Maria Mackay
Beslan Church Memorial Proposal Gets Go-Ahead
Plans for a memorial church to be build on the site of the Beslan school tragedy have been given the go-ahead by relatives of the victims. The plans for the memorial include an Orthodox church that incorporates...
UK's Largest Christian Youth Initiative - Merseyfest a Huge Success
Around 25,000 people descended on Liverpool each day last week to take part in Merseyfest, the UK's largest Christian youth initiative. Volunteers set to work clearing up estates and renovating community facilities...
Kenya’s Christian and Muslim Leaders Oppose Religious Clause
Christian and Muslim leaders have voiced their opposition to Kenya's new proposed Draft Constitution, criticising that religious courts were wanted by no one except those writing the Draft...
Robertson Apologises for Assassination Remarks
Rev Pat Robertson, the U.S. celebrity evangelist, has apologised for comments he made on the Monday broadcast of his TV show "The 700 Club" in which he suggested the U.S. assassinate Venezuelan...
Brazilian Lutheran Church Threatened by Internal Movements
The former president of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IECLB) has called for a restructuring of the church in order to meet the demands and needs of the future, including the lack of membership growth...
WCC to Focus on Transforming the World at Forthcoming Conferences
'Transforming the world' is to be the theme of two conferences to be held by the World Council of Churches. The conferences are looking to tighten dialogue with young adults working for peace and justice and the ways they can be supported more by the WCC...
Church Aid Yet to Arrive in Zimbabwe in Eviction Aftermath
After nearly a month of delays, the South African Council of Churches (SACC) has asked its government to intervene in order to get the food and blanket aid to the victims of Robert Mugabe's shanty clearance campaign...
Nearly Two Thirds ‘Oppose’ Faith Schools in UK
Nearly two thirds agree that "the government should not be funding faith schools of any kind", according to a new ICM/Guardian poll released yesterday. Prime Minister Tony Blair came out in opposition...
Sydney Youths Hope World Youth Day 2008 Runs More Smoothly
A group of youths from Sydney, Australia, have expressed the hope that World Youth Day will run much better when it comes to their city in 2008. The youths complained of overcrowding on the streets and inappropriate behaviour...
Spain Church Makes History in Ordaining First Married Priest
The Roman Catholic Church in Spain has ordained a former Anglican pastor who is married with two children as the country's first married priest. Evans David Gliwitzki, a 64-year-old former Anglican pastor...
Watch for ‘Signs of Peace’ during Gaza Strip Pull Out, warns WCC
The World Council of Churches has told its constituents to look for seven signs of peace, as Israeli troops removed the last of the Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip on Monday. The international affairs unit of...
Church of Scotland: Everyone has a Responsibility to Challenge Evil amid Terrorism
The Church of Scotland has said that everyone has a duty to challenge evil and that part of the solution to the current problem of terrorism lay in greater dialogue between faiths. Rev Lacy shared the view of several...
World Youth Day Concludes With a Call For Church Unity
More than 800,000 young Catholics gathered at Marienfeld on the outskirts of Cologne for the conclusion of World Youth Day. The crowd were called upon to unite “to build a better world” by helping the poor...
Pope Reaches Out Across Faiths as World Youth Day Continues
Pope Bendect XVI made a landmark visit to a Jewish Synagogue in Cologne, Germany, host of this year's Catholic World Youth Day, as well as leaders of the Muslim community. The visits come to reach across the faiths...
Pope Addresses Young Pilgrims at World Youth Day
Pope Benedict XVI made a low key entrance to his “beloved” native Germany on Thursday as he cruised the Rhine to thousands of cheering young Roman Catholics who lined the banks...
Anglican Bishop Breaks Ranks Over Civil Partnerships, Evangelicals Stand Firm
The Bishop of Worcester, Dr Peter Selby, has announced his decision to disassociate himself with the views expressed in the House of Bishops statement on the Civil Partnership Act...