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Pope warns against fortune-tellers
In his morning Mass homily on 18 April Pope Francis said that those who listen to seers do not follow Jesus. The Pope said, ‘Jesus warned us that there will be others who will say the…
Pressure to clamp down on 'toxic' gambling machines
Fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) are electronic roulette machines where players can bet on a variety of different games. There is a maximum stake of £100 every twenty seconds, meaning £300 can be lost in a…
UK’s 'obligation' to name IS atrocities as genocide
Last week Prayer Alert readers read about a motion in the House of Commons that would declare IS atrocities to be genocide, so that appropriate action can be taken to address what is happening. On Wednesday…
Obama’s UK visit
US President Barack Obama arrived in the UK yesterday, urging the British public to vote to ‘remain’ in the European Union on 23 June. Since his visit was announced, some critics have told him to ‘butt…
