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Slight increase in megachurch pastors' salaries
Salaries for megachurch pastors have increased over the last two years after a short period of stagnation, a new report reveals.
Bishop calls nation to Wembley for day of prayer
The Bishop of Barking is calling on all Christians to make their way to Wembley this month for a historic day of prayer.
French Polynesia should be decolonised, says WCC
The World Council of Churches has called for French Polynesia to be reinstated in the list of countries to be decolonised.
Blessing for statue honouring miners
The Bishop of Jarrow is to bless the statue of a mining family at Concord, Washington, in Wearside.
Bahrain: Catholic church plans challenged by Muslim clerics
Plans in the kingdom of Bahrain to build the nation's largest Roman Catholic Church have been challenged by complaints from Sunni Muslim clerics who have signed a petition against any motions to build churches in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded as the birthplace of Islam.
Games coordinator calls for re-think on abortion laws
The Catholic Coordinator of the 2012 Games has called upon Christians to challenge leaders and politicians on Britain's "discriminatory and outdated" abortion laws.
Call to protect childrenâs education in conflict zones
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Gordon Brown and development agencies have called upon the international community to work together in ensuring that children in conflict zones do not miss out on vital education.
Christian Aid seeks end to aid dependency
Christian Aid is calling upon the Government to come up with an exit strategy from aid dependency among developing countries.
Christians take fight for religious rights to European court
Four British Christians are in Strasbourg today to press for the right to live according to their faith in the workplace.
New Eucharistic Prayers for children
It's back to school time and the Church of England has fittingly published two new Eucharistic Prayers for school and church use.
Jeremy Camp to release Christmas album
Jeremy Camp is to release his first full length Christmas album this year.
New music from Bebo Norman
Bebo Norman is set to release his new album, Lights of Distant Cities, next month.
Clinton urged to speak up for religious minorities in Indonesia
Human Rights Watch is calling upon US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to raise concerns about religious minorities during her visit to Indonesia.
Tutu says Blair and Bush should stand trial over Iraq
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said that Tony Blair and George Bush should face trial over their decision to go to war with Iraq.
Cleric arrested on suspicion of planting Koran pages
The Muslim cleric who accused a young Christian girl of blasphemy has been arrested by Pakistani authorities on suspicion of planting evidence against her.
Church concerns over gay marriage âignoredâ
The head of the Catholic Church in Scotland has hit out at the Scottish Government for pushing ahead with plans to legalise gay marriage despite a public consultation which found that 60 per cent of Scots were opposed to the move.