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UK Christian groups unite to tackle poverty and homelessness
Christian homelessness charity Housing Justice has joined with Scottish Churches Housing Action, Church Action on Poverty and the Church Urban Fund to launch an investigation into the experience of poverty, homelessness and bad housing across Britain.
Evangelical & ecumenical leaders in landmark conversations on unity
Representatives of the worldwide evangelical and ecumenical movements have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to pave the way for closer collaboration.
'Golden Compass' author denies promoting atheism in books
British author Phillip Pullman has publicly denied allegations that his work, including The Golden Compass which is being adapted onto the big screen, is anti-Catholic and promotes atheism.
Church Head: Christian Diversity Meeting Not 'Going to be Easy'
A first-of-a-kind global gathering that has brought together the broadest range of Christian tradition ever is not "going to be easy," predicted the leader of a global church body.
Mission meets innovation at America's largest outreach convention
Thousands have converged in San Diego for the self-claimed single largest gathering focused solely on outreach and featuring much of today's most innovative and fastest growing churches in the US.
China bans Bibles from 2008 Olympics
China is banning Bibles from the Olympic Games next year allegedly for security reason, according to reports Tuesday.
YouTube death threat for Christian opponent of London Mega-Mosque
A harrowing video showing a mock obituary of a prominent Christian campaigner against the erection of an east London 'mega-mosque' has appeared on YouTube.
Officials say Pakistan emergency likely to end in 2-3 weeks
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will likely end emergency rule that has drawn widespread international condemnation in two to three weeks, the president of the country's ruling party told a newspaper.
German church steeple challenges leaning tower of Pisa
The Guinness Book of World Records has ruled that a church steeple in Germany, not the famous leaning tower of Pisa, is the most tilted tower in the world.
One killed, 3 wounded in Finland school shooting
One person was killed and three injured in a shooting at a school in a southern Finland on Wednesday, an official at the local authority said.
Obesity causes cancer in 6,000 British women a year
Excess weight means around 6,000 British women contract cancer every year, according to new research published on Wednesday underlining the link between obesity and cancer.
New York official wants gays in St Patrick's Day parade
New York's lesbian City Council speaker said on Tuesday she wants to include gays and people from Northern Ireland in the St. Patrick's Day parade, a proposal sure to meet opposition from the parade's Irish-Catholic organizers.
Afghans mourn victims of worst suicide attack
Afghans began three days of national mourning on Wednesday for 41 people, many of them children, killed in the country's worst suicide attack.
U.S. attack on Iran may 'open Pandora's box'
The United States could unleash vastly superior firepower if it attacked Iran but Tehran could strike back against its forces in Iraq and threaten oil supplies crucial to the world economy.
World to stay hooked on fossil fuels, says Intl' Energy Agency
The world will stay hooked on fossil fuels up to 2030, although oil's share of global energy demand will fall slightly, while coal use rises, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.
Christian Egyptian tycoon plans new TV stations against radicals
Egyptian billionaire and telecoms tycoon Naguib Sawiris plans to launch new television channels to counter what he describes as increasing social and religious conservatism in the Arab Muslim country.