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The organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow have closed the ticket website and phone line until ongoing problems with sales can be resolved. Glasgow 2014 said the measure was necessary to address technical issues…
The Rev John Chalmers, Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland, is to conduct a reconciliation service three days after the referendum on Scottish independence. The Church says that the service, to which leading figures from…
Legalising assisted suicide would open a ‘Pandora’s box’ and lead to ‘horrible consequences’, a senior Roman Catholic Archbishop has said. Archbishop Antonio Mennini explained that the ‘reality’ of assisted suicide should be revealed, as he warned…
Nigeria: Kidnapped girls
19 May 2014
This is an ongoing story with daily developments. Prayer-Alert is prepared 24 hours in advance of publication therefore information, whilst true at time of writing, could be superseded. The U.S. military is flying manned intelligence and…
Syria: Christian Outreach Packs from the USA
19 May 2014
The Voice of the Martyrs has distributed Action Packs to persecuted Christians in countries like Iraq, Pakistan and Sudan for many years. Now Syrian Christians have asked for care packages to share with their Muslim neighbours.…
Palestinian sources say a 5-week deadline is in place for forming government between rival Palestinian factions and the new PA unity government will be announced before the end of May. The government will consist of only…