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Catholics to Join Massive Rally in Madrid as Same-Sex Marriage Set to be Legalised
The Archbishop of Madrid and other senior bishops from the Roman Catholic Church will join a massive demonstration on Saturday 18th June protesting against Spain's same-sex marriage bill...
America Hit by Fourth Earthquake in a Week as California Shakes
A fourth earthquake has hit the west of the United States this week, just off the northern California coast line. The huge tremor measures 6.6 magnitude and struck at approximately 06.30 GMT Friday...
Uganda Cleric Becomes Britain’s First Black Archbishop in York
On 17th June morning, John Sentamu, currently the Bishop of Birmingham has been appointed as the next Archbishop of York. The 56-year-old bishop from Uganda will be the first black Archbishop in the history of the Church of England...
OM Ship Starts £8M Conversion Project to Advance Global Christian Education
Operation Mobilisation Ships International (OMSI), a global Christian education ministry, will now start a new conversion project for its newest vessel Logos Hope as it arrived in Shipyard Trogir, in Croatia on 14th June...
Baptist Churches Call to Prayer as Nomination for Next Leader Begins
On Sunday 26th June, all the Baptist Churches across the UK will be devoted to a day of prayer to pray for the new appointment of a general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) next year, according to the Baptist Times ...
Vietnam Pastor Held in Mental Hospital for Religious Beliefs
Reports have been released that Rev. Than Van Truong of the Baptist General Conference house church organisation is being held in a mental hospital despite claims that he is clearly sane...
New Archbishop of York Appointed - Britain’s First Black Archbishop
On 17th June morning, John Sentamu, currently the Bishop of Birmingham has been appointed as the next Archbishop of York. The 56-year-old bishop from Uganda will be the first black Archbishop in the history of the Church of England...
Pope Benedict & WCC's Head First Meeting Signals New Phase in Christian Unity
The first ever meeting between Pope Benedict XVI & the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Rev Samuel Kobia since taking up their positions...
UNICEF Highlights Famine & Suffering of Children in Africa
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on the 'Day of African Child' has drawn international attention to the dire situation of children in Africa caused by a huge shortfall in funding...
BBC Springer Fiasco Concludes as High Court Throws Out Christian Proceedings
The High Court has rejected the Christian Institute’s bid to bring a judicial review against the BBC for the broadcasting of the programme, Jerry Springer – The Opera. The Christian Institute...
Fundraising for the Salvation Army in British 10K London Run
Sunday 3rd July 2005 will see the award-winning garden designer and TV presenter Chris Beardshaw running on the streets of London along with 20,000 other runners, to raise fund for the Salvation Army to support its social service work across the UK and Ireland...
World Evangelical Alliance Reveals Persecution of Chinese Christians
To control internal pressure, the Chinese Communist Party is letting local officials lock up large numbers of people on administrative sentences without charge or trial, according to the Religious Liberty Commission...
Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child Reaches South Asia
Tens of thousands of children across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India will be celebrating Christmas this month through Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child.
California Quake Measures Tsunami Preparedness in USA
A major earthquake, which struck off the northern coast of California on Tuesday night did not bring damage, but it caused a tsunami scare among coast-dwellers that sent them climbing to higher grounds...
Ukraine Patriarch Believes No Obstacle between Orthodox- Roman Catholic Dialogue
Since Pope Benedict XVI declared that healing the divide between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches should be one of the top priorities of his papacy, after he was elected two months ago, leaders from both churches...
Church Army Sunday to Highlight Christian Presence in Community
The Church Army Sunday on 25th September will focus on the theme Get OUT More, which aims to encourage and equip churches to develop an effective Christian presence in the life of the community in ways such as...