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Iranian Pastor Facing Possible Death Sentence

Hamid Pourmand, lay pastor of Assemblies of God has been escorted from the Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran into his home city Bandar-i Bushehr where he will stand before the Sharia court of Islamic law that has the power to sentence him to death...

World Vision Pakistan Leads World Thalassaemia Day March

Last week, World Vision Pakistan led a march to raise awareness of the common but widely unknown inherited blood disorder that affects over 10 million children in Pakistan. For this year’s World Thalassaemia Day on May 8...

Americans Unite for Global Day of Prayer

The American response to the first-ever Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) far exceeded expectations, at least according to the planners of GDOP events nationwide. "It was far beyond what we could ask or imagine...

French Protest Against Loss of ‘Pentecost Monday’

The French government's initiative to do away with a paid holiday on "Pentecost Monday" was met with heavy disapproval from Christians and union members who rallied on the streets in protest of the measure...

Pakistani Authorities urged to Intervene in Saudi Arabia Christian Arrests

The Catholic Church and human rights groups have made a call to Pakistan’s government to intervene on behalf of arrested Pakistani immigrants by Saudi Arabia’s religious police. 40 Pakistani Christians were arrested...

South Africa Court Hears Arguments to Reject Same-Sex Marriage

A hearing for an application to reverse a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that legalises same-sex marriage was held at the Constitutional Court of South Africa on Tuesday. Under pressure from churches, especially...

USCIRF gives Direction for Egypt's Coptic-Muslim Religious Freedom

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif is soon scheduled to meet with U.S President George Bush during his official visit in the US. On this occasion the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)...

Ukraine President Transforming Country into a Nation of God

Ukraine President Yushenko listed earlier this year his agenda for the country. Since then he has gone about transforming the nation's leadership into a unit focusing and being led by God - something unprecedented in the Eastern European country...

Vision Revealed to Broadcast Alpha Course Live to the World

In light of the Annual Alpha Invitation 2005 launched across churches in the UK last week, Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in London - the home to Alpha Course International - has revealed a new vision to broadcast live to all parts of the world...

European Evangelical Leaders Forum 2005 to be Held in Hungary

Sponsored by the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) and Hope for Europe, the 2005 European Leadership Forum for Evangelical leaders across the continent will be held at the Sopron Convention Centre, Hungary...

Promise Keepers to Host Christian Ethics Conference for CEOs

Promise Keepers (PK) and Soderquist Centre for Leadership and Ethics are organising a conference for top business executives with a focus topic on ethics in business...

Church Army’s Word-on-the-Web Presented at Massive Christian Concert

Word-on-the-web, a project of the Church Army, has given a presentation at the massive annual Christian concert - The Ultimate Event at Alton Towers - for the fourth consecutive year last Saturday...

Ruslana's Unicef Concert to Make a Difference for Chernobyl Children

The internationally renowned Ukrainian singer and songwriter, Ruslana, winner of Eurovision 2004, is holding a Benefit Charity Concert 17th May 2005 in the open-air courtyard of the 'Arena City' entertainment complex in Bessarabska Square in Kyiv, broadcasted on First National TV Channel as well as internationally throughout the Europe.

Early this month, Ruslana was appointed as National Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), which has been working for nearly 60 y