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First Day of UN World Summit – Blair Rallies Support for United Stance Against Terrorism
British Prime Minister Tony Blair addressed the UN World Summit in New York 14th September 2005 and called for the world to unite to defeat terrorism and ensure that “the future ...
Tearfund Joins with Evangelical Alliance in New Youth Awards Initiative
The Evangelical Alliance has been supported for its first ever national ‘Champions of Respect Awards’ from the Christian charity Tearfund. The initiative comes with the aim to change the image of young...
World Alliance of Reformed Churches Joins Calls to End Global Poverty
In the largest ever UN World Summit in New York which commenced yesterday, General Secretary Setri Nyomi of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) joined in with other international religious leaders to condemn systematic poverty and call...
Listen to your Heart
According to the British Heart Foundation, someone in UK will have a heart attack every two minutes whilst 2.6 million of us are facing life with this disease. This number is set to increase despite the ongoing public health measures to reduce this; less than two-thirds to three-quarters of us meet the recommended amounts of daily exercise to reduce our risk...
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 The campaign is an effort to overcome an "outdated image"...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...