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  • 16 Jan 2008
    Freeing of Colombian hostages hailed as a sign of hope

    The recent freeing of Clara Rojas and Consuelo González in Colombia has been welcomed by a World Council of Churches' spokesperson as a sign of hope that non-violence and justice is still possible in the troubled country.

  • 16 Jan 2008
    Malaysian opposition says government misusing Islam to compromise pluralism

    Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has said multi-racial harmony in his country is under threat by State-sponsored Islamic puritanism that has damaged the constitutional rights of other faiths in the Muslim-majority nation

  • 16 Jan 2008
    Amnesty launches campaign against stoning in Iran

    The global human rights group Amnesty International has called on the government of Iran to immediately abolish the "grotesque and horrific" practice of publicly stoning people to death.

  • 15 Jan 2008
    Pro-Mugabe Anglican bishop in Zimbabwe has priest's license removed

    The Church of the Province of Central Africa has revoked the priest's licence of notoriously pro-Mugabe Zimbabwean Bishop Nolbert Kunonga, following his removal of the Anglican diocese of Harare from its regional division.

  • 15 Jan 2008
    Obama's church congregation furious at 'racism' accusations

    The head of the United Church of Christ denomination in the USA has reacted with anger and frustration to accusations of racism circulating about it largest congregation, which is also Senator Barack Obama's home church.

  • 15 Jan 2008
    Jesuits meeting in Rome to choose new head

    The Jesuits, one of the largest and most powerful Catholic orders, is holding a meeting in Rome this month, at which it is to elect a new superior general to head its 19,000 members - whose influence is well beyond its numbers.

  • 14 Jan 2008
    Faith groups mark National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness

    Faith groups throughout the USA observed the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on 11 January 2008, seeking also move beyond consciousness of the problem to collaborative actions towards ending exploitation.

  • 14 Jan 2008
    Food shortages threaten as floods hit Southern Africa

    Extreme rainfall in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe has caused severe flooding with devastating consequences - including food shortages to come as farmers’ crops are washed away, warn international church and development bodies.

  • 13 Jan 2008
    US Catholics celebrate the contribution of migrants to humanity

    Christians across the USA have been marking National Migration Week, 6-12 January 2008, sponsored by Migration and Refugee Services of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, around the theme 'From Many, One Family of God'.

  • 12 Jan 2008
    Indian Christians rally to protest against violent attacks

    In the Orissa state capital some 10,000 people have protested against Christmas attacks on Christians. Speakers called on the state government to stop making allegations that Christians are linked to outlawed Maoist rebels.