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Back to Church ads are 'personal invitation' to non-churchgoers - bishop
Bishop of Lichfield hopes former churchgoers in his diocese will receive roadside posters and radio adverts as a personal invitation to come back to church.
Bush under pressure at climate change conference
U.S. President George W. Bush kicks off the second day of a conference on global warming on Friday under pressure from the world's major economies to accept binding limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.
Rich must reduce emissions for poor to develop
Rich countries like the United States must reduce their carbon footprint to support poor nations who have no choice but to increase their emissions if they are to lift themselves out of poverty, a leading environmentalist said.
Britain reports fifth case of bluetongue disease
Britain's farm ministry on Thursday reported a fifth case of bluetongue disease in an animal in Suffolk, eastern England.
Climate change may sink us this century: Maldives
Unless the world starts taking climate change seriously and cuts greenhouse emissions, the Maldives could become uninhabitable this century, the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago says.
U.N. rights investigators report abuses in Angola
U.N. human rights investigators say people are still being arbitrarily detained, tortured and often denied access to a lawyer in post-war Angola.
North Korea urged to disable nuclear programmes
Talks on disarming North Korea aim to lay out a roadmap for disabling the country's nuclear programmes, the U.S. envoy said on Friday, conceding there was not yet agreement on even defining the term.
Conservative Anglicans see no change in 'American problem'
What The Episcopal Church had hoped to be a "clear and unambiguous" statement has left both sides of the Anglican divide dissatisfied, with some saying the Episcopal bishops are again dodging their response to avoid losing their place in the global communion.
Church-based agency assists neighbourhood renewal in Newcastle
A church-based initiative to strengthen the engagement of local communities in the public budget decision-making process has won an award in acknowledgement of its role in neighbourhood renewal.
Church of Scotland to hold first ever national children's assembly
The first-ever National Children's Assembly of the Church of Scotland will take place this weekend in Aberfoyle.
Scottish Christians asked to Support Lord's Day
Scottish Christians being urged to support Day One Christian Ministries as they work to preserve the Holy Sabbath.
New director for Royal School of Church Music
The Royal School of Church Music has announced that Lindsay Gray will take over from current headmaster Professor John Harper in spring 2008.
New laws on gun and knife violence enter force
Tough new powers to tackle knife and gun crime on Britain's streets and growing alcohol-fuelled yob violence become law next week.
Africa climate change woes aired at Clinton summit
Africa is being damaged by greenhouse gas pollution from developed nations and must sell carbon credits to grow in a "green fashion," Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit on Thursday.
Donors pledge $10 bln to Global Fund to fight disease
Donor countries promised nearly $10 billion to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria over the next three years at a meeting on Thursday.
Many biofuels have more climate impact than oil
Most crops grown in the United States and Europe to make "green" transport fuels actually speed up global warming because of industrial farming methods, says a report by Nobel prize winning chemist Paul J. Crutzen.