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Christians Attacked with Axes, Guns in Pakistan

Christian families have been forced to flee from a Pakistani village in Punjab province after Protestants there were attacked by an armed mob as they prepared for an evangelistic meeting earlier in the week, reports Compass Direct News.
WEA, LCWE Formally Launch Partnership for Lausanne III

The executive chair of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization and the head of the World Evangelical Alliance have formally launched a new partnership for the next International Congress on World Evangelization - Lausanne III.
Top U.K. Church Officials Engage Further into Gay Adoption Debate

Top leaders from the Church of England have intervened amid a growing row over gay adoption, warning the British Prime Minister not to bring in legislation supports gay adoption.
Christians Call on Chinese Government to Protect North Korean Refugees

A protest and prayer vigil was held at the weekend by the North Korea Freedom Coalition in partnership with Open Doors to highlight China’s violent repatriation of North Korean refugees.
YWCA Encourages Kids to Express Anger after School Shootings

The Young Women’s Christian Association has responded to the recent school killings by expanding an initiative that encourages parents, teachers and caregivers to engage children in positive expressio
Study: Online Prayer Helps Cancer Patients

A new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research has found that breast cancer patients who pray in online support groups can obtain m
U.K. Christians Pay Tribute to Tony Blair

Christians across the United Kingdom have been paying tribute to outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair who announced Thursday that he will step down from office on June 27 after 10 years in power.
New EU Assembly Head Abandons Push for God in Constitution

The new president of the European Parliament has said that, despite his personal convictions, he will no longer push for reference to God in any revised EU constitution.
Ireland Methodist Month of Prayer Continues Toward Easter

Methodists across Ireland have been praying '24/7' since last Friday as part of the month of continual prayer to Easter.
U.K. Clergy Concerned Over EU Ruling on Same Sex 'Marriage'

LONDON – Clergymen across the United Kingdom have been left highly concerned by a European Union report which has recommended that clergy not be allowed a right of conscientious objection to conductin
G8’s $50 Billion Aid Package Receives Lukewarm Response

The Government has been forced to staved off criticism that the US$50 billion aid package agreed at the G8 summit is too inadequate.
Interview: Israel Oyelumade, Star of Anti-Slavery Production 'African Snow'
Saddleback Church Defends Rick Warren Against 'Inappropriate' Charges

Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. has responded to a number of charges against its founding pastor, Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren, for not disciplining global media executive
Ecumenical Church Heads Call for Tighter Gun Control

Church leaders in the United States and the wider international community have called for tighter gun control following Monday’s tragic mass killing at Virginia Tech.
Archbishop: Treating Holocaust as Propaganda Not Acceptable

The Holocaust needs to be remembered as a real, historical and well-documented event, commented the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
European Churches Push for EU 'God Clause'

European church leaders have revived efforts to include a 'God clause' in the EU constitution after Germany sought to reignite the current drafting process.
Bishop of Hong Kong Tells of Persecuted Church in China

LONDON- Westminster Cathedral Hall was packed Saturday with Catholics eager to hear of the experiences of the persecuted church in China firsthand.
HK Bishop to Speak on Church in China at Westminster

LONDON- The Bishop of Hong Kong and the voice of the suffering Church in China, Cardinal Joseph Zen, has accepted an invitation from Aid to the Church in Need to preside at its Westminster Event at th
Episcopal Approval of Gay Bishop Resolution Draws Relief, Disappointment

Conservatives reacted with a mixture of disappointment and relief Wednesday after the U.S. Episcopal Church passed a resolution calling for restraint in consecrating bishops 'whose manner of life pre
Christian Groups Welcome U.N. Human Rights Council

The World Council of Churches welcomed the newly elected U.N. Human Rights Council with the hope that it will grant a 'truly open space' for NGOs to participate on the behalf of victims of human rig
ACT Partner Responds to Extreme Weather in China

A partner organisation of Action by Churches (ACT) International is in China responding to the devastation that has come to regions of the country as extreme weather conditions continue.
Activist Thinks Christianity May End Chinese Communism

Years of Communist rule has not brought the Chinese people satisfaction or spiritual transcendence, reports Agape Press, but has only prompted them to search elsewhere to find the 'missing something
Germany Churches Prepare for World Cup Outreach

Hundreds of German churches, ministries, fellowships and church groups are preparing to take part in the biggest sporting event of the year – the highly anticipated 2006 Fifa World Cup which will take
Christians and Muslims Visit Holy Sites in Turkey

Ten Muslims and 10 Christians from within the Diocese of Leicester returned last Saturday from a pilgrimage to holy sites in Turkey.
Kenyan Archbishops Call for Gov't Response After Deadly Clashes

Catholic and Anglican Church leaders in Kenya have called on the country’s government to stop the recent spate of killings in the Mount Elgon district of Kenya’s Western Province.