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Christians Offer Prayers as World Mourns 1st Anniversary of Tsunami
Christians have led people across the world in marking the first anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami with mourning and prayers...
Leadership Changes Take Place at Lausanne Committee in Germany
The Board of the German Lausanne Movement has appointed a new Chair for the German Lausanne Committee (GLC).
UK Peace Campaigners set to Face Christmas in Israel Jail
An Italian peace activist was hospitalised this week after he refused to be deported as he worked in Israel, report the Palestine Campaign. Vittorio Arrigoni...
Lausanne Committee Germany Makes Top Leadership Changes
The Board of the German Lausanne Movement has appointed a new Chair for the German Lausanne Committee (GLC). As 2005 draws to a close Birgit Winterhoff has been elected...
Evangelicals Defend The Truth of Christmas
In the run-up to Christmas the Evangelical Alliance has released a powerful response to members of the public that seek to dismiss the Christmas story as a myth...
Second Trial of Beijing House Church Leader Produces Same Result
The verdict of the second trial of a prominent Chinese house church pastor remains the same as he continues serving his three year jail sentence. On Tuesday, the Beijing Municipality Haidian District...
Niger Children Facing Malnutrition, New Survey Reveals
Niger’s children still face high levels of malnutrition despite international aid efforts earlier this year that saved 90 percent of the more than 300,000 children treated, warns a new U.N.-backed survey...
South Korean Cloning Expert Resigns After Investigators Find Research Faked
South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk resigned on Friday after investigators said his landmark stem-cell research was fabricated...
Persian Gulf Christmas Celebrations Extend Outside Church Walls
Christmas is no longer being celebrated behind closed doors for Christians in the Persian Gulf. For the first time...
Battle Waged Over Bible Monument in Mexico City
The Bible Society of Mexico battled with city authorities in Mexico City last month over the Bible Monument that was revealed in the historic part of the capital. On Nov. 23, during a massive gathering of more than seven thousand...
Initial Iraqi Election Results Reveal Large Shi'ite Religious Support
Sunni Arab and secular parties are demanding a rerun of last week's Iraq elections, alleging massive fraud as initial counts showed the Shiite Islamists' large stake of power. With a 70 percent turnout among the 15.5 million Iraqis...
Tune into ‘Help! It’s Christmas’ This Sunday
'Help! It's Christmas' is the unmissable TV show charting the efforts of Faithworks founder, Steve Chalke, has attempts to pull together a nativity play with no money and no professional actors...
North Korea Remains a Serious Concern to the World
Nearing the holidays and another end of the year, Christian activists and human rights groups have not forgotten the millions of persecuted believers around the world who have yet to gain the freedom to celebrate Christmas...
2006 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity to Focus on Reconciliation
The World Council of Churches has announced the theme for next year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity as being Matthew 18:20, "Where two or three are gathered in my name...
Anglican Mainstream Calls on Government to Reconsider Civil Partnerships Act
Anglican Mainstream has called on the Government to reconsider the Civil Partnerships Act, describing the new legislation as both "confusing and unjust". The statement...
Church of England Evangelical Council Issues Warning Over Civil Partnerships
The Evangelical Council has warned of the negative consequences of the Civil Partnerships Act following the hundreds of gay civil partnership ceremonies that took place up and down the country...
