Division harms Christian credibility, Anglicans are warned

Catholic Cardinal Ivan Dias has told Anglican bishops meeting in the worldwide Lambeth Conference that division and acrimony hinders the reception of the Gospel message in a sceptical world. He also called for greater ecumenical cooperation in Christian action and...

Broadest ever grouping of US Christians focuses on poverty

The new cooperative body Christian Churches Together in the USA (CCT), bringing together representatives of 43 participating churches and organizations across America, is giving priority to work on poverty and witness. CCT now represents the broadest ever national...

Young people increasingly attracted to Christianity in Nepal

Young Christians have been meeting near Katmandu in Nepal, a country emerging towards democracy and pluralism. Many are now attracted to Christianity in the predominantly Hindu kingdom which now has a formally secular state. Anto Akkara writes: When Raju Lama embraced...