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Cathedral’s £3m renovation threatened by VAT charge

St Nicholas Cathedral in Newcastle fears that its £3 million renovation may have to be scaled back if the Government goes ahead with its plan to charge VAT on alterations to listed buildings.

We cannot eliminate every risk in life

Life will always be full of risk

Call for control on food promotion

The head of the Christian Medical Fellowship has called for controls on the promotion of foods that offer high energy but little nutritional value.

Church making inroads against malaria in Africa

The church is working in some of the hardest to reach areas in Africa to tackle malaria.

Worship Central spreads worldwide

Worship Central's free downloadable training course has only been going for six months but it has already spread across 43 countries.

Fears for South Sudan as fighting intensifies

The Government must continue to focus its efforts on humanitarian assistance in South Sudan, says Tearfund.

Operation Mobilisation opens new arts mission school

If a picture says a thousand words, how about a mime, dance or song?

VAT on listed buildings could spell 'disaster' for churches

The Bishop of Hereford has warned that the Government's plan to introduce VAT payments on alterations to listed buildings could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for churches.

Video rant against Kirk Cameron's gay comments

Attacks against child actor Kirk Cameron for expressing his religious beliefs on homosexuality have continued despite it being more than a month since the comments were made. The most recent attack comes in the form of a two-minute spoof video created by the comedy website "Funny or Die."

Limited edition New Testaments to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee

A special edition New Testament emblazoned with the union jack is on sale for a limited time to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Titanic tragedy remembered 100 years on

Services and commemorations are taking place around the world today to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Christians in Britain are being ‘vilified’ – Lord Carey

The former Archbishop of Canterbury has hit out at what he sees as the vilification of Christians in Britain.

Fish bunting fit for a Queen

You may be more familiar with the little Union Jack triangles stringed up for royal celebrations, but St Nicholas Cathedral in Newcastle decided to do something a bit different with their bunting for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this year.

A new dream in Belfast's historic Titanic Quarter

The Titanic was called the “ship of dreams”. A hundred years after it sank, a church in the Belfast dock where the great ship was built has a new dream for a boat that will bring people together and give them new life.

Mother prays at son's gang murder scene

The mother of a London teenager stabbed to death in an apparent “postcode” killing has prayed at the scene of her son’s murder.

New HOPE Harvest resource pack

HOPE has put together another resource pack for Harvest with brand new ideas for mission.