Maria Mackay
YWCA USA Encourages Children to Express Anger After School Shootings
The Young Women's Christian Association USA is encouraging parents, teachers and child carers to engage with children in positive expressions of anger in response to the recent school shootings.
Glasgow Outreach Project Continues to Spread Good News
The Glasgow Outreach Project - a Scripture Union mission venture in Scotland's largest city - continues to flourish as more and more churches open their hearts to the project's vision to bring the gospel to the city's schools.
Diocese of Wakefield hopes to Learn Lessons from Priest Idol
The Diocese of Wakefield has produced a special Priest Idol package to help churches across the diocese experience the same turnaround success in their congregation numbers as the church at the centre of the controversial Priest Idol TV series.
Pro-Life Charity Calls on UN to Issue Global Ban on Abortion
The pro-life charity Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has expressed its disappointment at the failure of the UN's Study on Violence Against Children to include the unborn child in its statement on child abuse.
Pakistan Earthquake Homeless Face Winter Crisis, Warns Church World Service
As 400,000 people remain without permanent shelter in Pakistan and Kashmir one year on from last year's major earthquake, Church World Service has warned that the survivors face another harsh winter.
Faith Schools Bill to Face Challenge in House of Lords
Lord Baker of Dorking has said he will put forward an amendment on the Government's Education Bill in the House of Lords that would require faith schools to fill a quota of pupils from other faiths and none.
Church of Scotland Moderator Calls for Focus on Real Meaning of Christmas
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev Alan McDonald, has appealed for the focus during this year's Christmas festivities to be firmly fixed on the true meaning of Christmas.
Bishop of Hulme: Church of England should be Part of Cohesion Debate
The Bishop of Hulme has said that the Church of England should be part of the cohesion debate. His comments follow a leaked Church of England document that criticised the Government's multi-faith
ROPE Continues to Support Pakistan Survivors One Year after Earthquake
Christian charity ROPE was with survivors of last year's massive earthquake in Pakistan immediately after the disaster struck. It remains there one year on working with the most vulnerable survivors.
Church Leaders Challenge Trident
The representatives of the major Christian denominations have gathered in central London recently to explore an appropriate church response to the issue of Trident renewal.
UN Considers Sanctions for North Korea
The UN is considering calls from the US and Japan for stringent sanctions to be placed on North Korea following its announcement that it had tested a nuclear bomb on Sunday. Scientists said they
Bishop of Norwich Praises Farmers for Helping Countryside
The Bishop of Norwich has praised the contribution of farmers to the countryside at a recent service held as part of a west Norfolk harvest festival. The Rt Rev Graham James praised farmers for
Churches Tourism November Convention Looks to Open Britain's Sacred Sites
Churches will hear from experts in the heritage and tourism sectors this November as they reveal how churches can bring more visitors to their landmark sites and help them get the most out of what are some of Britain's most hidden treasures.
Bishop of London Warns of Culturally Impoverished Young Generation
The Bishop of London has warned of a growing generation of culturally impoverished youngsters in the capital who are suffering from identity confusion and over-exposure to "violence and titillation".
Tearfund's Rachel Roach on Climate Change and the Mexico Summit
Senior government figures from the world's top 20 polluting nations demonstrated rare unanimity last week when they agreed on the urgent need to cut greenhouse gas emissions at last week's Mexico climate change summit. Now environmentalists and development workers around the world will be waiting with baited breath to see if they can do something even more remarkable and match their words with actions.
UN Appeals to North Korea over Nuclear Test
The United Nations has warned North Korea of unspecified consequences if it goes ahead with a planned nuclear weapon test. The formal statement of warning came three days after Pyongyang announced that it would carry out