Jenna Lyle

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• Apr 2, 2010

  Encumbered Pope Stresses Jesus' Teaching on Non-Retaliation

  Pope Benedict XVI engaged in the traditional act of washing the feet of his bishops and priests in St. Peter\'s Basilica Thursday night.

• Apr 1, 2010

  Anglican Head: Witness Boldly Despite Injustice

  The Archbishop of Canterbury is urging Christians to witness \"boldly and clearly\" despite the hardships they will inevitably face because of their faith.

• Mar 30, 2010

  Churches Back Call to End Detention of Child Asylum Seekers

  The Catholic Church is the latest organization to come out in support of a campaign to end the detention of families seeking sanctuary in Britain.

• Mar 29, 2010

  Christians Concerned Over Mandatory Sex Lessons for 5-Year-Olds

  Church and faith school leaders have criticized a bill passing through Parliament that seeks to make sex and relationships education compulsory for schoolchildren from the age of five.

• Mar 23, 2010

  UK Christians Petition Move Allowing Civil Partnerships in Churches

  More than 6,000 Christians have signed a petition calling on the government to drop a controversial clause in the Equality Bill that allows churches to conduct civil partnership ceremonies in places of worship.

• Mar 21, 2010

  Pope Apologizes for Catholic Church's Child Abuse Failures

  Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday for the abuse of children by Irish priests in a pastoral letter to bishops in the Church of Ireland.

• Mar 19, 2010

  Security of Nigerian Christians Urged after Fatal Attacks

  Release International is calling on the international community to help protect Christians in Nigeria after a second deadly attack near Jos.

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  Mar 10, 2010

  Evangelical, Ecumenical Heads Meet in Geneva

  The general secretary of the World Council of Churches and the international director of the World Evangelical Alliance recently met to discuss their common concerns about efforts toward Christian unity.

• Mar 8, 2010

  U.K. Christians Expect More Difficulties After Civil Partnerships Vote

  A conservative group in the Church of England says Christians in the United Kingdom will face an \"even more difficult environment\" following last week\'s vote by the House of Lords to lift a ban on civil partnership ceremonies in churches.

• Mar 5, 2010

  UK Churches Campaign for Nuclear-Free World

  An alliance of nine British Churches has joined the World Council of Churches in calling on governments to drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals.