Christian Today

Uncertainty over fate of Afghan refugees in India

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:37:55 GMT

An Afghan Christian widow and three of her daughters were denied refugee status by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR in New Delhi for the second time last month and currently face imminent deportation to their home country where they could face imprisonment for apostasy and a potential death sentence

Condemnation after escape of Christmas Day church bombing suspect

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:18:32 GMT

The rising violence in Nigeria has reached a critical point as the main Boko Haram suspect in the Christmas day bombings has escaped custody and officials are struggling to protect their citizens from the violent militant group

Nigeria Church bombing suspect on the run

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:18:32 GMT

Christian Aid calls for end to violence in South Sudan

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:35:29 GMT

Christian Aid is providing relief to some of the tens of thousands of civilians displaced by fighting in South Sudan

Christian models campaign to end sale of Cosmopolitan to under18s

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:33:48 GMT

Model Nicole Weider has started a movement to stop shops selling Cosmopolitan Magazine to girls under the age of 18

Canon Andrew White Dont take care take risks

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:55:59 GMT

Dont take care take risks is the advice that Canon Andrew White has for Christians in Britain

German Christians mark 70th anniversary of Final Solution conference

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:25:49 GMT

A delegation of 70 German pastors and ministry leaders are in Jerusalem this week to remember victims of the Holocaust

Israeli clampdown on migrants may put Eritrea refugees at risk

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:44:23 GMT

Refugees fleeing brutal regimes in subSaharan Africa face imprisonment if they try and cross into Israel

Israel and Palestine called to show forgiveness and tolerance

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:13:14 GMT

A meeting of Catholic bishops and archbishops has concluded with a call to Israel and Palestine to sustain talks towards a lasting peace in the region

Burma prisoner release a sign of progress

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:19:23 GMT

The release of 651 prisoners has been hailed by Christians as a positive and significant sign of progress in Burma

Catholic group condemns killing of Amazon tribe girl

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:13:36 GMT

Brazilian loggers have reportedly burned to death an eightyearold girl belonging to one of the last remaining tribes in the Amazon to have no contact with the outside world

More Christians killed in Nigeria

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:04:06 GMT

Gunmen have shot dead four Christian men in the northern Nigerian state of Yobe

MPs debate religious freedom violations in Iran

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:16:42 GMT

MPs highlighted the dire human rights situation for minority faiths in Iran in a debate in the House of Commons yesterday

Situation desperate in Sudanese border region

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:55:34 GMT

A church elder has warned of the deteroriating humanitarian situation in Abyei a contested region lying between Sudan and South Sudan

Recovery in sight for Haiti

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:41:40 GMT

A level of normality is returning to Haiti two years after a massive earthquake brought the country to its knees

Coptic Christian on trial over Mickey Mouse cartoon

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:48:06 GMT

A Coptic Christian who is a billionaire telecommunications mogul is on trial in Egypt over allegations of blasphemy and insulting Islam

Christian Aid assisting after deadly cyclone in India

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:13:03 GMT

Christian Aid is responding to communities affected by a deadly cyclone in India

Religious freedom petition to be handed to North Korean embassy

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:28:43 GMT

A petition calling for religious freedom is to be presented to the North Korean embassy in London later this month

Burmas Christians in peace talks with government

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:33:33 GMT

Christian leaders in Burma are holding peace talks with the countrys central government they hope will end the 60year conflict that has exhausted the nations civilian population

Broke Greeks giving up their children

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:34:24 GMT

Some Greeks are so hardpressed by the financial crisis that they are leaving their children

Bishops tell Christians of Gaza You are not alone

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:18:25 GMT

Catholic bishops from Europe and North America are in Gaza this week to encourage the local church

Christians back human rights plea to Kim Jongun

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:24:11 GMT

Christian groups are among the signatories of an open letter to the new North Korean leader appealing for an end to human rights abuses in the country

Tearfund supporting returnees to South Sudan

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:59:36 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of southerners continue to arrive in South Sudan six months after the country gained its independence from the North

Extremists infiltrating Christian groups in India

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:59:32 GMT

Islamic and Hindu extremists in India are reportedly posing as Christians to obtain information about them and pass it on to radical groups

Investing in Bethlehems children

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:31:02 GMT

In a context of instability deprivation and conflict a Christian school is offering Bethlehems children a safe and happy place to learn