Christian Today
Agencies Preparing Aid for Ivorian Refugees in Eastern Liberia
Since an eighteen-month Ivorian cease-fire was shattered last week, about 19,000 Ivory Coast civilians have crossed into Liberia, local U.N. officials said Friday, with the most dramatic influx in recent days. Meanwhile, humanitarian and relief agencies are preparing to respond to what could be a major humanitarian crisis...
Update on Iraqi Christian Pastor Shot by Terrorists
An Iraqi Christian leader who was shot three weeks ago by Muslim extremists is in stable condition but has been paralysed from the chest down, according to reports received by a mission agency...
Churches in Pakistan Growing Despite Opposition
Despite multiple instances of persecution by Muslim extremists in recent weeks, native missionaries in Pakistan report that their work is drawing people to the Lord in growing numbers...
WCC Ninth Assembly Planning Committee Closes First Meeting with ‘Inspiration and Hope’
The international planning committee for the World Council of Churches (WCC)’s upcoming ninth Assembly have closed their first meeting with a message of “inspiration and hope,” in Porto Alegre, Brazil...
Tensions Rise in Netherlands as Fears of Terrorism Increase
Flames engulfed a mosque in southeastern Netherlands early Saturday, in the latest series attacks following the murder of a controversial Dutch filmmaker. Meanwhile, tensions are continuing to rise as fears of Islamic extremism permeate through the country...
Prominent Indonesian Pastor Released from Prison
A prominent figure in peace negotiations between warring Muslim and Christian communities on the Indonesia island of Sulawesi was released from prison almost a year earlier than his original release date of September 2005...
African Women Debate Harmful Cultural Theology
Dozens of leading women Lutherans gathered in Abuja, Nigeria, for the theological seminar for the Lutheran Communion in West Africa (LUCWA), Oct. 26-28, 2004. Following the theme “Ethical Challenges Affecting African Women...
Court Verdict to Decide Religious Identity of Coptic Christian Teens
Two teenage Christian sisters in Egypt are awaiting a State Council verdict that will determine their official religious identity. If the State Council does not rule in their favour, their formal identity cards will declare them Muslims...
Christian survey questions Government figures on rough sleepers
A survey by a Christian community has called into question the Government's claim that ‘rough sleeping has been reduced.’ The homeless charity, The Simon Community, found 226 people sleeping rough in the UK's capital...
Churches criticise Tory Leader’s Stand against genuine Asylum-Seekers
Under proposed plans to control the number of Asylum-Seekers coming into Britain, the Conservative Party leader, Michael Howard announced that Asylum seekers fleeing genuine persecution could be turned away...
Millions Celebrate Day of the Dead
Millions of Mexicans trekked to cemeteries this week as part of a two-day celebration rooted in Roman Catholic tradition and ancient pagan rites. The celebration, which began on Nov. 1 with the Day of the Innocents to honour departed children...
Orthodox Patriarch Calls for National Unity Day in Russia
November 4 1612, which ended “troubled times” in Russia, deserves to be celebrated as the Day of National Unity said the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia recently...
Bush: I Will Be Your President, Regardless of Your Faith
At the close of the highly contested Presidential election where faith and morality played the key role in deciding the victor, President George W. Bush reminded the American people that unity can be achieved in religious diversity...
Upcoming ‘Festival of Hope’ to Bring Peace to Chile
More than 250 churches in the Araucania region of Chile, in cooperation with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, have joined together to support an upcoming evangelistic Festival in the region’s capital city of Temuco...
History's Most-Watched Film Celebrates 25th Anniversary
By far the most-watched and most-translated movie in history, as well as one of the church’s most potent evangelism tools, the “JESUS” film marked the 25th year of its amazing run last month. Since it first appeared in theaters in 1979...
India Churches Welcome Return of Christmas Holidays
Christians in India have welcomed the restoration of Christmas holidays for schools controlled by the federal government, Ecumenical News International reported...