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Tudor retreat house needs £1m to save from closure
A Tudor manor house used as a place of reflection and for retreats by the Church of England may be forced to close unless £1 million can be raised by September.
Church appeal makes real difference to people in Sierra Leone
After raising £250,000 for Sierra Leone in a 2007 Christian Aid appeal, members of the Presbyterian Church of Wales are now able to see how the money has made a real difference to the lives of people living in the poorest country in the world.
Poor countries not prepared for swine flu
There are concerns that poorer nations may suffer disproportionately from the outbreak of the swine flu virus as they may find it difficult to gain access to anti-viral drugs such, such as Tamiflu, due to advance-purchase agreements and deals by developed countries.
Orissa Christians thirsting for the Word of God
More than food and water, victims of the recent Kandhamal violence are hungry for the food of the Bible, says one Christian ministry.
Christians 'desperate to leave Gaza'
On the eve of the Popeâs visit to the Middle East, Gazaâs only Catholic priest has given a damning indictment of the situation facing the people in the beleaguered Palestinian territory â especially Christians.
No way back: A closer look at Wolverine
Wolverine is an emotionally engaging story of Loganâs violent past, his attempt to discover solace in love and his quest for revenge after experiencing immense tragedy.
Miss California inspires traditional marriage ad campaign
Miss California Carrie Prejean is serving as the inspiration for the second in a series of television ads launched by the National Organization for Marriage.
Christian Aid week to commence
Three hundred thousand volunteers will be pounding pavements this week distributing thirteen million red envelopes for Christian Aid Week, which starts next Sunday.
Kirk group says ministers should be taught about HIV
A Church of Scotland group wants the Kirk to include HIV education as part of training for candidates entering the ministry.
Memorial service for British dead in Iraq
A memorial service was held on Thursday in honour of the 179 British troops to have fallen in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion.
Rural churches to benefit from new £180,000 training project
The Arthur Rank Centre has announced a new £180,000 training project to strengthen the role of rural churches at the heart of their communities.
Egyptian Christians protest pig culling
Christian farmers in Egypt have protested the mass culling of their pigs. The farmers, many of them poor, said that their pigs were healthy and that the cull meant destroying their livelihoods.
Baptist minister laments brother's drugs death
A Baptist minister has spoken out against illegal drugs following the death of his younger brother after trying cocaine for the first time.
Swine flu may halt communion in Lancashire
Catholic priests in the Diocese of Lancashire have been advised that they may need to stop providing Holy Communion and giving Mass as the World Health Organisation warns of an "imminent" swine flu epidemic.
Amy Grant celebrates motherhood with new four-song EP
Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, philanthropist and mother, Amy Grant will release her first new, non-Christmas music in five years with the release of the She Colors My Day EP exclusively on iTunes on May 5.
Indian Christians rally against 'genocide' in Sri Lanka
Hundreds of Tamil supporters were joined by Christian religious leaders and human rights activists on Wednesday to protest the "genocide" of Tamils in Sri Lanka.