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Fund palliative care instead of ‘unworkable and unsafe’ assisted suicide law – CoE General Synod

Members of the Synod backed a call by the Bishop of London for the Government to increase funding for palliative care and palliative care research to enable people to live their lives in full until they die. The debate heard speeches opposing a change in...

Church attendance continues to recover after Covid, Baptists and Pentecostals rise

Church attendance in Australia has risen each year since Covid reaching 1,305,200 in 2024 according to a new report from NCLS. Church Pulse Check 2021 to 2024 records a bounce back from a low of 1,025,200 in 2021. The data reflects attendance for the 21 denominations who...
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Fund palliative care instead of ‘unworkable and unsafe’ assisted suicide law – CoE General Synod

Members of the Synod backed a call by the Bishop of London for the...

Church attendance continues to recover after Covid, Baptists and Pentecostals rise

Church attendance in Australia has risen each year since Covid reaching 1,305,200 in 2024...

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