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In a secular Europe, churches see need to work together

In a secular Europe, churches see need to work together

Warsaw, Poland--Europe's churches can withstand secularization and make progress in mission work if they pool resources and co-operate more closely, according to a top ecumenist.

06 September 2011

Anglican, Catholic bishops condemn Islamic banking

Anglican, Catholic bishops condemn Islamic banking

Catholic and Anglican Bishops weighed in on economic and security matters at the weekend, as both groups criticised the approach of President Goodluck Jonathan to the menace posed by Boko Haram in the North, and expressed concern over Islamic banking.

22 August 2011

Church leaders launch Call to Action and Appeal for famine victims

Church leaders launch Call to Action and Appeal for famine victims

Ecumenical faith leaders in Africa today launched a Call to Action and Appeal for the people affected by famine in the Horn of Africa.

10 August 2011

Hiroshima and Nagasaki must never happen again, says WCC chief

Hiroshima and Nagasaki must never happen again, says WCC chief

The head of the World Council of Churches has said that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are nuclear tragedies that must never be repeated.

08 August 2011

Anglican, Catholic Bishops support Irish Travellers under threat of eviction

Anglican, Catholic Bishops support Irish Travellers under threat of eviction

Bishop Thomas McMahon, Catholic Bishop of Brentwood, and Bishop Laurie Green from the Anglican Diocese of Bradwell, paid a pastoral visit to the Dale Farm Travellers’ site near Basildon in Essex last week. 

26 July 2011

Christian bodies agree on code of conduct for evangelizing

Christian bodies agree on code of conduct for evangelizing

Three organizations, representing about 90 percent of world Christianity, launched on 28 June a global code of conduct for proselytizing in a bid to reduce tensions between different religious convictions.

29 June 2011

Orthodox churches still support ecumenism, theologian says

Orthodox churches still support ecumenism, theologian says

Orthodox churches remain "fully committed" to ecumenical cooperation, despite recent disagreements with Protestants, according to a senior Orthodox theologian.

27 June 2011

Communiqué from the third Anglican-Lutheran International Commission

Communiqué from the third Anglican-Lutheran International Commission

The third Anglican–Lutheran International Commission (ALIC) held its sixth and final meeting in the holy city Jerusalem between 18 and 25 June 2011, under the leadership of the Most Reverend Fred Hiltz, Primate of Canada, and of the Reverend Dr Thomas Nyiwé, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon.

27 June 2011

Report: The Methodist Church and Church of England should work more closely together

Report: The Methodist Church and Church of England should work more closely together

The Methodist Church and the Church of England should work more closely together in their local communities, according to a new report from representatives of both Churches.

16 June 2011

Communique from the Meeting of ARCIC III at Bose

The Anglican - Roman Catholic International Commission has completed the first meeting of its new phase (ARCIC III) at the Monastery of Bose in northern Italy (May 17-27, 2011). 

27 May 2011