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Orthodox Clergy Demand Resignation of Leaders Involved in Scandals
The Greek Orthodox Church is under pressure from a sweeping change of Church leadership amid investigations of overwhelming scandals on sex and finance among senior clergymen...
Scottish Roman Catholic Church Ordains First Married Priest
History was made this week in the Roman Catholic Church of Scotland, as the first married priest was ordained on Tuesday under a special dispensation from the Pope for the vow of celibacy...
Concern for Television's Weakening Commitment to Religious Programming
Church experts have warned this week that the future of religious broadcasting in the UK is under threat. Concerns have arisen since Ofcom recently authorised ITV to reduce its religious programming by 50percent, and the Green Paper on the BBC's...
Bishop Hope Feels Renewed Going Back to a Priest's Life
On Wednesday evening, many attended the installation service of the ex-archbishop of York David Hope as a Yorkshire parish priest at St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley. He reflected on the recent change in his life...
Tory Leader Urges Popstars to be Positive Role-models
Following rock star, Pete Doherty's notorious drug problems, Tory Leader, Michael Howard has urged popstars and celebrities to be positive role models to children. In his recent party policy speech on drugs...
Methodists Mobilise Church to "Pray Without Ceasing"
"Pray Without Ceasing" - an initiative backed by the Methodist Conference 2004 will be launched in late June. It is a 14-month non-stop prayer initiative that aims to mobilise all Methodist Churches across Britain...
Ecumenical Leaders to Lobby Government Support for Humanitarian Issues
The Church World Service (CWS) has announced the Third Annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days Symposium to be held in Washington in March. Ecumenical leaders will take the opportunity to lobby for greater US support of global humanitarian issues...
Ex-Archbishop Denies Muslim Dress Court Case is about Religious Clashing
Following the success of a 16-year-old Muslim schoolgirl in appealing for the right to wear a traditional Islamic "head-to-toe" dress, or jilbab at the British Court yesterday, a former Archbishop of Canterbury warned...
Majority of Europeans Believe in God despite Declining Church Membership
According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of Reader's Digest Germany, it has been stated that seven out of ten Europeans believe in God. However, it has been revealed that churches are losing their influence...
New Report on Human Rights in China Documents Christian Persecution
A report on Human Rights practices in China has been released by the Bureau of Democracy. The report revealed the repression of members of unregistered religious groups in parts of the country...
Christian Aid Sees Hope in Continued Palestinian Peace Effort
Amid suicide bombings and Israeli military activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the one-day global conference on Palestinian reform held in London on Tuesday went a long way in reigniting hope in the ongoing peace process in the West Bank...
Evangelicals Called to Pray for Persecuted Pakistani Christians
Pakistani Christians are facing serious levels of persecution due to widespread Islamic intolerance of Christians, according to the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)...
New China Raids come Days after 'New' Religious Freedom Regulations
It has been reported that at least ten foreign evangelical church leaders have been detained and then deported by Chinese authorities. In addition, approximately 140 Chinese house church leaders...
Passion of the Christ Re-Cut for Easter Re-Release
The hugely successful Biblical epic, The Passion of the Christ is to be re-released again this Easter. Mel Gibson's new version, however, will be edited to take out many of the more-violent scenes...
Court Calls for More Guidance on Religious Dress Rights in Schools
On Wednesday 2nd March, the British Court of Appeal sided with a 16-year-old schoolgirl that had been barred from wearing a full Islamic dress by her school. The court ruled that the teenage student's human rights were violated...
Europe & US Clash on Anti-Abortion Push at UN Meeting
At the 49th session of the United Nation's Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), an international dispute over women's rights on abortion has been renewed after a move by the US...