Rioters in England, Somalia show scope of human hunger

August 25, 2011

Please, sir, I want some more.” Who can forget these haunting words of a desperately hungry 9-year-old boy in Charles Dickens’ novel “Oliver Twist”? The

Church warned not to meet without state permission

August 11, 2011

SUMGAIT, Azerbaijan — After a police raid in Azerbaijan’s port city of Sumgait in mid-June, a judge gave the leader of a Baptist church, Pastor

In face of terrorism, Norway ‘demonstrates love’

August 11, 2011

A Norwegian bishop addressing the recent bombing and shooting attacks in Norway said his country has “countered this insane terrorism by demonstrating love and solidarity.”

Moulton Baptist missions team refused entrance to Wales, sent back home

August 4, 2011

A group from Moulton Baptist Church en route to do missions work in Wales was detained July 21 by U.K. officials and subsequently sent back

Hungary’s new religion law more restrictive

July 28, 2011

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Christian leaders in Hungary are divided over a restrictive new law on religion, with larger denominations welcoming its curbs on church activities

Holy Land protection conference held in England

July 28, 2011

LONDON — Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams ended a conference July 19 on the plight of Christians in the Holy Land and said, “We cannot

‘Abnormalities’ cited as reason for some abortions

July 28, 2011

LONDON — More than 2,000 abortions were performed last year in England and Wales on babies with medical problems, including some whose conditions could have