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Vietnam Pastor Held in Mental Hospital for Religious Beliefs
Reports have been released that Rev. Than Van Truong of the Baptist General Conference house church organisation is being held in a mental hospital despite claims that he is clearly sane...
New Archbishop of York Appointed - Britain’s First Black Archbishop
On 17th June morning, John Sentamu, currently the Bishop of Birmingham has been appointed as the next Archbishop of York. The 56-year-old bishop from Uganda will be the first black Archbishop in the history of the Church of England...
Pope Benedict & WCC's Head First Meeting Signals New Phase in Christian Unity
The first ever meeting between Pope Benedict XVI & the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Rev Samuel Kobia since taking up their positions...
UNICEF Highlights Famine & Suffering of Children in Africa
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on the 'Day of African Child' has drawn international attention to the dire situation of children in Africa caused by a huge shortfall in funding...
BBC Springer Fiasco Concludes as High Court Throws Out Christian Proceedings
The High Court has rejected the Christian Institute’s bid to bring a judicial review against the BBC for the broadcasting of the programme, Jerry Springer – The Opera. The Christian Institute...
Fundraising for the Salvation Army in British 10K London Run
Sunday 3rd July 2005 will see the award-winning garden designer and TV presenter Chris Beardshaw running on the streets of London along with 20,000 other runners, to raise fund for the Salvation Army to support its social service work across the UK and Ireland...
World Evangelical Alliance Reveals Persecution of Chinese Christians
To control internal pressure, the Chinese Communist Party is letting local officials lock up large numbers of people on administrative sentences without charge or trial, according to the Religious Liberty Commission...
Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child Reaches South Asia
Tens of thousands of children across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India will be celebrating Christmas this month through Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child.
California Quake Measures Tsunami Preparedness in USA
A major earthquake, which struck off the northern coast of California on Tuesday night did not bring damage, but it caused a tsunami scare among coast-dwellers that sent them climbing to higher grounds...
Ukraine Patriarch Believes No Obstacle between Orthodox- Roman Catholic Dialogue
Since Pope Benedict XVI declared that healing the divide between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches should be one of the top priorities of his papacy, after he was elected two months ago, leaders from both churches...
Church Army Sunday to Highlight Christian Presence in Community
The Church Army Sunday on 25th September will focus on the theme Get OUT More, which aims to encourage and equip churches to develop an effective Christian presence in the life of the community in ways such as...
Pro-Family Groups Worry as Same-Sex Marriage Advances in Canada
The same-sex marriage legalisation for all of Canada took another step forward on Tuesday, as the ruling Liberal government gained another round of confidence votes. Religious and pro-family groups in Canada have expressed deep concern...
Leaked Documents Reveal "New Offensive" Against Chinese Christians
Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) has reported on documents leaked from the Chinese government saying, "We have dealt with the Falun-gong. We have arrested and put their leaders on the run...
Action by Churches Together Intl’ Reaffirms Provision of Aid to All Religions
Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, a global alliance of Protestant and Orthodox churches and their related agencies, has reaffirmed its commitment to provide aid to those in need...
Salvationists’ Efforts in Emergency Work Recognised in Queen's Honours List
In the Queen's Birthday honours published on 11th June, two Salvationists from the UK and Australia were awarded high honours "for services to Salvation Army emergency relief operations worldwide". It has proved once again the importance...
Christian Medical Fellowship Urges British Rethink as Italy’s Fertility Law Fails
The attempt to relax fertility laws in Italy were defeated on Monday with strong opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, and Christian medical professionals in the UK have called on the government to rethink...