Church failing on poverty amid homosexuality debate, says Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has expressed anger at the Anglican church for putting the row over homosexuality before the need to tackle world poverty.

Christians to mark 150th anniversary of Universities' Mission to Central Africa

A seminar and special service in Cambridge on Sunday 2 November will mark the 150th anniversary of the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa...

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...

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.

• Lutheran leaders assess challenges to Christianity in Europe
• McCain's patriotism gains points with conservatives
• World Council of Churches delegation reaches South Ossetia
• Scripture Union launches SchoolsLive
• CWR challenges churches to read Bible cover-to-cover
• Faithworks to strengthen regional faith agency networks

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...

• Chinese Christians persecuted but still patriotic, says Open Doors head
• Church failing on poverty amid homosexuality debate, says Tutu
• Lutheran leaders assess challenges to Christianity in Europe
• World Council of Churches delegation reaches South Ossetia

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.

Black church leaders speak out over criminal DNA database

Black church leaders have joined health experts in welcoming the findings of a new opinion poll that shows strong opposition to adding the DNA of innocent mental health patients to the National...

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.

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.

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...

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