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Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:00
UK: Churches in London see 16% growth
The Church in London has been put on a growth path. One in nine Londoners now go to church, and church attendance in the capital has grown by 16% in the past seven years. This significant…
Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:00
Christians in Mali return to their ruined churches
While the world's attention is focused on the threat of the Islamic State in the Middle East, Christians in northern Mali have returned to their shattered communities after French forces wrested control back from Islamist groups.…
Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:00
National day of prayer for Scottish referendum
World Prayer Centre are holding a day of prayer in Birmingham 16 Sept A national day of prayer and fasting will be held on September 17, 24 hours before Scots will go to the polls to…
Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:00
One in five child deaths in UK 'preventable'
One in five child deaths could have been prevented, according to research published in the Lancet today. Around 5,000 infants, children and adolescents die prematurely in England and Wales every year, although the number is low…
Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:00
Dawn of new era as rigorous press regulator starts work
IPSO, the new Press regulator, begins work today with a commitment to be 'rigorous, independent, fair and transparent'. The Independent Press Standards Organisation, whose chairman is the retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Alan Moses, will…
Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:00
Archbishop joins multi-faith peace vigil for Iraq
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, joined faith leaders and representatives from faith-based NGOs last week for a vigil showing solidarity with the people of Iraq and affirming the message that #WeAreAllHuman. Archbishop Welby joined Imam…