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Jade Goody christened in hospital
Terminally ill Jade Goody and her two sons were christened on Saturday in a low key ceremony at the Royal Marsden Hospital chapel.
Darwin conference does not speak for Vatican, says theorist
A leading intelligent design advocate said Friday that views expressed this week at a Darwin conference in Rome should not be confused with the Vatican's position on intelligent design and Darwinism.
Christian legal experts warn against Islamic finance
The British Government will be capitulating to Islamic religious law if they change the current financial regulations to accommodate sharia finance and issue Islamic or 'sukuk' bonds, warn Christian Concern for our Nation and the Christian Legal Centre.
No Line on the Horizon: U2's most Christian album?
According to one theologian in Alabama, U2's latest album No Line on the Horizon is âthe most thoroughly Christian thing theyâve done yetâ.
David Ostby, Norway's local boy
For David Ostby, big change is all about the local church.
Hear the Gospel story how the first Christians heard it
Actor Lance Pierson is taking his one man performance of Mark's Gospel to churches across England this Easter.
Head of Scottish Episcopal Church announces retirement
The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has announced he will retire at the end of July.
Church DVD explores modern perspectives of the Christian faith
From the pilgrimage shrine of St Davids to the bombed remains of Coventry Cathedral to the disputed Holy Land - a range of modern perspectives of the Christian faith feature in an ambitious new DVD produced by the Church in Wales.
African Archbishops petition Brown on LRA attacks
African Church leaders have appealed to Prime Minister Gordon Brown to help put an end to brutal attacks by the Lordâs Resistance Army.
Turkey: Muslim youth vandalise Christian bookshop
A Christian bookstore in Turkey has been vandalised twice in the last month by Muslim youth, according to Compass Direct News.
Release presses China on plight of North Korean refugees
Nearly 50,000 signatures have been added to a petition asking China to grant refugee status to North Koreans fleeing famine and persecution in their country.
Hope UK raising drugs awareness
Hope UK supporters gathered in central London on Wednesday to hear about the charityâs three-year Government funded Family Drug Prevention project.
Care for the Family challenges nation to go back to cash
Care for the Family launches its Cash for a Month initiative this week, challenging the nation to ditch their credit and debit cards in favour of using only cash for a month.
Stop the Traffik welcomes Cadbury's switch to Fairtrade
The Stop the Traffik coalition of campaigners against human trafficking have welcomed the announcement from Cadbury this week that its Dairy Milk chocolate bars are to go Fairtrade.
Sound of church bells returns to City of London
The Bishop of London has lent his support to a four-year campaign to restore the sound of church bells across the City of London.
Solutions to gang crime nurtured by Oasis approach
Mentoring, nurturing talent and Churches committed to building dedicated, youth-focussed teams were some of the solutions that came out of God, Guns, Gangs, a conference for urban youth workers held on Saturday at The Oasis Centre in London.