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Germany accepts 400 Iraqi refugees
Germany has accepted four hundred Iraqi refugees into its borders as part of an EU scheme, which aims to take in 10,000 people who have been displaced due to the violence that has plagued the country since the US-led invasion in 2003.
MDGs hang on empowerment of women, says YMCA
The equality of women is crucial to fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals to halve global poverty by 2015, says the World Alliance of YMCAs.
Warren: Bad times are good times for the church
The world may be spinning from the economic crisis, but Purpose-Driven Pastor Rick Warren believes the recession could trigger the greatest spiritual revival the church has ever seen.
Jeremy Camp leads worship for more than 70,000 in simulcast
Last weekend, 2009 Male Vocalist of the Year nominee Jeremy Camp travelled to Colorado Springs to lead worship and share for the Focus on the Family Marriage Conference simulcast event.
One killed in attack on church in Pakistan
Gunmen have attacked Christians in Pakistan, killing one woman and injuring 17, according to reports reaching Release International.
Church demands justice for redundant workers
A Church of Scotland council has demanded an increase in the level of redundancy pay for workers losing their jobs because of the credit crunch.
Cathedral plan opens the door to peace
A bishop in south-east Europe has described how his new cathedral promises âa new beginningâ for religious harmony in a region scarred by conflict.
Jade Goody christened in hospital
Terminally ill Jade Goody and her two sons were christened on Saturday in a low key ceremony at the Royal Marsden Hospital chapel.
Darwin conference does not speak for Vatican, says theorist
A leading intelligent design advocate said Friday that views expressed this week at a Darwin conference in Rome should not be confused with the Vatican's position on intelligent design and Darwinism.
Christian legal experts warn against Islamic finance
The British Government will be capitulating to Islamic religious law if they change the current financial regulations to accommodate sharia finance and issue Islamic or 'sukuk' bonds, warn Christian Concern for our Nation and the Christian Legal Centre.
No Line on the Horizon: U2's most Christian album?
According to one theologian in Alabama, U2's latest album No Line on the Horizon is âthe most thoroughly Christian thing theyâve done yetâ.
David Ostby, Norway's local boy
For David Ostby, big change is all about the local church.
Hear the Gospel story how the first Christians heard it
Actor Lance Pierson is taking his one man performance of Mark's Gospel to churches across England this Easter.
Head of Scottish Episcopal Church announces retirement
The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has announced he will retire at the end of July.
Church DVD explores modern perspectives of the Christian faith
From the pilgrimage shrine of St Davids to the bombed remains of Coventry Cathedral to the disputed Holy Land - a range of modern perspectives of the Christian faith feature in an ambitious new DVD produced by the Church in Wales.
African Archbishops petition Brown on LRA attacks
African Church leaders have appealed to Prime Minister Gordon Brown to help put an end to brutal attacks by the Lordâs Resistance Army.