Maria Mackay
Festival of Spirituality and Peace Remembers Hiroshima
A commemmoration service for the victims of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki A-bombs opened the Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh. The Festival will be focusing on the issue of a peaceful tomorrow...
Moderator of Church of Scotland to Visit Amazon Healthcare Vessel
A senior member of the Church of Scotland is due to visit a ship used in bringing much-needed welfare aid to remote communities along the Amazon River. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
Christian Churches to Pray in International Day of Prayer For Peace
Churches are urged to pray for peace to mark the UN International Day of Peace. The call comes from the World Council of Churches as part of its Decade to Overcome Violence. Churches are invited to arrange services or vigils...
Pope Benedict Welcomes Priest Delegation From China
Pope Benedict XVI has welcomed a delegation of priests, seminary rectors and seminary spiritual directors from China’s state-run church to the Vatican on Wednesday. The group of 28 Chinese priests...
Christian Youth Festival - Creation Fest - Hits Devon
Three days of Christian worship and music have come to Woolecombe, Devon in the form of Creation Fest - an urban-style Christian youth festival featuring some big names in the Christian music industry...
World Council of Churches Calls for Equal Treatment in Cuba Ministries
Rev Dr Kobia of the World Council of Churches has told Fidel Castro of Cuba to give churches equal treatment in order to fulfil the demands of their pastoral ministries. Mr Kobia said: “Churches, in particular Protestant...
Church Loses Out in British Identity Survey
Britain's Christian heritage has little place in defining what it means to be British, according to a YouGov survey, with the Church of England ranking third from the bottom. Participants were asked to rate a list of 37 things according to bearing on national identity...
Children's Society VAT Ruling Could Bring Churches Millions
A change in VAT rules for churches and charities by the High Court earlier in the week could see churches able to reclaim millions of pounds in VAT, including past expenditures as far back as three years ago...
Merseyside Church Leaders Share in Grief for Slain Teenager
Church leaders in Liverpool have expressed their horror and grief over the murder of 18-year-old Anthony Walker, as two men were charged on Friday by Merseyside Police. Church leaders joined the community...
Reform Church Criticises House of Bishops on Civil Partnerships Act
The House of Bishops statement on the Civil Partnership Act is 'flawed and unworkable' according to Reform, the network of Anglican evangelicals within the Church of England. Within the Church same-sex couples...
Oldest Known Bible to go Online
The oldest known manuscript of the Biblical New Testament is about to become accessible to millions of people around the world in a new online version...
German Evangelical Alliance Conference Striving for Successful Living
How to live a successful life is the all-important theme to this years 110th Conference of the German Evangelical Alliance, which expects around 3,000 delegates to pour through its doors between now and Sunday...
Evangelical Alliance Comforts Family of Race Attack Victim
The Evangelical Alliance and the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance (ACEA) have sent their condolences to the family of Anthony Walker, 18, in Huyton, Liverpool last week. The 18-year-old, a committed Christian...
Afro-Anglicanism Conference Comes to an End in Toronto
The Third Afro-Anglicanism Conference drew to a close in Toronto last week with a lively worship service drawing on the theme of the conference “Celebrating the Gifts of Afro-Anglicanism”. The eight day meeting...
Rural Churches Publish Leaflet on Care of Migrant Workers
The Churches' Rural Group and the Arthur Rank Centre have published a leaflet providing guidelines on how best to support and integrate migrant workers into rural communities. One of the points of advice...
US Amends Funding Bill to Aid Iraq’s Christian Minority
A U.S. funding bill has been amended in order to increase support for the minority of indigenous Christians living in post-war Iraq. The amendment urges the Bush administration...