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WCC General Secretary Kobia Head Visits Church of Greece
The head of the World Council of Churches spoke with members of the 12-person Holy Synod of the Church of Greece and other hierarchs this week in a meeting that coincided with the one of the largest...
Sri Lanka Anti-Conversion Bill Sent to Committee for Second Reading
One of two bills that will severely limit evangelism and conversion to the Christian faith in Sri Lanka was presented to the Sri Lankan Parliament on 6 May for second reading. In a statement released yesterday by the Voice of the Martyrs (VOM)...
Conference on World Mission & Evangelism Calls for a Stand Against Violence
Christians from all continents and the largest confessional families gathered Wednesday for the third day of one of the largest gatherings of church representatives and mission organisations in the 21st century...
Orthodox Leader Presents Views on Ecumenism and Globalisation
An Orthodox view on ecumenism and globalisation highlighted the second day of the World Council of Churches’ Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Athens. Dr Athanasios P. Papathanasiou, professor in...
Storms Imperil Thousands of Lives in Haiti
A Haitian official is warning that a large number of people could die if they do not move away from areas vulnerable to mudslides or flash floods, especially with the hurricane season soon approaching. Over the weekend, floods killed 11...
Franklin Graham Brings Evangelical Festival of Hope to Paraguay
Thousands of people from Asuncion will hear a message of God’s love through an interdenominational outreach of more than 700 area churches in cooperation with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA)...
Cross from Jerusalem Arrives at World Mission Evangelism Conference
A special occasion has marked the opening of the World Council of Churches Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) this morning. A 25-foot high Cross arrived by boat from the city of Jerusalem, near to...
Wonsuk Ma: "When The Poor Are Fired Up" - The Role of Pneumatology In Pentecost-Charismatic Mission
"During the one-hundred years of the modern Pentecostal-charismatic movement, it has made many impacts on Christianity in general, but its role in mission is extremely significant. The explosive growth of churches...
Kirsteen Kim: How Do we Know when the Holy Spirit Comes? The Question of Discernment
"When the Apostle Paul stood in front of the Areopagus, he began by connecting with the spirituality of the ancient Athenians, affirming their search for God and the spiritual awareness of their poets...
Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, WCC General Secretary gives Opening Remarks
"First, I wish to extend my profound thanks – and those of the World Council of Churches – to the Church of Greece, as well as the churches of Greece, for their invitation to hold the first mission conference of the new millennium in Athens...
Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and of All Greece gives Welcoming Address
"On behalf of the Orthodox Church of Greece, and at the same time on behalf of all the people of Athens and of all Greece, it is with great joy and fraternal love that I welcome here in Athens all the participants...
Kingdom of Heaven Opens in US at Top of Box Office
The Kingdom of Heaven - a film about the European Crusader's last attempt to retake the Holy Land from Muslim-control - opened last weekend and topped the US box offices and others worldwide...
Canada Anglican Church Delay Gay Marriage Decision Till 2007
A governing body in the Anglican Church of Canada pushed-off a decision on same-sex union blessings until 2007 and suggested the issue was "a matter of doctrine" that should be considered by the entire church...
UBS Represented by Italy Bible Society to the Vatican
The General Secretary of the Bible Society in Italy (BSI) represented both the national Bible Society and the global UBS fellowship at the funeral of Pope John Paul II and at the inaugural mass of Pope Benedict XVI...
Hearing against Iranian AG Pastor Abandoned
Iranian authorities have abandoned preliminary hearings against a detained Assemblies of God lay pastor last month after news of his trial leaked out to the international press, a persecution news agency reported last week...
US Religious Freedom Commission Appeals for International Attention to Eritrea
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called on the State Department on Thursday to engage in vigorous advocacy on religious freedom with the government of Eritrea and draw international attention...