Chinese churches and NGOs respond to earthquake crisis

Chinese churches and Christian agencies, as well as the government and army, have begun responding to the recent earthquake. The quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, has devastated a region west of the provincial capital Chengdu. Latest figures coming out of...

Churches mobilise for the greening of India

The National Council of Churches in India has joined the battle to turn green by calling for Christians to mobilise in the world’s second most populous nation, and to join in the fight against global warming – writes Anto Akkara. “We urge all member...

British churches still homophobic, says outgoing LGCM leader

The Rev Richard Kirker, an Anglican deacon who steps down during 2008 after three decades leading Britain’s Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, believes that if the worldwide Anglican communion separates over homosexuality, the onus of responsibility will fall...

Churches to meet with Muslim leaders in Denmark

A number of Danish churches have praised an open letter published by 138 prominent Muslim scholars and have pledged to meet with leaders of Islam in Denmark to continue this exchange. The dean of Copenhagen cathedral, the Rev Anders Gadegaard, told Ecumenical News...