Christian Today

Top Australian Anglican Calls for End to Violence

The top Anglican leader in Australia used his Christmas message as a chance to condemn the recent wave of racial violence in Sydney...

Youth With a Mission to Send Teams for 2006 Winter Olympics Outreach

Youth With A Mission is preparing to send teams for outreach at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy...

Christians in China Pray for the Opportunity to Share Gospel at Christmas

In the increasingly westernised China, Christmas has become one of the nation’s major holidays. More importantly, Christians in China are eager to take...

Eritrean Government Intensifies Crackdown on Christians

The Eritrean government is intensifying its efforts to crackdown on Christianity, jailing nearly 2,000 Christians held most indefinitely and without charge...

Christians Offer Prayers as World Mourns 1st Anniversary of Tsunami

Christians have led people across the world in marking the first anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami with mourning and prayers...

Leadership Changes Take Place at Lausanne Committee in Germany

The Board of the German Lausanne Movement has appointed a new Chair for the German Lausanne Committee (GLC).

Second Trial of Beijing House Church Leader Produces Same Result

The verdict of the second trial of a prominent Chinese house church pastor remains the same as he continues serving his three year jail sentence. On Tuesday, the Beijing Municipality Haidian District...

Niger Children Facing Malnutrition, New Survey Reveals

Niger’s children still face high levels of malnutrition despite international aid efforts earlier this year that saved 90 percent of the more than 300,000 children treated, warns a new U.N.-backed survey...

South Korean Cloning Expert Resigns After Investigators Find Research Faked

South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk resigned on Friday after investigators said his landmark stem-cell research was fabricated...

Persian Gulf Christmas Celebrations Extend Outside Church Walls

Christmas is no longer being celebrated behind closed doors for Christians in the Persian Gulf. For the first time...

Battle Waged Over Bible Monument in Mexico City

The Bible Society of Mexico battled with city authorities in Mexico City last month over the Bible Monument that was revealed in the historic part of the capital. On Nov. 23, during a massive gathering of more than seven thousand...

Initial Iraqi Election Results Reveal Large Shi'ite Religious Support

Sunni Arab and secular parties are demanding a rerun of last week's Iraq elections, alleging massive fraud as initial counts showed the Shiite Islamists' large stake of power. With a 70 percent turnout among the 15.5 million Iraqis...

North Korea Remains a Serious Concern to the World

Nearing the holidays and another end of the year, Christian activists and human rights groups have not forgotten the millions of persecuted believers around the world who have yet to gain the freedom to celebrate Christmas...

Church of England Evangelical Council Issues Warning Over Civil Partnerships

The Evangelical Council has warned of the negative consequences of the Civil Partnerships Act following the hundreds of gay civil partnership ceremonies that took place up and down the country...

Scripture Union Teaches About the True Meaning of Christmas

Thousands of primary-school children heard about the real meaning of Christmas this winter thanks to Scripture Union and a number of churches across the country...

Over One Million Children in Darfur Beyond Reach of Aid, U.N. Warns

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced yesterday that 1.25 million children in Sudan’s Darfur region are beyond the reach of help because of the insecurity in certain areas. Darfur is known as...