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Boxer Pacquiao strikes a blow for peace

WBO Welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao has decided to clean up his act and has ditched drinking and gambling to study the bible more.

May 11th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Hefin Rhys Jones

How green is your church?

Going green needn't cost the earth - the Diocese of Worcester says that the running costs of its first ‘eco vicarage’ will amount to as little as £100 per year.

May 9th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

10,000 youth to join National Day of Prayer

10,000 young people are to join the 80,000 planned attendence for the National Day of Prayer and Worship at Wembley Stadium on September 29th, 2012.

May 2nd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

Soul asylum: desperately seeking spirituality

Are a new breed of contemplative evangelical Christians arising to take on the mantle of the monks and mystics of times past?

May 2nd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

'Nicest man' in Football is new England Boss

The old adage goes that “nice guys” finish last but the case of new England manager proves otherwise.

May 1st, 2012 - Posted & Written by Hefin Rhys Jones

Russell Crowe to star as Noah

He's best known for his roles in Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind, but now Academy Award winning actor Russell Crowe landed the role of Noah in a movie adaptation of the Biblical story of Noah's Ark.

April 27th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Riyaza Rodriguez

Relieving poverty by showing respect

Charlie Davies, once a fleet street fashion editor, has been living in the Sahel region of Africa since 2007. She has set up her own company, SAHEL design, in order to discover and celebrate the traditional crafts of the area. Her heart is to use it to help relieve poverty in ways that are sustai...

April 27th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Claire Musters

Hands off Humperdinck! Terror claim dismissed

Eurovision organisers have moved to quash claims that Catholic crooner Englebert Humperdinck could become a terrorist target, when he performs in Azerbaijan.

April 26th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Vicar of Baghdad at Christian Book Awards

The Vicar of Baghdad, Canon Andrew White, will be appearing at the 2012 Ultimate Christian Library Book Awards, which are being held on Wednesday May 9th at the Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE) in Sandown Racecourse.

April 25th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Claire Musters

2,012 volunteers set to serve this summer

St Paul's Cathedral was filled to overflowing yesterday as the members of "the2012" collective, a Diocese of London initiative mobilising a group of 2,012 young people to volunteer and serve during this summer's Olympics, were formally commissioned as Ambassadors by the Bishop of London.

April 25th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Riyaza Rodriguez

Ascension Trust's One in a Million Campaign

An ambitious campaign aims to raise £1 million pounds, in order to change the lives of one million people.

April 25th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Claire Musters

LICC helps leaders re-imagine church

The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) hosted a Imagine Church Workshop in Winchester today for church leaders across the South of England.

April 25th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

Any old iron for a new church building?

An ambitious recycling project will see a new church built in Glasgow- made entirely out of old beer cans, car tyres and straw bales.

April 24th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Riyaza Rodriguez

Medieval morality play still packs a punch

The morality play, Everyman, is taking centre stage at Hull's Holy Trinity Church from 25–28th April.

April 24th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Claire Musters

Pienaar keeps God in the football spotlight

Steven Pienaar’s late equalizer for Everton in their thrilling 4-4 draw with Man Utd this weekend, not only kept Man City’s title hopes alive but also kept God in the footballing spotlight.

April 24th, 2012 - Posted & Written by

Baby boy raised from the dead after prayer

Dr. Marta Martínez, a respected doctor from Montevideo, Uruguay, saw a baby boy raised from the dead when she prayed for him.

April 23rd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Assist News

Rebuilding an Israeli peace centre

The founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), Jeff Halper will be appearing in London today to speak about the rebuilding of an Israeli family home and peace centre, Beit Arabiya which was destroyed this year for the fifth time in 15 years.

April 23rd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Riyaza Rodriguez