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Pastor and wife beaten in Karnataka

A pastor and his wife were brutally beaten and falsely charged with forced conversion by a mob of Hindu radicals in Karnataka this month.

UK’s Pakistani Christians march for justice

Pakistani Christians in the UK marched through central London on Saturday in a call for justice for their brothers and sisters facing persecution in Pakistan.

New Zealand church stands by controversial Mary and Joseph billboard

A progressive church in Auckland, New Zealand, has no regrets about its controversial billboard advert depicting Mary and Joseph in bed.

VeggieTales stories come to life on Smart Phones

New partnership with Scroll Motion brings VeggieTales stories to life on Smart Phones.

Campus Crusade for Christ surpasses 10 million decisions in 2009

The media arm of Campus Crusade for Christ recorded over ten million decisions for Jesus Christ this year, more than doubling their projection for 2009 and more tripling their mark from the year before.

Willow Creek seeks 'just' Christmas for people on the margins

Care for the stranger and visit the lonely this Christmas, says Bill Hybels.

Archbishop encourages provinces to approve Anglican Covenant

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has advised the Anglican Communion's 34 provinces to approve a document aimed at preventing a split in the global body.

Billboard names decade's top Christian artists, albums and songs

Billboard magazine has released its “Best of the 2000s” lists, revealing its selection of the top artists, songs and albums in the United States from 2000 to 2009.

Limited climate deal will cost lives, warn aid agencies

Christian Aid and CAFOD are among the aid agencies warning that poor people in the developing world will die as a result of the limited deal that emerged from the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen on Friday.

Research points to sharp decline in faith in Britain

New research from the National Centre for Social Research paints a bleak picture of declining faith in Britain.

Blind aid worker receives human rights award

CBM partner Rima Canawati received the 'International Service Human Rights Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Disabled People' earlier in the month.

Churches serve London’s homeless with shelter and hot food

North London churches are keeping homeless people warm and well fed this winter with the re-opening of the Route 18 Brent Winter Shelter.

Survivor promises something different with Rend Collective Experiment

Survivor Records says the signing of Northern Ireland’s sprawling worship project – Rend Collective Experiment – is a line in the sand, "the start of something fresh which reaches far into the future."

Farsi language channel celebrates third year

SAT-7's Farsi language channel celebrates its third year on air.

Prosperity gospel teachings 'distort' Bible, says Lausanne group

The growing prevalence of the prosperity gospel around the world, and particularly in Africa, has prompted a group of theologians to release a statement of concern and a call for further reflection.

Two-thirds of global population live in religiously restrictive countries

Two out of three people in the world live in countries with high levels of restrictions on religion, a new Pew Research Center report has found.