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  Church and faith leaders issue urgent call for peace after riots

  Staff writer | Sun 4 Aug 2024 11:26 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury said that using Christian symbolism or the name of God to justify violence was "offensive to everything Christ stands for".

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  Christians have higher life satisfaction - poll

  Staff writer | Sat 3 Aug 2024 12:05 BST

  UK Christians are happier with their lives than those without any faith, a new poll has found.

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  Northern Ireland: first prosecution for prayer inside abortion clinic buffer zone

  Staff writer | Sat 3 Aug 2024 10:57 BST

  A Roman Catholic woman is being prosecuted in Northern Ireland for praying inside an abortion clinic buffer zone.

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  London play paused after abortion scene leaves audience members feeling faint

  Staff writer | Fri 2 Aug 2024 15:43 BST

  A play premiering in London on Monday had to be paused for 10 minutes because an abortion scene left some members of the audience feeling faint.

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  Swiss court orders parents to hand over legal documents for daughter's medical transition

  Staff writer | Thu 1 Aug 2024 17:34 BST

  A Swiss court has ordered parents who object to their daughter's gender transition to hand over legal documents supporting her medical transition.

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  Christian group urges International Olympic Committee to protect women's sport

  Staff writer | Thu 1 Aug 2024 15:48 BST

  The Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF) is calling on the International Olympic Committee to protect female athletes.

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  Christian lecturer to appeal after tribunal upholds sacking over tweet

  Staff writer | Thu 1 Aug 2024 10:50 BST

  A Christian lecturer is to appeal after a tribunal ruled that it was reasonable for a Bible college to sack him over a tweet expressing his Christian beliefs on sexual ethics.

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  Parents of Christian woman who died fighting NHS win appeal

  Staff writer | Wed 31 Jul 2024 13:10 BST

  The parents of a Christian woman who died while fighting the NHS over its decision to end life-sustaining treatment have won an appeal.

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  Church leaders issue call to stand against violence after Southport stabbings

  Staff writer | Wed 31 Jul 2024 12:07 BST

  Church leaders from different denominations and traditions have issued a joint statement expressing their "shock, sadness and horror" at a deadly knife attack on a children's dance class on Monday.

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  Christian settlement becomes UK's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site

  Jennifer Moreno | Wed 31 Jul 2024 11:28 BST

  The Gracehill Moravian Church settlement was founded in County Antrim in 1759 and has been granted World Heritage status after a transnational effort led by the US.

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  Bishop of Liverpool prays for comfort after shocking knife attack on children's dance class

  Staff writer | Tue 30 Jul 2024 10:44 BST

  The Bishop of Liverpool has spoken of his shock after a knifeman attacked a children's Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, just north of the city.

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  Ancient artefacts stolen from Cyprus churches go on display after return to country

  David Goodwin | Mon 29 Jul 2024 12:00 BST

  An ongoing saga involving looted treasures and political drama that began a half-century ago came one step closer to closure after a trove of artefacts, some thousands of years old, went on display at Cyprus' archaeological museum.