Category - caribbean

Caribbean is focus for world churches' Decade to Overcome Violence

agency reporter — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:03:36 +0000

The Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV) sponsored by the World Council of Churches (WCC) has launched its 2009 focus on the Caribbean region with the theme: "One Love: Building a Peaceful Caribbean".

West Indian justice and peace church leader is honoured

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:35:27 +0000

The WCC has honoured a former general secretary, Philip Potter, a Methodist from the West Indies who helped the churches take a high profile role in the struggle against apartheid and white minority regimes in southern Africa.

Caribbean leaders urged to reject unfair EU trade deal

agency reporter — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:14:06 +0000

The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is among those urging Caribbean heads of government to refuse to sign a new trade deal that the European Union (EU) is attempting to force onto the region.

Latin American and Caribbean faiths meet banks to talk anti-poverty action

agency reporter — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:51:08 +0000

Interfaith leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have met with officials from three major global multilateral financial bodies to discuss ways of advancing the struggle for the MDGs and against poverty and inequality.

HIV-AIDS work is a major priority for Caribbean churches

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:26 +0000

The spread of HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean is one of the major issues now facing churches in the region, says Gerard Granado, general secretary of the Caribbean Conference of Churches.

Archbishop Sentamu uses Caribbean visit to build bridges

staff writers — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:36:11 +0000

Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu has been welcomed in the Caribbean as representing "a new sense of communion to Anglicanism" in its diversity. In Barbados he has spoken of economic sharing as a key characteristic of Christian life.