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Statement from Bishop of Sheffield following the retrial of Chris Brain

Chris Brain has today been found guilty on all remaining charges, following a retrial on the five charges the jury could not agree on in his original trial in 2025. Brain was convicted in August 2025 of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women...
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Bishop of Salisbury suspended from ministry

The two complaints brought against the Bishop of Salisbury, Stephen Lake, under the Clergy Discipline Measure, will now proceed to the next stage and Bishop Stephen has been asked to respond to the allegations. He has been suspended from ministry by the Archbishop of Canterbury.  Suspension is...
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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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Statement from Bishop of Sheffield following the retrial of Chris Brain

Chris Brain has today been found guilty on all remaining charges, following a retrial...
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Bishop of Salisbury suspended from ministry

The two complaints brought against the Bishop of Salisbury, Stephen Lake, under the Clergy Discipline Measure,...
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Statement from Kris McDaniel of C4SO over 2015 Eucharistic discipline comments

Dear Clergy, As we announced last week, the College of Bishops has unanimously consented to...
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Bishop of Manchester installs wife as honorary cathedral canon

Manchester Cathedral welcomed new Canons during Choral Evensong on Monday evening, including the installation...