- 08/31/2010
Church Leaders Press Obama on Mideast Peace Talks
Over two dozen Christian leaders are urging U.S. President Barack Obama and negotiators to continue their efforts in helping leaders of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority reach a peace agreement.
- 08/31/2010
Samaritan's Purse Sends Relief Supplies to Flood-Hit N. Korea
International Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse has chartered a Boeing 747 cargo jet to airlift some 90 tons of relief and medical supplies from the United States to North Korea in response to the massive flooding there.
-
08/30/2010Kidnapped Christian Relief Worker in Sudan Freed After 105 Days
An aid worker for Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse was released Monday after being held hostage for 105 days in Sudan.
-
08/30/2010Mother Teresa Remembered on 100th Anniversary of Her Birth
People around the world marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa last week in honor of the selfless nun who dedicated her life to serving the sick and poor in India.
-
08/29/2010Former N. Korea Prisoner Returns to U.S.
Aijalon Mahli Gomes, the American who was held for seven months in North Korea, arrived home Friday after former President Jimmy Carter flew to the reclusive nation to secure his release.
-
08/29/2010Work of Humanitarian Agencies Praised on 5th Anniversary of Katrina
Five years after Hurricanes Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, survivors and those working on their behalf say work is far from finished.
- 08/27/2010
Pakistan Flood Assessments Reveal 'Bleak' Picture, Huge Needs
The picture that Christian relief groups have been painting of southern Pakistan following the region’s massive flooding has been bleak with at least one describing the needs there as “huge.”
- 08/26/2010
Jimmy Carter Extends Stay in N. Korea
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter won’t be returning home from North Korea on Thursday as planned but has instead extended his stay in the reclusive rogue nation.
- 08/24/2010
Jimmy Carter Plans N. Korea Trip to Free Jailed American
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was expected to arrive in North Korea’s capital city as early as Tuesday to negotiate the release of a U.S. citizen who has been detained since January of this year.
- 08/23/2010
Muslim Men Attack Somali Church Leader in Ethiopia
Two Somali Muslim men attacked a well-known Somali church leader in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa over the weekend, according to a Washington-based Christian human rights group.
- 08/23/2010
Study: Non-Profit CEOs See Boosts in Salaries
The average salary for the chief executive officer of a large charity in America increased last year, with education-related charities seeing the biggest boosts and religious charities seeing the smallest, according to a new study by Charity Navigator.
- 08/20/2010
USCIRF Hails Senate Resolution on Iraqi Religious Minorities
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is applauding the U.S. Senate for its adoption of a resolution that focuses on the perilous status of religious minorities in Iraq.
-
08/18/2010Muslims Lobbying to Worship in Spain's Cordoba Cathedral
While the dispute over the proposed Cordoba House near New York City’s Ground Zero has been highly publicized over the past few months, less known is the debate over Spain’s Cordoba Cathedral, which was formerly the Great Mosque of Cordoba.
-
08/17/2010Agency Warns of Threats from Slow Donor Response to Pakistan Disaster
The international community has so far committed close to $229.5 million in support and another $142 million in additional pledges for responses to Pakistan’s devastating flooding disaster.
- 08/16/2010
State Dept. Unable to Free Jailed American During N. Korea Visit
A team sent by the U.S. State Department to visit North Korea last week tried to free an American jailed there but was not granted permission to do so, department spokesman P.J. Crowley reported Monday.
Edition:
MORE
PARTNERS
