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10,000 Gather as DC Festival Opens in Washington with Luis Palau
Some 10,000 people pulled out their raincoats and umbrellas Saturday to attend the opening day of the much-anticipated DC Festival on the wet grounds of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall. Rains and warnings of floods caused...
Church Leaders Unite in Opposition to Assisted Dying Bill
Faith leaders have united to oppose assisted dying which went up for debate in the House of Lords yesterday. Dr Williams said he remained opposed to euthanasia...
Massive Earthquake in Pakistan Leaves More than 20,000 Dead
A major earthquake hit Pakistan and its neighbouring countries Saturday morning, killing more than 20,000 people and leaving tens of thousands injured. As of Sunday, an estimated 20,000 people have been killed...
Christians Unite Against Religious Hatred Bill in London Prayer Rally
The Evangelical Alliance with the Christian Lawyers Fellowship gathered Saturday in London at a prayer rally against the Religious Hatred Bill that is due to be up for a second reading in...
Relief Teams Respond as Thousands Feared Dead in South Asia Earthquake
Thousands are feared dead in the Himalayan region across the Pakistan and India border on Saturday as a huge earthquake shook villages, instigating landslides and pulling down two apartment blocks...
York Students Get Plugged into Church through new Website
York Students is the new website by One Voice for Students in the York area designed to help new and returning students get 'plugged in' to the local church scene...
WARC Challenges Members to Uphold Justice
Leaders of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches have decried the current expansion of neoliberal economic globalisation and called on its members to work for justice in the world...
Christian Mission Organisation Fears for India’s Christians
U.S.-based Mission India has warned of greater persecution amid calls from Hindu leaders for an anti-conversion law to be passed. The new law could also mean imprisonment for missionaries...
EAUK Prayer Rally Against Religious Hatred Bill Hits Hyde Park
The African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance and the Evangelical Alliance will gather today in Hyde Park's Speakers' Corner protesting against the proposed Religious Hatred bill...
Red Cross Disasters Report Supports Christian Aid Policies
The Red Cross has released its annual World Disasters Report earlier this week. The report scrutinises on how aid agencies could have responded better to recent natural disasters around the world, especially the tsunami...
Bali Bombings Generate Fear & Concern for Indonesian Christians
A wave of terrorist attacks near a tourist area in Bali, Indonesia over the past weekend has generated alarm in people throughout the world. As persecutions against Christians in Indonesia by Islamic extremists persist...
Thousands of Youth Pray for Second Great Revival for Churches in Korea
Around 5,000 Christian youth from 45 churches and about 10 organisations in the city of Pohang in South Korea were praying from Sunday evening to the next morning for the revival of churches in Korea. The "Again 1907 in Pohang" Prayer Gathering...
Kenya Church to Begin Civic Education on Draft Constitution
A massive civic education programme is to be launched by the Anglican Church of Kenya in the run-up to the national referendum on the Draft Constitution on 21 November. Two hundred and fifty leaders from the Anglican Church...
Church of Ireland Primate Warns Against Anglican Split Over Homosexuality
Archbishop Eames, the Primate of All Ireland, has warned the Anglican Communion not to become so polarised over the issue of gay rights. Archbishop Eames is head of a task force engaged in bringing reconciliation between...
Religious Groups Concerned by Proposed Highway Code for Racial Equality
Religious groups have expressed their unease after the head of the Commission for Racial Equality called for a ‘highway code’ of rules for race relations. Trevor Philips has put forward that this would offer guidance for race relations...
Imprisoned Christian Sunday School Teachers in Indonesia Establish Church
The three Indonesian woman that are serving a three-year prison sentence after their convictions in Indonesia, have started a church within their prison walls. A huge outcry against their convictions...