Eunice K. Y. Or
Appeal for the Life of British Hostage from Worldwide Muslim Leaders
The 13th day since British hostage Kenneth Bigley was seized by Islamic militants has passed. Last week, on an Islamic website, a video showing Bigley’s appeal for the help...
Catholic Missionaries in India Attacked
Last Saturday, three nuns belonging to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, were reported to have been attacked as they were on their way to distribute food to a slum in the Kozhikode district in the north of Kerala state...
UK Politicians Pledge to Write Off Poor Nations’ Debts
Mobilised by the Trade Justice Movement, a fast growing and powerful voice for Trade Justice in Britain, the "Trade Justice Campaign" in Brighton on Sunday proved to be fruitful with an immediate respond from politicians ...
Faith Groups, Celebrities and Citizens United In One Voice for Trade Justice
Some 5000 campaigners gathered from all around the UK to express their desperate call to end world poverty. The event was also highlighted by speeches from a number of celebrities...
UK Citizens: Vote for Trade Justice
On Sunday 26th September, thousands of UK citizens came together on the opening day of the Labour Party conference to demand the Government ends global poverty. The campaign was organised by the Trade Justice Movement (TJM)...
Anglicans Launch “Back to Church” Campaign
A diocese of the Church of England recently launched a “Back to Church Sunday” campaign to boost their declining church attendances. The creativity of the campaign was welcomed by many church ministers, and more than half of the diocese’s 300 parishes signed up for the scheme...
Rise of Christianity in China Calls for More Equipped Ministers
Mission Network News reports the changing face of Christianity in China. It was reported that in many places where the government had torn down homes and churches, now people are given the permission to rebuild ...
Internet Evangelism Coalition push for further advancements
Last week, the International Evangelism Coalition (IEC) Annual Meeting ended in Chicago, USA. Evangelists from different ministries around the world gathered and shared their experiences in internet evangelism...
Religious Leaders and Family Plea for Release of the British Hostage
After a series of unmerciful murders of foreign hostages by the militant groups in Iraq earlier this week, the safety of the remaining hostages is under serious threat...
Church Army to advise on the Future of the Church
"Mainstream culture no longer brings people to the Church door. In the past, people might have come to us for the occasional offices, or maybe a crisis made them turn to the church. In those cases, our job was to help them from interest to commitment. That shape is less and less true. We cannot wait for people to come to us; we must go to them...
British Charities Gear Up Aid for Haiti Flood Victims
After tropical storm Jeanne swept through the north of Haiti last weekend, at least 700 lives have been claimed in the region. Acknowledging the disastrous effect brought by the storm, a number of UK-based international aid agencies have...
Trust in Religious Institutions does not convey to Church Attendance
A report released on 21st September by 'Gallop Poll' claimed that the levels of trust in religious institutions in many European countries does not give a true representation of people’s commitment to their religion...
EAPPI Welcomes the Largest Ever Group of New Peace Making Partners
The WCC International Day of Prayer For Peace has highly raised the recent concern for world peace and ecumenical movement. Yesterday, the WCC gladly announced the entry of 25 new accompaniers to the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) ...
Christian Votes will play key roles in Australian Election Campaign
The Australian Election Campaign is going to be held on 9 October. This time the election is so different from the previous one- the nation’s large number of Christian are involved actively ...
ACT/Caritas raises awareness on Aid Work as Darfur Crisis Continues
As the peace dialogue in Darfur remains in deadlock, emergency humanitarian aid from all over the world has been spearheaded by all kinds of aid works which have been attempting to provide relief to the pain of victims. ACT/Caritas, an international network of Protestant and Catholic aid agencies...
Upcoming Anglican Evangelical Assembly Challenges Churches to Reshape
In the shadow of the critical release of the Lambeth Commission report on 18th October, the Anglican Evangelical Assembly 2004 will be held on 2nd October. Hosted by the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC)...