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Archbishop of York Successor may be more Liberal
According to a round of consultation in the Diocese of York, the next Archbishop of York should welcome the changes in the Church’s policy on homosexual priests and women bishops...
Red Cross condemns Abuses of Humanitarian Laws in Iraq
The International Red Cross has made an unprecedented appeal for an end to human rights abuses in Iraq. The aid agency expressed its dismay at the failure of all sides to respect international humanitarian laws...
WCC Advocacy Week – New Levels of Church Advocacy due in 2005
The World Council of Churches (WCC) International Affairs and Advocacy Week came to a close on Friday, and the concluding theme was that now, more than ever, the role of religion in politics...
Methodist Youth Ministry’s 60 Years of Success Leads the Way to Reform
Running towards the 60th anniversary of MAYC in 2005, MAYC is now ready for a reformation in an attempt to develop a more diversified role to meet the real need of young people across the UK...
African Churches’ Effort in Africa’s Revival Widely Recognised
The conference of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) took place last week, and the lay African President of the WCC, Dr Agnes Abuom made a special remark on the vital role of the churches in Africa...
A Message of Support to Sudanese Church from Blair
In a recent visit by the Bishop of Rambury to Sudan, a personal message of support from the British Prime Minister Tony Blair was given to the Episcopal Church in Sudan (ECS)...
Agencies Preparing Aid for Ivorian Refugees in Eastern Liberia
Since an eighteen-month Ivorian cease-fire was shattered last week, about 19,000 Ivory Coast civilians have crossed into Liberia, local U.N. officials said Friday, with the most dramatic influx in recent days. Meanwhile, humanitarian and relief agencies are preparing to respond to what could be a major humanitarian crisis...
Churches Celebrate as Russia agrees to Global Warming Treaty
Christians have praised a UN statement that the Kyoto Protocol to fight climate change will become legally binding on February 16th 2005. The move comes after Russia...
UN agrees to draft declaration to ban Human Cloning
On Friday 19th November 2004, United Nations diplomats officially agreed to use a draft declaration created by Italy to prohibit “the creation of human life through cloning” as a basis for discussions on human cloning that would resume in February...
Methodist Church to send Aid Workers to Sudan
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has pledged to send a team of humanitarian aid workers to provide support and aid to the suffering people of Darfur by January 2005...
Hope for Lasting Peace in Sudan as New Peace Treaty is Signed
An historic treaty was signed on Friday 19th November 2004 when Sudan’s Khartoum government and southern rebels signed an agreement. The treaty set December 31st...
NGOs Urge the UN to Apply Pressure to Sudan Security
The Security Council of the United Nations (UN) will hold an historical meeting to specifically address the issue of Sudan in Nairobi later this week...
Churches told International reaction to Sudan has been "Too Little, Too Late"
Kofi Annan has called on the United Nations Security Council to issue "the strongest warning" to forces fighting in Sudan to bring an end to the civil war in Darfur...
Human Cloning Licence in Britain Being Further Challenged
The debate on human cloning has continued to flow since Newcastle University in Northern England was granted a licence for therapeutic cloning in early August. The licence was issued by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)...
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Xmas Message: God is our Therapist
Rev Rowan Williams has made his Christmas message to the Anglican Communion. In it, Williams likened God to a ‘therapist’...
Beslan’s Surviving Children Go on Israeli Healing Trip
A group of children that were injured and held hostage during the Beslan siege over two months ago now, are in the middle of a three-week visit to Israel in efforts to heal the scars of the disturbing experience...