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News for May 2026
‘Thy Kingdom Come’ – global prayer movement marks ten years Abortion law changes: Bishops take part in House of Lords debate Russian clerics want more Ukrainian land, and praise the Ayatollah World Council of Churches condemns Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children Vatican says people with Down syndrome are of ‘equal dignity’ Bible Society says... (1926 words)‘Thy Kingdom Come’ – global prayer movement marks ten years
This year the global prayer movement Thy Kingdom Come (TKC) will take place from Thursday 14th to Sunday 24thMay. Spanning the 11 days between Ascension and Pentecost, the initiative encourages Christians to pray for five people whom they know (friends, families, neighbours) to come to faith. This year is a special one for Thy Kingdom... (174 words)Abortion law changes: Bishops take part in House of Lords debate
Eleven bishops joined a recent late night sitting in the House of Lords to debate proposed changes to the law on abortion. A clause in the Crime and Policing Bill, inserted in the House of Commons last year, will disapply the existing criminal law for women who access an abortion outside the legal limits. This... (471 words)Russian clerics want more Ukrainian land, and praise the Ayatollah
A senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Kirill (Pokrovsky) of Stavropol, has recently called for Russia to move in and occupy even more Ukrainian territory. His call came as the war entered its fifth year. Metropolitan Kirill is the Church’s director for relations with the armed forces. He said: “If the Western satanists... (173 words)World Council of Churches condemns Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has responded with grave concern to a recent United Nations commission that has confirmed Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children. “These actions are a shocking violation of the God-given dignity of every child and the sanctity of family bonds”, said the WCC’s general secretary, the Revd Professor Jerry Pillay.... (114 words)Vatican stresses that people with Down syndrome are of ‘equal dignity’
The Vatican has affirmed that a person with Down syndrome has the same dignity and sacred value as any other. It firmly rejects prenatal screening and the selective termination of pregnancies, where the condition has been diagnosed in the unborn child. The Holy See’s Apostolic Nuncio in Geneva, Archbishop Balestrero, said that “persons with Down... (117 words)Bible Society says its Quiet Revival report was based on a ‘faulty’ survey
The Bible Society has said that the survey sample on which its report the Quiet Revival was based was “faulty, and it can no longer be regarded as a reliable source of information about the spiritual landscape in Britain”. In a recent statement, the Bible Society’s CEO, Paul Williams, said: “We are. . . deeply... (411 words)Church bells rang for the first time in Betws-y-Coed
Those of us who enjoy visiting Betws-y-Coed will be glad to know that the bells at St Mary’s Church in Betws-y-Coed were rung for the first time at a church service this Easter, following the completion of a major restoration project. Although the church was built with plans for a full ring of bells, that... (205 words)
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