Conference in Kenya addresses women's concerns
Hopes for strong expressions of women's concerns for life, justice and peace at the World Council of Churches\' (WCC) upcoming assembly were expressed at the 90th anniversary of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) - Woman's Guild, held recently in Kenya. .
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The challenges facing Arab Christians
Christians in the Arab world "do not consider themselves as minorities, but rather want to understand themselves as full citizens of their nations, with all that this status entails in terms of duties, responsibilities and full rights."
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A negotiated solution for Syria, not military action
\"At this crucial time, the people of Syria and the Middle East need peace not war. Weapons or military action can not bring peace to Syria is the firm conviction of Middle Eastern Church leaders meeting this week in Amman, Jordan,\" said the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA).
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Time to pray for God's creation
In a call to celebrate Time for Creation, Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, encouraged the churches to pay attention to the "human interventions impacting the ecological balance".
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Pastors at greater risk of depression, study shows
A new study conducted among more than 1,700 pastors has found that clergy are at far greater risk for depression and anxiety, mostly due to stress, than those with other occupations.
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Archbishop of Canterbury calls for racial unity within the church
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the Church is \"a long way\" from where it should be on race relations.
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Council preparing submission to Royal Commission on child safe institutions
The Truth Justice and Healing Council is currently engaging with church and other stakeholders as prepares its submission to Royal Commission's third issues paper on child safe institutions.
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Churches to observe International Day of Prayer for Peace
The World Council of Churches is calling its member churches to observe the International Day of Prayer for Peace on 21 September.
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Catholics gather for Wisdom at the Gate Colloquium
More than 85 Catholics, mainly women, from around Australia attended the Office for the Participation of Women's (OPW) and the Council for Australian Catholic Women's (CACW) Colloquium Wisdom at the Gate on 16-17 August, 2013.
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Melbourne: Copts gather in prayer for persecuted Christians in Egypt
On Saturday 17th August, Coptic Christians gathered at St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne where Bishop Suriel of the Coptic Orthodox Church held a service to pray for Christians persecuted and killed in the current violence in Egypt.
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Symbolic moment as Chinese church leaders gather in Seoul
The Chinese Church was barely represented at The Third Lausanne Congress in Cape Town in October 2010 as Chinese participants were unable to leave China. In 2011 plans were laid quietly for a special event for these Chinese church leaders, to be held elsewhere in East Asia. Over one hundred unregistered church leaders from mainland China arrived safely in Seoul, representing millions of Chinese believers.
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Church drops 'In Christ Alone' from hymnal over lyrics dispute
An extraordinary dispute has arisen over a lyric contained one of the most beloved contemporary Christian hymns of the modern-day Church, \"In Christ Alone\".