Maria Mackay
Mothers' Union Gifts Change Lives of Mothers in Developing World
The Mothering Sunday ethical giving campaign launched by the Mothers' Union (MU) is changing the lives of mothers across the developing world and in the UK by raising more than £90,000 to date.
Christian Lawyers Reject 'Intolerant' Sexual Orientation Regulations
The Lawyers' Christian Fellowship (LCF) has criticised the final draft of the new Sexual Orientation Regulations unveiled yesterday by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly.
Acas Launches New E-Learning Course on Religion and Belief
Acas, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, or independent industrial disputes arbitrator, has launched a new free online course to help employers avoid discrimination in the workplace on the grounds of religion or belief.
£4.3 Million Funds to Support Faith Organisations with Community Cohesion Work
Communities Minister Phil Woolas announced Wednesday that grants totalling more than £4.3 million will be offered to more than 300 faith organisations to promote a common sense of citizenship.
Archbishop Makes MDGs Key Objectives for Anglican Communion
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a key focus for the churches of the Anglican Communion.
US Salvation Army Brings Aid to Storm-Hit States
The Salvation Army in the USA is continuing with its emergency relief response to states hit by deadly tornadoes last week.
Christian Lawyers Criticise Court Ruling on Gay Adoption Case
The Lawyers' Christian Fellowship has criticised a ruling from the Sheffield Employment Tribunal against the appeal of a Christian magistrate to be granted exemption from ruling over cases that might require him to adopt children to same-sex couples.
Strictly Come Praying for Scotland's Youth
Scripture Union Scotland is holding a special day of prayer for the country's young people designed to engage dedicated young Christians in prayer for non-Christian youths and help them overcome their own prayer hurdles.
Christians to Explore Lifestyle Choices and Climate Change
Christian eco experts are to gather at Swanwick in Derbyshire later in the month for a major consultation on the impact of individual lifestyle choices and habits of consumption on Global South countries.
Young Christians Called to be Catalysts for Change this Summer
Young Christians are called this summer to become catalysts for Christian change as they take to the skateparks and streets of Hastings with the life saving message of Jesus Christ.
Call from CAFOD to Live Simply on Lent Fast Day
March 2 is Lent Fast Day and CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, is calling on Catholics to engage with its Livesimply campaign and share what they have, whether large or small.
Archbishop of Canterbury to Strengthen Churches in South Africa and Angola
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will travel to South Africa and Angola as part of a visit to the Anglican Province of Southern Africa next week to assess the Anglican churches' role in the province's development.
Synod Takes Middle Ground on Civil Partnerships
A motion passed yesterday by the Church of England's General Synod has revealed deep divisions over the Church's response to the 2005 Civil Partnership Act, which legally recognised same-sex relationships, and the subsequent guidance issued by the House of Bishops in 2005.
Churches Worldwide Rush Aid to Troubled Sri Lanka
Since Sri Lanka's 2002 cease-fire between the army and the Tamil Tigers, roadside blasts, suicide bombings, land and sea battles have killed thousands of Tamils, Muslims and Sinhalese in the north and east as well as combatants and military personnel. Now churches worldwide are doing what they can to get aid to the victims.
Church of England Synod Passes Compromise Resolution on Homosexuality
The Church of England's General Synod has passed a compromise resolution on homosexuality after a lengthy debate on a high profile private members' motion asking Synod to accept homosexuals at every level of the Church.
US Faith Institute Praises Amazing Grace, Criticises Jesus Tomb Documentary
The head of a leading US faith institute has denounced a new documentary from Titanic director James Cameron which claims that the bones of Jesus and his family have been discovered in a tomb found in 1980.