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G20 leaders 'missed opportunity' to combat climate change, says Tearfund

Christian relief and development agency Tearfund says G20 leaders have missed a crucial opportunity to combat climate change.

Churches welcome lapsed Christians back to church

Churches across the UK gave a warm welcome today to lapsed Christians on Back to Church Sunday.

Church Army launches Time Bank for homeless women

Church Army's Marylebone Project for homeless women officially launched its latest initiative this week - a Time Bank.

Believers urged to hear Calvin's voice

Believers must hear the voice of Calvin and make Scripture the only source of truth and life, says one Reformed professor.

Capitalism 'devastating' families, warns think tank

Corporate capitalism has had a devastating impact on families and communities and has been responsible for the excessive growth of giant corporations and over-centralisation of state power, says the head of a Christian social think tank.

VeggieTales creators release 3-2-1 Penguins!

Hang onto your helmets as those fun-loving space-traveling Penguins take you on a wild ride across the galaxy!

Indian Christians urge help for Sri Lankan refugees

Tamil Christians in India have called on their government to do more to help thousands of Sri Lankans stranded for the last six months in refugee camps, where conditions are reportedly poor.

Big Daddy Weave releases first Christmas record

Eleven years with all original members intact, five No 1 singles and an impressive amount of Top 5 hits later, Big Daddy Weave this week releases their first inspirational Christmas record, Christ Is Come.

Parliament commemorates 200 years of Scottish Bible Society

Following from a motion lodged by Dave Thompson, SNP MSP for the Highlands & Islands, the bicentenary of the Scottish Bible Society was commemorated on Wednesday with a Member's Debate in the Scottish Parliament.

British Methodists laud Fiji Church in face of government pressure

British Methodists have commended the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma for continuing to seek dialogue with the country’s military government in the face of repression.

US Lutheran laments divisions in Church after gay ordination vote

The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is urging leaders within the denomination to refrain from making decisions that may separate members from one another in the aftermath of the contentious outcomes of last month’s churchwide assembly.

Faith leaders want G20 to move on poverty

Ahead of the G20 summit, faith leaders gathered in Pittsburgh Wednesday to urge world leaders to focus more on the poverty issue.

Church is ‘cautiously optimistic’ over HIV breakthrough

The Church of Scotland says it is “cautiously optimistic” following reports of a breakthrough in the search for a cure to HIV.

Pope to visit Scotland in 2010

Catholics in Scotland have expressed their delight after it emerged this week that Pope Benedict XVI will visit the country early next year.

Christians to seek God’s presence

Christians of all denominations will gather in Birmingham to pray for God’s presence in the nation on 17 October.

Archbishop: Nuclear weapons are attack on faith, hope and love

The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the use of nuclear weapons in international conflict during a visit to Japan.