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YMCA Opens Winter Homeless Shelter in London
The West London YMCA has teamed up with Trinity Church, Harrow, to open a winter shelter for homeless men between the ages of 18 and 65. The scheme, now in its third year will open on Wednesday 1st December...
Christian-Based HIV/AIDS Program Brings Hope to Ethiopia
An official from the Joint United Nation Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) gave tribute to a Christian-based initiative in Ethiopia for its battle against the deadly global epidemic. On Nov. 17, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) formally launched...
Churches in Sri Lanka Help Rebuild Lives despite Environmental Constraints
One month away from the first anniversary of South East Asia’s devastating tsunami, churches in Sri Lanka are helping to rebuild lives of people despite the presence of many environment constraints...
2005 Christmas Message from the LWF President
In this year's Christmas message, the president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Bishop Mark S. Hanson, appeals to the worldwide Lutheran communion to let faith rather than fear become "our defining reality...
Christians Worldwide Mark First Day of Advent
Christians worldwide observed the first day of the season of Advent on Sunday, Nov. 27, marking the time for reflection, introspection and preparation leading up to Christmas. Advent, the liturgical period preceding Christmas, begins...
Scotland Springs into Action for Scottish Inter Faith Week
Faith communities all across Scotland have been holding events to promote dialogue, understanding and cooperation between the countries religious communities as part of Scottish Inter Faith Week...
Commonwealth Look to EU for Trade Justice Ahead of WTO Talks
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has said at the weekend that he has great hopes that the European Union would hear a united call from the Commonwealth members to cut its farm subsidies and help to win a fairer deal on world trade...
Churches Beginning to Embrace Podcasting
Churches are continuing to ride the surge of popularity and growth experienced by the podcast phenomenon by increasingly producing their own audio and video content for use on the iPod...
New Reports Tell of Executions, Torture of Christians in North Korea
New reports from former North Korean eye-witnesses indicate that the totalitarian government tortures, executes Christians and people related to the faith. In the last two weeks, reports from defectors have offered the world...
Leading Stem Cell Researcher Apologises for Ethical Lapses
The South Korean scientist that led a research team to clone the first human embryo two years ago apologised on Thursday for ethical lapses which occurred during the course of the project and resigned from...
Chinese Leaders Criticise Palau for House Church Registration Statements
Chinese house church leaders and groups sharply criticised well-known evangelist Luis Palau for what they called the “irresponsible and misleading” remarks he made during his trip to Beijing last week...
Commonwealth Leaders Focus on Trade Justice & Terrorism in Malta
Top leaders from Commonwealth countries across the world have been locked in discussions in Valletta, Malta regarding the complex issues of trade justice for poorer nations...
Churches Urge Common Vision For Social Europe
Church and political representatives gathered in Brussels this week for a conference on the future development of the European social model organised by the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and Eurodiaconia...
Church Army Launch New Website to Support Mission & Evangelism
The Church Army website has been given a facelift with a new dynamic design to hopefully bring more of the ministry's resource's and expertise to the people needing them...
Catholic Church Criticises Condom Plans for Taxi Passengers
Plans by a condom manufacturer to provide Edinburgh taxi drivers with condoms to distribute free of charge to couples on their way home after a night out have been criticised by the Catholic Church in Scotland...
Indonesian Sunday School Teachers Lose Appeal
The three Sunday school teachers in Indonesia sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly converting young Muslim children to Christianity have lost their appeal to have their sentences overturned...