Europe

Irish government to shut down pro-life clinic

21 Apr 2017
Ireland’s health minister said he is determined to shut down a pro-life crisis pregnancy centre run by Human Life International (HLI) after an undercover video sting by The Times of Ireland found pro-life…

France: farmers and the election

21 Apr 2017
If elected, Marine Le Pen will suspend all legal immigration to France. Polls suggest she is neck and neck with Emmanuel Macron, ahead of Sunday's first round of voting. However, in a world…

UK supermarkets say yes to ‘The Real Easter Egg’

13 Apr 2017
For the first time ever, all the UK’s biggest supermarkets have stocked a religious-themed Easter egg. Out of 80 million eggs on sale in the UK, The Real Easter Egg is the first…

Buses display Bible verses at Easter

13 Apr 2017
London buses are featuring Bible verses this Easter as part of the ‘Quote Jesus’ bus campaign. Revelation TV is spearheading the campaign. Scriptures including ‘Everyone who lives and believes in me will never…

BBC’s Easter religious programmes

13 Apr 2017
Recently the BBC has received much criticism for its Christian content, but it has announced a range of new and returning religious programmes for Easter. The line-up of innovative documentaries, music, reflection and…

Disgraceful fundraiser dropped

13 Apr 2017
Fundraisers for the Manchester Passion Play had planned to offer ‘The Full Crucifixion Experience’ for £750 to donors willing to help fund the £50,000 event. Members of the public were going to be…

Easter prayer for our nation

13 Apr 2017
‘I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.’ (John 4:35) Father, we thank You for every promise you have given for…

Good Friday Focus

13 Apr 2017
As Jesus died on the cross, the thirty-foot curtain in the temple, which separated the ordinary people from the very presence of God, was torn in two. It’s a beautiful picture of God…

Ways to help children understand Easter

13 Apr 2017
Many children believe the Easter story because it's how their parents raised them, but they may not grasp the meaning of Easter. Others only know the secular Easter- eggs, bunnies, etc. Question: how…

Review of English cathedrals’ governance

13 Apr 2017
Bishop Donald Allister’s report on financial problems at Peterborough Cathedral has led the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to commission a working group to review the governance of English cathedrals. The group has…