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  Cost of living tops concerns for young Australians in Mission Australia’s 2025 Youth Survey

  Mission Australia released its Youth Survey 2025 report on Thursday (Nov. 27), revealing that cost of living pressures have surged to the top of young Australians’ concerns, with nearly two-thirds of respondents naming it as the most pressing national issue. The findings reflect responses from more than 17,000 young people aged 14 to 19.

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  Podcast examines forgiveness and redemption as ‘Punch’ play retells fatal blow that killed paramedic

  A high-profile U.K. podcast is drawing new attention to questions of justice, forgiveness and prison reform through the real-life story behind a transatlantic stage play now running in London’s West End. “Can the Justice and Prison System Be Truly Transformed?” examines the aftermath of a single punch that killed a young paramedic in 2011 and the unlikely journey of remorse and reconciliation that followed.

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  Thousands gather in Buenos Aires for Gospel Experience 2025 festival

  Thousands of people filled the center of Argentina’s capital on Monday for Gospel Experience 2025, a daylong festival that brought faith, music and visual arts into the public square and showcased one of the country’s largest Christian cultural events.

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  AEL reaffirms its commitment to defend women's dignity on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

  As countries around the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25, the Latin Evangelical Alliance Women’s Department (AEL Mujer) used the occasion to restate its commitment to defending women’s dignity amid persistent violence across Latin America.

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  Russia lowers criminal age to 14, exposing Ukrainian teens to life sentences for ‘sabotage’

  Teenagers in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine now face the prospect of life imprisonment for “sabotage” after President Vladimir Putin approved amendments lowering the age of criminal liability, even as international negotiations continue over ending the war.

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  Celebrating men and boys on International Men’s Day

  International Men’s Day is being marked today, Nov. 19, with events across the world highlighting the theme “Celebrating Men and Boys” and drawing renewed attention to the contributions, needs, and well-being of men. Launched in 1999, the annual observance has expanded into a global initiative recognized in more than 80 countries.

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  Christians Against Poverty appoints David Nussbaum as new chair of trustees, calling him a ‘man of faith’

  Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has appointed David Nussbaum as its new chair of trustees, marking a significant leadership transition for the U.K.-based debt relief charity amid growing national concerns over household financial insecurity.

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