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Oxfam tells party leaders not to forget world's poor in election race

Party leaders are expected to make Sunday April 18 this election campaignâs âWorld Poverty Dayâ by setting out their partiesâ plans to help the worldâs poorest people.

Call to Ireland's Christians to stand with persecuted church

Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Release International and Open Doors will make a united call next month to Christians in Ireland to stand shoulder to shoulder with the persecuted church.

Church leaders say UK must take lead on âRobin Hoodâ tax

Church leaders and Christian NGOs are calling on the Government to support the introduction of a unilateral financial transaction tax in the UK.

G P Taylor: Pullman is a âdangerous theologianâ

Christian author G P Taylor has hit out at Philip Pullmanâs new fictional biography of Jesus Christ and branded the atheist writer a âdangerous theologianâ.

Mikeschair releases acoustic EP to accompany 'Let the waters rise'

Curb Records' band Mikeschair has announced the digital release of Let The Waters Rise EP.

Passion world tour returns to London this May

Louie Giglo, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, David Crowder*Band to lead 18 to 25-year-olds in worship.

GL Live returns and this time the focus is on legacy

GL Live returns with the seventh event in the series and now itâs all about Legacy! Strongly declaring that itâs time to see with bigger vision that there is something going on which is largerthan ourselves.

Relief groups assessing needs as China quake toll passes 600

Christian organisations are accessing the situation in Chinaâs Qinghai province after a series of strong quakes â the largest of which was magnitude 6.9 â left more than 600 dead and 9,000 injured in the mountainous Tibetan area of western China.

One in four Christians in Africa holds fast to superstitious beliefs

Roughly one in four Christians in sub-Sahara Africa believes sacrifices to spirits or ancestors can protect them from bad things happening, according to a recent 19-country survey on religious attitudes in Africa.

North London churches team up to meet needs of young people

North London churches have pledged to work together after a recent survey found that many locals were concerned about a lack of facilities for young people.

Church hustings helping people engage in politics

The church is playing an important role in helping people engage with the political process in the run up to the general election, according to one charity.

CofE resources help churches respond to God's calling

The Church of England has made new resources for Vocations Sunday on 25 April.

Scientists and creationists agree: 'Sediba' is no 'missing link'

Two fossils that were discovered in South Africa nearly two years ago are causing a stir today after two articles published recently in the journal Science introduced them as members of a new species that âmight help reveal the ancestorâ of the genus Homo.