Church leaders call for end to Congo crisis

Church leaders have issued a joint statement calling for an end to the crisis in Congo, where fighting between government troops and rebel forces has...

Doha conference a 'lost opportunity', say aid agencies

A high level UN conference which closes in Doha on Tuesday was a "lost opportunity" for instituting reforms to the global financial system to help...

Church ad banned for being offensive to homosexuals

An advertising watchdog has banned a newspaper advert run by a Belfast church condemning homosexuality. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled...

Stress may mean greater risk of breast cancer, study suggests

The results of a new study support the theory of a direct correlation between breast cancer diagnoses and exposure to distressing life events, according to a Reuters report on the findings published...

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.

• Young people believe volunteering can help make poverty history
• Church of Scotland relaunches children's services
• URC appoints new deputy general secretary
• 1st century Palestine comes to Shropshire village
• 150-strong peace delegation heads to Orissa
• Kazakhstan under fire over new religion law

Hillsong Kids album to hit shelves in New Year

Integrity Music has announced the January release of a new worship album from Hillsong Kids.

• Christians forced to leave relief camps, group says
• Nigeria: 'Inaccurate reporting' could fuel further violence against Christians
• Church ad banned for being offensive to homosexuals
• Christian counsellor heads to Employment Tribunal over dismissal

Toybox urges Government to increase funding to Latin America

Christian charity Toybox submitted a petition to Downing Street on Monday calling on the Government to spend more funding in Latin America.

Micah Challenge presses Brown on climate change action

Campaigners from churches across the UK have signed and sent postcards to Prime Minister Gordon Brown asking him to keep his promises to the poor and secure a global deal that helps poor communities...

Tutu, Eames to receive honorary doctorates from University of London

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the former Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Rt Rev Lord Eames will today receive an honorary doctor of divinity degree from the University of London...

Reaching the marketplace for Jesus

When it came to taking the Gospel into the marketplace, Jesus not only set the example. He also showed his disciples how to follow.

Breakaway Anglicans aim for less division with new province

As the new North American Anglican province forms at rapid pace, Anglicans at the forefront of the split say division may be the best and only way to unite.

Christians forced to leave relief camps, group says

Victims of anti-Christian violence in Orissa's Kandhamal district are being forced to return to their villages by the state administration, a local...

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