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ROPE Continues to Support Pakistan Survivors One Year after Earthquake

Christian charity ROPE was with survivors of last year's massive earthquake in Pakistan immediately after the disaster struck. It remains there one year on working with the most vulnerable survivors.

Church of England Press Officers Gather for Annual Conference

The Annual Conference of Church of England press offices will take place this week. Gathering more than 30 Diocesan Communicators from dioceses across the country, a three-day conference will be held under the title 'Challenging Perception: Developing Mission-Shaped Communications'.

East London Church Anti-Violence Event to Feature Gee Walker

An East London church has organised a special one-day event to promote peace which will take place in East London this month and feature Gee Walker, the mother of murdered teenager Anthony Walker.

World Vision Honoured with 'Star of Sacrifice' by Pakistan President

The President of Pakistan has honoured international Christian aid agency World Vision with the 'Star of Sacrifice' award for its emergency relief work after the October 2005 earthquake that killed 73,000 people in northern Pakistan.

Archbishop of Canterbury Preaches First Sermon on China Tour

The spiritual head of the 77million-member worldwide Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams has begun his first journey to China by delivering a sermon to an invitation-only congregation of 300 people in Shanghai.

Church Leaders Challenge Trident

The representatives of the major Christian denominations have gathered in central London recently to explore an appropriate church response to the issue of Trident renewal.

New Report Reveals Shocking Extent of Persecution in Colombia

A leading persecution watchdog has released details of a report which reveals for the first time the extent of religious freedom violations in Colombia. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) tells that in the report were at least 6 clear cases of targeted assassinations of pastors or church leaders...

UN Considers Sanctions for North Korea

The UN is considering calls from the US and Japan for stringent sanctions to be placed on North Korea following its announcement that it had tested a nuclear bomb on Sunday. Scientists said they

WEA Global Briefing Challenges Evangelicals to 'Know Your World'

The World Evangelical Alliance, a network of churches and organisations serving 420 million evangelicals in 127 countries, is inviting Christians across the United States and Canada to 'know their world' by participating in the 2006 Global Briefing tour in October...

Paisley: DUP Meeting 'Good and Useful Exchange of Views'

Following talks with Protestant politician Ian Paisley Monday, Roman Catholic leader Sean Brady said a political deal in Northern Ireland is "within our grasp".

MySpace Bands Raise Money for Sudan Crisis

Following last week's Darfur warning by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the public became more aware that the war-stricken nation is creeping ever closer to catastrophe, with rape and violence on the rise and humanitarian access at its lowest level since 2004.

Bishop of Norwich Praises Farmers for Helping Countryside

The Bishop of Norwich has praised the contribution of farmers to the countryside at a recent service held as part of a west Norfolk harvest festival. The Rt Rev Graham James praised farmers for

Blair Joins United Nations in Condemning North Korea Nuclear Test

The United Nations Security Council has condemned North Korea's claim of a successful nuclear test on Monday. At an emergency meeting the council demanded that the communist nation immediately return to six-party talks regarding its weapons program...