Families thrown into poverty by Covid need more government help, faith groups urge
Faith organisations are calling for an extension of the £20 benefits uplift for people struggling financially; and they warn that volunteers offering food and essential services are exhausted as need multiplies.
Out of the bunker: God loves LBGTQ+ people equally says faith coalition, as it urges action on ‘conversion therapy’
A coalition of world faith leaders have signed a declaration affirming their conviction that LGBTQ+ people are loved by God equally. They are calling for a ban on conversion therapy and an end to the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people.
Religion news 16 December
Volunteers helping the vulnerable in the pandemic are exhausted and running out of supplies; 300 schoolboys kidnapped in Nigeria by Boko Haram; Chief Rabbi urges action as Uyghurs are persecuted in China
