Anne Thomas

• Concern for Cuban pastor facing prison

  A persecution watchdog has called into question charges of “illicit economic activity and falsification of documents” brought against a Cuban pastor.

• World Vision gives voice to Lebanon’s children

  World Vision has helped children in Lebanon share their hopes and dreams with the wider world through the publication of new book ‘From a Child’s Point of View’.

• Greeks say Easter important for national identity

  As many as 83.2 per cent of the population in Greece believe Easter is extremely important for keeping the country’s national identity, a recent survey has revealed.

• Catholics work for reconciliation in Zimbabwe

  A Catholic organisation is working to bring reconciliation between supporters of ZANU-PF and the MDC in Zimbabwe, seven weeks after the parties formed a coalition government.

• Lichfield Diocese seeks greener web presence

  The Diocese of Lichfield is moving its website to a new green hosting facility as part of its ongoing commitment to care for the environment.

• Eritrea becoming a prison, says rights group

  Eritrea is becoming a giant prison thanks to excessive conscription and the arbitrary arrest of its people, says Human Rights Watch (HRW).

• Call to Christians to reject consumer lifestyle

  A network of Christians geared towards living more simply is calling on believers to use the recession as an opportunity to follow a less-consumerist lifestyle.

• Man builds chapel for wife whose church is 'too busy'

  A retired watch importer has built a 12-seater chapel for his wife after she said that her own church was too overcrowded.

• Coronation Street criticised over anti-Christian comments

  ITV has received a barrage of complaints after Coronation Street character Ken Barlow criticised Christianity and claimed that his grandson Simon’s school was indoctrinating him.

• Indian election candidate arrested for hate speech

  A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate has been arrested in India for making an anti-Christian hate speech at a rally in the state of Orissa.

• Southwark Diocese agrees to correct registered baptism

  The Anglican Diocese of Southwark has agreed to correct the registered baptism of an atheist who claims he was too young to consent to the ceremony.

• Roman Christians were poorer than non-believers

  Recent research conducted on the bones of early Christians in Rome has suggested they were generally poorer than non-Christian Romans.