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Christian Missionaries Ordered to Leave Venezuelan Indigenous Communities

The Venezuelan government has officially ordered a Christian tribal mission group to leave its tribal areas within 90 days...

Archbishop of York Warns Against Threat of Schism at Synod

The Archbishop of York has joined with the Archbishop of Canterbury in warning delegates at the Church of England Synod this week against the threat of schism. The Most Rev. Dr. John Sentamu urged...

Religious Freedom Leaders Honour New Human Rights Envoy for North Korea

Freedom House and the Congressional Working Group on Religious Freedom hosted an honorary night for the newly appointed special envoy on human rights in North Korea yesterday. Mandated by the North Korean Human Rights Act...

World Ecumenical Bodies Unveil New Africa Peace Program

Church World Service, the All Africa Conference of Churches, and the World Council of Churches will unveil an ambitious African peace program today, Nov. 18th, 2005. The three ecumenical organisations are partners...

Baptist World Alliance Appoint New Associate Director of Communications

The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has appointed a new Associate Director of Communications. Rev Eron M. Henry, an editor, pastor and lecturer from Jamaica will take up the role officially...

First Christian TV Channel in Egypt Airs Despite Religious Tension

The first Christian satellite television channel in Egypt run by the major Coptic Church was officially launched on Monday amid mounting religious tension. The channel named "Aghapy TV" - which means "love" in the Coptic language...

Churches Release Online Resources Celebrating Anglican-Methodist Covenant

The Methodist Church and the Church of England are launching a new website resource to promote and detail the Anglican-Methodist Covenant, which the Queen historically...

Church World Service Marks One-Month Anniversary of Pakistan Earthquake

The Church World Service marked the one-month anniversary of the Pakistan earthquake by increasing its support to women. Hundreds gathered around last week in a prayer vigil...

Religious and Human Rights Violations in Burma Highlighted in Latest Report

Burma’s religious and human rights violations are “simply awful” according to reports by Christian and government organisations. Burma, also known as Myanmar, has recently been a country of concern for religious and basic rights abuses...

Scottish Bishop Backs Mother’s ‘Right to Know’ Abortion Campaign

The Bishop of Motherwell, Joseph Devine, has come out in support of the campaign by single mother of five, Sue Axon, against the right of under-16s to obtain an abortion without parental knowledge...

Hong Kong Churches Push for Democratic China

Church leaders in Hong Kong have pushed the Chinese government for democracy and guaranteed universal suffrage following their rejection of a proposed constitutional reform by the Chinese government. The October reform proposals of the Hong Kong government...