Andrew Clark
UN appeal for donors to support Sudan Humanitarian Crisis
During a visit to London on Tuesday 19th October 2004, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan made an appeal to donors for emergency funds to help cover a shortfall of approximately 200 million dollars needed for the UN humanitarian program in west Darfur, Sudan...
Windsor Report calls for Apologies, Reconciliation and Unity
The Lambeth Commission has released its highly anticipated ‘Windsor Report’. The 121 page report calls for those who supported the consecration of openly gay clergy to accept a worldwide consensus on homosexuality...
Blunkett looks to Repeal Blasphemy Laws
Under new proposals being considered by David Blunkett, the UK Home Secretary, Britain’s ancient blasphemy and blasphemous libel laws may be repealed. The action is being pondered upon as part of a new system...
Dialogue with Traditional Religion Pushes Christianity in Africa Forward
A recent study seminar entitled “Ancestors and Healing in African Spirituality: Challenge to the Lutheran Churches in Africa” organised by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) allows representatives from African Traditional Religion (ATR) and Lutheran churches in Africa...
Worshippers invited to propose new Archbishop of York
For the first time in its history, the Church of England is putting up an advertisement for the £52,950 position of the Archbishop of York in church newspapers, following the retirement of Dr David Hope was announced...
US Supreme Court to rule on Ten Commandments
The US Supreme Court has shocked many, as it has agreed to produce a ruling on whether it is legal or not to display the Ten Commandments on government property. The justices will decide after appeals are heard on politically sensitive issues involving displays in Kentucky and Texas...
WCC consulatation to examine Korean Peninsula tensions
Representatives from the churches of North and South Korea have been invited to a World Council of Churches (WCC) organised consultation to examine nuclear proliferation in the region and reunification...
Beslan Completes 40 Days of Mourning
Tuesday 12th October marked the 40-Day anniversary of the tragedy that took place in the North-Ossetian town of Beslan, Russia. Services were held all throughout the country by Russian Orthodox churches to commemorate the disaster...
Churches defend Scotland’s level of Faith
New data has shown that Christianity in Scotland has plummeted. A map produced by official statisticians, based on the 2001 census, indicated large areas of England were in the highest band for the level of Christianity, where as Scotland lagged behind in the second...
Church of England Commissioners may Compromise on Ethical Investment Policies
The Church of England’s parish funds crisis may be even more of a worry than previously expected. In a desperate effort to raise extra finances for the struggling parishes, the denomination is reportedly considering investing millions of pounds into industries previously considered as morally questionable...
Evangelicals’ Conference Seeks to Defend Orthodox Teachings on Homosexuality
The Annual National Conference of Reform representing just under a third of the 9,000 stipendiary clergy in the Church of England, has commenced at the Hayes Conference Centre. A number of important issues within the Anglican Church are expected to be addressed...
Churches push for alternative American election agenda
The National Council of Christians have said that it should not be allowed for the Gospel to be distorted by the use of faith-based organisations for supporter gains in the American Presidential election stand-off...
Vatican puts aside rift with Blair and Bush for the good of Iraq
Some of the most senior members of the Vatican have reportedly put aside their rifts with Tony Blair and George Bush over the war in Iraq, and have requested that increased military presence of multinational troops be sent to the region...
International Eucharist Congress draws Thousands
On Sunday 10th October, in the city of Gudalajara in Mexico, more than 3,000 Catholics gathered to commemorate the start of the International Eucharist Congress, as well as the beginning of the “Year of the Eucharist”...
Vatican calls for Multinational troops to support Iraq
Some of the most senior members of the Vatican have put aside their rifts with Tony Blair and George Bush over the war in Iraq, and requested that increased military presence of multinational troops be sent to the region...
Largest-Ever Gathering of Catholic Bishops in Britain highlight Re-evangelising Europe
Last weekend, Catholic Bishops from 34 European Countries gathered at Leeds, England to attend a four-day assembly of the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE). It was the largest ever gathering of senior Catholic bishops in Britain...