Maria Mackay
HM The Queen to Inaugurate Church of England General Synod
Her Majesty The Queen will inaugurate the Eighth General Synod of the Church of England next month, which will see the first woman and the first Methodist preach at the five-yearly...
Christians Gather to Discuss Global Warming
More than forty people gathered for a meeting over the weekend to discuss global warming. Dr. John Smith of the Cumbrian Environement Group and Jill Perry of Maryport Friends of the Earth presented...
Worldwide Anglican Meeting Brings Spotlight Back to Tensions in Communion
Analysts are predicting divisions will sharpen between conservatives & liberals in the Anglican Communion, as delegates from 20 provinces gather in Egypt this week...
Church World Service Ready to Respond to Hurricane Wilma
As Hurricane Wilma made landfall on the Florida coast Monday morning, Church World Service, says it is ready to respond. CWS disaster responders are still in the region tending to victims of Katrina, Rita...
Mugabe Blocks South African Church Aid to Zimbabwe
South African churches have been forced to abandon efforts to bring much-needed aid to the hundreds of thousands left homeless by the Zimbabwean government's slum demolition programme...
Liberian Council of Churches Plays Key Role in Presidential Elections
The Liberian Council of Churches played a key role in ensuring successful and peaceful presidential elections in Liberia earlier in the month. The turnout was a massive 70 per cent...
World Mission Group Reacts Cautiously over Nepali Election Promises
BMS World Mission has expressed caution at the announcement by the Nepalese government that it will hold parliamentary elections by 2007. The statement by the Nepalese government comes after a recent announcement...
Swiss Evangelical Church Alliance Releases Christian Perspectives on Globalisation
The Swiss Evangelical Church Alliance has released a paper on globalisation in which it calls for globalisation to be "in service of the people" & based on ethical values..
Seek First His Kingdom and His Righteousness
So often in life we get so entangled in worries and problems...
Church of England to Review Clergy Terms at General Synod
Clergy terms of service are up for review at the Church of England's upcoming General Synod, to be held in London from 14 to 16 November. The arrival of the issue is expected to be the latest heated debate...
Christian Groups Call for Inquiry After Migrants Killed at EU Borders
Six Christian groups have written a letter to the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs Council calling for an inquiry into the deaths of 15 migrants at the EU border. Signatories to the letter included representatives of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Community...
Episcopal Diocese of Egypt Welcomes Anglican Global South Meeting
The Episcopal Diocese of Egypt has welcomed delegates from twenty provinces in the Anglican Communion just days before the third Global South Encounter. The focus of the gathering of around 120 delegates will be...
Zimbabwean Archbishop Calls Mugabe to Be Sent into Exile
Roman Catholic Archbishop, Pius Ncube from Zimbabwe, has called on President Robert Mugabe to be sent into exile and for the international community to play a greater role in helping the 200,000 Zimbabweans that could die...
Church Group Calls on Government to Make UK Poverty History
In response to official statistics which show that more than one in four children in the UK still live in poverty, Church Action Poverty (CAP) has called on the Government to increase its efforts to end inequality in Britain...
Bishops Give OK to Spiritual Songs at Civil Ceremonies
The Church of England's House of Bishops has given its approval to the inclusion of songs such as Robbie Williams' Angels at civil marriage ceremonies, saying it does not turn the ceremony into a religious service...
Christians in Sport Release Guidelines for Churches on 2012 Olympic Games
New guidelines have been issued by Christians in Sport to ensure churches and Christian groups do not inadvertently breach copyrights to the Olympic Games...