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EU Must Stop Hurting the Poor, Christian Aid Says

Campaigners across Europe are to ask their governments to threaten to withhold funds from the World Bank unless specific changes are made to policy and practice.

Latin American Council of Churches Elects First Black President

The Latin American Council of Churches, known under its Spanish acronym CLAI, has elected Panamanian Episcopal (Anglican) Bishop Julio Murray as its first black president in a tightly contested election.

Bono to be Honoured at NAACP Awards for AIDS and Poverty Work

U2's Bono is to be honoured at the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) Image Awards tonight for his contribution to the fight against AIDS and global poverty.

Churches Join Stop The Traffik Coalition in Chocolate Labour Concerns

Many churches and faith groups are leading the way in bringing justice for children who labour in cocoa farms in Cote D'Ivoire, as part of the Stop The Traffik coalition.

Leading Pentecostal Calls for Christians to Register as Bone Marrow Donors

Leading black Pentecostal church Christian Life City will be hosting a bone marrow/stem cell registration clinic for the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust and the Anthony Nolan Trust at its place of worship - The Round Chapel, Hackney, on Sunday 4 March.

World Church Body Urges Support for UN Peacebuilding Commission

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee has expressed appreciation for the establishment of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, and urged WCC member churches to encourage and support its efforts.

Leading Pentecostal Calls for Christians to Register as Bone Marrow Donors

Church Army New Chief Executive Inspires Youths to Serve Jesus

Mark Russell, Church Army's young new Chief Executive, has returned to the place where he served as youth leader with a plea to put Jesus first in making decisions about life's priorities.

World Vision to Help Rebuild War-Stricken Lebanon

Damaged homes in the villages of Marjayoun, Bint Jbeil and Baalbek in Lebanon will be renovated, as World Vision's Lebanese Emergency Winter Intervention (LEWI) project funds more than 120,000 beneficiaries.

Call from CAFOD to Live Simply on Lent Fast Day

March 2 is Lent Fast Day and CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, is calling on Catholics to engage with its Livesimply campaign and share what they have, whether large or small.

Alarm at Attempt to Redefine 'Religious Liberty' Amid Slave Abolition Celebrations

Christian charity CARE has reacted with concern to the Joint Committee on Human Rights' attempt to redefine what is meant by "religious liberty" in its highly controversial report published this week.

World Church Body Urges Support for UN Peacebuilding Commission

Archbishop of Canterbury to Strengthen Churches in South Africa and Angola

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will travel to South Africa and Angola as part of a visit to the Anglican Province of Southern Africa next week to assess the Anglican churches' role in the province's development.

Campaigners March in Chains to Commemorate Slave Trade Abolition

A group of campaigners bound in chains have set off on a 250-mile march to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.

New Report Reveals Extent of Faith Based Youth Work

YouthNet will launch the release of its report on its recent research into faith-based youth work taking place across Northern Ireland on 2 March in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Hope08 Supporters to Pray for Families Following UNICEF Report

Families under pressure are to be encouraged by supporters of the nationwide initiative Hope08. A new quarterly prayer diary, Friday Focus, which facilitates a call to prayer across the nation in preparation for Hope08, challenged readers: 'How could you help a family known to you who are facing challenges?'