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Portsmouth churches pull out all the stops for Christmas
Churches will be packed again this Christmas as parishes host a variety of festive activities.
Mumbai terrorism overshadows anti-Christian violence
For weeks the worldâs attention has been focused on Mumbai, India, where coordinated terrorist attacks left nearly 200 people dead, including many foreign visitors. But some are hoping that the world will not forget to look at another terrorist attack occurring in India that has been less reported.
YMCA leader challenges Christians to live up to their values
The Secretary General of the World Alliance of YMCAs is calling on Christians to re-engage with the social challenges Jesus Christ calls them to confront.
Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and Nickel Creek team up for new album
Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek have joined forces on an exciting new collaboration called Fiction Family.
New UK Christian chart show hits UCB
A brand new programme devoted to UK Christian music and the latest chart hits has started airing on United Christian Broadcasters.
Barnabas Fund appeals to Christians to help suffering brothers and sisters
The head of Barnabas Fund has appealed to Christians to help believers who are suffering this Christmas.
Reformed churches in Africa intensify commitment to justice
Reformed churches from across Africa have intensified their commitment to resist the evils of neoliberal economic globalisation and empire, which continue to ravage the continent.
Maradona visits home of Mother Teresa
Argentine footballing legend Diego Maradona fulfilled a lifelong ambition on Sunday when he visited the home of the late Mother Teresa.
Russian Orthodox Church to elect new patriarch in January
The Russian Orthodox Church is to elect a successor to the late Alexy II in January, interim leader Metropolitan Kirill announced on Wednesday.
New quest for historical Jesus draws skeptics and scholars
A new group of historians, biblical scholars, and theologians has embarked on the quest for the historical Jesus to objectively determine what can be âreliably recoveredâ about him, his life, his teachings, and his activities.
Cardinal: Religion treated as 'private eccentricity' in Britain
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has expressed frustration this week that religion is seen as a âprivate eccentricityâ in Britain.
Government plans to change law on Catholic monarchs
The Government is drafting new laws to end a 307-year-old ban on Roman Catholics becoming Monarch.
More strings, more heaven
It started a little while ago when word got out that The Kingâs Chamber Orchestra had hit on something remarkable.
YWAM remembers Colorado shooting victims
Family and friends gathered at midnight on Tuesday to remember the victims of last yearâs tragic shooting at Youth With a Mission Denver in the US.
Billy Graham ministry to broadcast Gospel message into Singapore homes
The Gospel of Jesus Christ will be proclaimed in thousands of homes in Singapore this weekend as churches there launch My Hope, an evangelistic effort facilitated by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA).
Churches tell EU leaders not to falter on climate change commitments
Church leaders have appealed to Europeâs leaders not to sideline climate change in the face of the current financial crisis.