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Originally published in Lifesite News A Catholic charity that has provided adoption services since 1865 will no longer be able to offer that service while adhering to its moral principles. The UK’s Upper Tribunal, the equivalent of the High Court in the administrative justice system, rejected an appeal by Catholic […]
Court of Appeal judges turned down a mother’s plea not to have her two children adopted by a homosexual couple. The mother of the two boys, aged four and six, appealed an earlier court decision that ruled she was incapable of looking after her children because of alcoholism, when she […]
A group of Christian members of Parliament of England released the results of their research on “harassment of Christian converts in Iran” in a ceremony held in British Parliament. According to Mohabat News correspondent in London, after some months of study and investigation on the “current situation and harassment of […]
Originally published in Charisma News After a summer of sport—including the Olympics and Paralympics—Great Britain’s capital hosted a prayer event on a similarly grand scale at its most famous soccer stadium, Wembley, on Saturday. Officially sanctioned by London Mayor Boris Johnson, the National Day of Prayer and Worship (NDOP) drew […]
Originally published in Christian Today A petition opposing the Government’s plans to change the definition of marriage has reached 600,000 signatures. The petition by the Coalition for Marriage (C4M) was launched in February and has grown to become the biggest active campaign in the UK. It calls upon the Government […]
Originally published in Christian Post A Bible used by Elvis Presley until his death in 1977 and containing his handwritten notes, thoughts, annotations and underlining was bought by an American man based in the U.K. for £59 000, or R780 000, at an auction in Cheshire on Saturday. The holy […]
Originally published in Christian Post In its latest attempt to counter the government’s desire to legalize same-sex marriage, the Scottish Roman Catholic Church staged a day of protest on Saturday, reading out loud a “strong-worded letter” in support of traditional marriage to over 500 churches. “The church’s teaching on marriage […]
Originally published in Charisma News Elyse knew she needed to do something. After having been in a community outreach program at OM Lifehope for the last nine months, busy with ministry, her world was turned upside down by a DVD she watched one night. On the subject of human trafficking, […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph A Christian couple who were fined because of their ‘marrieds only’ policy for double rooms at their guest house in Cornwall have won permission to take their case to the Supreme Court, reports Christian Concern for our Nation. Earlier this year the Court of Appeal […]
British Prime Minister, David Cameron’s plan to redefine marriage has caused a huge plunge in Conservative Party membership, it has been reported. Since Mr Cameron took over in 2005, party membership has dropped by 60 per cent from 300,000 to below 130,000 members. Last month Mr Cameron was given a […]