Christmas help for Christian orphans of Burma

Release International is rallying to the support of Burma’s orphans with a Christmas campaign to raise more than £20,000 to help child victims of poverty and conflict. Release aims to help some..

Tourism to heal riot scars in Orissa

Determined to expunge the past and exhibit a more secular image, the government of Orissa in partnership with the Church of North India has introduced a Christian heritage tourism in the..

Church looking for ways to combat HIV/AIDS in NE India

Worried over the increasing number of HIV/AIDS cases in North East India, Christian leaders from the region are now cogitating on ways it can combat the epidemic. A two-day workshop on "HIV/AIDS,..

People of faith 'vitally important' to climate change solution

The UN Secretary General has called on people of faith to lead the way in sustainable living and protecting the planet. Speaking at a major climate change conference in Windsor Castle on Tuesday,..

Robbers strike at priest's house in Mumbai

A robbery at a priest's house in Mumbai once again signals the need for adequate security around parsonages and religious place of worship. On Saturday, Fr Ashlin Fonseca's residence adjoin to..

Tackling climate change is 'moral imperative', say faith leaders

Faith leaders have issued a first of its kind statement on climate change in which they recognise “unequivocally that there is a moral imperative to tackle the causes of global warming”. The..