Maria Mackay
Catholic Church of Mexico Speaks Up in 2006 Presidential Race
The Catholic Church in Mexico has called on candidates for the 2006 Presidential elections to take a stand on issues like the family and abortion. In a public letter on Monday, the council...
Church of Scotland Rejects Claim to Ethical Solution to Stem Cell Research
The director of the Church of Scotland's Society, Religion and Technology Project, Dr Donald Bruce, has refuted the claims of two U.S. research groups who claim to have found an ethical solution to the stem cell debate...
CARE Campaign Supporters Reject Assisted Dying Bill
At a special seminar held by Christian social concern charity CARE Tuesday, leading medical professionals and leading pro-life campaigner in the U.S., Joni Eareckson Tada, opposed the Assisted Dying Bill...
Indian Government Invites Catholic Church to Help Level Gender Disparity
.The Catholic Church has been called on by the Indian Government to help tackle the problem of pre-natal selection which has led to a gender imbalance in favour of males throughout the country...
Interfaith Work Continues in Aftermath of Pakistan Earthquake
Christian and Muslim aid groups continue to work together in bringing much needed support and aid to survivors of the Pakistan earthquake. CAFOD has already given £100,000 to Islamic Relief to support its ongoing work in Pakistan...
Faithworks Announces 6-Point Plan to Combat Fear of Faith
Faithworks, the Christian social action movement founded by the Rev Steve Chalke MBE, has announced measures to tackle the 'fear of faith' prevalent in the Government, the public sector and among the non-faith community. At a press conference hosted by the Minister for Pensions, Stephen Timms MP...
Australian Anglican Primate: Gay and Women’s Rights ‘Won’t Split Church’
The primate of the Anglican Church in Australia and Archbishop of Brisbane, Dr Phillip Aspinall, has said gay and women's rights 'won't split the church'. The comments follow...
Church of Nigeria Called on to Generate Income for Poor Nigerians
The Church of Nigeria has been called on by former Chairman of the People's Democratic Party in Nigeria, Audu Ogbeh, to establish an agriculture-based NGO to generate income for poor people in the country...
Hundreds of Churches Celebrate Healthcare Sunday for Unsung Heroes of NHS
Hundreds of churches across the UK marked Healthcare Sunday yesterday, an annual celebration of the work of thousands of ordinary 'heroes in healthcare' in the NHS. The event was backed by more than ten Christian organisations...
Catholic Church Looking Abroad for Priests
The steady demise of the priesthood and the falling number of trainee priests have left the Scottish Catholic Church looking abroady to find new recruits. In the last twenty years, the number training has dropped by almost 80 per cent...
National Giving Week Aiming to Raise Charity Awareness
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is holding its second National Giving Week, which aims to raise the profile of giving and to encourage the public to give more to charities...
Iraq’s Christians Nervous as Constitution Goes To Vote
It is hoped that many of the more than 15 million registered voters in Iraq turn out today to cast their vote on the new Iraqi draft constitution. Open Doors, however, have voiced concern over the possible threat...
Church World Service Celebrates World Food Day with Call for “Dear Sudan” Campaign
Just 24 hours before World Food Day celebrations begin, Church World Service has called on the world to fight against global hunger by joining in the "Dear Sudan" campaign...
More Australians Marry, But Not in Church
Marriage is back in vogue in Australia, but not church marriages, according to new statistics that show nearly 60 per cent of all marriages being carried out by a marriage celebrant...
President of Venezuela Orders Christian Organisation to Leave
The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has shocked a U.S.-based Christian organisation, active in mission in the country for more than half a century, by ordering it to leave. New Tribes Mission was told to leave in a nationally televised speech in which President Chavez accused...
U.S. Churches Turning Backs on Israeli Divestment Proposal
The decision by the Episcopal Church in the U.S. to reject the Israeli divestment proposal has been welcomed by the American Jewish Committee and Anti-Defamation League, indicating a cool-down...