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  • American churches clear millions in medical debt in communities

    American churches clear millions in medical debt in communities

    In an illustration of “goodwill to all men” over the recent Christmas and New Year period, an American church has cleared $1.5 million in medical debt for people struggling in its local community. It is one of several churches who have decided to raise funds to pay off medical debt in recent years. Rev. Mark Moore Jr., of Spirit and Truth Church in Atlanta, Georgia, made the announcement about the debt clearance, partnering with nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, at a church service on Dec. 21. This
  • Presbyterian and Reformed churches call for peace and the defense of sovereignty amid the Venezuelan crisis

    Presbyterian and Reformed churches call for peace and the defense of sovereignty amid the Venezuelan crisis

    The Alliance of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches of Latin America (AIPRAL) issued a public statement condemning all forms of violence, military intervention and external political interference that undermine the sovereignty of Venezuela or any other country. The organization also called for solidarity and prayer for the Venezuelan people amid the current international crisis.
  • British public say belief in God is not needed to feel thankful, university study claims

    British public say belief in God is not needed to feel thankful, university study claims

    Research by the secular Policy Institute at King’s College London claims that most members of the British public do not think belief in God is needed to feel thankful for life or existence.  The institute carried out the research with Opinium, which involved a nationally representative survey of 2,050 people aged 18-plus between Oct. 23 and Oct. 24, 2025.  The study marked the recent Associateship of King’s College lecture by Dr King-Ho Leung, Lecturer in Theology, Philosophy and the Arts at Kin