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Gunmen kill World Vision workers in Pakistan

9 hours 30 min ago
A World Vision office in Pakistan was attacked by gunmen on Wednesday leaving at least five staff members dead

Nigerian Archbishop grieves for lost generations after attacks on Christians

10 hours 53 sec ago
The Nigerian Anglican Archbishop who oversees the area where more than 500 people were recently killed has urged people to understand the sacredness of human life

Anglicans in Canada agree to close churches

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 09:15
Canadian Anglicans have agreed to move ahead with the disestablishment of several churches according to an announcement Monday

Habitat for Humanity begins building homes for quakehit Chileans

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 08:29
After distributing emergency tents to quakeaffected families Habitat for Humanity has begun to clear ground to build the first of 36 permanent homes in Chile

Morocco expels Christian orphanage workers

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:04
Christian volunteers and foster parents at a Moroccan orphanage were forced to abandon dozens of children on Monday after they were accused of proselytising

Sectarian violence leaves 500 dead in Nigeria

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 09:08
As many as 500 people may have been killed in attacks on two predominantly Christian villages near the Nigerian city of Jos

Judge orders release of one Haiti volunteer

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 07:38
A Haitian judge signed an order for release of one of two American volunteers in jail on child kidnapping charges But an administrative problem has delayed her release

Iranian pastor has visible marks of torture says wife

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 08:12
An Iranian evangelical pastor who was suddenly arrested and then imprisoned has visible marks of torture his wife said after she visited him

Atheist group tells students to trade their Bibles for porn

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 08:33
A US campus atheist group began its attentionseeking holy bookforporn programme on Monday at the University of Texas in San Antonio

Luis Palau to preach to 20000 at Chinese megachurch

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 15:03
American evangelist Luis Palau will preach to an overflow crowd of up to 20000 people at a megachurch in mainland China this month

Haitis rural communities face chronic food and water shortages

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 10:16
World Vision has warned that Haitis rural communities are at risk of chronic food and water shortages as the huge number of displaced people continues to strain resources

Iraqi Christians protest killings

Tue, 03/02/2010 - 08:59
Hundreds of Iraqi Christians on Sunday protested against the recent flare up of violence against them in northern Iraq

Tearfund brings aid to remote families in Haiti

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 13:48
Tearfund is bringing aid to families in remote regions of Haiti including a coastal mountainous area which up until last week was still unreached by relief agencies

TD Jakes restores hope of exoffenders

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 08:17
Former inmates were applauded Sunday morning at TD Jakes renowned Dallas megachurch as they graduated from a programme designed to help them succeed and keep them out of jail

World Vision readies emergency response to Chile earthquake

Sun, 02/28/2010 - 11:50
World Vision is assembling tarps blankets water and other aid for survivors of the 88 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday

Iraqi Christians flee Mosul after attacks

Sat, 02/27/2010 - 08:56
Christian families in Iraq are fleeing the northern town of Mosul in droves after a string of unprovoked murders left at least 10 believers dead a ministry working with persecuted churches have reported

German Churchs first female Protestant head resigns

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 15:02
Just months after becoming the first woman to lead the largest Protestant church body in Germany Bishop Margot Kaessmann has resigned

Stephen Baldwin fan tries to restore bankrupt star

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 11:09
He is a fan of Stephen Baldwin Not the bigname Hollywood actor but Stephen Baldwin the evangelist who gave up fame and fortune and suffered bankruptcy to testify about Christ

Multisite churches spreading in postChristian Europe

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 10:45
Amid decreasing church attendance in Western Europe multisite churches have still managed to take root and spread one group reports

Evangelicals condemn beheading of Sikhs in Pakistan

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 10:29
An Asian evangelical body has condemned the brutal beheading of two Sikhs by a militant group in Pakistan