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  • 28 Dec 2007
    European youth arrive in Taize for global prayer event

    Tens of thousands of young adults from throughout Europe and beyond are expected in Geneva between Christmas and New Year for five days of prayer and reflection organized by the Taizé community.

  • 18 Dec 2007
    Church bodies in joint call for slavery reparations

    Churches and society at large need to offer reparation to descendants of those enslaved, tortured and murdered by the transatlantic slave trade, says an international conference sponsored by three major ecumenical organizations.

  • 13 Dec 2007
    Commemoration remembers millions of Africans who died as slaves

    An ecumenical Christian commemoration of the millions of Africans who died in the barbaric cruelty of the transatlantic slave trade is also highlighting the continuing oppression of their descendants around the world.

  • 10 Dec 2007
    Churches give strong backing to global warming action

    Christians from many denominations joined protest rallies in more than 50 cities around the world this weekend, calling on world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali to effectively tackle the threat of global warming.

  • 26 Nov 2007
    WCC appoints Canadian to promote good relations among churches

    As churches throughout the world absorb the significance of the recent ground-breaking Global Christian Forum, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has made a new appointment to a post aimed at promoting dialogue on key issues.

  • 7 Nov 2007
    Global Christian leaders seek new forms of partnership in Africa

    A global gathering bringing together representatives of all the world's main Christian traditions - Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican, Evangelical, and Pentecostal - has opened in Kenya with leaders saying they want new ways of working together.

  • 5 Nov 2007
    Global Christian Forum is 'most diverse Christian gathering ever'

    A unique gathering of high level church leaders starting on Tuesday 6 November 2007 near Nairobi, Kenya, features the broadest range of Christian traditions ever represented at a global meeting, says its organisers.

  • 27 Oct 2007
    New global body for 80 million Reformed Christians

    The World Alliance of Reformed Churches has agreed to unite with the Reformed Ecumenical Council to create a new "global entity" that will group 80 million Reformed Christians.

  • 23 Oct 2007
    Church economics consultation will tackle links between need and greed

    The question of when the pursuit of economic well being turns into greed is one of the key issues to be discussed at a 5-9 November inter-Christian consultation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, looking at poverty, wealth and ecology.

  • 22 Oct 2007
    Pope Benedict commends historic Mennonite peace witness

    Pope Benedict yesterday received the first Mennonite World Conference delegation ever to come to Rome, following the Anabaptists' split from the Catholic Church in the 16th century. He especially commended their their long standing witness to peace.