Updated: Saturday, 6 September 2008, 8:13 (BST)
Chinese Christians persecuted but still patriotic, says Open Doors head
Chinese house church Christians have a paradoxical view of their country, says the head of Open Doors USA who recently returned from a fact-finding...Lutheran leaders assess challenges to Christianity in Europe
"Called to Grow, Lead and Nurture" is the theme of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) European Church Leadership Consultation taking place in...World Council of Churches delegation reaches South Ossetia
A pastoral delegation sent by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to Georgia and Russia has not been able to visit South Ossetia from the Georgian...
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Smoking ban cut heart attacks
Scotland's 2006 ban on smoking in public places cut the heart attack rate by 17 percent within one year, with non-smokers benefiting most, researchers reported on Wednesday.Drugs add 13 years to life of HIV patients
Cocktails of HIV drugs help patients live an average of 13 years longer - if they are lucky enough to get them, researchers reported on Thursday.Daily Bible Study with World on the Web:
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Audio Adrenaline children's project badly hit by hurricane in Haiti
The Hands & Feet Project, a children’s village in Jacmel, Haiti that was started by Grammy-winning band Audio Adrenaline in 2004, has suffered severe damage from the latest hurricane to hit the...
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Cathedral dean elected as new Bishop of St Davids
The man in charge of one of the country’s best loved landmarks and the cradle of Christianity in Wales was today elected as the new Bishop of St Davids.Ministries
Premier launches campaign against sex trafficking
Premier Christian Media have launched an anti-trafficking campaign, 'Not For Sale', to draw attention to the plight of 10,000 women held against their will and treated as sexual slaves in the UK.Society
Christian woman takes art centre to court over ‘lewd’ Jesus statue
A Christian woman has today taken an art centre to court over an exhibition which included a statue showing Jesus with an erect penis.Missions
Chinese house church leader released from 'forced vacation'
The head of a Chinese house church organisation and his wife have been released by authorities after more than three weeks of detention.
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Bangladesh: From bamboo huts to Class C drugs
A youth drugs crisis now overshadows a corner of north-east India where less than a century ago people were still living in huts and worshipping idols.
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No sign of India violence subsiding, says ministry
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