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Salvation Army Continues Supporting Victims of Hurricane Katrina
The Salvation Army is carrying out one of the largest responses in its history. The relief operation has spread out from Alabama, Louisiana & Mississippi to neighbouring states Florida & Oklahoma, with 120,000 hurricane victims...
Hurricane Katrina: Evangelist Billy Graham
Amid the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in the USA, a host of leading Christians have come out to offer their support to those affected. Leading world evangelist Billy Graham has led the reactions...
World Evangelical Alliance Calls for Global Prayer in Hurricane Katrina Aftermath
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) International Director, Geoff Tunnicliffe has released a statement calling for worldwide prayer for Hurricane Katrina...
Church World Service in Hurricane-Affected Area; Pope Sends Aid
The Church World Service has been in Louisiana visiting areas stricken by Hurricane Katrina, as US troops begin the search for the living and the dead. So far the CWS has sent Health Kits & 5,000 Blankets to New Orleans...
National Council of Churches General Secretary & Christian Community Welcome Ceasefire
The unilateral ceasefire declared by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has been welcomed by the Christian community of Nepal. Dr. K. B. Rokaya, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in Nepal and coordinator of Christian Efforts...
Christian Village Attacked by Fundamentalists in West Bank
Taiba, a Christian village east of Ramallah, was attacked by hundreds of Islamic fundamentalists coming from neighbouring villages. It has been reported to be one of the worst against Christians in the West Bank in many years...
China Shows Reluctance in Ratifying UN Human Rights Treaties
The United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNCHR), Louise Arbour, is currently visiting China. However, China has shown reluctance in handling the human rights policy according to the UN's standards, reports have said...
Indonesia - Christian Women Found Guilty of Christianising Muslim Children
Three Christian women have been sentenced to three years in jail after allegedly converting Muslim children to Christianity. The sentence was passed under Indonesia's 2002 Child Protection Act...
CSW Calls for Renewed Advocacy for Rights of Dalit Christians in India
The fate of Dalit Christians in India in terms of their religious freedom rights is currently at risk, following the Government’s postponement of a series of hearings on the issue originally scheduled for Aug. 25...
New Study Finds Mosque Goers to Double Church Attendance
The number of Mosque goers may double that of Sunday service goers by 2040 according to a new survey by Christian Research. Last year the number of Muslims attending the mosque at least once a week was 930,000, slightly ahead of the 916,000 Christians...
Church Leaders Support Memorial Service Invitation to Bomber Families
A proposal has been made by church leaders to invite the families of the July 7 terrorist attacks to a national memorial service due to be held on 1 November in St Paul's Cathedral...
Blair Offers Apologies as Katrina Hurricane Survivors Find Comfort in God
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has issued a formal apology to the British survivors of Hurricane Katrina who criticised the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for a disorganised response...
UN Commissioner for Refugees Calls for World to Push for Sudan Peace
As the world watched the tragedy unfold in the United States last week following Hurricane Katrina, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called for pressure to be applied to Darfur...
Conference to Discuss Impact of Make Poverty History on Rural Communities
The implications of the Make Poverty History Campaign for the rural communities of the world's poorest countries is the topic of discussion at the forthcoming George Edwards Memorial Event. The Make Poverty History Campaign called for...
Christians Unite with Beslan Mourners in First Anniversary of Killings
Christians joined many people from around the world in Beslan, Russia, to mark the first anniversary of the mass killings when terrorists took Beslan School staff and children hostage on 1 September 2004...
Girls’ Day Out! Women-Only Hydro Active Challenge Starts Sunday
Women will be out in force on Sunday 4 September in London, Birmingham and this year’s new addition, Liverpool, for the Lucozade Sport Hydro Active Women’s Challenge...