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Majority of IVF clinics willing to Destroy Embryos
Reports emerging from a survey carried out in Washington DC, USA have indicated that nearly all vitro fertilisation clinics in America create more embryos than they will implant in a woman’s womb. In addition to this more than 80% are willing to destroy those embryos...
African Bishops tell the International Community that it is Time for Action in Darfur
Last week the UN’s deadline for Sudan to restore security to the Darfur region passed, and Christian leaders in Africa since then have been urging the international community to take hard-line action against Khartoum for failing to comply...
Is the UK Church Resurrecting or Declining?
The past decade has seen much evidence of the number of churchgoers in the UK dropping significantly. However, after adopting a new method of calculating the overall figures for weekly Sunday service attendants, the Church of England has now claimed...
US Bishops Arrive in London for Talks at Lambeth Palace
Liberal Anglican bishops from the US arrived in London on Tuesday 7th September 2004 for sanction talks at Lambeth Palace with Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
Celebrate the International Day of Peace: 21 September
Celebrating peace when the world is at war, may seem like an exercise in futility but the truth is that we need voices and prayers for peace even more...
UN’s Annan says Action on Sudan may be taken within the Week
The UN Security Council has warned that it could take action on the Darfur crisis in Sudan within the next week, Secretary-General Kofi Annan reported. He put forward the point that “more can and should be done” in efforts to improve security in the war-torn region...
WCC and Ecumenical Leaders give full support to UN Secretary-General
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the General Secretaries of eight separate regional ecumenical bodies have come together to draw up a letter of support to the United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan...
Bishops oppose 'misguided and unnecessary' euthanasia Bill
The Church of England and a number of Roman Catholic bishops have joined forces to urge the Parliament in the UK not to change the law on euthanasia, stating that allowing assisted suicide would undermine the protection of vulnerable people...
Peace Rally in Sri Lanka held by Christian Youths
A three-day peace rally was held in the town of Vavuniya in Sri Lanka last week with hundreds of Christian youths gathering to bring peace to a nation which has seen much division caused by ethnic groups...
LWF raises its membership at Geneva Council Meeting
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has raised its membership to 65 million worldwide. On Monday 6th September the LWF announced that it had added three more churches to its international network...
Reactions to Crisis in Beslan
Archbishop Sean Brady, the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has sent a letter of condolence to victims in the atrocities held during the three-day battle in Beslan...
Three shot dead in attack on Colombian church
Three people were killed and 14 seriously injured when masked men opened fire on a church in southern Colombia during a prayer service. The gunmen attacked the Christian and Missionary Alliance church with automatic weapons...
RNC: Religious Groups Applaud Bush on Defending Family, Life, Freedom
Several religious-based pro-family groups are pleased with points Bush presented in his September 2nd speech to accept his party’s re-nomination during the American Republican National Convention...
Grief and Mourning of Russia felt across the Shocked World
On Sunday, cries rang through the bereaved town of Beslan as familes and friends mourned for the loved ones killed during the hostage crisis last week. The three-day seige killed nearly 350 children, parents and teachers...
Seventh Anniversary of Mother Teresa’s Death dedicated to Russia’s Children
The seventh anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death was marked with a special day of prayer for peace and for the children that died in the Russian school hostage catastrophe...
BWA Lotz Defends ''I Love the Church in China'' Statement
“I love the Church in China,” the Baptist World Alliance General Secretary’s brief statement praising the church in China, received widespread criticism from religious freedom watchdog groups, for being well-intended, but short sighted and incomplete...