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Children’s Society Appeals for National Network of Refuges for Child Runaways
The Children's Society has called on the Government to set up a nationwide network of 24-hour refuges for the estimated 100,000 children who run away each year. The call comes in light of new research which shows...
Sri Lanka's Religious Constitutional Amendment is Thwarted
It was reported that Sri Lanka’s parliament would debate on 4th October on an amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution that would make Buddhism the official state religion if passed. However, according to Voice of the Martyrs...
Australia’s Church Leaders Protest Industrial Relations Reforms
Church leaders have voiced their protest against the Australian Government's plans to centralise industrial relations into a single system. Church leaders fear the family and young workers will be compromised by...
Christian Aid Sends Funds to Partners Operating in Harvest Crisis in Malawi
Christian Aid is sending £100,000 to its partners in Malawi to support tens of thousands of people through the next harvest. Families have been running out of food as Malawi faces its lowest harvest levels in a decade...
Salvation Army Extends ‘Pass the Parcel’ Appeal to Elderly and Homeless
The Salvation Army has teamed up with ITV's This Morning & Superdrug for its Christmas gift campaign 'Pass the Parcel', which will be extended to the elderly & homeless...
Church Leaders Pour Out Messages of Condolence to Pakistan Quake Victims
Church leaders have expressed their sympathy to the victims & relatives of the major earthquake to hit Pakistan & India on Saturday. The final death toll could top 30,000...
UK Relief Teams Hunt for Asia Quake Survivors
Three days after the South Asia earthquake rocked Pakistan and nearby countries, British rescue workers are continuing to hunt for survivors. Search teams are working in the capital city of Islamabad and rural Kashmir...
America DC Festival with Luis Palau Draws 50,000 on Final Day
The skies lightened up for the second and final day of DC Festival with Luis Palau, drawing a crowd five times the size of the previous night. On Sunday, the Luis Palau team...
Reformed Churches Meeting Discusses “Water – God’s Gift For Life”
Leaders of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches met in Evian, France, on Saturday to gather under the theme, “Water – God’s gift for life.” The scarcity of clean water, its privatisation and distribution was discussed...
Christian Groups Scramble Aid Operations in Wake of Pakistan Earthquake
Christian organisations have been responding to Saturday's earthquake in Pakistan, which reached 7.5 on the Richter Scale. Christian Aid pledged an initial £50,000...
Christian Masses Unite in First Half of Prayer Protests Against Religious Hatred Bill
Over the weekend, Christians joined together in London to unite in prayer against the government’s proposed Religious Hatred Bill, which gets its first reading...
Change Me
Dear Lord change not Thy will in my life, Or trial and sorrows to be; Renew my faith and make me strong, Change not Thy will, change me. Though teardrops fall when trouble comes, Like storms on a rolling sea; Let Thy beacon guide my ship to port, Change not the storm, change me.
Scottish Catholic Leader Decries ‘Unjust and Immoral Laws’
Cardinal Keith O'Brien of the Catholic Church in Scotland has condemned MSPs for being "intent on enacting unjust and immoral laws". The Cardinal made the criticisms yesterday in an homily preached to...
An Aspirin A Day
The history of aspirin reaches back to the fifth century BC, when Hippocrates,' the father of medicine', used a bitter powder extracted from willow bark to ease pain and reduce fever. His discovery was to open a door to the world's safest and least expensive drug, of which over 80 billion are consumed each year...
Over 200 Eritrean Christians Captured & Detained in New Persecutions
Over two hundred Christian Eritrean evangelicals and members of minority churches have been captured and detained, according to Release Eritrea. The operation which was carried out by Eritrean security forces is said...
Bible Receives Latest Translation for Text Message Generation
The entire Bible has been translated into SMS format by the Bible Society in Australia. The latest version of the Bible enables 31,171 verses in the abbreviated text style to be sent direct to mobile phones. The verses are...