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24-7 and Alpha team up to fill churches with prayer

24-7 Prayer and Alpha are joining forces to equip thousands of churches for a year of prayer in 2012.

Church Army looks forward to new future as a mission community

Church Army says the transition to a mission community marks the start of a "new era" for the organisation

Pastor arrested after conversion of Muslims in India

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali has called for the immediate release of a pastor in India accused of bribing Muslims to convert to Christianity.

Scholars ponder the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Although the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered around the 1950s, the authors are only now being discovered.

1,000 churches help people beat debt

A thousand churches across the UK are helping people steer clear of debt with a simple money management course

Bishop condemns military violence against protesters in Egypt

A senior Catholic bishop in Egypt has condemned the military crackdown on protests that have left at least 30 people dead.

Prayer works - if we just make the time to do it!

Prayer's not a duty or obligation, says missiologist Martin Voegelin, it's what keeps our faith living and fresh!

Church of England says ‘no’ to Bill of Rights

The Church of England has delivered a “clear no” to proposals for a UK Bill of Rights.

Iranian Christian couple tell of ordeal at hands of authorities

An Iranian Christian couple were attacked soon after their release from prison, according to the Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN) news agency.

Text the Gospel this Christmas

“Text will be the only way some people will learn about the nativity story this Christmas," says Premier chief executive

Would the world be a better place without religion?

British philosopher and professor A C Grayling recently teamed up with filmmaker and great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, Matthew Chapman, to argue against religion.

Michael W Smith puts his own spin on instrumental music

Glory is an instrumental album that puts a modern and fresh spin on traditional classical music.

Egypt's Christians unite in prayer for peace

Christians across the Middle East and Arab world united in prayer for Egypt earlier in the month.

New book celebrates 1,000 years of St Paul's Cathedral

John Schofield's monumental work goes right back to the cathedral's beginning in 604 AD

Awards recognise unsung Christian heroes

Unsung Christian heroes from across the UK were recognised for their community work at the Inspire Awards last week.

Call for prayer and action on climate change

Members of the worldwide Anglican Communion are being urged to pray ahead of UN climate talks next week.