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Psalm-inspired Japanese environmentalist wins UN award

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Japanese environmentalist who said a biblical psalm inspired his campaign linking forest and ocean received on 9 February one of the United Nations' inaugural Forest Hero awards.

African Anglicans appeal for inter-faith peace

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Anglican leaders from across Africa on 8 February made an emotional plea to Muslim faith leaders to stand with them in opposition to the "tragic violence that is destroying our communities."

"Games pastors" to help visitors at London Olympics

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

More than four million visitors are expected to arrive in London during this summer's Olympic Games. More Than Gold, an ecumenical charity originally launched during the 1996 Atlanta Games, is recruiting and training 1,000 volunteer "Games Pastors," who will be deployed at airports, bus and railway stations.

Egypt's humanitarian problems need addressing, say Christian representatives

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Egyptian Christian humanitarian leaders say while politics and religion are garnering the most attention in their country right now, Egypt's serious humanitarian problems will soon have to be addressed.

Archbishop of Greece warns of social upheaval

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Archbishop Hieronymos II of Athens and All Greece on 2 February warned the Greek government of a possible social upheaval if more austerity measures are ushered in by international financial institutions overseeing the sovereign debt crisis.

Catholic bishops in India concerned about growing economic divide

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, told the bishops' biennial assembly on 1 February that the widening of the gap between rich and poor is "a matter of serious concern for the church."

Malawi bishops endorse circumcision for HIV/AIDS prevention

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Roman Catholic bishops in Malawi have endorsed a government move to allow men to get circumcised in hospitals as a prevention measure aimed at HIV/AIDS.

Christian and animal rights groups join to advocate against cockfighting

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A group of theologically conservative American Christian leaders is joining with animal rights defenders to advocate against cockfighting, calling the practice of watching and betting on roosters who fight to the death antithetical to biblical values.

Ecumenical fund helps small Filipino entrepreneurs

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

It is harvest time for strawberries in the northern Philippine town of La Trinidad, so strawberry farmer Alice Rivera will start repaying a loan extended by a Geneva-based ecumenical church loan fund.

As New Orleans still recovers, prayer teams cover one block at a time

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Millie Campbell, 76 years old, is one of the people praying for New Orleans, a city still recovering from the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster and experiencing a murderous crime wave.