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Advent calendar highlights plight of homeless

People are being invited to count down the days to Christmas in a slightly different way this year

Prayers for Middle East
Prayers for Middle East

Catholics across England and Wales will be remembering the people of the Middle East in their prayers this Sunday.

Christians prefer \'friendship evangelism\'
Christians prefer 'friendship evangelism'

Most Christians believe that sharing their faith with friends is an effective form of evangelism, a new survey suggests.

Treasured Christmas presents
Treasured Christmas presents

Christmas is just a few weeks away and most of us will be thinking about what to buy for our loved ones, especially the children.

Rick Warren defends opposition to gay marriage

Evangelical Christian pastor Rick Warren appeared on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" on Tuesday to promote the re-release and 10th anniversary of his book, Purpose Driven Life.

Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar passes away

Renowned Christian motivational speaker Zig Ziglar passed away in a Texas hospital Wednesday morning after battling pneumonia.

12 sentenced over Orissa violence

A fast-track court in India has sentenced 12 people to six years in prison for their part in violence against Christians in 2008.

Tony Blair film awards celebrate faith

A 16-year-old Christian teenager was one of the winners of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation's film competition, Faith Shorts.

New home for Christian teaching in London
New home for Christian teaching in London

Theological college St Mellitus is looking forward to further growth after opening its new campus in London yesterday.

Panto stars get behind fundraising for world\'s poor
Panto stars get behind fundraising for world's poor

Panto stars have got together with Catholic development agency SCIAF to help people affected by poverty.

Campaigners switch off Facebook over tax concerns
Campaigners switch off Facebook over tax concerns

Anti-poverty campaigners are urging people to switch off Facebook for a day in protest against the company's alleged tax avoidance.

Welsh churches urged to stop trafficking of Eritreans

Evangelical Alliance Wales urges the people of Wales to help bring an end to people trafficking of Eritreans in the Sinai

Saddleback aims for zero orphans in Rwanda

In honour of World AIDS Day on 1 December, Saddleback Church is setting its own goal of reaching zero orphans throughout Rwanda by 2015.

Free Christmas songs from Integrity
Free Christmas songs from Integrity

Christmas is the season of goodwill and giving and that's exactly what Integrity is doing with five free song downloads.

Faith leaders urge action on Sudan
Faith leaders urge action on Sudan

A delegation of Sudanese faith leaders and activists is in Ethiopia this week to urge the African Union to do more to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan.