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Second Trial of Beijing House Church Leader Produces Same Result
The verdict of the second trial of a prominent Chinese house church pastor remains the same as he continues serving his three year jail sentence. On Tuesday, the Beijing Municipality Haidian District...
Niger Children Facing Malnutrition, New Survey Reveals
Niger’s children still face high levels of malnutrition despite international aid efforts earlier this year that saved 90 percent of the more than 300,000 children treated, warns a new U.N.-backed survey...
South Korean Cloning Expert Resigns After Investigators Find Research Faked
South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk resigned on Friday after investigators said his landmark stem-cell research was fabricated...
Persian Gulf Christmas Celebrations Extend Outside Church Walls
Christmas is no longer being celebrated behind closed doors for Christians in the Persian Gulf. For the first time...
Battle Waged Over Bible Monument in Mexico City
The Bible Society of Mexico battled with city authorities in Mexico City last month over the Bible Monument that was revealed in the historic part of the capital. On Nov. 23, during a massive gathering of more than seven thousand...
Initial Iraqi Election Results Reveal Large Shi'ite Religious Support
Sunni Arab and secular parties are demanding a rerun of last week's Iraq elections, alleging massive fraud as initial counts showed the Shiite Islamists' large stake of power. With a 70 percent turnout among the 15.5 million Iraqis...
Tune into ‘Help! It’s Christmas’ This Sunday
'Help! It's Christmas' is the unmissable TV show charting the efforts of Faithworks founder, Steve Chalke, has attempts to pull together a nativity play with no money and no professional actors...
North Korea Remains a Serious Concern to the World
Nearing the holidays and another end of the year, Christian activists and human rights groups have not forgotten the millions of persecuted believers around the world who have yet to gain the freedom to celebrate Christmas...
2006 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity to Focus on Reconciliation
The World Council of Churches has announced the theme for next year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity as being Matthew 18:20, "Where two or three are gathered in my name...
Anglican Mainstream Calls on Government to Reconsider Civil Partnerships Act
Anglican Mainstream has called on the Government to reconsider the Civil Partnerships Act, describing the new legislation as both "confusing and unjust". The statement...
Church of England Evangelical Council Issues Warning Over Civil Partnerships
The Evangelical Council has warned of the negative consequences of the Civil Partnerships Act following the hundreds of gay civil partnership ceremonies that took place up and down the country...
Methodist Fund Still at Work in Tsunami Zone
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) have been helping hundreds of tsunami survivors rebuild their lives over the past year. In tandem with a local partner MRDF has been providing survivors with...
Scripture Union Teaches About the True Meaning of Christmas
Thousands of primary-school children heard about the real meaning of Christmas this winter thanks to Scripture Union and a number of churches across the country...
Christian Aid Photograph Makes it to Time Magazine Best Photos of the Year
A photograph commissioned by Christian Aid for a special exhibition currently being held to mark the first anniversary of the Asian tsunami next Monday has been selected by Time Magazine...
Evangelical Council Warns of Negative Impact of Gay Civil Partnerships
The Evangelical Council has warned of the negative consequences of the Civil Partnerships Act which allowed hundreds of gay couples...
Baptist Church Grant to Alleviate Poverty
Several churches across Britain will benefit from £19,500 worth of grants from the Baptist Union of Great Britain for work combatting poverty alleviation in their local communities...