Maria Mackay
Bishop Calls for Back-Street Tourism
The Bishop of Blackburn is recommending to his congregation a different kind of tourist destination this summer: the back-streets of Blackburn...
Kirk Moderator Criticises Brown over Trident Comments
The Moderator of the Church of Scotland's General Assembly has criticised comments made by the Chancellor Gordon Brown that his father would have...
New Methodist President, Vice President Call for More Engagement
The new President and Vice President of the Methodist Church Conference have urged Church members to become true disciples of Christ and take the message...
Methodists Vote for New Guidelines on Ethical Investment in Israel and Palestine
The Methodist Church has voted in favour of new criteria to ensure their investments in corporations operating...
Christians Look to Revive Community Through Week of Prayer
Crime and violence have become a cause of increasing concern in many areas of London, but in Haringey Christians have grown so worried...
Ugandan Bishop: War in North is Genocide
The former Anglican Bishop of Kitgum Diocese has warned that the 20-year conflict between the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army insurgents...
US Episcopal Church to ‘Exercise Restraint’ Before Ordaining Gay Bishops
The US Episcopal Church has passed a resolution calling for churches to show restraint before taking the decision to consecrate any more gay bishops. Conservatives reacted with a mixture of disappointment and relief...
US Episcopal Church Rejects Moratorium on Gay Bishops
The US Episcopal Church has rejected a resolution that would ensure that churches and dioceses refrain from ordaining any more gay bishops...
Church in Scotland Criticises Minder Scheme for Gay Pupils
A University of Edinburgh report that recommends mentors for gay primary school children has angered the Catholic Church in Scotland as well as...
Methodist Relief and Development Fund Celebrates 21 Years of Serving
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund will celebrate 21 years of serving at this year's Methodist Conference which starts in Edinburgh...
Archbishop Falls Short of Congratulating New Female Episcopal Church Head
The Archbishop of Canterbury has stopped short of congratulating the first female Presiding Bishop of the US Episcopal Church in his greetings statement...
New UN Human Rights Council Met with Cautious Optimism from WCC
The WCC and other major international Christian bodies have given a cautious nod of approval to the newly established UN Human Rights Council...
School Girls Banned From Wearing Purity Rings
A group of Christian school girls have been banned from wearing their purity rings because they do not fit with the school's uniform policy...
US Episcopal Church Elects First Woman Leader
US Anglicans were torn last night after the Episcopal Church in the USA elected a woman to as its next Presiding Bishop...
Churches Urged to Continue Campaign Against Casinos
The Evangelical Alliance has urged churches to continue voicing their opposition to the government's casino plans...
Lutheran World Relief Aiding Gaza Strip, West Bank Families
Lutheran World Relief is bringing vital aid to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip and West Bank struggling to make ends meet under the...