Daniel Blake

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• Jan 1, 2007

  Global Church Leaders Promote Justice, Rights for New Year

  Global church leaders gave their New Year messages as the world greeted 2007, urging Christians to feel a hunger for justice and pray for peace.

• Dec 28, 2006

  Graham: President Ford Was One of My Closest Friends

  World renowned evangelist Billy Graham described former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford as one of his closest friends, following the death of the much adored figure-head.

• Dec 27, 2006

  Christians Urged to ‘Break the Silence’ for Upcoming Week of Prayer for Unity

  A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been organized for 2007. Jointly prepared since 1968 by Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is traditionally celebrated Jan. 18-25 or, in the Southern hemisphere, on other dates.

• Dec 12, 2006

  Ecumenical Theologians Debate Churches' Response to Cruelty

  The Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) tackled issues of sex trafficking and other acts of cruelty at a theological consultation on cruelty in Puidoux, Switzerland.

• Dec 4, 2006

  Theologians to Engage in 'Cruelty' Debate

  Twenty-five theologians from all over the world will gather near Lausanne, Switzerland, on 5 to 8 December, to debate why and to what extent cruelty can be considered as a new theme for theological reflection.

• Dec 3, 2006

  Episcopal Proposals for Oversight Draws Conflicting Responses

  The spiritual head of the 77-million member worldwide Anglican Communion said that he is “glad to see” that an Episcopal meeting in New York to consider the questions raised by requests for “alternative primatial oversight” had produced imaginative proposals that potentially represent a very significant development.

• Nov 22, 2006

  Anglican, Catholic Delegates Gather in Rome

  Anglican and Roman Catholic delegations have gathered in Rome this week for the historic meeting of Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and the Pope Benedict XVI, and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Anglican Center in Rome.

• Nov 15, 2006

  WCC Head to Lead Delegation on China Visit

  The head of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, is set to lead an ecumenical delegation on a visit to China this week. The historic visit will take place Nov. 15-22 and will be Kobia’s first visit to China as the WCC general secretary.

• Nov 12, 2006

  Fresh Religious Freedom Concerns Raised as EU Mulls Turkey's Membership

• Oct 28, 2006

  Anglican Head Meets With Episcopal Presiding Bishop, Bishop-Elect