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US Due to Announce Sanctions on Vietnam for Religious Persecution
15th March marks the deadline for the US government to announce disciplinary measures against Vietnam for religious rights violations as the six-month consultation period has ended. Human right activists...
Pope Leaves Hospital under Careful Watch of Doctors
Pope John Paul II has left hospital and has returned home to the Vatican on Sunday 13th March. Although he has been released from the Rome hospital, the Pontiff remains to have doctors, in shifts, constantly taking care...
Premier Christian Media Trust Appoint New Evangelical Board Member
The Board of Premier Christian Media Trust, the charity that owns Premier Radio has invited another member to join it. Rev Katei Kirby, the General Manager of the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance (ACEA)...
British Library Heads Project in Digitalising the World’s Oldest Bible
On Friday 11th March, the British Library in London announced an ambitious historical international project to reinterpret the oldest Bible in the world, the Codex Sinaiticus. A team of experts from the UK...
Ship of Fool’s "Mystery Worshippers" to be Unleashed on London’s Churches
Churches across London will be anxiously anticipating a special visit this month by a "mystery worshipper" – a specially sent "critic" to assess and evaluate the services at churches. Christian website www.ship-of-fools.com...
Police Mystified as Gunman Kills Seven in US Church Shooting
Churches around the world have been shocked by the shooting in a US evangelical church in which seven Christian worshippers have been shot dead as well as the gunman himself. Terry Ratzmann, 44, opened fire...
Vietnam Police Raid Prayer Meeting at House of Imprisoned Church Leader
Police disbanded a women's prayer meeting in Ho Chi Minh City at the home of a jailed Vietnamese Church leader and briefly detained 10 men who came to their aid, a media agency reported Thursday...
Evangelical Mission Network Urges a Step up in Action against AIDS
A major conference held last week by Global Connections - the UK evangelical network for world mission - has pointed out the urgency of stepping up the fight against HIV/AIDS. At Partnership House in Waterloo, London, the forum...
Conservatives Renew Pressure for Tighter Abortion Laws
Michael Howard, the leader of UK's opposition Conservative party, has refreshed the call to the British government to impose more restrictions on the existing abortion laws in a bid to tackle the casual trend of abortions in the UK...
Anti-Terrorsim Law Effective in Britain Despite Criticism from Churches
After a long, bitter debate in Parliament, Britain has finally passed the Anti-Terrorism Law which has been strongly resisted by churches and conservative politicians. Critics from the Churches have said that civil liberties have been grossly overlooked...
British Donate £37 million to Red Nose Day Charity for UK & Africa
Donations of over £37 million have been pledged by Britons during the televised Red Nose Day fundraising extravaganza. By 2am this morning, viewers watching BBC1 had donated £37,809,564...
Offensive Last Supper Ad Banned by Churches in France
The Catholic Church in France has won a ruling in the Court yesterday to ban an "offensive" advertising poster, which is based on Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting of Christ's Last Supper...
Rev Jesse Jackson Comes to London to Rally Ethnic Minority Vote
The US civil rights campaigner and political activist Rev Jesse Jackson this week has visited London to help a campaign to help mobilise ethnic minorities to vote. In addition he has also taken part in a number of...
Albania to Propose New Religious Restrictions as Churches Flourish
BMS World Mission, a Baptist mission group, recently gave a mission report regarding Albania. It has drawn particular concern over the new religious law which has aimed to impose tighter controls on religious activities...
WCC's Kobia Helps Record-Breaking Africa Appeal during Scandinavian Tour
The World Council of Churches General Secretary, Rev Samuel Kobia has helped in a record-breaking fund-raising appeal for Africa. He assisted in the Appeal, which raised a record £1.4 million in just one day...
Global Day of Prayer for Burma Observed in London
On Saturday 12th March, the global day of prayer for Burma will be observed in London, with the event hosted by the UK-based human rights organisation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)...