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Zambia: Call for greater protection for disabled refugees

The Anglican Alliance has warned that disabled refugees in Zambia are suffering because of a lack of suitable devices to support them in living.

Call for carbon fast this Lent

The Archbishop of Southern Africa is inviting Anglicans around the world to cut their carbon footprint this Lent.

Carnival comes to Durham parishes

Two parishes in Durham are marking the start of Lent with a difference this weekend.

Church welcomes change to Ebacc plans
Church welcomes change to Ebacc plans

The Church of England's Board of Education has welcomed the announcement this week that the Ebacc is to be dropped.

Concern over rural affordable housing shortage
Concern over rural affordable housing shortage

Rural areas are suffering a shortage of affordable housing, the Bishop of Bath & Wells has warned.

We can't wait for cowboys to walk into church

Paul and Linda Scholtz have been ministering to cowboys since 1976.

Speaking out for the deaf
Speaking out for the deaf

Every person should have the human right to speak for themselves. But the reality is that vulnerable and deprived children in an isolated area of Ogongo, Kenya, have been denied this right.

Money woes put pressure on relationships

Couples are feeling the strain of debt, new figures from a Christian debt counselling charity reveal.

Marriage Week 2013 gets underway
Marriage Week 2013 gets underway

Christians in the UK are joining with others around the world in celebrating marriage this week.

Church Times celebrates 150 years
Church Times celebrates 150 years

The Church Times is celebrating its illustrious 150 year history with a special edition of the paper out today.

New live album from Muyiwa
New live album from Muyiwa

Muyiwa will be releasing a live recording of his sell-out gig at the HMV Apollo in London last summer.

Find some quiet time this Lent
Find some quiet time this Lent

Chocolate and coffee are typical sacrifices during the period of Lent but one clergyman is challenging people to give up being busy.

Michael Oh becomes new Lausanne chief executive
Michael Oh becomes new Lausanne chief executive

Seminary president Dr Michael Oh has been appointed as the next chief executive of the Lausanne Movement.

Prison sentences for two Christians in Egypt

Two Copts have been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a machine gun from the Egyptian armed forces during an outbreak of violence in October 2011

Children exposed to inappropriate content on YouTube
Children exposed to inappropriate content on YouTube

Children can be as little as three clicks away from inappropriate content on YouTube, says an internet safety expert.

Couple tiffs: the messy home
Couple tiffs: the messy home

Finances can be a common cause of stress and tension among couples but a messy home can also make them reach boiling point, according to new research.