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Worldwide Internet Evangelism Day planned for April 2005
A Worldwide Internet Evangelism Day (IED) has been arranged for 24th April 2005. The event, arranged by an evangelistic group of ministries, churches and individuals...
Mercy Ships’ West Africa Mission Heals Hundreds
The US-based global charity Mercy Ships sent the Anastasis to Cotonou, Benin, West Africa earlier this month to carry out its mission. The outreach has proved to be successful so far. An estimated 5,000 people waited in line throughout the day hoping to be selected for free surgery onboard the Mercy Ship...
Call for International Pressure on Kosovo’s Restrictive Religious Law Draft
A new draft religion law in Kosovo has created fears that ambiguities in the law could lead to its being used against religious minorities, especially Christians...
Anglican General Secretary addresses the Pope
Rev Canon John L. Peterson will conclude his ministry as the General Secretary of the Anglican Communion at the end of 2004, and prior to this he has written a letter to the Pope, John Paul II to express his appreciation for the close ecumenical dialogue...
Goats and Chickens as Christmas Gifts?!
In less than a month's time, Christmas will come. As people go shopping and suffer from headache in choosing a Christmas present for their loved ones, the UK-based charity Oxfam has offered a creative alternative through the launch of Oxfam Unwrapped.
Oxfam Unwrapped is a scheme that aims at making a chance for people and their loved ones to devote themselves to charitable work amid the glorious season's tide. People can simply buy gift vouchers which represent some unu
Iran Condemned for Harassment of Media, NGOs and Christians
In light of increasing arrests and harassment of journalists and members of religious minorities in Iran, the EU has formally launched a protest...
Over 1M Christians Plea for EU's Christian Root
Reported by London Telegraph newspaper, a Christian coalition has formed to launch a petition to Tony Blair and fellow European Union (EU) leaders calling for changes to the EU constitution recognising Europe's Christian heritage...
Williams says Young should have Realistic Dreams
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Dr Rowan Williams has stated that he shares the Prince of Wales’ views, that young people should be encouraged to ensure that the expectations of their lives are kept realistic. Williams made the point as he presented a lecture on ‘Building Moral Communities’ last week...
Faith-Based NGO’s sign Code for HIV/AIDS Response
160 initial signatures have been collected for a new Code of Good Practice for NGO’s responding to HIV/AIDS, and among these 19 are faith-based organisations. The Code of Good Practice...
Ukrainian Government opens way for Bibles to Spread
In a recent report from the Ukraine Bible Society, the remarkable development of the Bible ministry in Ukraine this year was highlighted...
Church Army sees New Strategic Mission Opportunities
A great new mission opportunity has been identified in new towns across the UK by Church Army's Mission Research Unit...
English General Secretary Appointed by United Bible Societies
The United Bible Societies (UBS) Global Board have announced that Rev A. Miller Milloy will take over as its new General Secretary at a meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, earlier this month...
Possibility arises of Next Pope being Asian
In Calcutta on Wednesday, Cardinal Telesphore Pacidicus Toppo, the first tribal Asian to be included in the College of Cardinals that elects the Pope has reported that having an Asian Pope cannot be ruled out...
Possibility arises of Next Pope being Asian
In Calcutta on Wednesday, Cardinal Telesphore Pacidicus Toppo, the first tribal Asian to be included in the College of Cardinals that elects the Pope has reported that having an Asian Pope cannot be ruled out...
Christian Aid and Partners meet UN Security Council on Sudan Peace
Christian Aid has given a message to the United Nations Security Council at a special session in Nairobi. Their message was powerful, as they simply stated that the people of Sudan want peace and they want it now...
Evangelical Alliance's Advent Prayer Guide Spreads the Net
The Evangelical Alliance's annual Advent Prayer Guide was released recently and it has been reported as being the most successful yet, and reaches out to a wider audience...