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Hollywood Films Looking to Church after Passion of Christ Success

Walt Disney has turned to faith communities to promote its latest offering, "The Greatest Game Ever Played" despite the film not being overtly religious. The shift in focus follows the huge success of "The Passion of...

World Evangelical Alliance Praises Worldwide Prayer Movements

Amid turmoil and horrific death tolls in the previous century, also known as the "bloodiest century," and this decade's unprecedented number of disasters...

New President Joins Girls’ Brigade in Scotland

The new president of the Girls' Brigade in Scotland, Anne Hosie, was confirmed in her new position at the Brigade's annual meeting in Port Glasgow last Saturday...

Akinola Affirms Commitment to Historic Faith in Letter to Anglicans

The Most Rev. Peter Akinola, Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Africa, has commented on the recent amendments to the constitution...

One Million Evangelicals Called to Huge Prayer Rally Against Religious Hatred Bill

The Evangelical Alliance and the African & Caribbean Evangelical Alliance is urging its combined membership, consisting of more than a million Christians, to protest next month against the Racial & Religious Hatred Bill...

Hurricane Rita Weakens, Still Considered 'Extremely Dangerous'

After peaking on Wednesday as a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds, Hurricane Rita weakened on Thursday afternoon to a Category 4 storm, but is still considered to be, “extremely dangerous”...

Church of England Expert on Iraq Condemns House of Bishops Terror Report

One of the Church of England's leading experts on Iraq has sharply criticised the House of Bishops statement on the war on terror for its potentially dangerous consequences. In the report entitled ‘Countering Terrorism: Power, Violence and Democracy Post 9/11’...

Jerry Springer Show set to Tour Amid Threats of Protests

The controversial musical of Jerry Springer – The Opera will open in Manchester and 20 other regional theatres despite threats by Christian campaigners to protest outside Manchester’s Opera House when the show arrives...

Rita Swells to Third Largest Hurricane in History, Over 1 Million Evacuated

Having moved from a Category 4 storm to Category 5 in a matter of hours yesterday, Hurricane Rita has swelled into the third most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin. Rita, whose winds are now measured at 175 mph...

Vietnamese Christian Pastor Released From Mental Hospital reveals CSW

A Vietnamese pastor who has wrongfully been held and mistreated in a mental hospital has been released on 17 September, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). The Reverend Than Van Truong had been held...

Church World Service Launches New Search Portal to Reunite Katrina Survivors

A search portal has been launched yesterday by the Church World Service to help friends & families reunite with one another. The search engine allows users to browse through multiple Katrina-related web pages...

Schism in Anglican Communion Predicted by Commentators

The Anglican Communion continues to face the likely prospect of a schism as the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams struggles to maintain unity between warring liberals and conservatives...

World Council of Churches Ecumenical Delegation to Tour Ethiopia

An international ecumenical delegation headed by World Council of Churches’ (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, will gather in the largest and oldest church on the African continent this month...

Church World Service Launches New Search Portal to Reunite Katrina Survivors

WCC Calls for Better World at International Day of Prayer for Peace

The WCC has called on Christians around the world to have faith in a better world at yesterday's International Day of Prayer for Peace. General Secretary of the WCC...

Evangelicals Call for Huge Prayer Rally Against Religious Hatred Bill

The Evangelical Alliance is joining with the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance in urging its combined membership, consisting of more than a million Christians to protest against the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill...