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Netherlands Begins Euthanasia of Newborns

A hospital in Netherlands, the first nation to permit euthanasia, revealed it has already begun killing terminally ill newborns by administering a lethal dose of sedatives after proposing guidelines on the procedure...

Christmas Message from Salvation Army's General

The Salvation Army International has issued the General’s Christmas message from General John Larsson on the first day of December, marking the coming of the great Christian festival ...

Women & Churches Join to Open New Path to Peace in Sudan

An interview with a Christian woman from Sudan by the World Council of Churches (WCC) has revealed the reality of Sudanese women who are struggling against violence...

Church Army Appeals to UK Churches to Restore Real Christmas

Starting a new month in December, the Church Army has launched an initiative urging churches across the UK to bring back the real meaning of Christmas ...

South Korean Woman Paralysed for 20 Years Walks After Adult-stem Cell Treatment

A South Korean woman who was paralysed for 20 years was able to walk again during a press conference last week in which scientists revealed some extent of their success in repairing her damaged spine using adult stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood...

Conservative Anglicans Release Repair the Tear Response to Windsor Report

The Anglican Mainstream, a conservative network within the Anglican Communion, released a lengthy response to the Windsor Report, entitled, "Repair the Tear." The statement not only assesses and summarises the Windsor Report, but provides...

Third Methodist Lesbian Trial Case Opens in Pennsylvania

Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud, the United Methodist minister facing trial for her violation of denominational laws that prohibit the ordination of "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals," strutted into Andy's Court Building...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Medical Marijuana Case

The Supreme Court considered on Monday whether sick people should not be prosecuted under federal law for growing and using marijuana with a doctor's recommendation...

SBC Total Contributions Up One Percent; Designated Offerings Down 23 percent

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)'s Cooperative Program (CP) announced a one percent increase in "year-to-date contributions" on Nov. 30, compared to the same time frame in 2003...

Philippines Appeal for Relief as Flashfloods Leave Hundreds Dead

Nearly 300 people are dead and thousands of families stranded in three coastal municipalities in Quezon province of the Philippines in the aftermath of tropical depression Winnie...

CMS report Mission Reversal as Black Pentecostals Revive Britain

The Church Mission Society joined thousands in London recently at a Festival of Life. The Nigerian head of the world’s biggest Pentecostal Church led a night of prayer for the nation, and an estimated 17,000 people...

Britain Pledges to Join the World in Battle against AIDS

While the number of British people infected is still on the rise, standing currently at 53,000 adults, leaders in the UK have expressed their commitment in joining the world in the battle against AIDS...

CSW outcry at continued Eritrean Religious Persecutions

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has recently received reports that three Orthodox priests have been detained since the third week of November. All three are Orthodox priests who have been involved...

Anglicans gather at Lambeth Palace to debate Windsor Report

Rev Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury will lead a summit today, which will see more than 50 Church of England bishops discuss the homosexuality crisis in the Anglican Church...

Worldwide Christian Protest against Death Penalty

Christians all over the world yesterday joined together in a global protest against the death penalty. Monuments and religious buildings were illuminated in more than 300 separate cities across the globe...

World AIDS Day: A Global Partnership of Prayer

1st December marks World AIDS Day. While events aiming to promote public awareness and education on HIV/AIDS are organised all around the world, a coalition of Christian organisations and networks call all people to unite in prayers to end AIDS...