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African Archbishops Bolster U.S. Conservative Gathering

A meeting of the Anglican Mission in America, a movement of conservative Anglicans, has been bolstered by the attendance of seven Anglican...

Venezuelans Should be Top Priority for President, says leading Episcopalian

A leading Episcopalian in Venezuela has challenged the country's President to put the focus on Venezuelans rather than trying to fix the problems of other countries...

Third European Ecumenical Assembly to be Launched End of January

Delegates from across Europe's churches and church-related bodies will gather in Rome at the end of the month for the launch of the Third...

Leading Theologians Join New Theological Centre

The new theological training centre established by the Holy Trinity Brompton in Knightsbridge will be joined by two of the UK's leading...

Stott Urges East Asian Churches to Counter Secularism

The work of the UK's leading evangelical, the Rev. John Stott, has been celebrated at a special thanksgiving in Hong Kong...

Director of Episcopal Institute in Haiti Killed

The director of a business and technological college jointly developed by Episcopal Relief and Development and the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti has been killed...

Evangelicals Question Blair’s New Respect Policies

The British government this week has announced clearly its new proposals to instil respect into the public...

President Bush Finds Hope in U.S. Gulf Coast

U.S. President George W. Bush has been back in the U.S. Gulf Coast where he reported a "sense of optimism" and hope among the survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita...

Primate of Central Africa Condemns Church of England Over Gay Unions

The Church of England has met with strong criticism by the Primate of Central Africa, the Most Rev. Bernard Malango, for its approval of same sex civil unions...

Archbishop of York Urges Mutual Respect

The Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, has greeted the Government's new 'respect action plan' with a proposal of his own: the Government...

World Food Programme: Africa Needs More Food to Avert Catastrophe

Huge donations of food are needed from the international community to feed the 5.4 million starving people...

Bishops in Tanzania Oppose Teaching of Condom Use

Roman Catholic bishops in Tanzania have condemned a new textbook for primary schools which teach pupils on how to properly use condoms...

Archbishop of Canterbury: Christians Should Visit ‘Struggling’ Bethlehem

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has urged Christians the world over to make efforts to visit Bethlehem and pray for the 'struggling' town...

Robertson Makes Apology for Sharon Comments

Conservative Christian broadcaster and evangelist Pat Robertson had apologised for suggesting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine punishment...

High Christmas Attendance Reported by Church of England

Record numbers of worshippers have turned out for Christmas services in 2005, report Church of England churches across the country...

Christian Aid Director Urges Local-level Disaster Response

The international director of Christian Aid has stressed that local communities need to be better prepared for large-scale disasters in order to prevent large-scale loss of life...