Eunice K. Y. Or
Archbishop Stresses a Peace-Making Church as Primates Conference Opens
All 38 Primates of the Anglican Communion met at St Patrick’s Church, Armagh, Northern Ireland on 22nd February evening for an Evensong Service to mark the opening of the five-day conference. In the sermon Dr Rowan Williams...
Strong Quake Hits Iran, Officials say Situation Under Control
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has hit southeast Iran early this morning at 02:30 GMT. The quake was centred on the town Zarand in the Kerman province, 740km from the capital, Tehran. The latest death toll stands at 400 with more than 1,000 injured...
Methodists Warn New Gambling Bill will Put the Vulnerable at Greater Risk
On 22nd February, the drafted gambling bill is due to have its second reading in the House of the Lords. The bill has been strongly opposed by the churches and social concern groups...
Ecumenical Future of UK to be seen in Churches Assembly
The annual assembly of the official ecumenical body in the UK - Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) will open today. The 4-day conference aims to discuss the future of ecumenical movement...
Greek Orthodox Church Endorses Major Reforms
After the 102-member Holy Synod meeting - the governing body of the Greek Orthodox Church - in Athens at the weekend, a number of new measures were approved. The urgent reform has the aim to ease the Church out of the recent scandals and misconducts...
"Churches Together" Launches Major Mission Training at Cliff College
The desperate need to renew the face of churches across the UK has been addressed by evangelicals. In response to this, the Churches' Commission on Mission (CCOM), part of the ecumenical body - Churches Together in Britain & Ireland...
WCC Requests Greater UN Role to Reinforce Peace in Post-War Iraq
Approaching the end of the 8-day Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the delegates have moved their focus to issues concerning peace in Iraq and proposing possible measures...
CEA Evangelistic Outreach Based on Contemporary Culture Proves Fruitful
The Christian Enquiry Agency (CEA) in the UK announced a recorded high number of enquiries about Christian faith in 2004, according to a report in the Baptist Times. Films such as the Passion of the Christ...
Abducted Iraqi Christian Politician Pleads for Life in Video
After the success of the first Iraqi National Election, Christians expected the path to democracy to be brightened. However, the gloom of terrorist abductions are still threatening the minority in Iraq...
WCC Pacific Members Appeal for Environment Protection
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held a special Pacific Plenary on Friday. At the plenary the WCC member church representatives voiced their concern over the devastating effect of pollution...
Major Reform for Scandal-Rocked Greek Orthodox Church
On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance over the past two weeks...
Expatriates Vote Assyrian Christian Candidate to Iraqi Assembly
The National Two Rivers slate that represents the Chaldo-Assyrians, a small Christian minority in Iraq have won a seat in the new Iraqi National Assembly due to the high number of votes of Iraqi expatriates in the US...
LWF President Appeals for Global Resources to be Shared during Africa Visit
A high-level delegation from the LWF has just closed its 8-day tour to West Africa yesterday. Throughout the trip, the delegation highlighted the need to help the poorer countries in social and religious aspects...
WCC uses New Consensus Model to Tackle Difficult Issue of Human Sexuality
Yesterday (17 February) the WCC central committee meeting took place under a new proposed consensus model. The dialogue and conversation on human sexuality went smoothly without the heated atmosphere that often surrounds such controversial issues...
Archbishop Urges ECUSA Apology to Stop Rift over Gay Bishop Debate
The 4-day General Synod of the Church of England closed yesterday evening. The agenda on the final day saw the Windsor Report discussed in depth and has pushed the Synod to the climax of its gathering...
Tortured Chinese House Church Leader Testifies Openly in US
According to a new release from the China Aid Association, a member of an underground house church in China openly testified at a press conference in Washington DC about her experiences of torture during imprisonment by Chinese police...