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Passion Recut Opens To Empty Cinemas
Although edited in hopes of attracting a wider audience, Mel Gibson's "The Passion Re-cut" opened to mostly empty cinemas last weekend in the US, having an average of less than ten people per showing...
'Mercy Ships' Arrives in War-Ravaged Liberia
The world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship arrived in Monrovia, Liberia today for its first-ever visit to the war-torn West African nation. At the urging of United Nations officials...
First Wave of Montagnard Christians Return to Vietnam
Nine refugees from Vietnam's Montagnard hill tribe who fled to Cambodia have voluntarily returned home, a senior official of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Saturday...
Nigeria Christians May Boycott Census
The northern chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have threatened that it would mobilise Christians to boycott the national census if the religion and ethnicity categories are not placed on questionnaires...
Howard’s Abortion Views Gain Catholic Favour for Election
Following the address on abortion last weekend by Michael Howard, Conservative party leader, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, responded positively...
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...