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Hindu & Buddhist Dalits Join Christian Rally for Equal Rights in India
Around 800 Dalits (formerly known as 'untouchables'), comprising those of Christian, Hindu and Buddhist background, joined together this week in a protest at Parliament Street, New Delhi, India.
Diana Concert Benefits The Leprosy Mission
The Leprosy Mission, an international Christian organisation, will benefit from some of the proceeds of the Concert for Diana, organised by Princes William and Harry to celebrate their mother's life.
Evangelical Alliance Welcomes David Cameron's Comments on Marriage
The Evangelical Alliance and Christian social action charity CARE have welcomed Conservative Party leader David Cameron's comments that the UK would be better off with more marriage and fewer divorces.
Farms International Curbing Child Slave Trade
Farms International, a Christian ministry which equips impoverished families with the means of self-support, is helping to curb the child slave trade by helping families become self-sustaining.
Church Leaders Urge Prayer for Bethlehem Ahead of Pilgrimage
The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster are among church leaders calling on parishes and congregations throughout England and Wales to pray for the "little town of Bethlehem" as the final week of Advent approaches.
Operation Noah Tackles 'Humanity's Biggest Threat in 21st Century'
Operation Noah, the Churches' campaign to avert catastrophic climate change, has appointed Ann Pettifor, one of the architects of the hugely successful Jubilee 2000 campaign, as its new Campaign Director.
South Africa HIV/AIDS Struggle Inspires CTBI Prayer for Unity Resources
Saturday in South Africa is 'funeral day', when communities, devastated by HIV/AIDS, bury their dead. It is this heartbreaking reality for so many communities around the world ravaged by HIV and AIDS that has provided the inspiration for resources to accompany next year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
UN Recognises 650m Disabled in First Human Rights Treaty of 21st Century
International aid and development agencies, World Vision and Action on Disability and Development (ADD), have welcomed the formal adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities.
Gold Industry Must Clean Up its Act, Finds CAFOD
The gold industry must clean up its act or risk losing new customers after a new YouGov poll for CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, has found that consumers are now keener than ever to ensure that the gold jewellery products ...
Leprosy Mission Releases Resources for World Leprosy Day 2007
Leprosy Mission is calling on Christians up and down the country to get involved with next year's World Leprosy Day on 28 January 2007. The last Sunday in January has been set aside since 1954 to spread the message that leprosy still exists.
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Gold Industry Must Clean Up its Act, says CAFOD
'All that glitters isn't gold,' goes the familiar saying. But the gold jewellery industry is facing a harsh wake-up call this Christmas as the ethical concern of Britain's shoppers looks turns increasingly to the gold jewellery industry.
Indians Help Boost Congregations in Britain
Indian priests are not only meeting the shortage of priests in churches in Britain, but Christian migrants from India, particularly from Kerala, are helping boost church congregations, recent reports show.
Controversial Christian Video Game Continues to Soar in Charts
A controversial video game that depicts a crusade of violence by Christians continues to soar in the bestseller charts this Christmas. The game Left Behind: Eternal Forces is set in post-apocalyptic New York and features God's army battling the Antichrist. Based on the bestselling Christian fantasy Left Behind series created by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins.
Rowan Williams Endorses Report on Child Marketing
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Dr Rowan Williams, has endorsed a report which aims to alert the public to the fact that children are under threat from a flood of marketing and advertising aimed directly at the young.