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Archbishop: Religion Growing in Cuba

A Catholic Archbishop in Cuba says religion is growing in the communist nation despite restrictions.

Church launches hands-on way to learn about Christingle

The Church of England and The Children's Society have turned oranges into cubes to help children engage with the Christian message of Christingle in a fun and creative way.

US insists it supports UN effort on climate

The United States insisted on Thursday it was serious about global warming and tried to reassure skeptics that President George W. Bush's gathering of major polluting nations would not undermine U.N. efforts.

Back to Church ads are 'personal invitation' to non-churchgoers - bishop

Bishop of Lichfield hopes former churchgoers in his diocese will receive roadside posters and radio adverts as a personal invitation to come back to church.

Bush under pressure at climate change conference

U.S. President George W. Bush kicks off the second day of a conference on global warming on Friday under pressure from the world's major economies to accept binding limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.

Rich must reduce emissions for poor to develop

Rich countries like the United States must reduce their carbon footprint to support poor nations who have no choice but to increase their emissions if they are to lift themselves out of poverty, a leading environmentalist said.

Britain reports fifth case of bluetongue disease

Britain's farm ministry on Thursday reported a fifth case of bluetongue disease in an animal in Suffolk, eastern England.

Climate change may sink us this century: Maldives

Unless the world starts taking climate change seriously and cuts greenhouse emissions, the Maldives could become uninhabitable this century, the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago says.

U.N. rights investigators report abuses in Angola

U.N. human rights investigators say people are still being arbitrarily detained, tortured and often denied access to a lawyer in post-war Angola.

North Korea urged to disable nuclear programmes

Talks on disarming North Korea aim to lay out a roadmap for disabling the country's nuclear programmes, the U.S. envoy said on Friday, conceding there was not yet agreement on even defining the term.

Conservative Anglicans see no change in 'American problem'

What The Episcopal Church had hoped to be a "clear and unambiguous" statement has left both sides of the Anglican divide dissatisfied, with some saying the Episcopal bishops are again dodging their response to avoid losing their place in the global communion.