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Houston, Aguilera and Keys Feature on Latest Gospel Christmas Album
Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys are just some of the top names to belt out festive hits old and new on this Christmas' major seasonal album release.
GMA Foundation Inducts New Artists
The US Gospel Music Association Foundation (GMAF) will induct artists Phil Keaggy, the Statler Brothers, Larnelle Harris and The Winans along with former music executive Joe Moscheo to the GMA Gospel Hall of Fame, GMAF's president has announced.
Churches call for Full Ban on Cluster Bombs
Churches have called on the Government to ban its use of cluster bombs by UK forces on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Mine Ban Treaty.
Westminster Diocese enjoys Boom in Trainee Priests
More men are training to be priests at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster's seminary - and they're getting younger.
Bishop Nazir-Ali Warns of Attacks on Muslim-Christian Converts
Muslim converts to Christianity in the UK face persecution from their former Muslim communities, warns the Bishop of Rochester in Monday night's 'Dispatches' on Channel 4.
China Engaged in 'Softer' Crackdown Ahead of Olympics
China is gearing up for its "coming out party" - otherwise known as the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing - when it will welcome A-list guests that include US President George W Bush and Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg.
US Evangelical Giants Passing, Who Will Defend Biblical Truth?
US evangelicals ponder the future of Christianity in their country as they say goodbye to another of the movement's great preachers.
Church of England Bishop Prepares for New Middle East Mission
A Church of England bishop is leaving his role in the Diocese of Manchester to take up an important position in the development of Christianity in the Middle East.
Saving Zimbabwe is Britain's Duty, says Sentamu
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has made a direct appeal to Gordon Brown to intervene in the "humanitarian disaster" unfolding in Zimbabwe by imposing tough new sanctions
School Students Crowned BBC 'Congregation of the Year'
Students from Abbots Bromley School for Girls have been crowned the BBC Radio Stoke / Diocese of Lichfield 'Congregation of the Year' after impressing judges and the public in this year's Songs from the Aisles contest.
Trust the Father
Throughout the Psalms, David acknowledges that he chose to put his life in the hands of the Lord. In this verse, He was, in essence, saying ...
UNICEF says Child Deaths down sharply since 1990
Global efforts to promote childhood immunisation, breast-feeding and anti-malaria measures have helped cut by nearly a quarter the death rate of children under age 5 since 1990, says UNICEF.
Egypt to close rights group aiding torture victims
Egypt has told a rights group that aids torture victims it will be shut down for financial misdeeds, the group said on Thursday, in what activists called a government effort to quash criticism.
Missing British girl's parents say hunt must go on
The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann are to launch an advertising campaign across Europe to try to shift attention back to the search for their daughter, a family member said on Saturday.
Vatican rules on Nourishment for Vegetative Patients
The Vatican, ruling on a debate that has divided Catholic hospitals, said on Friday it was wrong to stop administering food and water to patients in a vegetative state even if they would never regain consciousness.
Dying Pope did not ask for Euthanasia - Doctor
Doctors assisting Pope John Paul II in his final days never suspended medical treatment and the pontiff did not ask them to do so, his personal physician said.