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Christian Agencies Provide Skills Education to Aid Pakistan Quake Survivors

Survivors of the Pakistan earthquake more than one year ago are learning new methods and skills to continue the rebuilding of the region, following the devastation which killed more than 75,000 people and left more than three million homeless.

Oprah Opens New School in South Africa, Raises HIV Awareness

A new school has been opened in South Africa by popular TV host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey. In addition, Winfrey took an HIV test Saturday and encouraged students at her new school to follow suit, in a bid to inspire more openness about the disease that is devastating South Africa's youth.

Church of Ireland to Elect New Primate

The Bishops of the Church of Ireland are to meet in Dublin this week to elect the new Primate of All Ireland after Lord Robin Eames retired from the post on December 31.

Poland Archbishop Resigns Over Communism Revelations

The Archbishop of Warsaw has shocked the Catholic world by resigning less than an hour before he was due to be installed. Stanislaw Wielgus has been caught up in controversial circumstances, and has been at the centre of a communist-era spying row; Weilgus recently admitted collaborating with the secret communist police.

Archbishop of Armagh to Appeal for Information on Missing Bodies

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Sean Brady, is to appeal for information about people murdered and buried secretly by Irish paramilitary groups during the Troubles.

Archbishop of Armagh to Appeal for Information on Missing Bodies

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Sean Brady, is to appeal for information about people murdered and buried secretly by Irish paramilitary groups during the Troubles.

Poland Archbishop Resigns Over Communism Revelations

The Archbishop of Warsaw has shocked the Catholic world by resigning less than an hour before he was due to be installed. Stanislaw Wielgus has been caught up in controversial circumstances, and has been at the centre of a communist-era spying row; Weilgus recently admitted collaborating with the secret communist police.

Mega Collegiate Conference Passion 07 Concludes

Passion 07 recently concluded the four day conference at the Atlanta's Phillips Arena and the Georgia World Congress Centre in downtown Atlanta, with over 23,000 in attendance.

Canada's Three Parents Case Continues to Raise Objections

Defenders of the traditional family unit in Canada continue to speak out after the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that a five-year-old boy has three legal parents - a father, mother and her lesbian partner.

Canada's Three Parents Case Continues to Raise Objections

Defenders of the traditional family unit in Canada continue to speak out after the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that a five-year-old boy has three legal parents - a father, mother and her lesbian partner.

Salvation Army Good Causes to Benefit from Morrisons Recycling Services

The Morrisons supermarket chain has said it will raise money this year for good causes supported by The Salvation Army through two new in-store recycling services. Two recycling bins will be positioned at convenient points in over 345 stores across

Cardinal Tells Believers to Eat Less, Pray More

The spiritual guide of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has called on believers to demonstrate their solidarity with the poor and eat less. In his Pastoral Letter for the Feast of Epiphany, Cardinal Cormac

Mega Collegiate Conference Passion 07 Concludes

Passion 07 recently concluded the four day conference at the Atlanta's Phillips Arena and the Georgia World Congress Centre in downtown Atlanta, with over 23,000 in attendance.

Rowan Williams Fears Schism in Anglican Church

The Anglican Church is on the brink of separation over homosexuality, and the Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted that he fears losing control of the Church.

Britons Must Change to Tackle Global Warming

In order to tackle climate change, many changes will have to be made in the lives of Britons. "Every aspect of their lives must change", Environment Secretary David Miliband has said.

Government Pledges Greater Support for Faith-Based Community Organisations

The government has announced an increased commitment to funding third sector organisations. In the future the norm will not be one-year, but three-year funding agreements.