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WCC 9th Assembly to Affirm Alternative Globalisation

A new 60-page document by the World Council of Churches has challenged churches around the world to counter economic injustice, particularly extreme...

Leading Bioethics Think-tank Concerned By Embryo Research

One of the UK's leading bioethics think-tanks has raised serious concerns over the proposed plans of British scientists to create embryos...

Bishop of Lichfield Calls for More Work with Young

The Bishop of Lichfield has used his message for Evangelism Sunday to call on the Church of England to focus its efforts this year on reaching...

Martin Luther King Remembered

Thousands have been remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 37 years since he was shot and killed while preparing to lead a local march in Memphis, Tennessee...

ACT/Caritas Programme Continues to Help Darfur Refugees

With more than 2 million displaced persons continuing to need food, shelter and other essential materials...

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...