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UN agrees to draft declaration to ban Human Cloning

On Friday 19th November 2004, United Nations diplomats officially agreed to use a draft declaration created by Italy to prohibit “the creation of human life through cloning” as a basis for discussions on human cloning that would resume in February...

Methodist Church to send Aid Workers to Sudan

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has pledged to send a team of humanitarian aid workers to provide support and aid to the suffering people of Darfur by January 2005...

Hope for Lasting Peace in Sudan as New Peace Treaty is Signed

An historic treaty was signed on Friday 19th November 2004 when Sudan’s Khartoum government and southern rebels signed an agreement. The treaty set December 31st...

NGOs Urge the UN to Apply Pressure to Sudan Security

The Security Council of the United Nations (UN) will hold an historical meeting to specifically address the issue of Sudan in Nairobi later this week...

Churches told International reaction to Sudan has been "Too Little, Too Late"

Kofi Annan has called on the United Nations Security Council to issue "the strongest warning" to forces fighting in Sudan to bring an end to the civil war in Darfur...

Human Cloning Licence in Britain Being Further Challenged

The debate on human cloning has continued to flow since Newcastle University in Northern England was granted a licence for therapeutic cloning in early August. The licence was issued by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s Xmas Message: God is our Therapist

Rev Rowan Williams has made his Christmas message to the Anglican Communion. In it, Williams likened God to a ‘therapist’...

Beslan’s Surviving Children Go on Israeli Healing Trip

A group of children that were injured and held hostage during the Beslan siege over two months ago now, are in the middle of a three-week visit to Israel in efforts to heal the scars of the disturbing experience...

Update on Iraqi Christian Pastor Shot by Terrorists

An Iraqi Christian leader who was shot three weeks ago by Muslim extremists is in stable condition but has been paralysed from the chest down, according to reports received by a mission agency...

Churches in Pakistan Growing Despite Opposition

Despite multiple instances of persecution by Muslim extremists in recent weeks, native missionaries in Pakistan report that their work is drawing people to the Lord in growing numbers...

Salvation Army Collects Toys for Children to Bring Warmth at Christmas

“We wish you are Merry Christmas, We wish you are Merry Christmas...” As Christmas light decorations are put up, people across the UK are getting ready to celebrate the big feast for the birth of Christ.

While the world tends to forget the meaning of His birth behind all the magnificent Christmas glamour, the Salvation Army offers a chance for the general public to rediscover it through its annual charity campaign - Pass the Parcel Christmas Toy Appeal.

WCC calls for remembrance of threat of Nuclear Dangers

In May 2005 the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT will be reviewed in a conference to be held at the UN in New York. In the face of this vital upcoming conference, churches have been called upon to focus their advocacy and education efforts...

US Catholic Bishops Reject Encouragement of Individual Bible Study

A vote on the annual business meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has revealed the controversial viewpoint of Catholics towards individual Bible study. On Tuesday 16th November, America's Catholic bishops voted 137-102 to reject the proposal to develop...