Daniel Blake
Anglican Head Delivers Historical Beijing Service as China Tour Concludes
The Archbishop of Canterbury has held his first ever service in Beijing, China, in which he officially welcome the role Christians were playing on key Chinese issues.
Christians Worldwide to Pray for Persecuted Church
An International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is set to take place from 5 to 19 November 2006. Eight persecuted church agencies are calling on believers worldwide to unite in spiritual battle for the 200 million Christians globally who suffer interrogation, arrest and even death for their faith in Christ.
Fresh Human Rights Concerns as Archbishop of Canterbury Concludes China Visit
As the Archbishop of Canterbury concludes his visit to China, grave human rights concerns are emerging, with the charging of a leading advocate for religious freedom and renewed fears over the death sentence of a church leader...
Anglican Church of Burundi Expresses Commitment to Worldwide Communion
The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Burundi has received and discussed the Archbishop of Canterbury's reflection, 'The Challenge and Hope of Being Anglican Today', in which he sets out his thinking concerning the future of the Anglican Communion...
Evangelical Alliance Pays Tribute to Former General Secretary Rev Gilbert Kirby
Gilbert Kirby, the General Secretary of the Evangelical Alliance UK between 1956 and 1966, has died on Sunday 15 October. Paying its condolences and celebrating a life devoted to the Lord, an Evangelical Alliance statement said, "He prioritised evangelism, brought evangelical leaders together and encouraged overseas mission by becoming secretary of the Evangelical Missionary Alliance."
North Korea Mocks Calls to Halt Nuclear Tests as US and China Hold Urgent Talks
North Korea yesterday signalled that it would ignore the international community's demands to halt any further nuclear tests, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held crisis talks with Asian allies to lay down a clear and unanimous way forward...
Religious Tensions Increase as Al-Qaeda Makes Britain Top Target
Britain has been made Al-Qaeda's top target, terrorism officials have reported. The BBC has been told that the terrorist network is now operating a cell structure in the UK, similar to that of the IRA group previously...
Rick Warren Releases New Books as Saddleback Prepares for Global Summit on AIDS
Rick Warren, world-renowned author of the Purpose Driven Life is to release two new titles this month. Zondervan has announced the first releases in an exciting new series by Warren in which he explores many of the fundamental issues and questions that people ask...
Historical Synod Vote Sees Aboriginal Australians Enter Anglican Church Leadership
The Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia will allow Aboriginal leaders to be represented at the Church body, following a vote this week. Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen had supported the vote to accept two indigenous representatives who will be elected by community members...
Protestant Church Head Assassinated in Indonesia
The acting head of the Protestant Church in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, has been assassinated this week, 16th October. He was shot in the head on a street in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - the same region where three Catholic Christians were recently executed....
Mixed Response to Ruling Over Gay Police Advert
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found the advertisement placed by the Gay Police Association in the Independent on 29 June 2006 to be offensive and derogatory towards Christians, because it implied they were responsible for a 74% increase in religion-fuelled homophobic incidents...
Popular Gospel Singer Hospitalised as Eritrea Persecution Intensifies
Helen Berhane, the Eritrean gospel singer jailed since May 2004, has reportedly been transferred to a hospital in Asmara in a serious condition. According to reports, Berhane, who showed signs of having suffered physical mistreatment, was seen in the hospital on a wheelchair...
Suspicious Activity in North Korea Sparks Fears of Second Nuclear Test
Intelligence agencies have warned that satellites have detected suspicious movements near the 9 October nuclear test site in North Korea, immediately sparking fears that a second nuclear test was pending...
Worldwide Christian Community Shocked as Priest Beheaded in Iraq
The Christian community has been dismayed to learn that the beheaded and dismembered body of Father Boulos Iskander, 59, a Syrian Orthodox priest, was found in a suburb of Mosul, Iraq, last week...
WCC Head Offers Support for Reform to New UN Secretary General
The World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary Rev Dr Samuel Kobia has sent a letter of congratulations to the South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon on his election on 13 October as the United Nations Secretary General...
Kelly Looks to Fight Extremism by Targeting Educational 'Hotspots'
Ruth Kelly, the Communities Minister, will meet with a group of local authority officials today, looking to tell that the battle of extremism in the UK should be fought by all communities - and not just by the Muslim community.