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  Following Korea president's impeachment, churches call for prayer 'for the preservation of South Korea’s liberal democracy'

  Following the National Assembly's passage of the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol on December 14, religious leaders have called on the Korean Church to pray for the stability of South Korea. The impeachment vote came after the president briefly imposed martial law, a move that was widely condemned.

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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicates approval for December to be marked as “Christian Heritage Month” in Canada

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has seemingly given his support to the month of December being officially noted as “Christian Heritage Month,” pending approval by members of parliament. On Wednesday (Dec. 11) Liberal MP Jean Yip (Scarborough-Agincourt) hosted the prime minister at a “Christmas on the Hill” celebration at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.  

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  Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey resigns as priest; investigation into handling of sex abusing priest a deciding factor

  The 103rd former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord George Carey of Clifton, has resigned as a priest following allegations by the BBC that he allowed a sex abusing priest to return to ministry many years ago. The news follows only a day after Christian Daily International reported on calls for the current Archbishop of York, Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, second highest official in the Anglican Communion, to resign over allegations of mishandling in the same matter —Cottrell refused to do so, at the t

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  Media reports on handling of sex abuse priest lead to calls for Archbishop of York Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell to resign

  The Archbishop of York, Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, second highest ranking leader in the Anglican Communion, is facing calls to resign over his supervision of sex assault allegations involving a priest known for his charismatic preaching. The new debacle has emerged just weeks after Cottrell’s boss, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby, resigned over his handling of a serial sex offender, the late John Smyth, in an unrelated case. 

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  Evangelical Alliance concerned assisted dying coming to Ireland following UK Parliament vote, 'tendency for one country to follow lead of another country'

  The U.K. Parliament’s recent approval of assisted dying has apparently been mirrored to a certain extent in Ireland where a final report (March 2024) by the Oireachtas [National Parliament] Joint Committee on Assisted Dying recommended “that the government introduces legislation allowing for assisted dying, in certain restricted circumstances.”

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  Tributes to OMF UK co-national director Peter Rowan: 'touched the lives of countless individuals'

  Tributes have been paid to “dedicated and visionary leader” Peter Rowan (1967-2024), co-national director of Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF) U.K., part of OMF International, who died in the company of his family after a brave battle with cancer on Monday, Dec. 9. An OMF tribute on its website said that Rowan’s contributions to the missionary organization, which is based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England with an evangelism focus on East Asia, and the global church generally, had been “immeasurable

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  CDI celebrates first anniversary since launch: ‘Your reporting really opened my eyes to what journalism can do’

  Today marks the first anniversary since the launch of Christian Daily International (CDI) on December 12, 2023. The past year saw CDI covering a wide range of events, issues and voices from every region of the world, receiving endorsements from Christian leaders and even winning its first award.

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