Maria Mackay

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• Mar 8, 2007

  Archbishop Makes MDGs Key Objectives for Anglican Communion

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, said that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a key focus for the churches of the Anglican Communion.

• Feb 24, 2007

  Anglican Head Backs Amnesty Appeal for Imprisoned African Cleric

  The spiritual head of the Anglican Communion has given his support to an appeal by human rights group Amnesty International for the liberation of the Rev Bienvenido Samba Momessori, a clergyman imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea for his peaceful political views.

• Feb 10, 2007

  Sudan Authorities 'Not Serious' about Peace Plan, Warns Bishop

  The Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum has accused the Sudanese government of “playing games” with the people of Sudan after failing to rein in on militia groups despite a 2005 power-sharing plan.

• Feb 6, 2007

  Church of England Announces ‘Challenging’ General Synod Agenda

  The Church of England has announced a “full and challenging” agenda for the upcoming General Synod, which will include key meetings on the Church’s position on homosexual members as well as “standards of taste and decency in the media.”

• Feb 5, 2007

  Poor People Cannot Cope with Temperature Rise, Warns Christian Analyst

  Christian Aid’s senior climate analyst, Andrew Pendleton, has responded to the release of a new climate change report with a warning that poor people will not be able to cope with a rise in temperatures of more than three degrees centigrade.

• Feb 4, 2007

  Christian Aid Groups Rush to Assist Flood-Stricken Angola

  Christian humanitarian agencies from around the world have united under the umbrella group Action by Churches Together (ACT) International to bring immediate aid to Angola as severe flooding have left some 90 people dead.

• Jan 26, 2007

  Archbishop: Treating Holocaust as Propaganda Not Acceptable

  The Holocaust needs to be remembered as a real, historical and well-documented event, commented the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

• Jan 25, 2007

  Top U.K. Church Officials Engage Further into Gay Adoption Debate

  Top leaders from the Church of England have intervened amid a growing public row over gay adoption, warning British Prime Minister Tony Blair not to bring in legislation that may make religious people feel unable to undertake public service if it goes against their consciences.

• Jan 23, 2007

  European Churches Push for EU 'God Clause'

  European church leaders have revived efforts to include a “God clause” in the EU constitution after Germany sought to reignite the current drafting process.

• Jan 20, 2007

  British Airways Lifts Religious Symbols Ban

  British Airways has announced it will now allow its staff to wear a “symbol of faith” openly after a massive row erupted over the airline’s decision to ban a check-in worker from wearing a cross. Church leaders, including the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, have welcomed the decision.