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Franklin Graham preaches to 12,000 in mainland China

Franklin Graham preached to some 12,000 people in mainland China on Sunday at the largest church in the country.

MPs' report provides exciting vision of hope - Evangelical Alliance

The Evangelical Alliance says a new report from Christian MPs could radically transform Britain for the better.

Dump energy-hungry tumble dryers this summer, says CofE advisor

The Church of England's Environmental Adviser, David Shreeve, is calling for households to switch off their energy-hungry tumble dryers and instead dry their clothes on good old-fashioned clothes lines.

Lichfield Cathedral celebrates 1st class Royal Mail stamp

Lichfield Cathedral is putting on special tours and musical performances to celebrate the launch of the Royal Mail's new 'Cathedral' stamp series on Tuesday.

Kirk set to express outright opposition to death penalty

The Church of Scotland's Church & Society Council will make the case for the Kirk to express its outright opposition to the death penalty when it presents a landmark report to this year's General Assembly.

UK lawmakers clear first embryo research hurdle

Legislation allowing human-animal embryo research, which scientists believe could help treat conditions like Parkinson's but which opponents say is unethical, cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Monday.

Conservative Anglican bishops call summit

Some 280 conservative Anglican bishops from Africa, Latin America and Asia will attend a breakaway summit next month in Jerusalem which has raised fears of a schism in the 400-year-old church over homosexual priests.

WEA to support evangelicals with new Leadership Institute

The World Evangelical Alliance is to create a new Leadership Institute offering context-specific tools and support for its 128 member alliances.

Audio Bible ministry takes Word of God to Amazon tribes

In the Brazilian rainforest, the small village of Makita sits along the muddy banks of an Amazon River tributary. When the conditions are ideal, the trip takes two days by boat.

MPs clear first embryo research hurdle

Legislation allowing human-animal embryo research, which scientists believe could help treat conditions like Parkinson's but which opponents say is unethical, cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Monday.

House prices weakest since 1978

House prices fell in every region in April with surveyors reporting the widest margin of decline in at least 30 years, a survey showed on Tuesday, indicating the housing market downturn is gathering momentum.

Murder hunt after man killed on London's Oxford Street

A murder inquiry was underway on Tuesday after a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death on London's Oxford Street, one of the country's busiest shopping districts, police said.

MPs slam system of teaching children for tests

The government should scrap the current system of tests for school pupils because it risks damaging children and created an atmosphere where schools became focused on hitting targets, MPs said on Tuesday.

Pope asks Israel: Help keep Catholics in Holy Land

Pope Benedict appealed to Israel on Monday to help stem a sharp decline in the country's minority Christian population, saying Catholics had grown particularly vulnerable to Middle East conflicts.

China storms hamper rescue with quake toll 10,000

Heavy storms and wrecked roads hampered efforts to reach areas hardest-hit by China's worst earthquake in three decades on Tuesday as the death toll rose to around 10,000.

More U.S. aid flights set to fly to Burma

Two more American aid flights were due to leave for cyclone-hit Burma on Tuesday where the reclusive military government is keeping most foreign aid workers away from the devastated Irrawaddy delta.