Possibility arises of Next Pope being Asian
In Calcutta on Wednesday, Cardinal Telesphore Pacidicus Toppo, the first tribal Asian to be included in the College of Cardinals that elects the Pope has reported that having an Asian Pope cannot be ruled out....
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Flying Bishops used to hold Anglican Communion Together
Canadian Anglican Bishops have set up a system of ‘flying bishops’ to provide a model to prevent the worldwide Church collapsing under the homosexuality debate. The Anglican Communion has been close to splitting as deep divisions have arisen...
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WCC Commend Pentecostal Churches in the Ecumenical Movement
During his recent visit to Chile over 19-20 November, the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) general secretary, Rev Samuel Kobia commended the valuable...
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Conservative Anglicans Launch 'New Global Coalition'
Conservative Anglican leaders around the world established a 'new global coalition' that binds like-minded networks within the Anglican Communion, during a recent meeting in Oxford...
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Church Ignoring Gay Cermonies as Civil Partnership Bill is Approved
As the Civil Partnership Bill in Britain received Royal Assent last week, the Church of England is now under increasing pressure to give the green light to same-sex blessings in the Church...
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Archbishop of York Successor may be more Liberal
According to a round of consultation in the Diocese of York, the next Archbishop of York should welcome the changes in the Church’s policy on homosexual priests and women bishops...
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WCC Advocacy Week – New Levels of Church Advocacy due in 2005
The World Council of Churches (WCC) International Affairs and Advocacy Week came to a close on Friday, and the concluding theme was that now, more than ever, the role of religion in politics...
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Methodist Youth Ministry’s 60 Years of Success Leads the Way to Reform
Running towards the 60th anniversary of MAYC in 2005, MAYC is now ready for a reformation in an attempt to develop a more diversified role to meet the real need of young people across the UK...
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Methodist Church to send Aid Workers to Sudan
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has pledged to send a team of humanitarian aid workers to provide support and aid to the suffering people of Darfur by January 2005...
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Archbishop of Canterbury’s Xmas Message: God is our Therapist
Rev Rowan Williams has made his Christmas message to the Anglican Communion. In it, Williams likened God to a ‘therapist’...
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WCC calls for remembrance of threat of Nuclear Dangers
In May 2005 the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT will be reviewed in a conference to be held at the UN in New York. In the face of this vital upcoming conference, churches have been called upon to focus their advocacy and education efforts...
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US Catholic Bishops Reject Encouragement of Individual Bible Study
A vote on the annual business meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has revealed the controversial viewpoint of Catholics towards individual Bible study. On Tuesday 16th November, America's Catholic bishops voted 137-102 to reject the proposal to develop...