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Vatican Diplomatic Dialogue May Benefit Religious Freedom for Catholics in China
The establishment of formal ties between the Vatican and China has seen promising advancements as both sides have shown their commitment in the ongoing dialogue...
Bible Society Distributes Hundreds of Aid and Bible Packages in Iraq
Hundreds of packages consisting of food items and illustrated Bibles have been distributed to Iraqis in Baghdad by the Lebanon, Syria and Iraq Bible Society (LSIBS). It is the second consecutive year that the initiative has been organised...
GTS Commences Construction of New Tutu Desmond Education Centre
The General Theological Seminary (GTS) has decided to commence the construction of the new Desmond Tutu Education Centre in Chelsea, New York. The name of Tutu Desmond Centre was given after the Anglican leader and Nobel...
Christian Today Interview with Mr Simon Barrow of CTBI
Simon Barrow, Secretary of Churches’ Commission on Mission (CCOM) of the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) was at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) in Athens and has offered Christian Today an exclusive interview...
World Vision Continues Providing Food Aid to the Masses in Indonesia
One of the largest Christian relief and development organisations in the world continues to provide food assistance to affected communities in Indonesia’s tsunami-battered regions...
Scientists Increase Speed of Stem Cell Creation in South Korea
A team of South Korean scientists has developed a much faster way of creating embryonic stem cells that for the first time genetically match sick or injured patients. Although many hail the news as a significant advance...
Catholic Bishops Call for Kenya's Debt to be Cancelled
This week, in a pastoral statement, Catholic Bishops called for the cancellation of Kenya's foreign debt, of more than Sh700 billion (£5 billion). The statement, read by Bishop Peter Kairo...
UK Delegates Call on WCC to Create Fresh Focus on Evangelism
As the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) convened by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Athens, Greece, closed on Monday 16th May, Christian leaders across all denominational lines...
Firm Foundation's 'Wide Open 2005' Festival
The Firm Foundation Festival - 'Wide Open 2005' - will be held during the Spring Bank Holiday from 27th to 30th May at the Boy’s Brigade National Headquarters - Felden Lodge in Hertfordshire, UK...
International Christian Concern Call on Pakistan to Control its Police
The International Christian Concern (ICC), a Washington DC-based human rights group helping persecuted Christians worldwide, has reported on a recent incident of police beating and arresting human rights activists in Pakistan...
Evangelical Anglicans May Reject ARCIC’s Document on Mary
The major theological document "Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ" by the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) which addresses the role of Virgin Mary in the Anglican and Roman Catholic Church...
Christian Youth Urged to Vote as Lebanese Election Approaches
Christian groups in Lebanon are encouraging young people to take part in the upcoming parliamentary election despite the unjust electoral law. As previously reported, the upcoming election will run according to the electoral law from 2000...
Andy Hunter - Life
Following the massive success of British DJ Andy Hunter's groundbreaking dance album 'Exodus', he has now returned with a new collection of powerfully instrumental and electronic sounds capes...
Christian Groups Urged to Vote as Lebanon Election Approaches
Christian groups in Lebanon are encouraging young people to take part in the upcoming parliamentary election despite the unjust electoral law. As previously reported, the upcoming election will run according...
United Methodists to Join First Interfaith Convocation on Hunger
On 6th June 2005, for the very first time in U.S. religious history, a significant Interfaith Convocation on Hunger will take place with fewer than 40 religious leaders expected to gather at Washington's National Cathedral...
UK Pro-lifers Alarmed as First Cloned Human Embryo Becomes Reality
British scientists are celebrating a historical milestone in medical advancement as a team in Newcastle University successfully cloned the country's first human embryo, according to the breaking news from BBC today...