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Letting actions speak louder than words in Pakistan
Bishop Tony Robinson and Canon Yuqub Masih visited Gojra in Pakistan to promote interfaith relations and foster unity between Christians and Muslims.
Enslaved by cocoa
Almost 40 per cent of the cocoa used to make chocolate comes from the Ivory Coast, where thousands of children as young as ten are working in horrendous conditions, trafficked from their homes and families, to satisfy our cravings. Stop the Traffik is calling for change.
Christian guesthouse couple take legal action to Europe
A Welsh Christian couple running a guesthouse have taken their legal action defence of a policy to restrict double beds to married couples to the European Court of Human Rights
Who reads the Bible in the US and why?
A new study has been published looking into which social groups read the Bible in the US and why
Hope for the daughters of India
Children's charity Viva is working to protect and educate girls in India, where their lower status makes them targets of systematic violence and abuse.
Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis unite to combat slavery
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis have backed a landmark initiative that will see the Anglican and Catholic Churches unite to combat modern slavery.
No swearing please, we're Christians
Is the expectation of a strictly profanity-free zone strangling creativity and quality in Christian fiction? These authors seem to think so.
Godly engagement and keeping our heart right before marriage
From making marriage into an idol, to the prospect of physical intimacy and dizzying wedding costs, there are all kinds of pitfalls - and joys - in being a believer and engaged
Don't let the TV squeeze out your time with God's Word
A new survey by Booktrust reveals a startling link between socio-economic backgrounds and levels of reading, and that more than half of 18 to 30-year-olds would rather surf the web or social media than read.
Russell Watson: Belief in God helped me in face of death
Classical singer Russell Watson has spoken of how his belief in God sustained him when his life was on the line.
Fewer children living in broken families
New government figures suggest the number of single parent families is on the decline.
Chinese bishop, 97, dies under house arrest
The 97-year-old Bishop of Shanghai has died after spending decades imprisoned or under house arrest.
Nigerians risk death to attend Mass
More than 2,000 people in northern Nigeria risked their lives by turning out for Sunday Mass yesterday while their city was being bombed.
Iran remains a dangerous place for Christians
A new report that is being delivered to the UN Human Rights Council today declares that Iran's human rights record remains poor and that Christians are in serious danger there
Aronofsky says Noah is 'the least biblical biblical film ever made'
Darren Aronofsky has described his upcoming blockbuster Noah as "the least biblical biblical film ever made", and dismissed criticism that it strays too far from the Old Testament text.
Fred Phelps, excommunicated founder of Westboro Church 'on the edge of death'
Nathan Phelps, the sixth of Fred Phelps' thirteen children, left the WBC over three decades ago, and has since become a campaigner for LGBT causes.