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Baptist Church Grant to Alleviate Poverty
Several churches across Britain will benefit from £19,500 worth of grants from the Baptist Union of Great Britain for work combatting poverty alleviation in their local communities...
Archbishop of Canterbury Opens New Homeless Shelter
The Archbishop has opened a new day and night shelter for homeless people in east London. The branches offers not just beds but also help to find permanent accommodation...
Midlands Poster Campaign to Bring Christmas Back to Christ
Thousands of posters are currently being distributed throughout the United Kingdom showing the baby Jesus wearing a yellow armband. In a huge campaign to put Christ back into Christmas...
World Vision Named Top Tsunami Aid Provider in Indonesia and India
Christian relief and development agency, World Vision, has been named the top tsunami aid provider by beneficiaries of aid in both Indonesia and India, a recent study has...
Over One Million Children in Darfur Beyond Reach of Aid, U.N. Warns
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced yesterday that 1.25 million children in Sudan’s Darfur region are beyond the reach of help because of the insecurity in certain areas. Darfur is known as...
Tearfund: Governments Must Learn Lessons From Tsunami
Tearfund has criticised governments around the world for a serious lack of investment into disaster risk reduction measures in a new report out earlier in the week...
UN Form New World Peacekeeping Body
The United Nations General Assembly has voted on Tuesday to create a new body to facilitate peace-building throughout the world.
Civil Partnership Ceremonies Hit UK
A homosexual couple has made history by becoming the first in England and Wales to take part in a legal ceremony to form a civil partnership in Leeds at 7.45am Wednesday Dec. 21st.
Norway Lutherans to Ordain First Female Pastors
A conservative Lutheran church in Norway will ordain its first female ministers in January, joining the growing number of Protestant churches around the world that accept the leadership of women...
Westminster Diocese Spiritual Renewal Programme Draws to Close
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has formally ended a programme of spiritual renewal in the Diocese of Westminster with a call to Christians to consider whether they reveal Christ...
First Homosexual Partnership Ceremonies Take Place in England
A homosexual couple has made history by becoming the first in England and Wales to take part in a legal ceremony to form a civil partnership in Leeds at 7.45am Wednesday Dec. 21st. The ceremony, made legal...
“Enemy of the State” to Broadcast Christmas Programmes into Iran
A U.S. evangelist who has been declared an "enemy of the state" by Iran is to begin the broadcast of special Christmas television programming into the country. Evangelist Sammy Tippit...
Zimbabwe Archbishop Refuses to be Silenced
A leading Catholic Archbishop in Zimbabwe has declared his defiance against the latest attempts by the country's government to silence critics, saying he will not be muzzled...
Christian Aid Supports First Democratic Vote in DR Congo in 45 Years
Christian Aid has been playing a key role in the first free vote held in DR Congo since the Democratic Republic of Congo gained independence...
UN Establishes New World Peacekeeping Commission
The United Nations General Assembly has voted on Tuesday to create a new body to facilitate peace-building throughout the world. The vote approved a new peace-building commission that will concentrate...
300,000 Set to Die in Pakistan’s Himalayan Winter; Calls for Urgent Shelter
Latest reports have suggested that up to 300,000 Pakistani earthquake survivors may die this winter due to insufficient supplies and aid reaching them. The huge earthquake that hit the region two months...