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Brown and Sarkozy to urge banks to disclose write-offs
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will urge banks this week to make "full and immediate disclosure" of write-offs due to the global credit crisis, British officials said on Monday.
More people have faith in resurrection than stock market - bishop
England is "far from a secular country" and people desire a "return to real Christianity", says Bishop of Lichfield.
Cigarette display ban considered
Retailers could be forced to take cigarettes off display, under government plans to crack-down on smoking.
Litvinenko's widow demands inquest
The widow of poisoned Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko has asked British authorities to press ahead with an inquest that she hopes will shed light on suspected Russian state complicity in his murder.
Muslim converted by Pope says life in more danger
An outspoken Muslim author and critic of Islamic fundamentalism who converted to Christianity at the hands of Pope Benedict said on Sunday he realised he was in greater danger but he has no regrets.
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Church leader wants multi-denominational visit to Holy Land
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has invited the leaders of other denominations to join him in a solidarity visit to the Holy Land.
Faith schools under fire from teachers
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) is to debate a motion calling for faith schools to be abolished on the basis that they undermine community relations.
'Death is overcome' - Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, challenged people in his Easter sermon on Sunday to accept the inevitability of death but also to receive the newness of life after death that only God can give.
Conservative Anglicans hope crisis brings transformation
Breakaway bishop Martyn Minns believes that the deep divisions in the Anglican Communion are not the end of the story.
Palau brings historic event 'home' to Argentina
Luis Palau evangelistic event draws historic 800,000 to world's broadest street, the famed Avenue 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires.
Sentamu joins open-air baptisms on Easter Sunday
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, joined 20 people as they enter their new life with Jesus Christ through open air baptisms in York city centre on Easter Sunday.
German Jewish leader criticises Pope over prayer
The leader of Germany's Jewish community said on Friday she was surprised Pope Benedict could have allowed a new version of a Good Friday prayer for the conversion of Jews.
British minister defends embryo research bill
Britain's government is right to push through hybrid human-animal embryo legislation after a Roman Catholic cardinal attacked the government for "endorsement of experiments of Frankenstein proportion", Health Minister Ben Bradshaw has told the BBC.
Mission Aviation Fellowship helps with peace negotiations in southern Sudan
"If MAF hadn't flown in the peace conference's facilitator, there would have been great strife. They were our Wings of Peace," affirms Seth Le Leu, Country Director for World Vision in Sudan.
McCain's pastor a sharp contrast to Obama's
John McCain's Phoenix pastor, Dan Yeary, is a folksy patriotic Southern Baptist who opposes abortion and believes homosexuality to be a biblical sin, but says Christians have an obligation to love such sinners.