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UNICEF's Executive Director Continues Africa Tour in Malawi
After supporting the humanitarian missions in Soweto, South Africa and Swaziland as part of a three-country African tour, Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF, visited a number of critical UNICEF-sponsored projects in Malawi...
Bible Ministry Continues Work in Russia & Uzbekistan Despite Recent Violence
Bible Mission International (BMI), which delivers the gospel to all generations of people in the former Soviet Union, has continued its work despite the recent violence in one former Eastern bloc country...
UN & WCC Anxious of Global Climate Change's Impact on World Poverty
Climate changes may greatly influence the world's poverty, hunger and disease, the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN FAO) said in its latest report. During the 31st meeting of the Committee on World Food Security...
Anglicans & Catholics Call for More Reflection on ARCIC Mary Document
A major theological document prepared by the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC), which aims to reach a common viewpoint on the place of Mary in Church doctrine...
Lincoln Cathedral's £100,000 for Da Vinci Code Film
Lincoln Cathedral will be the integral setting for the blockbuster movie, The Da Vinci Code, the controversial bestselling novel written by Dan Brown. Lincoln Cathedral will get £100,000, which will all go towards...
WCC Calls for IMF & World Bank to Sell Gold Reserves to Balance World Debt
The world’s largest ecumenical body of churches urged the G8 nations to cancel debts for poor countries and help reduce poverty by promoting an economy of sharing and justice, in a letter sent to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair...
Christian Aid Calls for Civilian Protection & Funding for African Union
As the peacemaking and pledging conference was held on 26th May in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and UN leaders urged donors to provide the financing and political backing...
The Need for Prayer
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful" (Colossians 4:2-3 NIV) It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples, enforcing precepts, or pronouncing promises...
Christian Persecution Relentless According to Vietnam Protestants
Protestants in northern and central Vietnam continue to be pressured to renounce their faith by local authorities, despite the ban of religious persecution by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai two months ago...
Protestants & Evangelicals Call to Respect Human Life amid Cloning Fear
It has already been one week since the team of British scientists from Newcastle University announced that they had successfully cloned the country's first human embryo. The fear over the decline of ethical values has been raised...
Millions March for Jesus in Brazil
Brazil's main commercial centre, Sao Paulo, came to a standstill on Thursday, when it became the site of the biggest annual Christian movement in the nation. The May 26th 'March for Jesus' brought together over two million people...
Ethnic Tensions Ignite Christian-Muslim Clashes in Nigeria
A new report documenting Christian-Muslim clashes in north and central Nigeria that killed 900 last year, states that religion is being used to ignite ethnic tensions between those who consider themselves original inhabitants...
Detained Assemblies of God Pastor Awaits Trial in Iran
The detained Assemblies of God lay pastor who was arrested last September and now faces charges of apostasy and proselytising is scheduled to appear before an Islamic court soon, after his recent transfer from a prison in Tehran...
Controversial in Israel Divides Church of Scotland
As the General Assembly 2005 of the Church of Scotland continues, the controversial issue regarding the investment into a luxury hotel in Israel is being put forward for debate...
LWF Joins the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Africa
The Lutheran World Federation has joined the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. The LWF has participated in several projects all over the African continent that are struggling with HIV/AIDS as one of the most urgent...
Controversy as Da Vinci Code Movie to be Filmed in UK Cathedral
Producers of the on-screen version of the controversial novel, the Da Vinci Code, will film scenes for two weeks in August at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, UK. The cathedral will be made to look like Westminster...