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Viva releases more child care workers for service in Uganda

Thousands more at-risk children in Uganda are to receive support after the graduation of a hundred new child care workers from Viva's training programme in Uganda.

Britons more helpful among OECD nations

British people are more likely to assist a stranger than people in other nations, according to a survey.

Donald Trump: Christianity is a 'wonderful religion'

Donald Trump says he goes to church as often as he can and never throws away the Bibles that are sent to him

Archdeacon blesses first zero-carbon vicarage

New 'zero-carbon' vicarage in Wembley is "emblem of sustainability"

Beijing church still planning outdoor worship despite arrests

A large unregistered church in Beijing says it plans to continue holding outdoor Sunday services despite mass arrests of its congregants during an open-air gathering over the weekend.

Scottish churches attempt King James Bible reading marathon

Two churches in Fife are hoping to become the first in Scotland to read the entire King James Bible in a week.

Church-based debt counselling grows as households feel squeeze on income

Christians Against Poverty has announced the start of 16 new debt counselling centres to help some of the poorest people across the UK.

Church of England cracks down on sham marriages

The Church of England is tightening its regulations on couples applying to marry in a bid to prevent sham marriages.

Vietnam: Thousands turn out to hear Gospel through Luis Palau

Evangelist Luis Palau preached the Gospel to tens of thousands of people in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in communist Vietnam, over the weekend.

Christians limbering up for Britain's oldest annual pilgrimage

More than 250 people will set off for Walsingham on April 16 for the annual Student Cross pilgrimage.

Call for protection of non-Muslim Nigerians after election violence

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has called upon the Nigerian government to step up security in areas hit by violence surrounding the country's elections.

'No forgiveness' for Brazilian school gunman, say pastors

Brazilian pastors say there is no 'postmortem forgiveness' for gunman who shot dead 12 school children in Rio de Janeiro last week