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Archbishop of Cape Town Joins Call for Trade Justice at WTO Conference
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town has joined with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in its call for government representatives meeting in Hong Kong next week to renew efforts to secure trade justice...
Church Project for Bereaved Children to Run Out of Funds
A unique church project for bereaved children in Scotland is appealing for funding that will enable it to continue its work for the next three years. The current funding for Richmond's Hope will run out by April 2006...
Bishop of Nazareth: Israeli Barrier Must Come Down
The Latin Bishop of Nazareth, Mgr Paulus Marcuzo, has said that Israel must destroy the barrier put up around large parts of the West Bank if peace is to come to the conflict-torn region...
First Christian TV Channel Comes to Egypt
Christians in Egypt can now watch church services and other Christian programmes on the country's first completely Christian, Egyptian-run television channel, Aghapy TV. The new channel, funded by donations from around the world...
German Evangelicals: Torture Cannot Be Tool in Fight Against Terror
The head of the Evangelical Church in Germany has said that illegal imprisonments and interrogations under torture cannot be tolerated in a democratic state...
Christian Journalism Course Launched in UK
A Christian journalism course, the first of its kind in the UK, has been launched by Cleland Thom Journalism Training Services to give skills specifically to Christians feeling the call to enter journalism...
Bishops Pressure Government on Asylum Seekers
Nineteen Anglican bishops, as well as numerous other religious leaders, have pressured the Government to change its policy on asylum seekers in an open letter to The Times newspaper. Just one week after...
Bishop Defends Christian Peacemakers After Iraqi Kidnappings
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the Bishop of Jerusalem defended Christian Peacemakers Teams after the kidnapping of four...
Salvation Army Offers Chance to Bring Hope at Christmas to Those in Poverty
The Salvation Army in the UK has this season launched its first ever catalogue of gift ideas that will go towards helping support communities across the developing world...
Two Christian Aid Partners Killed in Afghanistan
The bodies of two men working for a Christian Aid partner have been uncovered in the Farah province of Afghanistan. Nothing had been heard of the men since their kidnapping in July 2005...
WCC Increases Preparations for Diverse 9th Assembly in Brazil
The World Council of Churches is increasing their efforts in its preparations for its 9th Assembly that will take place from 14-23 February 2006 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The council is looking to offer...
Evengelical Church of Germany Demands Family Friendly Politics
The Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) had joined with experts from the science and political spheres in demanding the political advancement of families from...
UK Christians to Fund Primary School in Egypt's 'Garbage City'
A persecution watchdog group will fund the building of a much-needed Christian primary school for children living among trash heaps outside of Cairo, Egypt...
Witness: Christians Persecuted in Burma; Starvation, Abuse Rampant
A Christian human rights organisation has recently released new evidence of systematic persecution of Christians by Burma’s military dictatorship. Christian Freedom International (CFI) on Dec. 5 released an interview...
Putin Delays Review of Bill to Reduce Number of Foreign Missionaries in Russia
The second reading of a bill that will reduce the number of foreign missionaries able to carry out mission in Russia has been delayed as President Vladamir Putin amends...
International North Korea Human Rights Summit Opens in Seoul
Nearly 1,000 human rights and Christian activists, politicians, and North Korean defectors gathered in Seoul on Thursday to highlight the ongoing human rights abuses in North Korea and to shed light on South Korea’s reluctance...