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  Evangelicals in Albania call for prayer as violent protests escalate

  After the peaceful ‘flamingo’ protests, riots have now broken out in Tirana, Albania. The Evangelical Alliance condemns violence, both “by protesters against institutions and businesses” and “the disproportionate use of police force against citizens”.

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  Petition in England objects to city council restrictions on street-preaching

  A church in England on Wednesday (Oct. 14) handed a 27,000-signature petition to a city council after local authorities ordered members to stop preaching the gospel with amplification in public.

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  Swiss churches across five traditions issue joint ethical guidelines on artificial intelligence

  Five Swiss church bodies representing Protestant, Roman Catholic, Old Catholic and evangelical Christians have jointly issued 10 ethical guidelines on artificial intelligence, arguing that human dignity rather than technical capability should determine how churches and society use the technology.

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  Christian leaders mark 500 years of Tyndale’s New Testament, affirm unity around Bible

  A group of Christian leaders representing different British denominations gathered Oct. 8 to mark 500 years since William Tyndale’s English translation of the New Testament was published in 1526, a landmark moment in the history of Bible translation.

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  UK Christians unite for nine days of prayer as National Week of Prayer enters third year

  Christians from different denominations and traditions across the UK are coming together for nine days of collective prayer this October, as the National Week of Prayer (NWoP) returns for its third consecutive year.

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  Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis confirmed, doctors say operation successful

  Surgeons in Rome removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo XIV's right lung Tuesday (Oct. 13), and tissue analyzed during the operation confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, his doctors said in a statement released by the Holy See Press Office.

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  Swiss theology school STH Basel loses accreditation, begins work on new application

  STH Basel, a private Protestant theological university in Switzerland, lost its accreditation as a university-level institution Monday after choosing not to take its case to the country's highest court. The school says it has already started preparing a fresh application.

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