http://www.christiantoday.com/ Copyright (c) 2006 Christian Today. All Rights Reserved. Christian News, Updated daily en-gb Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:31:04 +0000 5 144 31 http://www.christiantoday.com/ http://www.christiantoday.com/images/logo_rss.gif A Vatican researcher claims she found nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin that includes the words Jesus Nazarene and mention of a death sentence http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/vatican.researcher.claims.to.find.text.on.shroud.of.turin/24686.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/vatican.researcher.claims.to.find.text.on.shroud.of.turin/24686.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:19:02 +0000 Evangelical Orthodox and Catholic leaders who unveiled the Manhattan Declaration on Friday insisted the document is not a political ploy http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/churchs.job.is.to.proclaim.the.gospel.say.us.christians/24676.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/churchs.job.is.to.proclaim.the.gospel.say.us.christians/24676.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:45:31 +0000 Unlike in the United States there is little controversy among evangelicals around the world on whether climate change is real said an evangelical representative at a press briefing on Capitol Hill http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/us.evangelicals.deny.climate.change.because.theyre.selfabsorbed/24675.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/us.evangelicals.deny.climate.change.because.theyre.selfabsorbed/24675.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:19 +0000 A Christian peace worker has returned to Iraq for the first time since he was freed from captivity four years ago http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/former.christian.peacemaker.hostage.returns.to.iraq/24672.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/former.christian.peacemaker.hostage.returns.to.iraq/24672.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:25:13 +0000 The international relief and development agency of Americas two largest Lutheran denominations has expressed concern over the increased violence against its partners in northern Colombia http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/violence.in.colombia.setting.stage.for.humanitarian.crisis/24669.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/violence.in.colombia.setting.stage.for.humanitarian.crisis/24669.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:04 +0000 Africas growing water crisis demands leadership and common action among faith groups said general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation LWF in a keynote address for the Third Summit of the InterFaith Action for Peace in Africa IFAPA http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/faith.groups.urged.to.act.together.to.tackle.africas.water.crisis/24666.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/faith.groups.urged.to.act.together.to.tackle.africas.water.crisis/24666.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:41:03 +0000 Envoys of five European countries met victims of the 2008 attacks on Christians in Orissa on Monday http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/european.leaders.meet.victims.of.orissa.violence/24653.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/european.leaders.meet.victims.of.orissa.violence/24653.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:12:52 +0000 Around 110 people showed up for a prayer meeting last Thursday in the home of former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/ted.haggard.draws.over.100.to.prayer.meeting/24648.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/ted.haggard.draws.over.100.to.prayer.meeting/24648.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:27:34 +0000 A delegation of 24 leaders from the World Evangelical Alliance met with leaders of Chinas official church bodies Monday building upon the relationships formed during the first visit by the alliances head Geoff Tunnicliffe in 2008 http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/wea.chinese.church.leaders.meet.for.indepth.talks/24642.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/wea.chinese.church.leaders.meet.for.indepth.talks/24642.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:57:39 +0000 Religious freedom advocates are urging US President Barack Obama to raise rights and freedom issues during his visit to China where the repression of peaceful religious activity remains intense and widespread http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/obama.calls.china.up.on.religious.freedom/24637.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/obama.calls.china.up.on.religious.freedom/24637.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:37 +0000 The Australian Prime Minister has apologised to thousands of British children who were sent to Australia where they suffered abuse at the hands of their carers http://www.christiantoday.com/article/3/australia.apologises.for.abuse.of.child.migrants.from.britain/24630.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/australia.apologises.for.abuse.of.child.migrants.from.britain/24630.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:37:46 +0000