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Church 'twitters' Easter story
A New York Episcopal church has come up with a unique way of telling the Easter story this year.
Nichols rejects Blair's plea to 'modernise' on homosexuality
The newly appointed Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols, has rejected Tony Blair's call to the Catholic Church this week toâmoderniseâ its views on homosexuality.
Pope warns of 'desert of godlessness'
Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against increasing secularism in the West and warned that it could turn into a âdesert of godlessnessâ in his Easter message on Good Friday.
Pakistani Christians protest televised flogging
Christians in Pakistan have protested the televised flogging of a teenage girl in the Taliban-controlled area of the Swat Valley.
Archbishop condemns abortion ads
Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the next leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, has spoken out against proposals to allow pregnancy advisory services to advertise on TV and radio.
Italy remembers quake victims on Good Friday
A special mass was held on Good Friday for the around 200 people who died in the earthquake which hit the city of LâAquila on Monday.
YFriday: Great, glorious and right on time
Yfridayâs latest album arrives at precisely the point when most bands are trying to rebrand and recycle, at some way towards the end of the first decade. But thatâs not whatâs going on with the worshipâsoaked, heavenlyâcharged, congregationâfuel known as Great & Glorious.
Christians reach out to Italian quake survivors
Christians in Italy are helping survivors of the earthquake that shattered much of the city of LâAquila on Monday.
Religious Liberty Partnership spotlights Sri Lanka crisis
Religious freedom groups are calling on Christians around the world to pray for humanitarian efforts to reach uprooted Sri Lankan civilians affected by the ongoing civil war.
Churches offer fresh take on ultimate story of death and life
This week, the most significant days of the Christian calendar are being marked with a wide range of innovative services and events to help regular worshippers and those with less experience of church explore the story of Easter.
Church defends hospital chaplains from secularists
The Church of England has defended the role of hospital chaplains after the National Secular Society called for the NHS to stop its funding for spiritual representatives in hospitals.
OM launches fuel appeal for new ship
Operation Mobilisationâs newest and largest vessel, Logos Hope, has arrived in the UK and with the cost of fuel now much lower than a year ago, OM is launching an appeal to help fill up the shipâs fuel tanks.
Biblelands expresses concern after expansion of Separation Wall
Biblelands is concerned for staff and pupils at its centre for the visually impaired in Jerusalem after the completion of a new section of the Separation Wall.
British film takes top honours at biblical film festival
A short film produced by Reel Issues Films and Riding Lights Theatre Company and supported by Bible Society, has taken top honours at the 168 Hour Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Bishop to shine shoes at St Pancras Station
A bishop and a chaplain will be shining the shoes of commuters at London's St Pancras international train station as an act of servanthood on to mark Maundy Thursday today.
Blair rejects Catholic teaching on homosexuality
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that the Roman Catholic Church should change its position on homosexuality to better reflect todayâs society.