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WARC Presents Young Evangelical Church Pastor with Lombard Prize

The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) has awarded the 2003-2004 Lombard Prize to a young pastor from Ghana at the church’s 64th Synod. The Lombard Prize is given to a theological student...

Church World Service to Assess Devastation by Hurricane Katrina

The Church World Service is due to arrive in New Orleans today to assess the full extent of the damage of Hurricane Katrina, one of the U.S.'s worst hurricanes. More than 80 people are feared dead...

Pope Meets with Head of Lefebvre Movement

Pope Benedict has met with the leader of the Lefebvre movement, Bishop Bernard Fellay, in an unprecedented step toward reconciliation. The Lefebvre movement was excommunicated in 1988 ...

Salvation Army Commander: Impact of Hurricane Katrina Unprecedented

A Salvation Army Divisional Commander in Jackson, Miss., USA, has said that in his experience the devastation and impact of Hurricane Katrina is unprecedented. Major Dalton Cunningham, who manages...

Five Shot Dead in Church Killing Spree in Texas, USA

Five people have been killed in a shooting by a rural Texas church after a nine-hour stand-off with US police. The shooter, who later turned the gun on himself, had clashed with a member of the church...

Future Archbishop of York Sentamu Attacks Racism in Church of England

The first black archbishop has attacked racism in the Church of England, saying that the Church is infected with institutional racism and is still a place of “pain” for many black Anglicans. Dr Sentamu will soon be enthroned...

Greenbelt Festival Closes with Thousands Calling for Trade Justice

The Greenbelt Festival 2005 has come to a close on Monday evening in front of thousands at Cheltenham racecourse. Over the four-day event more than 18,000 people...

Christian Solidarity Worldwide Highlights Concerns Over Peru Human Rights Issues

Two innocent Peruvian men have been re-arrested to be re-tried after they had been informed by the Peruvian Supreme Court that their absolutions in a lower court had been nullified. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, the Supreme Court has ordered the issue for a re-trial...

Christians Call for Prayers as Women Wait Court Decision on Conversions in Indonesia

Christians around the world are praying for the verdict of the three Christian women accused of Christianising Muslim children in Indonesia. The trial has come about after the three women had conducted a Happy Week...

Lawyer’s Christian Fellowship to Meet on Religious Hatred Bill

Christian lawyers in the UK have come together to discuss their concerns and worries regarding the proposed Religious Hatred legislation...

UN High Commissioner Pleads for Urgent Sudan Development Aid

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, AntÃ³nio Guterres has promised to “tell the chiefs of the rich people” in the world that more must be done urgently to improve...

Taking Care of Your Smile

You only get one set of adult teeth, so look after them. With today's hectic lifestyles, it's easy to neglect one of your most important health and beauty assets: your smile. Here's the low-down on dentistry available today and how you can brush up on your own dental care...

Oxfam launches its 'Unwrapped' catalogue for Christmas

This Christmas, wrap up a donkey, put a class room under the tree and squeeze 100 school dinners into a stocking.

Oxfam's new Christmas 2005 Unwrapped alternative gift catalogue is the charity's biggest yet. Oxfam expects that come December, its quirky but life-saving gifts will again compete with the latest toys and gadgets in the 'must have' Christmas present charts.

The Unwrapped range features over 50 'funusual' present ideas across 52 pages, including new gifts and pro