May 2008 Headlines
A new isolated tribe has been discovered in the Amazon, proving the existence of groups in the area believed to have never had contact with the outside world.
In China, bad weather is hampering relief efforts in Sichuan province, the region devastated by this month's deadly earthquake.
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CWN.org -- Police in the southern Iran city of Shiraz this month cracked down against known Muslim converts to Christianity, arresting members of three Christian families and confiscating their books and computers.
Israel leans back against a cast-iron gate on the streets of Mexico City's Tepito barrio. With arms crossed in front of his chest and head bowed in prayer, he shifts his weight, then wipes a tear from his eye.
Ibro's little girl is starving.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Since April 2, what appears to be a powerful move of God is shaking Lakeland, Fla.
MIANYANG, SICHUAN PROVINCE, China - Sunday morning, In the city of Mianyang, close to the epicenter of the quake, a chorus of praise rises to the heavens.
NINGI, Nigeria - Islamists under the auspices of a paramilitary force last week destroyed six churches to protest a police rescue of two teenage Christian girls kidnapped by Muslims in this Bauchi state town.
Private funeral services for Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, a legendary gospel singer and songwriter, were held Monday in Nashville, Tenn.
BEIJING - Rescue workers are still digging in mounds of rubble to find survivors from China's massive earthquake.
Motorcycles, music and ministry came to three cities in Jamaica this month.
CWN.org - On the Global Day of Prayer millions of Christians in 201 nations lifted their voice in one accord.
CBNNews.com - Sixty years ago, May 14, 1948, the modern State of Israel was born. The circumstances of Israel's re-birth were anything but average. In fact, some say Israel's renaissance -- after 2,000 years -- was nothing short of miraculous.
CBNNews.com - JERUSALEM, Israel - In honor of the nation's 60th anniversary, the Israel Museum put a 2,100-year-old scroll on display for the next two months.
JERUSALEM, Israel - For the first time, TheCall and the Global Day of Prayer teamed up in Jerusalem for an event that was seen around the world.
Operation Blessing International reached an orphanage in Myanmar Sunday, delivering much needed food to the children. CBN News just spoke with an OBI relief worker who says the children are still rattled from the cyclone that hit the country just over a week ago.
CWN.org - Prayer is transforming the lives of some of Argentina's most dangerous criminals
Joyce 'Dottie' Rambo, a legendary gospel singer and songwriter, died early Sunday morning when her tour bus crashed into a highway embankment in Southwest Missouri. She was 74.
DALLAS, Texas - Every year millions of Christians from around the world take part in the Global Day of Prayer. But in Dallas, area churches, community leaders and even government officials say prayer is just the starting point to bless the city.
JERUSALEM, Israel - It's the biggest prayer gathering in history and it's happening this week.
CWN.org - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Some may ask, what difference can the prayers of one person make?
NORTH SULAWESI, Indonesia -- Christian World News is taking a closer look at how the power of prayer transforms lives.
CWN.org - Even as Beijing prepares for the Olympics, Christians there are getting ready for the Global Day of Prayer.
CWN.org--Istanbul--Three men, one of them armed with a gun and wearing gloves, threatened a Protestant church and its pastor in the Turkish capital city of Ankara yesterday. The culprits fled in a car before police could be summoned.
CWN.org -- The police were standing around a grimy box on a street in Mexico City.
CWN.org -- (DALLAS) -- While other ministries and relief groups battle legal hurdles to get aid to cyclone victims in Myanmar, Gospel for Asia is providing immediate assistance thanks to its long presence there.
(CNN) -- The United Nations and international relief organizations are scrambling to aid Myanmar, saying Friday's cyclone was the worst disaster the country had suffered in years. Myanmar officials expect the death toll to top 15,000. The country has "massive, massive" needs, UNICEF spokesman Patrick McCormick told CNN. "I think it's the biggest disaster
Karachi (AsiaNews) – Christians across Pakistan are praying for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel in the hope that one day Islamabad and Tel Aviv may establish diplomatic relations and allow them to go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, said Asharf P. Butt, president of the Association of Pakistani Christians, at a press conference in Karachi organised to express best wishes for Israel and its population.
Every month, Phil Davis receives a deposit of American money in his Czech bank account. And every month, he sees that deposit shrink.
Every month, Phil Davis receives a deposit of American money in his Czech bank account. And every month, he sees that deposit shrink.
CWN.org -- (BEIJING) Chinese authorities have filed new charges against a Christian bookstore owner who observers say is being unjustly persecuted by the government.
WASHINGTON - President Bush is asking Congress to step in and approve $770 million in international food aid.
Mother's Day is coming soon.
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Several million Americans joined in the National Day of Prayer Thursday, in seeking God's wisdom and guidance for the future of the country.
As the Olympic torch made it's way through North Korea, this week, religious rights groups are crying out for more freedoms for Christians.