Ministers Warn of Split as Kirk's Liberalism is Challenged
'Forward Together' is a newly formed evangelical group of Church of Scotland ministers who want to change the Church’s liberal stance on theological, moral and social issues....
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WCC Central Committee Meeting Focuses on Reconciliation & Healing
The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting opens on 15th February and will continue until February 22. The meeting aims to prepare for the ninth assembly...
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Pope returns for Sunday Service in Defiance of Calls for Resignation
After being hospitalised for ten days & returning to the Vatican last Friday, Pope John Paul II took to the pulpit & blessed a packed crowd of worshippers...
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Church of England Faces Further Rifts as Synod Debate Opens
On the evening of the 14th February, the first General Synod of the Church of England in 2005 will open. While the Church has been rocked by the forthcoming marriage of Prince Charles, the debate on homosexuality and women bishop ordination...
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WCC to make "Major Shifts" in Direction at Geneva Meeting
The World Council of Churches (WCC) released a statement this week stating that it would soon undertake a "major shift" in its "culture and ethos" at their Central Committee Meeting in Geneva...
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Williams Criticised by Channel 4 Presenter as "Failing to Engage" the Public
The Channel 4 television news presenter, Jonathan Snow has scorned the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Rowan Williams, and accused him of "running scared" of public debate due to his fear of promoting a firm stance on some key moral issues...
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Pope Returns to Vatican After Recovering From Illness
The Pope returned to the Vatican in his white Popemobile on Thursday after spending 10 days in hospital. The 84-year-old pontiff waved to the crowds that lined the road which led to the Vatican...
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Anglican Church HIVAIDS Programme Now Online
On Thursday 10th February, the Anglican Church launches the new website for its HIV/AIDS programme. The website aims to provide a platform for all people who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS across the world to communicate...
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Pope Misses Ash Wednesday Service but May be Released Today
Pope John Paul II yesterday missed the Ash Wednesday service for the first time since he began his run as the Pope nearly three decades ago. The Pope was hospitalised last week, but spokemen have stated that he is hoped to be released...
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Ministers Rate Abortion as 10th most Vital Issue for Church Today
LifeWay has conducted an e-business survey to discover what church ministry leaders thought were the most important issues that churches had to address immediately in today’s society...
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Cardinal Hints of Ill Pope's Resignation
The Pope’s failing health has brought about hints that he may resign. For the first time, the Pope’s second-in-command, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, acknowledged publicly of the pontiff’s possibility of resigning...
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WCC Partners to Form "ACT Global" in Response to World Problems
Running from 4-5 February, a consultation on enhancing international cooperation in the field of diakonia and development was convened by World Council of Churches (WCC) at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, near Geneva...