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Christian Aid welcomes £75m climate change support for Bangladesh
Christian Aid has welcomed the announcement from the Government that it is to give Bangladesh £75 million to adapt to climate change.
Sentamu tells Government to recognise faith contribution to community
The Archbishop of York has called upon the Government to give fuller recognition to the work carried out by faith groups in the delivery of social services in England.
Housing Justice finds more than 200 rough sleepers in Westminster
Christian homeless support charity, Housing Justice, found 206 people sleeping rough in Westminster, central London, in its latest count by volunteers in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Newsboys release live CD/DVD
International pop/rock phenomenon newsboys captures the best of its explosive sell-out "GO" tour on the new CD/DVD project newsboys live: Houston We Are Go, releasing September 30 on Inpop Records.
TD Jakes: Breakthrough starts with you
Debt, unmotivated staff and personal spiritual struggles are not foreign to pastors.
Christians cry out for America on 9/11
As the US marks the seventh anniversary of the infamous 9/11 terrorist attacks, Christians throughout the nation have been encouraged to cry out in prayer for America.
Parachute Band's new album to hit UK shelves in October
Created by New Zealand's high-energy worship songwriters, Parachute Band announces their latest CD Technicolor which will be released by Integrity Music in the UK in October.
Muswell Hill churches ready to welcome locals Back to Church
Churches in Muswell Hill are getting ready to tell more than 11,000 homes that they can expect a warm welcome on this year's Back to Church Sunday.
Welsh bishops to reflect on Lambeth
The Bishops of the Church in Wales will present their response to the Lambeth Conference to members of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales at the University of Wales, Lampeter, next week.
New vicar for church of murdered priest
A parish whose priest was stabbed to death 18 months ago will welcome a new vicar in a service on Thursday night.
God does not will tragedies, says Archbishop
"Accidents and tragedies haven't been willed or planned by God but are, on the contrary, for him also a disaster and frustration of his purposes," Archbishop says during service of thanksgiving for Ben and Catherine Mullany, who were killed during a suspected
Political parties should tackle poverty - poll
The results of a poll released today to coincide with the launch of a new anti-poverty campaign reveal that the majority of the public would like the major political parties to set out a strategy for eradicating poverty.
Zondervan to release Sarah Palin biography
Christian publishing giant Zondervan, the company behind Rick Warren's megahit The Purpose Driven Life, has announced it will release the biography of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin next month.
US: Catholic bishops find fault with Biden's abortion remark
US Catholic prelates fresh from a wrestle with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her abortion statement, have now turned their criticism to Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, who they say misrepresented church teaching on human life in a recent interview.
WCC delegation finds deep wounds in South Ossetia
The destruction of ethnic Georgian communities in South Ossetia, the deep wounds to local society and war damage to the capital city confronted a delegation from the World Council of Churches on the second half of a 3-7 September pastoral visit to Georgia and Russia. The findings added urgency to concerns raised by government and church officials during a stop in Moscow.
Sacked by Al Jazeera for being 'white, Christian, British female', says exec
A British woman appointed to head up planning at Al Jazeera has told an employment tribunal that the Arabic station sacked her because she was a "white, Christian, British female".