Eunice K. Y. Or

Aid Agency Pleads for the life of Devoted Humanitarian

A video of the Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan has been shown on Al Jazeera, the Arab satellite news network. After four days of detention, she made a tearful plea for her life. As CARE International’s Country Director in Iraq, her work has impressed...

Secularised EU Threatens Vatican’s Authority in Europe

The end of Christendom seems to be approaching, as today's Europe continues to change drastically in terms of social morality and politics. Catholicism throughout its history had always managed to have strong authority in Europe, however, this authority is waivering and has lost its momentum...

World Bank and IMF Encounters with WCC

The World Council of Churches (WCC) opened a panel discussion with the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 22nd October, to look into world poverty today...

Tense Debate begins on UN’s Anti-Cloning Treaty

Commencing from Thursday 21st October, the UN General Assembly’s legal committee will begin a two-day debate on the treaty banning human cloning. No conclusion has been drawn from the debate yet, but it is expected to be very uneasy as it involves a great ethical dilemma at the root of the debate...

International Agency Coalition warn that climate change may Intensify World Poverty

An international coalition of environment and development agencies has launched a joint statement of concern to address its concern over the climate change due to global warming. Yesterday, the coalition issued its report ...

Churches Worldwide hope for Reunification of North & South Korea

In closing the historical 20th Anniversary Consultation of the Tozanso Process on Wednesday 20th October, the final press communiquÃ© concluded the viewpoints of prominent church leaders around the world, which shows their hope for the reunification of North and South Korea...

Caritas Calls Worldwide Churches to Pray for Columbia

Caritas International, the global network of Catholic aid agencies, has called for churches across the world to pray for peace in Colombia on this coming Sunday 24th October as one of the highlights of the campaign “Peace is Possible”...

Aid Worker Kidnapping results in CARE Suspending work in Iraq

Insecurity in Iraq has further raised concern as another case of abduction happened yesterday, just around two weeks after the tragic execution of the last hostage, a British engineer Kenneth Bigley.

Windsor Report Leaves Time to Reflect & Pray

The first day following the release of the Windsor Report in London by the Lambeth Commission, copies of the 121 page report were sent to numerous Anglican leaders around the globe. The report is believed to determine the future of the currently fragmented Anglican Communion...

Assyrian Christians call for Worldwide Attention to Iraqi Unrest

The coordinated violence targeted to Christians during last weekend in Baghdad, Iraq, has sent tremor among the Christian community in the Middle East regions...

U.N. Assembly to debate US and Britain's opposing views on Human Cloning

On 21st October, a UN General Assembly committee representing 191 nations is scheduled to openly debate the drafting of a treaty on human cloning...

Iraqi Christians Unshaken by Terrorists' Bombs

On Saturday 16 October, the Iraq Christian minority went through yet another day of tremor and darkness as apparently coordinated attacks were targeted on five Baghdad churches in the span of an hour. However, hope was reborn in the churches being attacked...

Anglicans Worldwide Await Windsor Report in Fear of Further Rift

The release of the Windsor Report, produced by the Lambeth Commission is due today. A press conference will take place in St Paul’s Cathedral Crypt, London, at 12:00 noon. The report aims to find a solution to the current debate over homosexuality in the Anglican Church...