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Tortured Chinese House Church Leader Testifies Openly in US
According to a new release from the China Aid Association, a member of an underground house church in China openly testified at a press conference in Washington DC about her experiences of torture during imprisonment by Chinese police...
Christian Aid launches Initiative for New Evangelical Churches
A new initiative has been launched by Christian Aid to raise finances in order to help 'new churches'. Christian Aid's 'Act Justly Appeal' will be launched on today (Friday 18 March) at Christ Church and Upton Chapel...
CEC Visit Addresses Kosovo Religious Freedom & Social Reconstruction
A five-member delegation from the Conference of European Churches (CEC) has completed a four-day visit to Serbia on 14 February. The leaders from CEC have reviewed the social life in war-torn Kosovo...
World Vision Steps Up Aid Efforts to Pakistan Floods
In response to week-long torrential rains and heavy snow disasters in Pakistan, international agencies are stepping up aid efforts as the death toll exceeds 500 people. World Vision Pakistan has been focusing on the remote North West Frontier...
Conservatives Shocked as US Plans to Increase Stem Cell Research Funding
The US have alarmed conservative Christians with news from Washington of a bill that will increase funding for research into human embryonic stem cells. The news follows that from the British government announcing the issuing of a second human cloning license...
York Diocese asks for Conservative "Theologically Orthodox" Archbishop
It has emerged that the next Archbishop of York will be a theologically orthodox minister. The news comes as the York diocese releases a 'statement of needs' regarding Rev David Hope’s successor...
Christian Aid Exposes Discrimination against Indian Dalits in Tsunami Relief
Christian Aid have recently revealed that some minority communities in India are being discriminated against by the government in the distribution of tsunami relief...
Youth Offer Vision to Transform the World in WCC Assembly 2006
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has continued its 9-day long meeting in Geneva. On Wednesday, members of the central committee gathered to have bible study...
Gibson given Directors Award for Passion of Christ
Attendees at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) closing banquet in Anaheim received a surprise visit from Mel Gibson, who accepted the prestigious Directors Award for his film, The Passion of the Christ...
Church Faces Split over Women Bishops as Synod Agenda Proceeds
A bitter and day-long debate on women bishop consecration at the General Synod yesterday concluded by saying that the issue will be continued at the next meeting in July...
Church of England to Decide on Women Bishops in Synod
Two days after the General Synod of the Church of England began, more important issues are due to be discussed. The agenda on Wednesday addresses whether to allow women bishop consecration in the Church...
Anglican Delegates to Lobby at UN Forum for Women's Lives
In response to the upcoming 49th session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), 81 Anglican women from all over the world are going to gather in New York. For two weeks meetings will be held...
Thousands Mourn American Nun Murdered in Amazon for Advocacy Work
Brazilian Police revealed that a 73-year-old American nun was killed in the Amazon rainforest area as she was preaching the Bible. Thousands of people flocked to the funeral...
Church Growth in Africa Contributes Most to Lutheran Membership Rise in 2004
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) worldwide released the latest membership statistic of 2004 on Monday. The total LWF membership is now close to 66 million with an overall increase of 3.63 million...
Kobia Restates His Ecumenical Vision: Conversion to All Lives
On 15th February, the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) opened the last meeting before the ninth Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil in February 2006. The General Secretary of the WCC Rev Dr Samuel Kobia...
Oppression of Tribal Christians in Vietnam Continues
Despite the passing of Vietnam's new Ordinance on Religion in November purporting to grant religious freedom to all, mission agencies report that the oppressive circumstances of believers in remote tribal areas have remained the same...