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Church World Service Continues to Support Tsunami Survivors in Aceh
Church World Service continues to help survivors of last year's Boxing Day tsunami rebuild their lives and hope in the future as the one-year anniversary approaches...
C S Lewis Letter Testifies Narnia’s Lion as Christ
As the wait over the eagerly anticipated release of The Chronicles of Narnia is almost over, the debate as to whether the film has a clear Biblical and Christian theme seems to have come to a conclusion, as letters written...
Christians and Muslims Unite in Peace Efforts in the Philippines
Christian and Muslim groups took to the streets together in the Philippines as part of several peace marches to be held during the Mindanao Peace Week. The Week was held as part of ongoing efforts to bring about peace...
Sydus Brings Christian Radio to Mobile Phones Worldwide
Christians all over the world will soon be able to download Christian radio to their mobile phones free of charge thanks to a new partnership between Sydus and Barnabus Road Media. Sydus, one of the world’s largest service...
REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
The fantastical world of centaurs, dwarves and the eternal winter in C.S. Lewis’s novel The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was just waiting to be turned into a cult-making piece of cinematic magic...
Filipino Government to Open More Feeding Centres
The Catholic Archbishop of Cebu, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal has urged the Filipino Government to open more feeding centres for the country's hungry...
CSW Calls for Renewed International Pressure to Bring About Release of Cuban Prisoner
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has made a call to the international community to bring new life to its efforts in obtaining the release of human rights activist, Dr Oscar ElÃas Biscet on Dec. 6th – the third anniversary of his imprisonment...
African & Caribbean Evangelical Alliance Honours Contributors to Christian Community
The African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance has released the 21 names of its Role of Honour 2005. The list comes as part...
Audio Bibles Bring God’s Word to Xitshwa People of Mozambique
The Bible is being brought to a group of people in Mozambique despite the high rate of illiteracy thanks to a partnership between Talking Bibles International, Cross Connection Outreach and local pastors...
Direct Contact Made With Kember’s Kidnappers
According to BBC reports, direct contact has been made with the kidnappers of British Professor Norman Kember and three other men abducted in Baghdad more than a week ago. The news follows a televised appeal by Professor Kember's wife for the release of her husband...
Church of Scotland Moderator on Harry Potter
The Moderator of the Church of Scotland has voted Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling as his book of the year in a poll by The Scottish Herald...
World Vision to Distribute U.N. Food Supplies to 46,000 Quake Victims
World Vision (WV) has signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to distribute urgently needed food supplies to an estimated 46,610 Pakistan quake survivors until next spring. The international...
Belgium to Allow Homosexual Couples to Adopt Children
Since the legalisation of same-sex marriage, Belgium has taken another controversial step, allowing homosexual couples to adopt children. Last week, the lower house of Belgium's parliament voted...
WCC Forms New Global Alliance for Development
Justice and poverty issues must be combated through the concerted effort of the churches, said World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia during a consultation in Geneva. Over 50 participating churches...
Hong Kong Churches Pray, Join Massive Rally for Full Democracy
The leading Christian Churches in Hong Kong were united in prayers over the weekend as they joined hundred of thousands of citizens to rally for full democracy. An estimated 250,000 people took to the streets...
Edinburgh Church Holds Multicultural Christmas Service
Greenside Church in Edinburgh held a special Christmas service Sunday evening in conjunction with the World Mission Committee of Edinburgh Presbyter...