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Permanent Anglican Split over Homosexuality may be Inevitable

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, who is the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has given a worrying warning that the recent split of the Communion over the ordination of gay bishops in North America may be a permanent move...

Top Vatican Officials Tell Pope to Delegate Tasks

Senior Roman Catholic Church officials have urged the Pope, John Paul II to cut back on his workload, amid further indications that he is too old and frail to make a full recovery to handle his full agenda...

Gay Unions in Greece called for by Human Rights Watchdogs

In a move expected to provoke fierce opposition from the Orthodox Church, Greece's human rights committee yesterday called for same-sex civil unions so that homosexuals and heterosexuals have equal social benefits...

Anglican Head: Only Repentance from One Side will Heal Rift

After the release of the long-awaited communiquÃ© from the 38 Primates concerning the resolution for the rift over homosexuality in the Anglican Church, Anglicans around the world have been responding actively...

Church Survey Indicates Declining Church Caused by Lack of Pastoral Care

A recent report released by the Ecumenical Research Committee has attempted to reveal the reasons behind the declining church attendances in the UK. The year-long survey named "Let the People Speak" is based on...

Marriage Debates Continue Across the Atlantic

The hotly contested gay "marriage" debate flared through the Western world as Great Britain announced it will recognise civil unions for homosexuals by the end of the year and Canada's Ontario officials introduced a bill to amend 73 marital laws ...

Evangelical Relief Ministry Seeing Gradual Success in Sudan

A ministry that seeks to spread the message of Christ in persecuted nations is involved in ongoing work in war-torn Sudan. For the past five years Oklahoma-based Strategic World Impact has been working in Eastern Sudan ...

Christian Ministries Provide Support to Iran After Deadly Quake

Christian ministries are bringing both physical and spiritual encouragement to the people of Iran after an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck the southeastern city of Zarand Tuesday ...

Pope Recovering from Surgery as World Catholics Pray

Pope John Paul II, who appeared to have recovered from the flu, has suffered another breathing crisis on Thursday morning. In order to ease his breathing problem, he will undergo minor surgery known as tracheotomy...

Mystery Worshipper Initiative to Reveal Real Church Life in London

Introduced by the Ship of Fool magazine, the first ever mass Mystery Worshipper Sunday will take place in London on 20th April. Known as "Mystery Worshipper", more than 50 volunteers are commissioned to walk into churches...

World Evangelical Alliance Appoints Interim Coordinator

Since the resignation of the World Evangelical Alliance general secretary Gary Edmonds three weeks ago, the organisation has been overseen by an interim international coordinator until the new secretary is named...

Put your Hope in God

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.

In the world we can easily get downcast and fall into despair. This empty feeling comes when we do try to replace God's love with something else in our lives. We are surely the ones who seek true peace and rest in our lives and wish to feel the deeper joys of true eternal love.