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Notre-Dame reopens to the world

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has reopened with a dazzling ceremony and concert after a painstaking five-year restoration following a devastating fire in 2019.

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Global leaders adopt 'Madrid Commitment' in defence of freedom, family and life

"At the UN, there are countless resolutions being voted on that talk about gender, abortion, and patriarchy, but they do not address the family." …

Popular culture is pointing to Jesus, and it's time to talk about it

Although not all cultural references to Christianity are positive – and many are negative in the extreme – all are invitations to talk. …

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• Welby apologises for hurt caused by farewell Lords speech

  

  The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has apologised after his farewell speech in the House of Lords sparked anger from victims of abuse. …

• Church of England enjoys strong turnout at Christmas and Easter but attendance remains below pre-pandemic levels

  

  Report author Dr Ken Eames said the latest statistics were likely to be a cause for "both optimism and concern". …

• Church of England parishes are 'in crisis'

  

  The future of many Church of England parishes is in doubt as they struggle with crumbling buildings, declining attendance, and a fall in clergy numbers. …

• Parishes need to be liberated from the bureaucratic burden

  

  The next Archbishop of Canterbury after Justin Welby inherits a national Church in numerical meltdown and groaning under a bureaucratic burden. …

• Who was Good King Wenceslas?

  

  Every Christmas, carol singers sing the song of Good King Wenceslas. But who was he? This is the story ... …

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• Philippians 4:6 is YouVersion's Bible verse of the year

  

  The popular Bible app said the verse reflects a trend seen throughout the year of increasing numbers of people seeking God through His Word and in prayer. …

• Legalising assisted suicide will be 'a huge step backwards'

  

  Christians have continued to react with disappointment after MPs voted in favour legalising assisted suicide. …

• Britain's slide into spiritual darkness

  

  No one wishes to deny or downplay the reality of suffering, and there is nothing more heart-breaking than watching someone you love when they are in pain, but there is a world of difference between doing all you can to alleviate that pain, and designedly giving 'treatment' to bring about death. …

• Christians urged to keep praying after MPs vote to legalise assisted suicide

  

  Christians are being urged to keep on praying after MPs voted in the House of Commons to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales. …

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  TD Jakes files defamation lawsuit against man who accused him of sexual assault

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  Remember the Holy Land this Christmas, says charity

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  Nigeria's oldest Catholic priest, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, dies at 104

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  Public want government to prioritise palliative care over legalising assisted suicide - poll

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• The suicidal religion of autonomy

  

  Complaining that some people oppose assisted suicide for 'religious reasons' gets it precisely backwards. …

• Free speech is under serious threat in the UK - and Christians should be concerned

  

  Despite the good news that Essex Police have dropped their Stasi-like investigation into Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson, orthodox Christians should still expect trouble from the woke police. …

• An open letter to my MP (and yours) on assisted suicide

  

  This new law would not be a mild change to the law, enabling a compassionate approach to a few suffering people who need it. This would be a fundamental change in society, written into law. …

• Filmmaker Todd Komarnicki on what fuelled Dietrich Bonhoeffer to be a 'pastor, spy and assassin'

  

  "Bonhoeffer is unlike who we are today," says filmmaker Todd Komarnicki. …