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Archbishop calls for end to Orissa violence
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has added his voice to calls for an immediate end to the violence being waged against Christians in India's Orissa state.
US: Christian relief teams on the ground after Gustav exit
Christian relief teams are on the ground and ready to begin distributing food, water and other essential items to Hurricane Gustav victims after the worst of the storm subsided on Tuesday.
CAFOD gives £50,000 to India's flood survivors
CAFOD has given £50,000 to help survivors of floods that have swamped hundreds of villages in Bihar, leaving 2.5 million homeless and 500 dead.
Cathedral dean elected as new Bishop of St Davids
The man in charge of one of the country's best loved landmarks and the cradle of Christianity in Wales was today elected as the new Bishop of St Davids.
Christian woman takes art centre to court over 'lewd' Jesus statue
A Christian woman has today taken an art centre to court over an exhibition which included a statue showing Jesus with an erect penis.
YMCAs remember slain Guatemalan volunteers
YMCAs around the world are remembering three young volunteers who were shot dead whilst working for the Guatemalan branch in August.
Christians mark Mother Teresa's 98th birthday with call to peace
Christians in India commemorated the 98th birthday of Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa last week with prayers and petitions for peace and harmony between Christians and Hindus in Orissa state.
Chinese house church leader released from 'forced vacation'
The head of a Chinese house church organisation and his wife have been released by authorities after more than three weeks of detention.
OM ministry ship retires after 350 ports of call
OM UK has announced the retirement of its ministry ship, Logos II, in July after more than two decades of bringing the Gospel to the world.
Belfast services look at inner healing
Brother David Jardine, the head of Divine Healing Ministries, will lead a series of Monday night services on healing in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast.
Call to EU and US to speak out on Orissa violence
Human Rights Watch, Christian Solidarity Network, Dalit Freedom Network and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty have appealed to foreign ministers in the European Union and the United States to immediately call for an end to the sectarian violence in India's Orissa state.
Liberia Rotarians give back to Mercy Ships
A group of over 10 volunteers from the Rotary Club of Monrovia Liberia were recently onboard the hospital ship Africa Mercy, giving up their time to help patients served onboard.
Michael W Smith, Mac Powell, Josh Turner feature on Billy Graham album
Some of Christian music's most respected artists join together in tribute to one of the world's most admired men, the Rev Billy Graham, for the October 7 release of Billy: The Early Years, the original motion picture soundtrack to the film opening on October 10.
US relief agencies ready for 'mother of all storms'
As Hurricane Gustav lashed down heavy rain and wind on Louisiana on Monday, US faith-based development agencies say they are on standby to reach the needy with emergency supplies.
Church advertises prayer to ease return to 'daily grind'
The Church of England has taken the unprecedented step of taking out advertising space in a major newspaper to soothe commuters travelling into work this morning, as schools and workplaces get back to the daily grind after the summer holiday season.
Gospel for Asia work hit by India floods
When a dam broke in the Saptakoshi River in Nepal last month, it led to massive flooding in neighbouring Bihar, India, where more than two million people have been flooded out of their homes.