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A Life of Humility Remembered in Pope’s Vatican Funeral
The funeral of Pope John Paul II took place this morning and was watched by tens of thousands in the piazza, over 200 world leaders, and millions more across the globe. The emotional farewell to the Pope...
Record Number of Pilgrims Fill Rome to Bursting Point to See Pope John Paul
A crowd of millions of pilgrims flocking to Rome in response to the death of Pope John Paul II has overwhelmed Italian and Vatican authorities. In what is developing into the "greatest display of Christian fervour of modern times...
Euthanasia Fear Spreads as UK Government Passes Mental Capacity Bill
Despite cross-party fears that euthanasia may be "introduced by the back door," the Government’s "Living Wills" legislation was set to become law last night. The Mental Capacity Bill will allow people to make a living will...
Thousands Fill Rome to See Pope
The streets around the Vatican are continuously being filled with tens of thousands of people waiting to view the body of Pope John Paul II lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica...
Christian Band Aid Raising for Tsunami Survivors with 'One Voice, One Heart'
'One Voice, One Heart' is a charity single created by the combined forces of 200 leading Christian musicians, and has been dubbed as the 'Christian Band Aid', aimed to raise funds for tsunami survivors...
Tony Blair to Address Church in Pre-General Election Faithworks Lecture
In the run up to the General Election, the Prime Minister Tony Blair will give a major speech to the Church on 22nd March in London at 12 noon, in a special event hosted by Faithworks. He will address an audience of church leaders...
Terrorist 'Control Orders' Raise Concern Among Methodists
The Methodist Church has made clearly known its concerns over proposals to introduce "control orders" for the detention of terror suspects without trial. The proposals will subject British terror suspects to tough restrictions...
Baptists Experience Remarkable Growth in Albania
It has been reported that the number of Baptists in the small country of Albania has increased remarkably over the last ten year. Believers, particularly among young people, have grown from 0 to 250 in the Baptist Union...
New Report on Human Rights in China Documents Christian Persecution
A report on Human Rights practices in China has been released by the Bureau of Democracy. The report revealed the repression of members of unregistered religious groups in parts of the country...
US Propose Amendment to UN Declaration: No Guaranteed Right to Abortions
The 49th session of the United Nation's Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) has opened, and one of the issues which has been reviewed is the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action...
Ministers Warn of Split as Kirk's Liberalism is Challenged
'Forward Together' is a newly formed evangelical group of Church of Scotland ministers who want to change the Church’s liberal stance on theological, moral and social issues...
Pope returns for Sunday Service in Defiance of Calls for Resignation
After being hospitalised for ten days & returning to the Vatican last Friday, Pope John Paul II took to the pulpit & blessed a packed crowd of worshippers...
WCC to make "Major Shifts" in Direction at Geneva Meeting
The World Council of Churches (WCC) released a statement this week stating that it would soon undertake a "major shift" in its "culture and ethos" at their Central Committee Meeting in Geneva...
Pope Returns to Vatican After Recovering From Illness
The Pope returned to the Vatican in his white Popemobile on Thursday after spending 10 days in hospital. The 84-year-old pontiff waved to the crowds that lined the road which led to the Vatican...
"Clean Up" of Orthodox Church called for in Greece
The Prime Minister of Greece, Costas Karamanlis has called for a "total clean-up" of the Greek Orthodox Church, following a series of controversial incidents among the highest members of the church...
Expelled Christian Students Targeted by Militants in Nigeria
Christian students in Nigeria who were expelled from their public school in November last year for carrying out an evangelistic outreach on campus, have been targeted by Muslim militants...