Maria Mackay

Christians Worldwide Challenged to Join in Fight Against HIV/AIDS

The leader of the HIV/AIDS ministry He Intends Victory has challenged Christians to take on the fight against the illness by joining in World AIDS Day on December 1 with action and prayer...

Archbishop of Canterbury Urges Reform of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the President of Pakistan to review the country's blasphemy laws during a visit to the country primarily to tour earthquake-stricken regions...

World Vision Helping Uganda’s Scarred War Children with Message of Gospel

World Vision and the Gospel have been helping thousands of children in Uganda recover from their traumatic experiences from during the country's 19-year long civil war. Many of the children were formerly forced into the notorious Lord's Resistance Army...

Kenyan Church Leaders' Mixed Reaction to Kibaki Cabinet Sackings

Church leaders have been expressing mixed reactions to the decision by Kenya's President Mwaki Kibaki to sack his Cabinet. The move comes after Kibaki suffered a humiating defeat in the constitutional referendum...

Church of Scotland Supports New Postnatal Depression Unit

The Church of Scotland's Postnatal Depression Project will support a new unit at St John's Hospital, Livingston, dedicated to the treatment of mothers with severe postnatal depression. The unit is only the second in...

Southwark Vicar Appeals Removal of Licence Following Controversial Ordinations

Bishop Richard Coekin is to appeal the decision by the Bishop of Southwark, the Rt. Rev. Tom Butler, to strip him of his licence following...

Baptists Across UK Called to Day of Prayer for Future Generations

The Baptist Church has called for a day of national prayer after a recent report revealed the Church is failing in its work with children. The number of children attending Church has fallen by...

Tearfund Launches Appeal as Food Crisis Worsens in Southern Africa

Tearfund has launched an emergency appeal in light of the food crisis spreading throughout southern Africa. The worst affected by hunger so far are widows, orphans and people with HIV and AIDS...

Australia: Chaplains to be Renamed as 'Christian Volunteers'

Plans by the Education Department of the Australian Government to rename state school chaplains as "Christian volunteers" has been denounced by the South Australian Opposition as political correctness gone mad...

EU Report Criticises Turkey on Religious Rights

An EU report issued earlier in the month has criticised Turkey on religious rights for non-Muslim organisations. Turkey must ensure safeguards to religious freedom as a precondition to EU entry in 2015...

Catholic Church Warns New Vaccine May Increase Underage Sex

The Catholic Church in Scotland has raised concern about a new vaccine against cervical cancer currently undergoing trial on young women from Glasgow. The Church warns the new drug may encourage underage sex...

CWS Voices Concern over Possible Debt Burden for Pakistan

Church World Service has welcomed pledges of aid from the international community for Pakistan but has voiced strong concern that the earthquake-devastated country may be left to carry an greater debt burden...

South African Churches Express Shock over Discovery of Namibian Graves

The general secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Dr Molefe Tsele, has expressed shock on behalf of the Council over the recent discovery of mass graves in Namibia. General secretary of the SACC, Dr Molefe Tsele, said in a letter to the head of the Namibian Council of Churches...

Christians Defend Faith’s Place in Britain’s Public Life in London Debate

Faithworks has hosted a debate Nov. 21st, 2005 regarding whether faith has a place in public life in modern-day Britain. At Waterloo’s Church.co.uk in Central London, Rev Steve Chalke went head-to-head with Polly Tonybee...

Scripture Union Youth Website Appeal Continues

Scripture Union Scotland has appealed to Christians for prayers and financial donations to help develop a new youth website designed to bring the good news of the Gospel to children and young people...

Christian Leaders Call for Partnership in Middle-East Reconciliatory Ministry

A host of top Christian leaders gathered in London’s Westminster Chapel Monday Nov. 21st, to inform people and to call for prayerful support of the works of The Foundation for Reconciliation...