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  Call to reinstate psychiatrist sacked for puberty blockers concern

  The leader of a Christian political party in Australia has called for the government to stop “punishing” and “persecuting” a child psychiatrist who lost her job after stating concerns about puberty blockers for children at Queensland’s gender clinic. Lyle Shelton, national director at Family First Party Australia, called the dire predicament experienced by Dr. Jillian Spencer “unbelievable.” Spencer lost her job at the Queensland Children's Hospital in Australia in 2023 for raising concerns abou

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  Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition marking 75 years since discovery to open at Museum of the Bible

  An exhibition featuring fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls — the oldest known copies of biblical texts — will open at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22, 2025, offering visitors in the United States a rare chance to see artifacts central to the history of Judaism and early Christianity.

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  Google Digital Coach shares testimony of faith, masterclass on AI at Media Music Marketing Summit

  At the Media Music Marketing Summit, Vicente Pimienta, a Google Digital Coach, combined a personal testimony of faith with a practical masterclass on artificial intelligence (AI), urging participants to see technology as a tool but perseverance as the true key to success.

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  'Who is shepherding the wounded?' AICOCIM keynote calls Church to respond to trauma and mental health with holistic care

  The All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) continued Wednesday with a keynote address by Dr. Santhosh T. Mathew, an internal medicine specialist who has served with the Emmanuel Hospital Association. In a wide-ranging presentation, Mathew urged the Indian Church to reclaim its legacy of holistic healing and to reimagine pastoral care in response to today’s mental health and trauma crisis.

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  ‘AI will not love you, AI will not cry with you’: COICOM panel warns Church of technology’s limits

  Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept for the Church but a pressing reality that demands attention. That was the message of a panel at the 2025 Congress of the Ibero-American Confederation of Communicators, Pastors, and Christian Leaders (COICOM) held in Honduras last week, where ministry and technology experts explored both the promise and perils of AI for faith communities.

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  ‘A missing dimension’: Swiss institute marks 20 years studying link between faith and health

  The Research Institute for Spirituality and Health (FISG) in Langenthal has spent two decades exploring the scientific links between faith and well-being. Founded by Swiss physician René Hefti, the institute has demonstrated through numerous studies that spirituality can strengthen identity, foster gratitude, and improve coping with illness and crisis. Its work has influenced academic research, trained students, and contributed to a growing understanding of religion as a resource for public heal

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  New digital toolkit launched to provide biblical answers to spiritual questions

  Global ministry Leading The Way, founded by Egyptian-American pastor and evangelist Michael Youssef, has launched a free digital tool designed to provide instant responses to questions about the Bible.

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