Christian Today

Church growing in Iran despite repression

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:49:58 GMT

The number of Muslims converting to Christianity is growing at an explosive rate in Iran says Open Doors USA

Church must expose lies fuelling Mexicos drug violence says Pope

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:50:06 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI has spoken of the Churchs responsibility in helping Mexicos young people stay out of deadly drug cartels

300000 sign petition against plans to redefine marriage

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:10:35 GMT

A petition launched last month in opposition to the Governments plans to redefine marriage has been signed by 300000 people

Government must not delay in implementing minimum price on alcohol

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:41:57 GMT

Churches and charities have given a cautious welcome to the Governments plans to introduce a minimum price on alcohol sales

Church schools must maintain Christian ethos

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:57:08 GMT

Church schools must robustly assert their Christian ethos in the face of challenges and attacks from secularists a Church of England report has warned

Bishops concern over Budget and Sunday trading laws

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:17:08 GMT

The Bishop of Chichester has raised questions over the freeze on tax allowances for the over65s and plans to relax Sunday trading laws for the Olympics

Clean water is just the start

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:46:33 GMT

Providing clean water to communities is just the part of the picture in alleviating malnutrition and eradicating malaria

12th album from Phillips Craig and Dean

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:24:16 GMT

Its been more than 20 years since they formed but Phillips Craig and Dean are as popular as ever

Church leader condemns terror after French killings

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:23:13 GMT

The head of the World Council of Churches has condemned violence against religious and ethnic minorities after a spate of murders in southern France

Have the Advertising Standards Authority heard of Fabrice Muamba

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:22:08 GMT

Secular Britains population today still retains a similar residual kind of spiritual belief

Iraq church targeted in bomb blasts

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:59:08 GMT

The Syrian Orthodox Church of St Matthew in Baghdad was one of the targets in a string of bombings Tuesday as Iraqi extremists carried out a series of attacks in several cities and towns across the country that killed at least 52 people in total

School cross spans the centuries

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:45:15 GMT

A centuriesold piece of timber has been given a new lease of life in the form of a cross carved by pupils at St Aidans Church of England Academy in Darlington

Churches gearing up for Easter Passion Plays

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:33:21 GMT

Props are being readied and scripts rehearsed ahead of Easter and the annual Passion plays

George Osborne needs to be tougher on tax avoidance

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:56:38 GMT

Mr Osborne has not tackled the root causes of tax evasion and aggressive avoidance

Irish Church found to be negligent over sex abuse

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:19:25 GMT

A Vatican report has concluded that local church leaders were negligent when suspected incidents of sex abuse were brought to their attention

EU called to act on corruption

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:27:30 GMT

Christian campaigners have delivered 10000 calls to action on corruption to the European Union

Budget 2012 Whats in it

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:55:31 GMT

The Association of Christian Financial Advisers takes a closer look at whats in the Budget

The Afters join October Baby soundtrack

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:53:40 GMT

Music from The Afters has been added to the soundtrack of upcoming feature film October Baby

St Pauls searches for Diamond Jubilee choir

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:22:38 GMT

Young singers are being given a onceinalifetime chance to perform in front of the Queen as part of St Pauls Cathedrals Diamond Choir

Judge rules human rights dont apply to Christian Facebook case

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:18:09 GMT

A Christian demoted by employers over comments he made about gay marriage on his Facebook page has been told he cannot appeal to human rights arguments in his defence

Children risking lives to escape North Korea

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:44:54 GMT

North Korean children are risking their lives to escape harsh conditions in their homeland Release International has warned

Christians encouraged to think about where their money goes

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:05:09 GMT

The Christian Socialist Movement is challenging churches and Christians to think about where they are putting their money

Queen rededicates herself to country in Diamond Jubilee address

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:47:27 GMT

The Queen has pledged to serve the country for many more years in an address at Westminster to mark her Diamond Jubilee

E Tizz Im not ashamed of the Gospel

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:00:04 GMT

With an album title like What I Gotta Say it should come as no surprise that Romans 116 I am not ashamed of the Gospel is one of E Tizzs favourite verses

Churches called to help debtridden Londoners

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:52:15 GMT

Christians Against Poverty are urging churches in London to lend a helping hand to people caught in the trap of personal debt