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Man charged over Illinois church shooting

A 27-year-old man was charged with murder on Monday in the fatal shooting of an Illinois pastor during Sunday service.

Franklin, Winans and Mary Mary to grace Wembley Arena

This year’s Grammy award winners Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, and Mary Mary will be headlining the biggest gospel event to hit the stage in the UK.

Zimbabwe: Church service for Tsvangirai's late wife

A church service will be held today for the wife of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who died in a car accident last week.

Pakistan builds first chapel for Christian prisoners

Pakistan has built its first ever prison chapel for Christians. The chapel is located in the maximum security prison of Adiala in Rawalpindi and was built with support from Christian organisations and the government.

Archbishop condemns killing of policeman

The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland has condemned the killings in the last few days of two soldiers and a policeman by republican dissidents.

Lib Dems vote in favour of faith schools

The Liberal Democrats have voted at their spring conference to allow state funded faith schools to continue their faith-based selection of pupils should they come to power.

Persecution watchdog calls for release of tortured converts in Libya

Persecution watchdog International Christian Concern (ICC) is calling on believers to pray and petition for the release of four Christian converts in Libya who have reportedly been imprisoned and tortured by the state.

Church challenged to whole-life mission

Evangelical Alliance launches new initiative to help Christians with whole-life mission.

Second Korn member becomes Christian

A second member of the rock band Korn has written a book on how becoming a Christian helped him overcome his drug addiction.

US: The growth of the 'Nones'

The percentage of people who claim no religion has nearly doubled since 1990 while the percentage of Christians is on the decline, according to a new study on American religious life.

Pakistan: Christian nurse under fire over Muslim prayer room

The Christian chief warden of a nurses’ hall of residence in Lahore is at risk of attack from a fanatical Muslim colleague.

Tammy Trent nominated for Inspirational Female Vocalist

Singer/songwriter, author and speaker Tammy Trent has been nominated for Inspirational Female Vocalist of the Year in the 2009 Christian Music Hall of Fame Visionary Awards.

Concerns over new guidelines for living wills

New medical guidelines could mean doctors are struck off if they refuse to adhere to “living wills” by patients requesting that their treatment be stopped and their lives ended.

Church leaders condemn 'deplorable' soldier killings

Saturday night's murder of two soldiers in County Antrim is "deeply distressing and deplorable", says the head of the Church of Ireland.

Christians hit out at Mugabe's party

The Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has criticised Zanu PF, the party of President Robert Mugabe, of showing “bad faith” in its efforts to work in a unity government with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

Archbishop calls on government to increase support for peace agreement

Dr Daniel Deng Bul, the Archbishop of Sudan, has said that the British Government should increase its support for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Sudan to help bring an end to the suffering in Darfur. The CPA was co-signed by the Government in 2004 to bring an end to the civil war in Sudan.