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Who was Good King Wenceslas?

Every Christmas, carol singers sing the song of Good King Wenceslas. But who was he? This is the story ...

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Global leaders adopt 'Madrid Commitment' in defence of freedom, family and life

"At the UN, there are countless resolutions being voted on that talk about gender, abortion, and patriarchy, but they do not address the family." …

What do Christians have to say about death?

Many people, including many Christians, find the idea of eternal damnation difficult to accept. …

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• Balm mentioned in the Bible rediscovered in 1,000-year-old seed grown into small tree

  

  Horticulturists are celebrating the growth of a 1,000 year old "Tsori" seed, discovered nearly 30 years ago, which is believed to produce a balm resin mentioned several times in the Bible. …

• Britain's slide into spiritual darkness

  

  No one wishes to deny or downplay the reality of suffering, and there is nothing more heart-breaking than watching someone you love when they are in pain, but there is a world of difference between doing all you can to alleviate that pain, and designedly giving 'treatment' to bring about death. …

• Syrian Christians in 'grave danger' as Islamist militias take over Aleppo

  

  Syrian Christians in Aleppo face "grave danger" after Islamist militias took over the city, local church leaders say. The militias, including jihadist groups, have seized control following the withdrawal of government forces and are removing all Christmas decorations, according to a report. …

• A black Friday for Britain

  

  The path towards assisted suicide has been long in the making, when we forgot our obligations to the community and to God, and prioritised our own desires. This is the result. …

• TD Jakes files defamation lawsuit against man who accused him of sexual assault

  

  A day after suffering "a slight health incident" while preaching on Sunday, Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, filed a defamation lawsuit against former-pastor-turned-registered sex offender Duane Youngblood, who alleged he was sexually assaulted by Jakes when he was a teenager some 40 years ago. …

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• Legalising assisted suicide will be 'a huge step backwards'

  

  Christians have continued to react with disappointment after MPs voted in favour legalising assisted suicide. …

• Appeals for peace in Haiti as violence worsens

  

  Haitian bishops are appealing for peace after months of violence and a sharp deterioration in the situation as gangs deepen their control of the capital Port-au-Prince. …

• Christians urged to keep praying after MPs vote to legalise assisted suicide

  

  Christians are being urged to keep on praying after MPs voted in the House of Commons to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales. …

• Most Brits say assisted suicide is too 'complex' to rush

  

  A majority of the public (62 per cent) believe the issue is "too complex and polarised" to be rushed through. …

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  Remember the Holy Land this Christmas, says charity

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  Australian misinformation bill abandoned

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  Nigeria's oldest Catholic priest, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, dies at 104

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  Public want government to prioritise palliative care over legalising assisted suicide - poll

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• The suicidal religion of autonomy

  

  Complaining that some people oppose assisted suicide for 'religious reasons' gets it precisely backwards. …

• Free speech is under serious threat in the UK - and Christians should be concerned

  

  Despite the good news that Essex Police have dropped their Stasi-like investigation into Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson, orthodox Christians should still expect trouble from the woke police. …

• An open letter to my MP (and yours) on assisted suicide

  

  This new law would not be a mild change to the law, enabling a compassionate approach to a few suffering people who need it. This would be a fundamental change in society, written into law. …

• Filmmaker Todd Komarnicki on what fuelled Dietrich Bonhoeffer to be a 'pastor, spy and assassin'

  

  "Bonhoeffer is unlike who we are today," says filmmaker Todd Komarnicki. …