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Justin Welby says he's 'not personally in favour' of vaccine mandates

Justin Welby has been one of many Church leaders encouraging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 but he is not in favour of making it a legal requirement.

Catholic charity accuses Facebook of censorship after blocking advert

Staff writer

A Catholic charity has accused Facebook of acting like an "arbitrary censor" after its advert was pulled and restrictions imposed on its use of the social media platform.
Survey to show 'increase in direct attacks' on religious freedom worldwide amid COVID-19 pandemic

Ryan Foley

A forthcoming survey is slated to reveal how adverse treatment of certain religious groups in several countries significantly worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
Evangelicals call for peace in Kazakhstan

Staff writer

Evangelicals have voiced "grave concern" over the current political and social unrest in Kazakhstan.
Pope Francis laments couples who choose pets over having children

Jennifer Lee

Pope Francis has expressed his regret that more couples today appear content to have cats and dogs, rather than children.
Appeal launched to support Christians fleeing persecution

Staff writer

Release International has launched an appeal in support of Christians fleeing persecution hotspots around the world.
'There is great wisdom in the teaching of Jesus', says Elon Musk

Jennifer Lee

Tesla co-founder Elon Musk isn't a Christian but he has a lot of respect for Jesus' teachings.
Over 400 million Christians live in ‘lands of persecution’: human rights activist

Michael Gryboski

More than 400 million Christians live in countries that persecute churches — and that persecution is only worsening, according to the leader of a Roman Catholic human rights organization based in Italy.
Release International lists hotspots where Christian persecution is expected to get worse in 2022: report

Anugrah Kumar

Islamic extremists are gaining ground in Africa’s Sahel region and Afghanistan, which are set to become hotspots for Christian persecution in 2022, religious freedom charity Release International warns in a report.
Five ways Christians could make 2022 a better year for the media

Peter Crumpler

For journalists, the year 2021 was the best of times and the worst of times.
West Africa tipped to be persecution 'hotspot' in 2022

Staff writer

West Africa is predicted to be a persecution hotspot in 2022, according to Release International.
Trump says US needs a saviour, but it's not him

Jennifer Lee

Former US President Donald Trump agrees that the US is in need of a saviour, but that saviour is someone "much higher up" than him.