Setback for UK Christian parents as Court of Appeal upholds tax on private school fees
A coalition of Christian schools, parents and pupils has lost its legal challenge against the government’s imposition of 20% VAT on private school fees.
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Police officer praised for defending right to preach in Muslim area
A female police officer who apparently defended the rights of a Christian street preacher against complaints from a crowd of Muslim men in London has been praised for her actions.
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UK preacher fined over Bible verse display challenges abortion clinic buffer zones
Britain’s controversial abortion buffer zones are being challenged in court again, this time by Stephen Green, who was found guilty of breaching a zone in Ealing.
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Month-long prayer vigil for the nation gets underway
The vision, shared by NDOPW Founder and Convenor, Pastor Jonathan Oloyede, is for “every hour, every day, every believer in every church to flood heaven with prayer -believing the Holy Spirit for renewal, peace, and healing across the UK and Ireland throughout 2026”.
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Over 320,000 people sign petition opposing Macron's '21st century mark' on Notre-Dame
Over 323,000 people have signed a petition in opposition to new stained-glass window designs for Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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UK Evangelical Alliance updates Christian course for South Asian seekers
The Evangelical Alliance (EA) has announced the launch of a new set of resources aimed at introducing the gospel to people of South Asian heritage.
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Thousands attend launch of nationwide Christmas evangelistic campaign at Royal Albert Hall
A major evangelistic outreach for the Christmas season formally got underway this week at the Royal Albert Hall. The Salvation Army got the Shine Your Light 2025 campaign started with its Celebrate Christmas carol concert at the prestigious venue, joined by over 5,000 guests.
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Major new report maps how the world engages with the Bible
The Bible Society has unveiled a sweeping analysis of how culture, religion, politics and economics shape engagement with Scripture across the globe. The Patmos Typology Report, developed with the United Bible Societies and built on Gallup’s data science, examines 85 countries and territories across seven 'missiological clusters' that reveal current opportunities and barriers for Bible work.
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Go out to the world but don’t dilute the Gospel, says evangelist
The Church must be willing to go into some “very dark places” to share the Good News of Jesus Christ while being careful not to compromise the Gospel, says evangelist Ben Jack.
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Leaders are failing in holiness and too many Christians are ignorant about Jesus’ key message, says evangelist
Too many pastors are failing to live holy lives, while many ordinary Christians are clueless about the core point of Jesus’ teaching, veteran evangelist Rev Dr Stephen Tong said on Tuesday.
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The history behind the first Welsh Bible and its connection to Queen Elizabeth I
The Welsh language has had the whole Bible since 1588. This is the story … The Welsh language is the original language of Britain. It was the local language of the province of Britannia during the Roman occupation, and as a result it absorbed some Latin. When the Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain, they brought the English language. English and Welsh are not mutually understandable. In English, the word for foreign became the modern word ‘Welsh’ because the local British language was foreign to the
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Thousands in Rome attend funeral of 'humble' Pope Francis
Thousands of people crowded into St Peter's Square on Saturday morning for the funeral of Pope Francis. World leaders attending the funeral included US President Donald Trump, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Prince William, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
