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70 Christians Remain Jailed in Eritrea

Seventy Christians still remains in jail after the mass arrests during a wedding celebration in Eritrea's capital Asmara on 28th May 2005. During the wedding party approximately 250 attendants were arrested...

Over 10,000 Worldwide Baptists Ready to Join BWA Centenary Congress

The latest figure for the total number of people who will be participating in the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Centenary Congress at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Birmingham, England tops 10,000...

WCC "Critical" Inter-Religious Conference Calls to Uphold Moral Values

Sponsored by the World Council of Churches (WCC), the ’Critical Moment in Inter-religious Dialogue’ conference opened in Geneva on 7th June morning with over 120 religious leaders attending...

Reformed & Pentecostal Leaders Gather in Germany under Holy Spirit

Reformed and Pentecostal Christian leaders gathered in Detmold, Germany for the third international dialogue between the two Christian families, from May 25 to 31, 2005. The theme of this year’s meeting was...

"A Million Hours of Praise" Mobilises All Nations to Global Day of Worship

Sponsored by the United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) based in the UK, a vision from Gatekeepers to make "a million hours of praise" across the world...

Evangelical Network Launches Prayers for Int'l AIDS Conference 2006

The Global AIDS Prayer Partnership (GAPP), a new and growing coalition of Christian organisations, has unveiled a plan to cover the next International AIDS Conference in August 2006 in Toronto, Canada, with massive prayer effort...

First Translation of Bible into Indigenous Australian Language Complete

Australia's first complete translation of the Kriol Baibul language has been finished and now the final draft is being checked in preparation for publication in 2007. This project has been 27 years in the making...

Tutu Urges G8 leaders to Support Britain’s Anti-Poverty Effort

The former Archbishop of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr Desmond Tutu, addressed the congregation in Dublin, Ireland on Monday. In the midst of the massive Make Poverty History Campaign launched in the UK...

Second Round of Lebanon Elections Marked with Boycott by Christians

Yesterday the second round of election took place in the second district in Lebanon. It was marked with a very low turnout of Christian voters, similar to what happened in Beirut during the first round a week earlier...

Premier Radio Anniversary Celebrates Spreading Gospel through Airwaves

Premier Radio, the first Christian radio station in London, is approaching its 10th anniversary. With a sustaining commitment to bring Jesus Christ...

Blair & Bush Meet to Find Path for Africa Aid/Debt Relief

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet US President George Bush tomorrow (Tuesday 7th June 2005), asking for the US to back proposals to offer unprecedented levels of aid to Africa...

Religious Survey Suggests Search for Spirituality Outside Christian Churches

The Monday edition of the Herald newspaper reveals some figures of a recent survey on spirituality and religious belief in the Health and Wellbeing supplement, which shows increasing number of people claiming that they have no religion...

Leicester Hospital Controversy Resolved as Patients told to Keep Bibles

A conclusion seems to have come about in the row over whether bibles and other religious items should be allowed to be left on bedside of patients in Leicester hospitals. News-Medical.net has reported that the hospital ward will now simply give the bibles...