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Cameroonian founds Africa's first 'development university'
Andre Talla now searching for a video studio or church in Southern California where he can record his sermons to be broadcast in his native country

Campaign for more humane treatment of prisoners in Vietnam
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights group, has welcomed the launch of a report by the Campaign to Abolish Torture in Vietnam.

Central African Republic conflict 'not religious at all'
The man chosen to lead what he says is 51% of the population of the Central African Republic (CAR), its Protestants, says that the conflict in the country has nothing to do with religion.

What do mums want? Not necessarily the same thing!
Big brands are patronising and seem to be more interested in selling their products than making their product do what's actually needed. That was just some of the feedback to a major survey of mums by MumPanel. Â

UK food prices highest in western Europe
Oxfam's newly released food database has listed the UK as having the highest and most volatile food prices in Western Europe.

Spirituality makes unity in diversity possible - Rowan Williams
Lord Williams has spoken of the importance of genuine spirituality for the wellbeing of cities and society more broadly

Christians praying for unity within the Church
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will take place beginning this Sunday, January 18.

Book review: The Ministry of a Messy House by Amanda Robbie
Chaos at home and in life has its place!

Patriarch's plea for peace in Syria
Syria's Catholic leader makes urgent prayer appeal ahead of Geneva II conference

Al-Qaeda 'alive and kicking' in Middle East â Barnabas Fund
A charity supporting persecuted Christians worldwide has reported that despite US President Obama's claims that Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda has been "decimated", it is in fact merely operating under a different name and is even "expanding" its territory within the Middle East.

Tearfund Cambodia blogging challenge: harnessing the online to bring change offline
Three lucky bloggers will be heading to Cambodia with Tearfund this spring in a trip to raise awareness of the poverty still affecting the country and the change being made through community-level development projects.

Being judgemental on divorce would be 'unhelpful', says bishop
Bishop of Wakefield has dismissed an MP's assertion that bishops should spend less time criticising the Government's welfare reforms and more time on criticising divorce.

Women wanting abortion won't need to see doctor
Draft guidance being considered by the Department of Health will effectively eliminate the need of a woman to meet a doctor before undergoing the termination of a pregnancy.

Vatican before UN committee over child abuse
"There is no excuse for any form of violence or exploitation of children," says Vatican delegation before the UN Committee of the Convention of the Rights of the Child

Bill Nye, Ken Ham creation debate live stream details
The sell-out debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye is to be live streamed free of charge, organisers have confirmed.

Worship in the Spirit and in relationship
Noel Robinson's music is not dissimilar to his personality. Bold, gospel-centred and easy to listen to are all suitable words and phrases to employ.