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Vietnam Releases Religious Freedom Campaigners before Lunar New Year

Vietnam Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang announced at a press conference on Monday that the government will release two of the best-known religious freedom campaigners from prison - the Roman Catholic priest Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly...

Agenda for the General Synod of the Church of England in February

The first General Synod of the Church of England in 2005 is going to be held on 14-17 February. It will focus on debates on women bishops, homosexuality in the Anglican Communion, the environment and higher education...

Renewed Violence Erupts in East Sudan

Latest reports have indicated that up to seventeen people have been killed in eastern Sudan after clashes took place between demonstrators and police. Police officials have been rumoured to have opened fire on protesters after a riot began ...

Conservative Group Warns Bush to Drive Forward Against Gay Marriage

American President, George Bush has been given an ultimatum by conservative Christian leaders who demanded that the US leader outlaw same-sex marriage. A Christian coalition have come together as the 'Arlington Group'...

Pope Opposes Euthanasia & Calls for High Respect for All Life

Proposals to introduce euthanasia have become more and more prevalent in Europe. The controversy between what some say is a human right to choose to die, and the conservative attitude towards dying is in deadlock...

Anglican Conservatives say US Bishops Failed to Repent

A weeklong meeting of Anglican conservatives held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi concluded that the U.S. Episcopal Church have failed to repent for the consecration of a homosexual bishop...

Nelson Mandela to Address Global Anti-Poverty Campaign in London

The UK-based global anti-poverty campaign "Make Poverty History" will be strengthened by the support of Nelson Mandela who is going to visit London for a public address next month...

Chin Launch Campaign against Burmese Christian Persecution

The Canada-based Chin Human Rights Organisation (CHRO) has called for the international concern over the Burmese military junta’s systematic practice of religious persecution...

African Churches Establish Self Support Agency for Forgotten Tsunami Victims

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Province of Southern Africa, the Most Rev. Njongonkulu Ndungane, has recently spoken of the need for South Africa to plan ahead and support itself...

European Churches Highlight Ecumenical Effort on Auschwitz Commemoration

27th January marked the 60th anniversary of the Auschwitz death camp liberation, a day filled with mixed feeling of joy and sorrow. The Conference of European Churches (CEC)...

Evangelicals call for Prayer Support in Iraqi Election

The voting for the long-awaited historical Iraq National Election has begun. About 280,000 Iraqi expatriates from 14 countries are due to cast their ballots between Friday and Sunday ...

NGOs Push Poverty Relief a Top Agenda at World Social Forum 2005

The 5th World Social Forum (WSF) has kicked-off on Wednesday 26th January in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Under the theme "Another World is Possible", 75,000 social activists from Brazil, United States, France, Italy and other countries in Asia have signed up for the event...