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ECUSA Agrees to Refrain from Consecrating All Bishops till 2006
The Episcopal Church in the USA (ECUSA) has reported that it will not consecrate any further bishops – heterosexual as well as homosexual – at least until 2006. The announcement came this week after the House of Bishops gathered in Texas, USA...
Christian Aid Criticises New World Bank President Nominee
Yesterday saw the United States nominated Paul Wolfowitz to become the new president of the World Bank. Christian Aid have expressed their great disapproval at the news...
Church Leaders Call for Blair to Back up Africa Report with Action
Church leaders have stood by aid agencies this week by urging the British government to change its stance on international trade after the recent publication of the Commission for Africa Report. The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair...
Atonement Controversy Reignites as Evangelical Alliance Endorses New Basis of Faith
Since the publication of evangelical Steve Chalke's controversial book "The Lost Message of Jesus", an ongoing debate on the meaning of Jesus' crucifixion has begun among UK evangelicals...
LPEA Holds Mendoza Evangelical Festival in Argentina
The Luis Palau Evangelistic Association (LPEA) has held its fifth festival in Mendoza, Argentina on 11-12 March 2005. The huge evangelical event has followed four previously successful gatherings...
Christian Persecution Precedes Anti-Conversion Bill Vote in India
India has seen more anti-Christian violence in Rajasthan – an area where the state government wants to implement an anti-conversion law despite great outcries from the local Christian community...
St Patrick’s Day Remembers Patron Saint who Brought Christianity to Ireland
17th March is St Patrick’s Day, which is widely celebrated in Ireland in memorial of the country’s patron saint. Traditionally, it is said that St Patrick is the first person who brought Christianity to Ireland...
Franklin Graham Launches Huge Evangelistic Effort in Australia
Franklin Graham, son of the world famous American evangelist Billy Graham, is now carrying out a huge evangelistic effort in Australia. Following Festival Tasmania, Graham will now head to Melbourne...
Archbishop of Canterbury Greets ECUSA’s "Constructive" Covenant Statement
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Rowan Williams has greeted the Covenant Statement, which was issued on the 15th March by the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA)...
Evangelical Christians Campaign to Stop Massive Gay Parade in Jerusalem
A coalition of evangelical Christians from the United States and Israeli Orthodox Jews will unite together to campaign against the 2005 Gay and Lesbian World Pride Parade scheduled for this summer in Jerusalem...
Religious Freedom Agreements Draw Near in Eritrea, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia
Three countries, which have been condemned over the past year for their poor religious freedoms records, have been touted as being on the verge of a deal, which would see the state of religious liberty greatly advance...
Church World Service to Install School Safe Zones Program in Kenya
Church World Service (CWS), a US-based global humanitarian ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations, have been cooperating with the Kenyan Government to implement a 'School Safe Zones' initiative...
China Citizens Gain Right to Provide Religious Education to Children
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson made an historical announcement yesterday, 15th March, when it was declared that Chinese citizens will now have the right to provide religious education for their children...
CSW Calls for Release of Cuban Prisoners as UN Human Rights Commission Begins
In a press release dated on 15th March, the UK-based human rights organisation Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling on the international community to renew pressure for the release of a Cuban prisoner...
Global Day of Prayer to be Observed by 175 Countries on Pentecost
A global prayer initiative will be observed by over 200 million Christians from nearly 175 nations on Pentecost. The event, known as "The Global Day of Prayer" (GDOP) will take place on Pentecost...
Episcopal House of Bishops Release Windsor Report Statement
On 15th March 2005 at the House of Bishops’ Spring Meeting the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church adopted a "New Covenant" by an almost unanimous vote. Today, further work will be carried out at the meeting...