozens dead, including many children.
Former employee accuses Hillsong of misappropriating church finances

Staff writer | Mon 15 Aug 2022 12:02 BST

A former employee of Hillsong has accused the church of misappropriating its finances and giving "large cash gifts" to the family of its founding pastor, Brian Houston.
Next prime minister must act to save Afghans from hunger, says Christian Aid

Staff writer | Mon 15 Aug 2022 11:18 BST

Christian Aid is calling on the next prime minister to take urgent action to help Afghans survive increasingly desperate conditions in Afghanistan.