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International Speakers Attend 12th Christian Conference in Thailand
Approximately 500 guests of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) have gathered for the week-long 12th General Assembly in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev Samuel Kobia...
Pope Now on Feeding Tube
Pope John Paul II, who in a speech last year declared some life-extending treatments a moral duty for Roman Catholics, is now being fed through a nasal tube because of his throat problems, the Vatican announced Wednesday...
Terri Schiavo Dies as Conservatives Prepare for New Life-Death Debate
Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged American woman whose condition instigated a long-drawn-out legal struggle, died today at a Florida hospice, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed by a court order...
Christian, Jewish & Muslim Leaders Unite in Campaign to Halt Jerusalem Gay Festival
On Wednesday 30th March, the leaders of three major faiths in Jerusalem launched a united campaign against a homosexual festival that is going to take place in August. Religious leaders criticised...
Voting Commences in Zimbabwe Elections with Mugabe Controversy
The elections in Zimbabwe have begun today with President Mugabe vowing to crush his weakened opponents. However, the elections have already drawn controversy after both Europe and the US have questioned...
Tortured North Korean Christians to give Testimonies in London
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) announced that a press conference will be held featuring the testimonies of two survivors of North Korean political prison camps...
Worldwide Internet Evangelism Day to Respond to High-Tech World
A Worldwide Internet Evangelism Day (IED) has been arranged for 24th April 2005. The event, arranged by an evangelistic group of ministries, churches and individuals, was proposed with the belief...
WCC's Kobia Voices Concerns Over Bangladesh Christians
In the midst of his 8-day tour to Bangladesh and Thailand, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia has met the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Prof. Dr Iajjudin Ahmed on Monday 28th March...
Russians Fined for "Openly Insulting & Blasphemous" Art
A Moscow court ruled on Monday that organisers of an art exhibition were guilty of inciting "national, racial or religious enmity...
Schiavo’s Tube Bid Rejected; Family to Appeal Again
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected yet another emergency plea to reinsert Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube, saying the time has come...
Jesus Film’s 'Ports Project' to Reach Middle East & Africa Travellers
This summer, the Jesus Film Project will launch a "Ports Project" which aims to evangelise African and Middle East travellers through the distribution of Christian literature...
Body of Peruvian Christian Found at Military Base after 15 Years
According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), its Peruvian partner Paz y Esperanza (Peace and Hope) has recently exhumed the body of an evangelical Christian in Peru, who was detained and disappeared in 1989, at a military base...
US Federal Appeal Court Agree to Schiavo’s Late Appeal for Life
An emergency bid made by Terri Schiavo’s parents for a new hearing on whether to reconnect her feeding tube has been agreed with by a US Federal Appeals Court. The lifeline offers renewed hope to Schiavo’s parents...
Mega Church to be Built in Indonesia
An arena-sized church with a capacity for 12,000 congregants is being built and is scheduled to open this spring in Indonesia. Traditional law forbids any group for building a facility larger than...
Pope Fed via Nasal Tube as He Fails Again to Speak to Crowd
The Pope John Paul II failed in his 2nd attempt to make a public speech today – sparking more critics stating that he will not be able to recover from his recent throat surgery to again undertake fully his role...
BBC Sparks Christian Row as Jerry Springer Opera Complaints Declined
The Governors' Program Complaints Committee (GPCC) of the British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) has rejected on Wednesday the complaints regarding the controversial musical "Jerry Springer - The Opera"...