Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care
A Jerusalem court acquitted a man of attacking a Catholic nun, ruling he was psychotic at the time, but ordered psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years.
Founder of prominent underground church released from prison in China
Ezra Jin, founder of China’s prominent underground Zion Church, has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States after diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration.
Losing our religion? Most Australians have no religion, census could show if question was changed
A new survey suggests Australia’s non-religious population could be significantly higher than census figures indicate, depending on how the religion question is formatted during the upcoming census.
C of E’s £100m plan to address historical links to slavery faces legal challenge
The Church of England faces a legal challenge over Project Spire, a £100m initiative designed to address the institution’s historical involvement in slavery and provide reparative justice to descendant communities.
‘We hear your voices’: inside the Church of England’s debate over Palestine
The Church of England voted to formally hear a Palestinian Christian report describing Israel as a “colonial enterprise” and its actions in Gaza as genocide, marking a significant moment for Palestinian Christian communities amid concerns from Jewish leaders about the language used.
Taxpayers could pay millions to abuse survivors if Christian Brothers goes bankrupt, court documents reveal
Australian taxpayers could face up to $65 million in compensation payouts to abuse survivors if the Christian Brothers, a Catholic order, declares bankruptcy through the national redress scheme.