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“Jesus” Film to be Shown in Public Schools Across Europe
A children's version of the "Jesus" film is to be shown in schools across Europe as part of the religious education that schools must provide according to goverenment requirements...
Six European Countries Join to Declare Objection to EU Stem Cell Research Funding
Six European countries have joined together to declare their objection to the European Union’s highly controversial plans to fund stem cell research. On Monday, Malta’s Competitiveness Minister Censu Galea held...
Christians Express Sympathy for Kidnapped British Professor In Iraq
Christians have expressed their shock and sadness at the kidnapping of British Professor Norman Kember along with one American and two Canadians at the weekend in Baghdad...
Church of Scotland Helping to Put Scots Dialect Back into Sermons
The Church of Scotland has commissioned a working group to develop Scots versions of sermons, prayers and the Common Order. The move is a bid to reverse the downward trend in church attendance...
Hopes Raised at Sentamu’s Historic Inauguration as Archbishop of York
The Church of England today will celebrate the appointment of its first black archbishop at York Minister. The celebration is expected to include a wave of sounds and colour as John Sentamu is inaugurated...
Christians Called to Action for World AIDS Day
Christian organisations are calling on Christians worldwide to take action against HIV/AIDS as part of World AIDS Day this Thursday. World Vision, Christian Aid and the Christian Reformed World Relief...
Catholic Church Publicly Ordains 57 Priests in Vietnam
The Roman Catholic Church ordained the largest number of priests at one time in the history of communist Vietnam on Tuesday. The 57 new priests were ordained to service at...
Swedish Pastor Accused of Hate Crimes Not Guilty
Christian groups were grateful that a Pentecostal pastor in Sweden was found not guilty of hate speech charges stemming from 2003 comments he made for criticising homosexuality. Pastor Ake Green, who had denounced homosexuality...
Chinese Pastor Convicted of Bible Selling to Get Second Trial
Chinese Pastor Cai Zhouwa, who had been convicted of “illegal business operation” after he distributed Bibles to Christians in China will undergo a second trial, according to China Aid Association...
Mexican Evangelicals Worry as Authorities Attempt to Remove Bible Monument
Evangelicals in Mexico have expressed concern over the growing religious intolerance following an attempt by authorities to remove a monument to the Bible in Mexico's capital city. At the end of October...
Vatican Releases Public Instruction on Gay Clergy
The Vatican officially released its highly-anticipated document yesterday naming restrictions on gays in the clergy. The five-page document – Instruction – advising against sexually active gay clergy...
Saddleback Opens AIDS Conference; Warren Urges Churches to Care
“Purpose Drive” Pastor Rick Warren opened the Saddleback AIDS/HIV Conference on Tuesday with a talk on how the church must be more than just a mouth. In his opening talk, Warren lectured to the 1,300-plus participants, from pastors and ministry...
Lutherans & Methodists Step Toward Full Communion
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Methodist Church released the draft of a possible full-communion statement after years of dialogue that began nearly three decades ago. Since 1977, Evangelical...
Iraq TV Shows Video of Abducted British Christian Peace Promoter
A British Christian has been abducted whilst investigating human rights abuses in Iraq with a group called the Christian Peacemakers Team. An unknown Iraqi group has issued a video of four western hostages...
Government Calls Evangelicals to Help Tackle International Justice & Disaster Relief
Evangelicals across the UK have been called by a government minister to help the parliament tackle issues such as international justice...
Mobile Orphanages Helping AIDS Orphans in Zimbabwe
Children left orphaned by AIDS in Zimbabwe are finding care and the Gospel in Christian mobile orphanages. The Mobile Orphanages programme run by Christian World Outreach will help some of the 980,000 AIDS...