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Christian Aid and Partners meet UN Security Council on Sudan Peace
Christian Aid has given a message to the United Nations Security Council at a special session in Nairobi. Their message was powerful, as they simply stated that the people of Sudan want peace and they want it now...
Evangelical Alliance's Advent Prayer Guide Spreads the Net
The Evangelical Alliance's annual Advent Prayer Guide was released recently and it has been reported as being the most successful yet, and reaches out to a wider audience...
Delayed Peace Resolution in Sudan Condemned
Despite a recent African Union-backed agreement with the rebels to end the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, violence, ethnic killings and rape continues in the region. The delayed peace effort is condemned by international aid agencies and Christian peers...
Flying Bishops used to hold Anglican Communion Together
Canadian Anglican Bishops have set up a system of ‘flying bishops’ to provide a model to prevent the worldwide Church collapsing under the homosexuality debate. The Anglican Communion has been close to splitting as deep divisions have arisen...
Christian Aid warns HIV Treatment must not Restrict Prevention
Christian Aid has given the warning that the HIV pandemic cannot be controlled by cheap drugs alone. The aid group stated that a multi-point approach is required, and that the task of tackling poverty...
WCC Commend Pentecostal Churches in the Ecumenical Movement
During his recent visit to Chile over 19-20 November, the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) general secretary, Rev Samuel Kobia commended the valuable...
Conservative Anglicans Launch 'New Global Coalition'
Conservative Anglican leaders around the world established a 'new global coalition' that binds like-minded networks within the Anglican Communion, during a recent meeting in Oxford...
Church Ignoring Gay Cermonies as Civil Partnership Bill is Approved
As the Civil Partnership Bill in Britain received Royal Assent last week, the Church of England is now under increasing pressure to give the green light to same-sex blessings in the Church...
Archbishop of York Successor may be more Liberal
According to a round of consultation in the Diocese of York, the next Archbishop of York should welcome the changes in the Church’s policy on homosexual priests and women bishops...
Red Cross condemns Abuses of Humanitarian Laws in Iraq
The International Red Cross has made an unprecedented appeal for an end to human rights abuses in Iraq. The aid agency expressed its dismay at the failure of all sides to respect international humanitarian laws...
WCC Advocacy Week – New Levels of Church Advocacy due in 2005
The World Council of Churches (WCC) International Affairs and Advocacy Week came to a close on Friday, and the concluding theme was that now, more than ever, the role of religion in politics...
Methodist Youth Ministry’s 60 Years of Success Leads the Way to Reform
Running towards the 60th anniversary of MAYC in 2005, MAYC is now ready for a reformation in an attempt to develop a more diversified role to meet the real need of young people across the UK...
African Churches’ Effort in Africa’s Revival Widely Recognised
The conference of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) took place last week, and the lay African President of the WCC, Dr Agnes Abuom made a special remark on the vital role of the churches in Africa...
A Message of Support to Sudanese Church from Blair
In a recent visit by the Bishop of Rambury to Sudan, a personal message of support from the British Prime Minister Tony Blair was given to the Episcopal Church in Sudan (ECS)...
Agencies Preparing Aid for Ivorian Refugees in Eastern Liberia
Since an eighteen-month Ivorian cease-fire was shattered last week, about 19,000 Ivory Coast civilians have crossed into Liberia, local U.N. officials said Friday, with the most dramatic influx in recent days. Meanwhile, humanitarian and relief agencies are preparing to respond to what could be a major humanitarian crisis...
Churches Celebrate as Russia agrees to Global Warming Treaty
Christians have praised a UN statement that the Kyoto Protocol to fight climate change will become legally binding on February 16th 2005. The move comes after Russia...