Christian Today
Spanish Mayors Oppose Gay Marriage Bill
Several Spanish mayors have said they will not marry homosexual couples even if a bill making its way through the parliament legalises gay nuptials. Spain's Deputy Prime Minister had earlier warned that everyone in the country...
SAT-7 Reaching Out to Millions in the Arab World
Surveys conducted to determine audience figures for various media in Arab countries has found that an Arabic television service for Christians in the Middle East and North Africa has a significant audience in the Arab world...
United Bible Society Making Impact in Madagascar
A Scripture mission initiative of the United Bible Societies (UBS) has made a huge impact on their work in Madagascar, according to the General Secretary of the Malagasy Bible Society.
VBS Program in India Reaches Over 1.5 Million Youth Each Year
India’s national Vacation Bible School program is reaching 1.5 to 2 million children and young people each year, according to a mission agency with nearly 350 missionaries and support staff serving in more than 15 countries on six continents...
China Tells Pope to Sever Vatican Ties With Taiwan
Chinese officials called on newly elected Pope Benedict XVI to follow two principles in order to help improve relations between China and the Vatican. First, the officials asked that the Vatican sever its ties to Taiwan...
World Vision Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary in Lebanon
One of the largest Christian relief and development organisations in the world recently celebrated 30 years since its establishment in Lebanon. World Vision International, which works for the well being of people across six continents...
Inter-faith Peace Summit Gathers Africa Religious Leaders
An African Inter-faith peace summit is in session in Johannesburg until 25 April where over 200 representatives of various religions are gathered to discuss and propose solutions for problems the continent is facing...
Myanmar Denies CWS Allegations of Chemical Weapons Use
The military authorities of Myanmar, have denied recent allegations by a Christian human rights groups that it may have used chemical weapons in an attack on ethnic Karenni rebels. The report was made by Christian Solidarity Worldwide...
Evangelicals Await Dedication of New Medical Ministry in Angola
The people of Lubango, Angola are eagerly awaiting the completion of a new hospital that believers hope will make a difference in health care in the city of one million people. The Evangelical Medical Centre, which has been in the planning stages since 2000...
Far East Christian Radio Network Celebrates 60th Anniversary
This year marks the 60th anniversary of an international Christian radio network that broadcasts the gospel in more than 150 languages from 32 transmitters located throughout the world...
Korean Man Convicted of Abducting Pastor in China
A South Korean Court has convicted an ethnic Korean man from China of abducting a Christian pastor and taking him to North Korea. Ryu Youn-hwa, 35, of Korean descent, was sentenced to 10 years in prison...
WCC Sends Memorandum to Respond to UN Referendum on Reform
The head of the World Council of Churches has sent a memorandum to the secretary general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, in response to the recently released report on reforming the UN.
Cardinals Reveal Details from Conclave Process
Several of the Cardinals who elected the new Pope Benedict XVI revealed their thoughts regarding the new Pope and shared what happened in the Sistine Chapel immediately after the pontiff was elected...
Protestants: Oppression of Churches Continue in Belarus
Protestants in the former Soviet country of Belarus say the government is oppressing churches that are not of the Orthodox denomination and that it’s using a new ‘restrictive religion’ law to do it...
Christian Aid Urge Pope to Review Catholic Position on AIDS, Contraception
One of the gravest matters Pope Benedict XVI will be confronted with during his tenure is the tragic pandemic of HIV/AIDS. UK-based Christian Aid...
Pope Benedict Lists Priorities for Papacy
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday celebrated his first Mass as pontiff, and laid out the top priorities for his papacy. In a message read in Latin to cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said he will...