US Lutherans back tough anti-child trafficking measures

Ten synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were among those signing a 6 November letter with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) urging the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary to expedite the William...

US Catholic bishops warn against attack on Iran

US Catholic Bishops have said that while the prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons is unacceptable, in the absence an immediate threat, the USA and other nations must pursue a diplomatic solution to the present confrontation. The message came in a letter issued...

Churches join new initiative to rid the world of genocide

A joint campaign to eliminate genocide around the world has been initiated by leading civic, academic and religious figures in a conference room at the Interchurch Center near the campus of Columbia University in New York, USA. Representatives of churches, the United...

Global Christian Forum signals new paradigm for unity

Leaders meeting in Kenya belonging to all main Christian traditions, and from countries ranging from Armenia to Zimbabwe, have pledged to convene international, local and regional meetings to deepen reconciliation and understanding – writes Fredrick Nzwili....

Churches urge recognition of the Armenian genocide

The General Assembly of the National Council of Churches USA and development agency Church World Service, holding its annual meeting from 6-8 November 2007, has urged the US House of Representatives to pass legislation recognizing the slaughter of Armenians in 1915 as...