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Bishop joins county of Shropshire to thank returning troops
The Bishop of Lichfield has today joined with the people of Shropshire to give thanks to the troops from the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment who have returned to the county from deployment in Afghanistan.
WCC tells international institutions, goverments to uphold right to food
As "the global food crisis continues to unfold and impact on the most vulnerable in our societies", the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Samuel Kobia has called on international institutions and governments to move into swift action.
People in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland going hungry, says charity
Ninety-eight per cent of households in Zimbabwe's drought prone Matabeleland South province will spend World Food Day hungry, according to international relief and development agency World Vision.
The not so sunny side of life for Christians in the Maldives
The Maldives government claims to tourists that the Indian Ocean archipelago represents "the sunny of side of life", yet it severely represses freedom of thought, conscience and belief.
SAT-7's Iraqi viewers appeal for prayer
SAT-7 viewers living in Iraq send text messages asking for urgent prayer for violence in Mosul to stop
Sentamu opens new Church of England academy
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, today declared that "a dream had become a reality" as he officially opened the new Archbishop Sentamu Academy in East Hull.
EU retreating from carbon emissions pledges, says Christian Aid
Christian Aid says the European Union is showing a clear lack of vision and leadership in the climate change debate.
Human greed behind financial crisis, says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury has hit out at the "human greed" behind the current global financial crisis.
300th Fairtrade chocolate product certified for Chocolate Week
300th Fairtrade chocolate product is certified for Chocolate Week as sales of Fairtrade cocoa products grow by 24 per cent.
BBC boss defends track record on religious programming
The BBC Director-General, Mark Thompson, gave a robust defence of the BBC's engagement with religion during his 2008 Theos lecture last night.
Delirious? to wrap up 16-year run with last single
So, Delirious? are about to end their 16-year run with a single. Surprised? Of course you're not. Did you ever think their ending would be anything other than unusual?
Archbishop to announce outcome of Common Word dialogue
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will today announce the outcome of two days of intensive talks between Muslims and Christians at Cambridge University.
CSW welcomes Shadow minister's call for action on Burma
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) welcomed a call by the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, asking for "clear benchmarks for the Burmese junta and deadlines for meeting them",
Urban Saints draw highest numbers yet to community fun days
Urban Saints are celebrating after they experienced a substantial leap in the number of people attending their 'Re:Act' fun days over the summer.
Bible Society making progress with first Jamaican patois translation
One of the key pioneers behind a controversial new £250,000 translation of the Bible into Jamaican patois is in London this week.
Iraqi Christian: We took only our souls
Thousands of Iraqi Christians living in the northern city of Mosul fled for their lives this past week, many leaving behind everything and, as one refugee put it, taking "only our souls".