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Parliament lit up pink through the earlier Crimson Wednesday.(Photograph: ACN) Buildings are lit up in pink on Wednesday to recollect the tens of millions of Christians around the globe who’re being persecuted for his or her religion. Crimson Wednesday is an annual initiative of the Catholic charity Help to the Church in Want (ACN), and this yr's occasion will particularly bear in mind persecuted Christian kids. In a video message, Cardinal Vincent Nichols urged all individuals to become involved, saying a very powerful approach they’ll assist persecuted Christians is “in your prayers.” “Allow us to not neglect those…

Statue of Christ of Mercy in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.(Picture: Getty/iStock) Nicaraguan exile media reviews that Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera, president of the Nicaraguan bishops' convention, has been exiled to Guatemala. He’s the third bishop expelled by Daniel Ortega's regime within the final yr. Based on journalist Miguel Mendoza: “The Bishop of Jinotega, Monsignor Carlos Enrique Herrera, was exiled from Nicaragua. First they shut down the diocese's Fb web page after which they kicked him out of his personal nation – all as a result of he known as Sandinista mayor Leónidas Centeno sacrilegious for disrespecting the Mass by…

(Photograph: Getty/iStock) A multi-vehicle accident close to the coastal city of Badagry, 70 kilometers from Lagos, Nigeria, has claimed the lifetime of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) personnel whereas a number of others have been rushed to close by hospitals with numerous accidents. In a press release posted on-line, YWAM stated a bus carrying 15 group members coming back from a regional meeting in Benin was concerned in a multi-vehicle accident close to Badagry on November 2, 2024. The mission group introduced that Jean Serge Mienahou, working with YWAM Congo Brazzaville misplaced his life within the accident and added that…

(Picture: Royal Mail) This festive season, the Royal Mail Christmas Stamp Assortment 2024 includes a sequence of evocative snow-covered scenes of iconic British cathedrals. Illustrated by British artist Judy Joel, every stamp captures the fantastic thing about these locations dusted with winter snow and evokes a way of peace, custom and seasonal spirituality. 5 cathedrals throughout the UK are featured: Liverpool, Edinburgh, Armagh, Bangor and Westminster. The brand new stamps supply a tour of Britain's architectural previous and its non secular coronary heart. Every picture highlights the distinctive historical past and cultural significance of the cathedrals and gives perception into…

The vacations are coming – a time of celebration, household and pleasure. But when we're being trustworthy, it may possibly additionally deliver busyness, stress and an extended to-do checklist. Amidst all of the hustle and bustle, how can we deal with Jesus, the true motive for the season? That is the center behind my 31 day prayer journal, Peace, be nonetheless. Impressed by the prophecy in Isaiah 9:6-7, this journal invitations you to decelerate, replicate, and expertise the peace of Christ in a recent and significant method. Why Isaiah 9:6-7? Isaiah's prophecy is without doubt one of the most lovely…

Do you ever really feel such as you're drowning in your to-do listing? Irrespective of how early you get up or how late you keep up, issues nonetheless stay unfinished. Many people expertise what is named time hungeralso called time poverty and time starvation. Time hunger is the persistent feeling that there’s by no means sufficient time to finish every little thing we want – or need – to do. A standard impediment my shoppers face when reaching their objectives or specializing in their well being and wellness is, “I don't have sufficient time.” And when that mindset takes over,…

The Archbishop of Canterbury has not but introduced the date of his departure.(Picture: Lambeth Palace) On Tuesday 12 November, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, introduced his intention to resign following Keith Makin's unbiased evaluation into abuses dedicated by the late John Smyth on this nation, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The Archbishop's assertion declared: “I’ve requested His Majesty the King's form permission to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury. “Makin's evaluation uncovered the long-held silence concerning the appalling abuse of John Smyth. “Once I was knowledgeable in 2013 and instructed that the police had been knowledgeable, I mistakenly believed that an…

Totally different phases of fetal growth.(Photograph: Getty/iStock) The enemy is nice at paralyzing our religion with worry. We have a look at the opposition lengthy sufficient and we lose the braveness to do what God has referred to as us to do. Elijah, the prophet of God, stood up in opposition to the enemies of God and stood up for the Lord God. The Lord asks every of us to do the identical. The 2024 United States presidential election is full and with it got here some legal guidelines which have been codified. A kind of codified legal guidelines is…

(Photograph: Getty/iStock) “Success” in Christian life and ministry shouldn’t be measured in worldly phrases. Re-reading the late John Stott Message to 2 Timothy – Defend the Gospel that was a robust reminder. The Anglican evangelical pastor and scholar wrote this 127-page gem when he was rector of All Souls Langham Place in central London. I learn it on the workouts earlier than my ordination as a Church of England 'priest' (I now favor 'presbyter' as a extra biblical time period for a Christian minister of Phrase and Sacrament) within the Diocese of Chester in 1997. 2 Timothy is Paul's final…

November 19, 2024 | 11:30 am (Photograph: Getty/iStock) Regardless of as soon as being a world chief in generosity, the UK has steadily fallen within the world generosity rankings over the previous decade. Our nation continues to be within the prime 10 for monetary giving, however decrease in terms of serving to strangers or volunteering — indicators {that a} broader mindset of generosity is missing, particularly in terms of how we give of our time. Traditionally, the Church has performed a key function in filling this hole and at this time's congregations aren’t any totally different, contributing an estimated £55…