As US lawmakers were meeting on 6 January 2021 to ratify the results of the presidential election, far-right supporters of the US president, Donald Trump, stormed the building.
Forty-seven faith institutions from 21 countries, including nine institutions from the UK, have announced their divestment from fossil fuels as a practical response to the climate emergency. The commitments highlight need for governments to increase ambition on climate action, says Operation Noah.
Prominent refugee and human rights campaigners and faith bodies are urging the government to end dangerous Channel crossings by introducing safe and legal routes of entry to UK.
The leaders also commit to the goals of the Laudato Si encyclical - an initiative of Pope Francis - to advocate for and model positive initiatives to continue to tackle the Climate Emergency.
A new report from Christian Aid calls for people and institutions who believe in gender justice to join forces with secular feminists to protect progress on women's rights.
The soaring numbers of people dying on the streets represents the tip of the iceberg of suffering caused by homelessness, say church leaders and mission partners.