Articles
Egypt: Muslims torch church and Christian homes
14 Mar 2011
A mob of nearly four thousand Muslims has attacked Coptic homes in Soul, Atfif in Helwan Governorate, and torched the Church of St Mina and St George. According to a story by Mary Abdelmassih for the…
Sudan: Tens of thousands flee fighting
14 Mar 2011
Tens of thousands of people have fled clashes in the oil-rich Abyei region on the border between north and south Sudan, leaving the town of Abyei almost empty, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Friday. Fighting…
Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Emergency
13 Mar 2011
Japanese geologists calculated that Friday 11th March’s earthquake shifted the Earth’s axis by 10cm. an American source quoted in Reuters said it threw the earth off its axis point by at least 8 centimeters. The power…
Cuts spell end for Cardiff Street Pastors
10 Mar 2011
A successful Street Pastors team in one of the UK's busiest cities is set to fold at the end of the month through lack of funding. The scheme costs approximately £25,000 to run and is largely…
Atheist to present BBC’s new Bible series
10 Mar 2011
The BBC has chosen an atheist Hebrew scholar as the presenter of its new series on the Bible. In ‘The Bible’s Buried Secrets’ Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou will guide viewers through some of the latest archaeological discoveries…
In his pastoral letter to the Catholic Church, the Archbishop said repentance, self-denial, almsgiving and prayer were ‘part of the recipe’ for Lent. He said the season helped believers prepare to celebrate afresh ‘the great events…