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CARE to Launch Campaign Against Euthanasia
A high-profile campaign is to be launched by CARE and disability charity Through the Roof as the House of Lords prepare to debate Lord Joffe's proposed euthanasia bill...
World Council of Churches to Implement Consensus Voting at 9th Assembly
The World Council of Churches has announced that decisions at its 9th Assembly next year in Porto Alegre will take place using consensus voting. Specially designed ‘indicator cards’...
Narnia Soundtrack Hits Big On iTunes.com
Based on the highly anticipated film Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, which launches on December 9,2005, eleven of today’s favorite Christian artists recorded songs “inspired by” the movie...
USPG Launches Life-Giving Gifts for Christmas
Each Christmas, we remember the unique gift of life that God has given each of us in the person of Jesus. With so much to organise, it can be hard to put this at the centre of our celebrations. USPG's new fundraising scheme hopes that these gifts might be one way of remembering all that we have been given...
Christian Council of Ghana: Put Country First
Rev. Dr Paul Kofi Fynn, Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, made an urgent appeal earlier in the week for Ghanaians to "rededicate themselves to the development of the nation"...
Y Care Training the Next Generation of Campaigners
A new course for young people by Y Care International will run from 18 to 20 October, raising this generation's empassioned youth into the next generation of campaigners...
Eritrea Halts All UN Helicopter Flights Putting Peacekeepers at Risk
U.N peacekeeping operations along the border with Ethiopia have been put at risk after U.N. helicopters in Eritrea were grounded yesterday. Eritrea had told the United Nations that the helicopter flights...
Christian Satellite Channel Increases Arabic Broadcasts
SAT-7, the Christian Satellite Channel for the Middle East and North Africa, has launched its new 'block programming' schedule in a bid to win more youth and women to its audiences...
Salvation Army Increases Relief Efforts as Peru Suffers Series of Earthquakes
The Salvation Army has increased its aid efforts in southern Peru after two earthquakes hit the region in a single day on Oct. 1st 2005. The devastation has brought continued...
First Black Archbishop Vows to Speak Out on Justice
Dr John Sentamu was confirmed as Archbishop of York at a special ceremony yesterday in the City of London's St Mary-le-Bow church. He is the first black archbishop in the Church of England and has been...
Open Doors Youth Call for Silence on International Prayer Day for Persecuted Church
The youth division of Open Doors has challenged under 21 year olds throughout the UK and Ireland to ‘shut up’ – using their silence to make an impact to vulnerable young people. The sponsored silence...
Christians Continue Offering Aid amid Sudan Violence
A clinic supported by Christian organisations in Sudan’s Darfur region is one of the last health care centres to remain open as danger escalates in the region. Global bodies ACT, Caritas Internationalis...
WCC Network on Uprooted Peoples Speaks for Asylum Seekers & Migrants to UN
“The increasing use of detention to restrict and deter cross-border movement by asylum seekers and other migrants” has impelled the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Global Ecumenical Network on Uprooted Peoples (GEN) to distribute...
New Methodist DVD Showcases Church Innovation
Creative Arts in Methodism and the Methodism Property Office have released a new film to showcaset exciting developments in churches across the UK. The 65-minute film shows the inspirational use of church space...
Belfast ‘Eco Church’ First to go Solar
A west Belfast church has taken the initiative and installed solar panels on its roof. St Oliver Plunkett Church is the first solar-powered church in Northern Ireland...
Tearfund Appoints New Chief Executive
UK’s Christian relief and development agency Tearfund has appointed a new Chief Executive, Matthew Frost, the former head of strategy at the Department for Education and Skills. He will take up his new leadership...