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Williams to Unite Anglicans and Muslims with Trust in Al-Azhar Meetings
In September, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Rowan Williams, will head for a Anglican-Muslim dialogue in Cairo, Egypt, accompanied by a select team of scholars and church people...
“Churches Together” Launch Talks for Further Integration
The Methodist Church of Great Britain has reported plans of reshaping the ecumenical structures between the churches in Britain, launched by the initiative of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)...
Where to Go on Bank Holiday?
With a unique mixture of music, exhibitions, arts, talks, worship and workshops, the Greenbelt Festival is the largest of its kind in the country...
LWF Annual General Council in Geneva opens this week
The General Council Meeting 2004 of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will begin on Tuesday, 31st August in Chavannes-de-Bogis near Geneva, Switzerland...
Christian's Concerns for Indonesia's First Presidential Elections
Currently a major concern for church leaders is to ensure that the Christian minority in Indonesia will be protected from the next president. They are asking candidates to promise an end to discrimination against minority groups...
England to be revived by African and Asian Clergy
African and Asian clergy are making up an increasingly significant minority in dioceses across the UK. It has been found that over 100 priests from the Global South are estimated to have arrived in parishes over the last couple of years...
Study: Protestant Pastors often Unfamiliar with Other Religious Beliefs
A study conducted by Ellison Research based in the U.S. revealed that Protestant ministers in the America often have moderate familiarity with the core beliefs of Islam, but little familiarity with faiths such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Scientology...
Olympic Athletes Seek Understanding and Consolation from Christian Counsellors
According to Dietmar Ness of the German evangelical ministry SRS, who is a counsellor in the Olympic Village, pressure is mounting on Olympic athletes, and those who fail to win a medal often drop into an "inner void" because...
WCC call on UN for International Peace-Keeping Force for Sudan
World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee members, who have been meeting in Seoul, Korea have condemned the continued humanitarian disaster in Sudan...
Scientists, Theologians and WCC to meet to discuss “Terror, Fear and Anxiety in Europe
Around 200 Catholic scientists and theologians from 31 different countries will gather to examine ecumenical perspectives with senior World Council of Churches (WCC) staff leaders on Tuesday 31st August...
Photo Update on the WCC Executive Meeting in Seoul
The world’s largest ecumenical body, the World Council of Churches (WCC), has been holding an executive committee meeting in South Korea since August 24th, and it will conclude today (27th August)...
Relationship between Faith and Film to be discussed in Conference
The 2004 Faith and Film conference, running from 17th-19th September at Collingwood College at the University of Durham, will look at how churches can use modern movies to...
Leading MPs to take another leap forward in Abortion Law Reviews
A series of newly developed ultrasound scans showing vivid pictures of a 12-week-old foetus “walking” in the womb have triggered the call for the review of abortion laws...
Pope offers Treasured Icon to Orthodox Church in efforts for Reconciliation
The Pope John Paul II, in an attempt to improve ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, sent an treasured icon back to Moscow on Wednesday. The offering which may pave the way for a papal trip, has come after the icon has spent nearly a century in the West...
Vatican Warns Against Unethical Human Ambitions
Pope John Paul II has commented on the issue of cloning for the second time after his visit a week ago to the French shrine of Lourdes...
Polls show Ambiguous Public Opinions on Stem Cell Research
In the midst of worldwide debate on stem cell research, various polls carried out in America have revealed that public opinion on the issue remains divided and unclear...