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New Report Highlights Torture, Abuse of China House Church Members

Four human rights & church institutions have teamed up to release the 2005 report on torture & abuse against independent Chinese House church members...

Southern Baptist Missions Head Steps Down

North American Mission Board President Robert E. Reccord announced his resignation Monday morning following a critical assessment...

Pope Benedict Celebrates First Anniversary Since Election

Wednesday marked the first anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s election as pontiff – the head of the Roman Catholic Church...

Hong Kong Blocks British Diplomatic Office From Conducting Civil Partnerships

Hong Kong has refused to allow British nationals that live there to observe a British law on gay partnerships. Under the new Civil Partnerships Act...

Faiths to Share Table at New Interfaith Food Festival

A new multi-faith food festival has been planned by the Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum to foster greater understanding between...

New 9/11 Movie Set to Reach Faith Leaders

Universal Pictures will release United 93, a film based on the true story of the passengers and crew on United Airlines Flight 93...

Methodist Church Tells Voters to Challenge Politicians in Local Elections

The Methodist Church has called for people to be more involved with the Local Authority Elections that are up-coming across England next month...

South Sudan Focuses on Education for Next Generation

Following a bloody war in south Sudan, the residents are currently in the process of rebuilding and finding back their normal life...

Baptist World Alliance Leaders Visit Mexico City Ahead of General Council

A delegation of leaders from the BWA has increased their efforts in preparing for its Annual General Council Meeting...

Leading Lutheran Bishop: Christianity’s Future Lies in Ecumenism

The Head of the host church for the 11th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in 2010 has said that the future of Christianity can only be...

Kirk Guild to Report Successes to 2006 General Assembly

The Church of Scotland’s Guild will report to the 2006 General Assembly next month on a number of successes as well as outline needs for the future development of the Guild and its work at home and abroad.

The truth about 'those terrible teenagers'

The reputation of 'The Teenager' was assessed this month in the latest issue of Arena magazine. Here are just some of their fascinating facts to note: -According to Home Office statistics

Narnia Tops DVD Sales

Following the DVD release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on April 4, the film easily topped the national DVD sales chart...

Lutheran World Relief Continues to Assist Bolivia Flood Victims

Lutheran World Relief continues to provide assistance to the 'forgotten emergency' - the severe flooding that hit Bolivia in January and February...

New Grant to Help Launch Fresh Expression of Church in Black Country

Vital funding from the Bishop of Lichfield's Growth Fund will help see the launch of a new industry mission project in the Black...