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WCC Pacific Members Appeal for Environment Protection
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held a special Pacific Plenary on Friday. At the plenary the WCC member church representatives voiced their concern over the devastating effect of pollution...
Major Reform for Scandal-Rocked Greek Orthodox Church
On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance over the past two weeks...
Scripture Program to be Broadcast by Ministries Partner in India
International Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) is cooperating with two other organisations to broadcast a dramatised Bible program to Malayalam language speakers in India...
31 Christians Arrested as Eritrea Continues Religious Crackdown
Eritrean authorities have arrested another 31 Eritrean Christians in towns north of the capital Asmara over the past 10 days, news agencies and persecution watchdog groups reported yesterday...
Expatriates Vote Assyrian Christian Candidate to Iraqi Assembly
The National Two Rivers slate that represents the Chaldo-Assyrians, a small Christian minority in Iraq have won a seat in the new Iraqi National Assembly due to the high number of votes of Iraqi expatriates in the US...
LWF President Appeals for Global Resources to be Shared during Africa Visit
A high-level delegation from the LWF has just closed its 8-day tour to West Africa yesterday. Throughout the trip, the delegation highlighted the need to help the poorer countries in social and religious aspects...
Government Grants to Hillsong Church worry Australian MP
It has been reported that the Hillsong Church, which has been linked to the Liberal Party in Australia, has been receiving Federal Government departmental grants over the past five years. Since 1999 the evangelical church...
WCC uses New Consensus Model to Tackle Difficult Issue of Human Sexuality
Yesterday (17 February) the WCC central committee meeting took place under a new proposed consensus model. The dialogue and conversation on human sexuality went smoothly without the heated atmosphere that often surrounds such controversial issues...
Archbishop Urges ECUSA Apology to Stop Rift over Gay Bishop Debate
The 4-day General Synod of the Church of England closed yesterday evening. The agenda on the final day saw the Windsor Report discussed in depth and has pushed the Synod to the climax of its gathering...
Tortured Chinese House Church Leader Testifies Openly in US
According to a new release from the China Aid Association, a member of an underground house church in China openly testified at a press conference in Washington DC about her experiences of torture during imprisonment by Chinese police...
Christian Aid launches Initiative for New Evangelical Churches
A new initiative has been launched by Christian Aid to raise finances in order to help 'new churches'. Christian Aid's 'Act Justly Appeal' will be launched on today (Friday 18 March) at Christ Church and Upton Chapel...
CEC Visit Addresses Kosovo Religious Freedom & Social Reconstruction
A five-member delegation from the Conference of European Churches (CEC) has completed a four-day visit to Serbia on 14 February. The leaders from CEC have reviewed the social life in war-torn Kosovo...
World Vision Steps Up Aid Efforts to Pakistan Floods
In response to week-long torrential rains and heavy snow disasters in Pakistan, international agencies are stepping up aid efforts as the death toll exceeds 500 people. World Vision Pakistan has been focusing on the remote North West Frontier...
Conservatives Shocked as US Plans to Increase Stem Cell Research Funding
The US have alarmed conservative Christians with news from Washington of a bill that will increase funding for research into human embryonic stem cells. The news follows that from the British government announcing the issuing of a second human cloning license...
York Diocese asks for Conservative "Theologically Orthodox" Archbishop
It has emerged that the next Archbishop of York will be a theologically orthodox minister. The news comes as the York diocese releases a 'statement of needs' regarding Rev David Hope’s successor...
Christian Aid Exposes Discrimination against Indian Dalits in Tsunami Relief
Christian Aid have recently revealed that some minority communities in India are being discriminated against by the government in the distribution of tsunami relief...