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American Jewish & Christian Leaders to Visit Israel over Conflict with Palestine
A Christian-Jewish delegation will travel to Israel and Palestinian territories this month to explore possible ways out of the conflict, particularly disagreements over Israel's security barrier and divestment by U.S. Protestant groups...
New Church Advert Shows Baby Jesus As Che Guevera
A striking new advertising campaign by the Church Action Network depicts the baby Jesus in the pose of the infamous revolutionary Che Guevara. The campaign is an effort to overcome an "outdated image"...
Scottish Church and Top Museum in Christian Calendar Spat
A popular Scottish museum has come under fire from the Catholic Church in Scotland for replacing the Christian calendar with the secular BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) dating system. The BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini) labels have been replaced with BCE (Before Common Era)...
Church Leaders Worried by Northern Ireland Violence
The Presbyterian Church of N.Ireland has voiced concerns over the recent wave of violence in the country. The Church of Ireland, meanwhile, has organised a conference with...
Methodist Church Responds to Ofcom Decision to Ban Make Poverty History Ads
A statement has been issued by the Methodist Church on the decision by telecom watchdog Ofcom to ban Make Poverty History campaign ads. The campaign featured high profile celebrities including Brad Pitt, Kylie Minogue and Cameron Diaz but Ofcom banned the adverts...
Calls to Pray for Southern Sudanese Christians Ahead of Peace Talks
Ahead of the Inter-Sudanese peace talks scheduled to begin on Sept. 15, Christians are calling for prayers for Southern Sudanese, who now face increased persecution. In an interview the Persecution Project Foundation (PPF) raised the call for prayer...
HTB to Hold “Prayer for London” Event with Alpha & Jesus House
Holy Trinity Brompton, the home of the Alpha Course will host a gathering of Christians and worshippers to pray together for the re-evangelisation of London. Rev Nicky Gumbel, the Alpha Chaplain will attend the event to unite in prayer...
Historic National Summit to Unite Ethnic Minority Church Leaders in UK
Over 100 black and minority ethnic church leaders from across the UK will gather in an historic meeting entitled ‘Stronger Together – Weaker Apart’ next month. The leaders’ summit has been organised by...
UN World Summit Begins - Blair Looking to Tackle Terrorism & Poverty
The largest ever summit of world leaders will commence today, Wednesday 14th September 2005 in New York, USA. British Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to address the UN...
Ecumenical Student Leaders Get Preparations Underway for WCC Assembly
Preparations are underway for the WCC's 9th Assembly to be attended by 26 World Student Christian Federation leaders in February...
Philippines: Catholic Archbishop Denies Church Split over Arroyo Crisis
A Filipino Archbishop has denied rumours that the Catholic Church has split over the crisis facing Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Ricardo Cardinal Vidal instead accused the Philippine media of causing dissension...
Tribal Crisis Discussed at Africa’s Anglican Church Synod
The Anglican Church of Nigeria has called upon delegates to tackle the splintering of the Church along tribal lines at its triennial Synod in Onitsha this week...
CSW Warns of Massive Church Closures in Indonesia Under Threats of Extremists
The accelerating trend of Christian church closures in predominately Muslim West Java, Indonesia, has recently raised nationwide concern. According to a report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), recent church closures...
Chinese Mission Head Reveals Vision for China to be Greatest Evangelical Nation
HONG KONG – A prominent international Chinese mission organisation has shared the vision for China to become “the greatest evangelical nation" during its 10th anniversary celebration. Speaking at the Gospel Operation International for Chinese Christians...
Christian Medical Fellowship Calls for Moratorium on ‘Virgin Conception’ Research
In response to the creation of Britain’s first ‘virgin conception’ human embryo, the Christian Medical Fellowship has called on the government to restrain the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)...
Coca-Cola Gives $1million to Salvation Army for Katrina Relief Efforts
Coca-Cola has donated US$1million to The Salvation Army for its disaster relief efforts in hurricane affected regions. The donation was welcomed...