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Wednesday of the First Week in Lent
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (689+ words) Reading 1 Jonah 3:1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:"Set out for the great city of Nineveh,and announce to it the message that I will tell you."So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,…...
This so-called ‘Mormon moment’ isn’t actually about religion
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (820+ words) Nearly 15 years ago, the buzz about Latter-day Saints in the media revolved around Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and the Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon." This time, the spotlight has turned to a constellation of mostly Utah-based social media influencers…...
Ukraine bishop: 'You never know when your time will come"
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (540+ words) Four years on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Catholic bishop has spoken of the daily reality of death, suffering and faith. Jan Sobilo is the auxiliary bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia Diocese. The diocese covers Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast and Zaporizhzhia…...
Churches 'left in the lurch' as government repair scheme runs out of money
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (537+ words) The National Churches Trust (NCT) has said that many churches are facing financial hardship thanks to the Starmer government's decision to cut funding for historic places of worship and remove a VAT exemption that goes back to Gordon Brown's time…...
Christian faces death threats in refugee camp in South Sudan
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (682+ words) A Sudanese refugee in South Sudan is facing death threats for converting to Christianity, sources said. The 31-year-old former Muslim fled the military conflict in Sudan two years ago, arriving at the Gorom Refugee Settlement 26 kilometers (16 miles) southwest of Juba....
Jennifer Melle returns to work, but says fight is not over yet
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (437+ words) Christian nurse Jennifer Melle has returned to work following a months-long dispute with her employer, St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, Surrey. However, Melle and her supporters have said that she still faces two investigations by the Nursing and Midwifery Council…...
Over 40,000 people were helped by Bristol churches last year
9+ hour, 26+ min ago (999+ words) Churches across the Diocese of Bristol supported 40,773 people through 418 social action projects in the past year, according to a newly published audit charting the depth and reach of parish-led community work. The 2025 Social Action Audit, carried out in collaboration with…...
Episode 282: Elder and Sister Gilbert on answering the Lord’s call
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (192+ words) Elder Clark G. Gilbert of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Christine Gilbert, joined the Church News podcast to speak about seeing the Lord's hand in their lives. Church News podcast episode 282: Elder and Sister Gilbert on…...
This visit was ‘not by chance’: Elder Caussé lands home in his first apostolic visit abroad
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (668+ words) Elder G'rald Causs' of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles landed his first international visit as an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in his home country of France. "It is not by chance that my…...
Promise Keepers CEO Shane Winnings Among Those Alarmed by Frida Baby’s Sexualized Marketing
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (83+ words) Frida Baby, which makes products for infants and new mothers, is facing backlash after images of its edgy, sexualized marketing went viral. Some people'including Christian influencers'are now calling for a boycott of the Sweden-based company. Last week, social media users…...