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  Global study finds a third of young people have an AI companion as close friendships narrow

  More than a third of adolescents and young adults surveyed across 11 countries say they have an artificial intelligence companion, and most of that group say they find it easier to confide in the software than in some of their friends or relatives, according to research released Thursday by Young Life.

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  Zurich Reformed Church members to vote on binding climate rules for church buildings

  Members of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich vote Sept. 27 on whether to write environmental obligations into the Church Ordinance, the constitutional text of the cantonal church. The proposal sets a target of net-zero emissions from church properties by the end of 2035 and would require every parish to adopt an environmental management system known as the "Grüner Güggel."

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  Russia designates Christian ministries ‘undesirable’

  Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office has ruled that foreign organizations, including Christian ministries, threaten the security of the country, according to rights group Forum 18.

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  'Considerable concern' among Christians after AfD's election victory in Germany, evangelical body says

  A German evangelical leader has called for a measured response among Christians after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a decisive victory in Sunday's state election in Saxony-Anhalt, falling just short of an outright majority.

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  UK government research warns assisted suicide could disproportionately affect ethnic minorities

  A “disproportionate” number of ethnic minority people could choose assisted death in England and Wales if Parliament approves legislation allowing assisted dying, according to a new government equality impact assessment.

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  Spaniards put more trust in news, latest study finds

  Spaniards are showing greater interest in news and slightly higher levels of trust in journalism, according to the 2026 Digital News Report España, an annual study produced by researchers at the University of Navarra's School of Communication in collaboration with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.

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  Save the Parish report warns of 'existential' fall in Church of England parish clergy

  Save the Parish, a campaign group within the Church of England, published a report Sept. 4 warning that the number of stipendiary parish clergy has fallen to crisis levels and that more priests are now leaving ministry by resignation than by retirement.

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