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Zimbabwean Churches urged to join fight against Cholera pandemic

Churches in Zimbabwe have been urged to take steps to help curb a cholera outbreak which has already claimed 25 lives in the country.

14 September 2018

Zimbabwean Churches’ “Pastoral Statement” includes plea for end to international isolation

The ecumenical body representing Christian churches in Zimbabwe has called for an end to sanctions and international isolation.

06 August 2018

Zimbabwe’s Churches call for calm following post-election violence

Christian leaders in Zimbabwe make ecumenical appeal for calm following post-election violence in which three people have been killed.

03 August 2018

Zimbabwe Council of Churches report peaceful elections in historic presidential poll

Zimbabweans are taking part in their first elections in nearly 40 years without former President Robert Mugabe on the ballot paper.

30 July 2018

Church leaders unite behind vision for “one people, one nation, and one South Sudan”

Archbishop Justin Badi Arama and other South Sudanese Church leaders have called on politicians in the war-torn country to pursue peace.

24 July 2018

Malaysia’s churches call for urgent action in missing people cases

The Council of Churches of Malaysia has stepped up its campaign for the release of Pastor Raymond Koh and others who have disappeared.

08 June 2018

South Sudan’s opposition groups pull out of Addis Ababa peace talks

The opposition groups in South Sudan’s civil war have rejected a draft compromise agreement and pulled out of peace talks in Ethiopia.

24 May 2018

Korean churches plan prayer vigil as US - North Korean diplomacy heats up

The National Council of Churches in Korea has planned a prayer vigil on 7 June despite increasing doubts over a US-North Korea summit.

24 May 2018

Archbishop welcomes ceasefire agreement as South Sudan peace talks continue

The Anglican Archbishop of South Sudan has led five days of mediated peace talks between the warring parties in South Sudan.

23 May 2018

Christians urged to “vote wisely for a better Malaysia” ahead of general election

An ecumenical umbrella group, the Christian Federation of Malaysia, is urging Christians to “vote wisely” in next week’s General Election.

02 May 2018