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WCC and Church World Service discuss Conflict Resolution and Humanitarian Needs in Africa
On 18th May, Leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Church World Service (CWS)...
Church’s New Initiative to Reach Ex-convicts
A high rate of re-convicted and re-committed offenders were recorded in the UK during 2002. It reached 55 per cent with 873 previously convicted adults committing 7,910 crimes up to August...
"Gay Days" at Disney World Distress Many
Disney World will be hosting Gay Days, June 1-7, concurrently with the time schools will be bringing students to the theme park for end-of-the-year trips...
Another Wave of Homosexual "Marriage" Begins in Massachusetts
With the three-day waiting period between applying for a marriage license and getting married having passed by Thursday, May 20, a second wave of same-sex couples ‘tied the knot’ in Massachusetts...
Russian Children-At-Risk get Vital Support from Christian Ministries
Recently, Christian outreach to the people of the former Soviet Union is in high gear. In particular a number of massive programmes...
Review of European Baptist Mission's 50th Jubilee Conference
European Baptist Mission's (EBM) 50th Jubliee Conference was held in Berlin from 30 April to 2 May. Running alongside the conference, also was the 35th Missionary Activities in South America (MASA) event...
'National Prayer Day for Police Officers' appeal to all Christians for support
20th May was the National Day of Prayer for police officers, which is promoted by the Christian Police Association (CPA). CPA, founded in 1883...
Conservatives criticise the Archbishop for restraint shown in Gay Clergy Issue
The centre of the Anglican Communion has been shaken seriously since the ordination of an openly gay canon to the Dean of St. Albans...
Online Church suffers Abuse from Internet Worshippers
The world’s first online 3D church - the Church of Fools- launched in the UK last week has to close its pulpit after just 9 days in operation...
Kidnapped U.S. Christian missionary plans to return to Middle East
A young American missionary who was arrested by the Taliban in August 2001 for evangelising to Muslims in the extremist Taliban-controlled Afghanistan...
Muslims continue to rush to see Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ”
The enthusiasm surrounding Mel Gibson’s cinematic depiction of Jesus Christ’s last hours before crucifixion is still continuing in the Middle East, 2 months after it first opened...
Christian Association of Nigeria demands equitable justice from Senate
Many Nigerian Christian organisations feel that the move against Plateau state, an overwhelmingly Christian state, is an indication of a growing government bias against Christians...
Nigeria: The Plateau State of Emergency
More than 20 Christian villagers have been killed in a fresh outbreak of religious violence...
Evangelical-Ecumenical Controversy among German Conservatives
In May, waves of massive ecumenical events are being organised in Europe. The most impressive may turn out to be the event where 10,000 Christians gathered on 8 May...
Christian Missionaries Continue to Assist Iraq
Due to escalating violence, the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and large numbers of contractors have pulled out of Iraq. However, many Christian groups have chosen to remain...
First Dialogue between WCC and UN on World Peace
On 17 May, the general secretaries of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the United Nations Organisation (UN) held their first meeting in the UN...