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Church Leaders in Iran Released Following Arrest for 'Their Christian Faith'

A Christian couple, who ran a church in Mashdad, Iran, have been released following their arrest nine days before. Reza (Amir) Montazemi, 35, and his wife Fereshteh Dibaj, 28, were released...

Anglican Dioceses See Unity as Best Way to Regain Mission & Education Focus

In efforts to move mission back to the top of the Church agenda, the Anglican dioceses of Portsmouth and Winchester are joining forces to offer greater efficiency and support to schools and colleges in the region...

Christian Ministry Searches for New Children's Writer After 60 Years

Scripture Union launched a competition in 1947 to find new writers of Christian fiction for children, which was won by Patricia St John, with her entry, The Tanglewoods' Secret.

Head of Sudan Evangelical Alliance Thanks British Christians for New Hospital

British Christians have received a warm thank you from Sudan's Evangelical Alliance president, Bishop Elias Taban. Bishop Taban, a former child soldier, was returning to the UK...

Operation Christmas Child to Reach Millions of Poverty-Stricken Children

Operation Christmas Child, a Christian relief project, is launching its Christmas appeal in Bromley urging residents to deliver gift-filled shoeboxes for needy children in Eastern Europe and Africa.

YWCA USA Encourages Children to Express Anger After School Shootings

The Young Women's Christian Association USA is encouraging parents, teachers and child carers to engage with children in positive expressions of anger in response to the recent school shootings.

Glasgow Outreach Project Continues to Spread Good News

The Glasgow Outreach Project - a Scripture Union mission venture in Scotland's largest city - continues to flourish as more and more churches open their hearts to the project's vision to bring the gospel to the city's schools.

Diocese of Wakefield hopes to Learn Lessons from Priest Idol

The Diocese of Wakefield has produced a special Priest Idol package to help churches across the diocese experience the same turnaround success in their congregation numbers as the church at the centre of the controversial Priest Idol TV series.

Pro-Life Charity Calls on UN to Issue Global Ban on Abortion

The pro-life charity Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has expressed its disappointment at the failure of the UN's Study on Violence Against Children to include the unborn child in its statement on child abuse.

Climate Change Campaigners Urge Blair to Leave Legacy

As the 'I Count' rally approaches, churches and environmental campaigners are increasingly urging the public to take part in the fight against climate change. Taking place 4 November, the aim is to urge the UK government to take responsibility on a national scale to reduce the causes of climate change.

North Korea Warns of Serious Retaliation Against Japanese Sanctions

North Korea has threatened "strong" retaliation against Japanese sanctions as the UN considers what action it will take against the closed Communist state which claimed to have tested a nuclear bomb Monday.

Pakistan Earthquake Homeless Face Winter Crisis

Church World Service (CWS) has warned that as many as 400,000 people in northern Pakistan and Kashmir are still without permanent shelter following last year's massive earthquake and now face a major health crisis in the onslaught of a predicted early and harsh winter.