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New Bishop elected for Edinburgh

The Diocese of Edinburgh has chosen a new Bishop, following the election yesterday (14 February) of the Rt Rev Dr Dagmar Winter. The Bishop-Elect of Edinburgh is the current Suffragan Bishop of Huntingdon, and will be translated to her new post later in the year. Bishop...
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‘Rejoice’, says gay archbishop, ‘in the fact that we are different’

When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it made worldwide headlines – for the Most Reverend Cherry Vann is the first gay archbishop in the world.  So, as part of LGBTQ+ History Month I visited the Archbishop for a...
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On the eve of the Indonesian presidential vote Widodo changes the name of Christian festivals

On the eve of the presidential and parliamentary vote in Indonesia - the most...
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Homes destroyed, Bibles torched in anti-Christian persecution in Savannakhet

Christians are still being victimised in Laos. In a village in the southern part...
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10 clergy arrested by police in Lucknow accused of trying to convert Hindus to Christianity

A Catholic priest, Fr Dominic Pinto, was arrested on Monday by police in Barabanki...
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Hindu nationalists go after another Christian orphanage in Madhya Pradesh

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has targeted another Christian institution...
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Broken promises push Christians, Hindus and Buddhists to go on a hunger strike

The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCU), an interreligious minority rights organisation, today...
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China boosts religious repression, arresting clergymen, removing crosses, cranking up sinicisation

China has intensified its crackdown on the activities of religious groups in recent weeks,...
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Iran targets minorities one year after Mahsa Amini’s death, 69 Christians arrested

Iran arrested scores of Christians, mostly converts from Islam but also some Assyrian-Chaldeans baptised...
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North Korean Christians arrested for a prayer service

North Korean authorities have arrested five Christians on charges of promoting an underground prayer...
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United Torah Judaism MKs urge the Knesset to criminalize Christian evangelism

A norm that "goes against freedom of conscience" even before freedom of religion and...
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Orthodox Patriarchate slams ‘heinous’ attack against the Tomb of Mary in Jerusalem

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Primate Theophilos III, united with the synod,...
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Chinese Religious affairs minister purged

Cui Maohu falls after anti-corruption agency started investigating his work in his native Yunnan....
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Christians and other minorities warned to stay away from Iranian protests

Iranian authorities are targeting minorities, especially Christians, in order to stem street protests, now in...
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New Bishop elected for Edinburgh

The Diocese of Edinburgh has chosen a new Bishop, following the election yesterday (14...
Interviews

‘Rejoice’, says gay archbishop, ‘in the fact that we are different’

When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it...
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The Right Rev. Jerome ”Jay” Cayangyang Installed as Bishop of the Special Jurisdiction for the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy

Woodbridge, VA— On Saturday, February 14, The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) celebrated...
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Bishop dies after fall from a roadway overpass, police investigating

Police are investigating the death of the Church of South India’s Bishop in Erode–Salem...

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