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Turkey: Muslim youth vandalise Christian bookshop

A Christian bookstore in Turkey has been vandalised twice in the last month by Muslim youth, according to Compass Direct News.

Release presses China on plight of North Korean refugees
Release presses China on plight of North Korean refugees

Nearly 50,000 signatures have been added to a petition asking China to grant refugee status to North Koreans fleeing famine and persecution in their country.

Hope UK raising drugs awareness

Hope UK supporters gathered in central London on Wednesday to hear about the charity’s three-year Government funded Family Drug Prevention project.

Care for the Family challenges nation to go back to cash

Care for the Family launches its Cash for a Month initiative this week, challenging the nation to ditch their credit and debit cards in favour of using only cash for a month.

Stop the Traffik welcomes Cadbury's switch to Fairtrade

The Stop the Traffik coalition of campaigners against human trafficking have welcomed the announcement from Cadbury this week that its Dairy Milk chocolate bars are to go Fairtrade.

Sound of church bells returns to City of London

The Bishop of London has lent his support to a four-year campaign to restore the sound of church bells across the City of London.

Solutions to gang crime nurtured by Oasis approach

Mentoring, nurturing talent and Churches committed to building dedicated, youth-focussed teams were some of the solutions that came out of God, Guns, Gangs, a conference for urban youth workers held on Saturday at The Oasis Centre in London.

Bashir's arrest threatens chaos in Sudan, warns Graham

American evangelist and relief organisation head Franklin Graham says he would prefer it if the Sudanese president – who is facing an international arrest for crimes against humanity – remained in power.

Tim Hughes new live DVD/CD mixes old and new

Tim Hughes, Director of Worship at Holy Trinity Brompton, has written songs known to congregations across the nation, including Here I Am To Worship, Beautiful One and Happy Day.

Italy's believers told to give up text messages this Lent

The Catholic Church has called on believers in Italy to give up text messaging for Lent, as well as abstaining from forms of virtual entertainment and socialising such as TV, iPods and Facebook.

Christians worldwide to pray for Burma

The twenty-year-old daughter of a Burmese political prisoner sentenced to 65 years in prison, is due to speak about her experiences on the annual Global Day of Prayer for Burma on Saturday 7 March.

Mission to Seafarers expects high demand amid shipping crisis

The Mission to Seafarers is preparing for an increase in demand for its services as the shipping industry plunges into one of the worst crises for 30 years.

Anglican women commit to spreading 'whole Gospel'

A group of 35 Anglican women theological educators from across the globe have affirmed their commitment to promote theological education for women in order to spread “the whole Gospel”.

Praying for the world one country at a time

For more than 75 years, Christians in the UK have united in prayer as part of the Women’s World Day of Prayer, and this year, more than 5,000 services are being planned across England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the occasion on 6 March.

Priests should be 'released from overload'

Clergy and parishes should work together to release priests from the overload of parish life and enable them to work more effectively using the gifts and talents God has given them - that’s the message from the new director of ministry development in the Diocese of Lichfield, who began her new role on Saturday.

Nationwide walk raises profile of people with learning needs

A national Christian charity is to launch a nationwide sponsored walk today to make known the aspirations of 1.5 million people in the UK with learning needs.