Jennifer Riley, Christian Post
Bristol Palin: It's better to wait
After becoming a young mother in December, the 18-year-old daughter of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin wants to be an advocate to prevent teen pregnancy.
Wycliffe joins Aids fight in Africa
The worldâs largest Bible translation organisation is joining the fight against Aids in African communities.
Obama to appoint pastor to faith-based office
President Barack Obama will reportedly name a religious outreach director to head the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Church and civil rights groups hold Obama to promise of change
Religious and civil rights groups are calling on President Barack Obama to make good on his popular catchphrase âChange is coming!â by flooding him with letters requesting support and attention to special causes.
Warren praises Obama's prayer invitation to gay bishop
Rick Warren has applauded the President-elect this week for also inviting the openly gay Episcopal Bishop V Gene Robinson to pray at the inaugural opening ceremony.
Saddleback pastor: Domestic abuse not reason for divorce
Physical abuse by a spouse is not a biblical reason for divorce, says a pastor at Saddleback Church in southern California.
Social gospel is 'Marxism in Christian clothing', says Warren
Best-selling author, social activist and megachurch pastor Rick Warren described the social gospel supported by many of the mainline churches as âMarxism in Christian clothingâ.
Mumbai terrorism overshadows anti-Christian violence
For weeks the worldâs attention has been focused on Mumbai, India, where coordinated terrorist attacks left nearly 200 people dead, including many foreign visitors. But some are hoping that the world will not forget to look at another terrorist attack occurring in India that has been less reported.
Cardinal: Religion treated as 'private eccentricity' in Britain
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has expressed frustration this week that religion is seen as a âprivate eccentricityâ in Britain.
Christian groups respond to deadly flood in Brazil
Christian relief groups are on the ground helping victims of a flood being labelled the âworst environmental calamityâ in the history of Brazil's Santa Catarina state.
Billy Graham Team assists California fire victims
A Billy Graham Rapid Response Team of crisis-trained chaplains was deployed this week to Southern California where âmegaâ blazes of fire have destroyed more than 800 homes and thousands of acres of land in the last few days.
Wycliffe receives $50m donation to translate Scripture into last languages
An anonymous donor gave a huge sum of $50 million to Wycliffe Bible Translators this week making it possible to translate Scripture for the last people groups still without the Bible in their native tongue more quickly.
China: State church reaches out to house churches
The official church organisation recognised by the Chinese Government says it sympathises with the country's house churches and is willing to provide them with Bibles.
Christians pray for persecuted church on Sunday
Christians worldwide are praying for the persecuted church on Sunday with special emphasis this year on Christians in India and Iraq.
Obama win stirs hopes in Africa
President-elect Barack Obama is not only inspiring hope for positive change among Americans but also overseas in Africa, church leaders say.
Christians differ in response to Obama victory
The Christian response to Democrat Barack Obama's historic election as the next US president is as diverse as the Body of Christ.