Maria Mackay

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  Jul 21, 2008

  Archbishop Warns of 'Severe Challenges' at Lambeth

  The Archbishop of Canterbury told 650 bishops gathered at the Lambeth Conference on Sunday that the Anglican Communion is in the midst of \"one of the most severe challenges\" in its history.

• Jul 16, 2008

  Anglicans Eye Canterbury as Bishops Gather for Lambeth

  All eyes are on Canterbury as more than 600 bishops from across the Anglican Communion arrive on Wednesday for the start of the Lambeth Conference.

• Jul 14, 2008

  Show More Love to End Youth Violence, Says Former Gang Leader

  The church, police and community must work together to empower young people and help them feel valued and loved, if gun and knife crime are to be stamped out, says the founder of Street Pastors. \"The first thing the church needs to do is come out of the church,\" he said.

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  Jul 9, 2008

  Gov'ts Need Christians to Tackle Religious Fundamentalism, Says Evangelical Head

  Governments need to acknowledge Christians and the faith community as partners in overcoming religious fundamentalism, said the international director of the World Evangelical Alliance at the conclusion of his Australia tour last month.

• Jun 30, 2008

  Conservative Anglicans Avoid Split, Launch Fight against Liberalism

  Conservative Anglicans launched on Sunday a new global fellowship charged with defending traditional Anglicanism against the "false gospel" of homosexuality being promoted within liberal western member churches of the Anglican Communion.

• Jun 25, 2008

  Bishop: Church Must Recover 'Christian Nerve' in West

  At a time when Christian witness should be at its strongest, there is reluctance even among Christians to speak about faith in Jesus, the Bishop of Rochester said at a major summit of conservative Anglicans.

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  Jun 24, 2008

  Micah Challenge Inspires Greater Action on Poverty

  International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander joined a host of MPs, peers and church leaders at a Micah Challenge reception to inspire greater action on behalf of the world\'s poor.

• Jun 23, 2008

  Conservative Anglicans Lament 'Brokenness' of Communion

  More than 1,000 conservative Anglican leaders were in Jerusalem on Sunday to open a week of discussions looking at the future of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

• Jun 17, 2008

  Church of England Reaches 'Unsettled Moment' on Gays, Women Bishops

  “There is no doubt that we are at an unsettled moment in the Church of England,” the Secretary General of the Church of England General Synod told journalists on Monday.

• Jun 13, 2008

  Integral Mission Can Help Church Solve Global Challenges, Says Evangelical Head

  Integral mission is \"foundational\" to the church\'s response to some of the biggest challenges facing the world today, said the head of the World Evangelical Alliance, Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe.