Anne Thomas

• A heart to help

  Annette Roberts is not a seasoned fundraiser but she’s willing to try her best in order to raise funds for an operation that could save the life of a young girl in India.

• Care for the Family to merge with Positive Parenting

  Care for the Family has announced plans to merge with fellow family charity Positive Parenting in January 2010.

• Annie Lennox dismisses Pope’s condom stance

  Annie Lennox believes churches could do “tremendous harm” where they preach against the use of condoms in countries with high rates of HIV and Aids.

• Egyptian priest faced with death fatwa after prayer hall request

  Muslim village elders in Minia Governorate in Egypt have issued a death fatwa against a Coptic priest after he sought permission to convert part of his family home into a prayer hall.

• Bible Society supports big giveaway in Ghana

  The Bible Society in the UK is helping to fund the distribution of Bibles to children in Ghana.

• GFA reaches out to Burma flood victims

  Gospel for Asia missionaries are reaching out to victims of severe flooding in Burma.

• Church trust seeks cycling enthusiasts for county tour

  The Herefordshire Historic Churches Trust is hoping to enlist cycling enthusiasts in a tour of the county to raise money for local churches.

• India placed on list of countries failing in religious freedom

  India has been placed on a watch list of countries where religious freedom is at risk by a US panel warning of a “disturbing increase” in violence against minorities in the country.

• Catholic Church ‘mortified’ by ‘arrogant’ Berlusconi

  The Roman Catholic Church says feels “unease” and is “mortified” by recent revelations about the private life of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

• Vicar fights Swansea lap dancing club application

  A vicar in Swansea is fighting plans for a new lap dancing club and has called for the council to refuse the club’s application.

• Remembrance service to honour Iraq troops

  A remembrance service will be held in St Paul’s Cathedral later this year to mark the end of Britain’s combat operations in Iraq.

• Bible Society raising £1.8 million for heritage centre

  The Bible Society is hoping to raise £1.8 million for a new Bible heritage centre in north Wales.