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Forced marriage is "morally and legally wrong," the Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Council said on Monday in response to a Home Office consultation on “marriage to partners from overseas.”

The Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) is asking its 105 member churches to take part in a new internet survey to identify some of Europe’s most pressing social challenges.

The state government of Orissa is responsible for the attacks on churches and Christian organisations in Kandhamal district in India, according to the Orissa unit of the All-India Christian Council.

Yoo Sang-joon, a North Korean Christian who was put on trial in China for helping North Korean refugees has been repatriated to South Korea, where he also holds citizenship.

A prominent Chinese Christian leader has written an open letter to China’s president, calling him to listen to the suffering of country’s innocent persecuted Christians.

Next month, a celebration will be held in Nanjing, China, to celebrate the printing of the Amity Printing Company (APC)’s 50 millionth Bible, which was printed on Sept. 11.

On Saturday, the US Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Chicago avoided deepening the rift over homosexuality within the Anglican Communion when it elected the Rev Jeffrey Lee to be its twelfth bishop.

The Episcopal Church in the US has agreed to halt the ordination of gay clergy in efforts to prevent a schism in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Senior Anglican leaders in the United States were drafting a statement Sunday night in an urgent attempt to find a compromise between warring factions within the worldwide Communion.

A shortage of priests in Britain has led to a new wave of clergymen being drafted in from India. The latest Indian priest to be brought to Britain's shores is the Rev. Kesari Godfrey, who has been appointed curate at the Priory Church in Bridlington, Yorkshire.

The largest national network of Hindu organizations in the United Kingdom is considering whether a ban on yoga classes at St. James’ Anglican Church and the Silver Street Baptist Church in Taunton, Somerset, breaches the Equality Act 2006.

The spiritual head of the Anglican Communion is scheduled to travel to the United States this month to ease the growing tensions within the Anglican Communion over gay bishops.

Pakistan authorities have arrested two people in connection with the murder of a Christian bishop and his wife in Islamabad.

Hundreds of churches across Britain are facing a metal crime wave as thieves are stealing millions of dollars worth of metal from church rooftops and shipping it to other parts of the world to take advantage of the huge demand.

The Episcopal Church in the US has caused further controversy in the ongoing Anglican debate over homosexuality within the Church, after the Diocese of Chicago announced an openly lesbian priest as one of the candidates for its bishop.

The Taliban has agreed to release the 19 South Korean aid volunteers that have been held hostage by the militant group in Afghanistan for over a month, Al Jazeera reported.

The first-ever Roman Catholic flight service is set to take off today, as a senior Vatican cardinal prepares to inaugurate the low-cost charter flight service.

A Roman Catholic bishop in Brazil has warned that a series of corruption scandals is putting the country's democracy in jeopardy, as the Supreme Court commenced hearings on a bribery affair involving 40 government allies.

A former Islamic leader in Ethiopia has described how he found faith in Christ after Jesus appeared to him in a dream.

Evangelical churches in Korea are receiving criticism for sending missionaries to Afghanistan, following the recent kidnapping of 23 church volunteers.

Muslims in Malaysia have called for the blockbuster movie ‘Evan Almighty’ to be banned in the country, saying it offends their religion.

Exiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to be appointed to a top post as a Middle East peacemaker on Tuesday.

The Anglican Primate of Nigeria, Archbishop Peter Akinola, has warned that he may lead a boycott of the Lambeth Conference 2008.

The Salvation Army international headquarters is launching a new website dedicated to the office of the General on February 1, 2007.

Recent US air strikes against so-called Islamist fighters in Somalia will do little to bring peace and security to the region, Christian Aid has said.