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Political apathy contributes to six million child deaths a year - report
World Vision launches five-year global campaign, Child Health Now, calling for an end to preventable child deaths
Archbishop and Pope hold âcordialâ talks
The Archbishop of Canterbury met Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today to discuss relations between the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches.
Keep praying for Iranian converts, says Release
Release International has urged Christians to continue praying for two female Christian converts released from prison in Iran this week.
Vatican researcher claims to find text on Shroud of Turin
A Vatican researcher claims she found nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin that includes the words âJesus Nazareneâ and mention of a death sentence.
Inspire honours church's unsung heroes
Inspire magazine honoured individual Christians, churches and Christian projects making a difference in their communities at the 2009 Inspire Awards this week.
Churches to ring alarm on climate change
As nations are spelling out their bargaining positions for the negotiations on a new international climate deal to take place in Copenhagen next month, churches around the world are trying to ring home the message that climate protection is an ethical and spiritual issue.
Spirituality advisers meet for first time in 10 years
A national gathering of Church of England spirituality advisers met at Launde Abbey, Leicestershire, last week to explore spirituality as mission.
Christians 'wasting' votes on main parties, says party leader
Christians in the UK have been warned that to place their vote on the ballot sheet for one of the main political parties is a âwasted voteâ.
A Christmas message from the World Council of Churches
We pray for change and offer ourselves as instruments of transformation.
Christian Aid seeks 'tax superheroes'
Christian Aid this week launched its latest Alternative Tax Award â Tax Superhero of the Year â and is inviting nominations of suitably qualified firms and individuals.
Faith groups called to action on poverty
The Jubilee Debt Campaign has launched a new campaign encouraging faith groups to take action on global poverty and poor country debt.
Church buildings win environment âOscarsâ
A church, priory and abbey were among the winners of an award recognising their outstanding architectural, environmental and educational projects.
Church's job is to proclaim the Gospel, say US Christians
Evangelical, Orthodox and Catholic leaders who unveiled the "Manhattan Declaration" on Friday insisted the document is not a political ploy.
US evangelicals deny climate change because they're 'self-absorbed'
Unlike in the United States, there is little controversy among evangelicals around the world on whether climate change is real, said an evangelical representative at a press briefing on Capitol Hill.
Tim Vine lends support to Tearfund sanitation campaign
Tearfund hands 10 Downing Street toilet seats covered in thousands of signatures calling for urgent action on the global sanitation crisis.
Churches call for end to detention of child asylum seekers
Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed Church leaders have called on people to send an extra card this Christmas, to Immigration Minister Phil Woolas MP, asking him to end the detention of children in the asylum system.