he 10th Assembly of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), meeting from 3 to 10 March in Honiara, the Solomon Islands, adopted a series of resolutions on public issues ranging from climate change and resettlement, through seabed mining and nuclear weaponry, to the self-determination of West Papua and Maohi Nui (or Tahiti).
13 March 2013
In a letter to Pakistani churches, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has condemned the attacks on Christians in Badami Bagh, Lahore, on Saturday, 10 March. More than a hundred houses were burned down following allegations of blasphemy.
13 March 2013
At a time of widespread scandals over clergy sex abuse, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) have called for professional standards of clergy accountability at an international forum on violence against women.
13 March 2013
Washington National Cathedral announced today that it will bring together religious leaders, policy makers, victims of gun violence, youth and people of faith at the nationwide Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Weekend
11 March 2013
Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation, a March 6 forum hosted by Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, is now available on line here.
11 March 2013
Roanoke, Va. The search for a new bishop in the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia concluded with the naming of the Very Rev. Mark Allen Bourlakas as Bishop-elect.
11 March 2013
The Episcopal Church Office of Communication, in collaboration with The Living Church Foundation, has issued a White Paper to guide congregations and to assist them in marketing and advertising efforts as part of their evangelism initiatives.
07 March 2013
The first three-day Indaba process specifically designed for women to discuss the issue of violence has been hailed a success by participants.
04 March 2013
Leaders across the Episcopal Church have committed themselves to challenging gun violence as part of God’s mission of reconciliation.
04 March 2013
A month on from the fire tragedy at Kiss club in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Bishop of South-Western Brazil Francisco Silva has spoken out to the town of Santa Maria
03 March 2013