Searching for unity must remain our goal, says WCC General Secretary
Written by WCC News Monday, 06 February 2012 16:52
"Divisions between churches remain a scandal that we have to overcome," Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) said at a "Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe" an ecumenical preparatory event being held last week.
Ecumenical fund helps small Filipino entrepreneurs
Written by ENI Monday, 06 February 2012 16:46
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.
Latin American radio pioneer remembered in webcast service
Written by ENI Monday, 06 February 2012 16:41
The life and work of Latin American broadcasting pioneer Paul Finkenbinder, known to listeners around the world as Hermano Pablo, was celebrated with a memorial service that was webcast live on 4 February.
Better action needed in Haiti, urges French religious group
Written by ENI Monday, 06 February 2012 16:38
French religious and non-governmental groups were among the first to organize aid for Haiti in the wake of the January 2010 earthquake. But two years later, with some 500,000 people still living in temporary shelters, these groups are struggling to find ways to make a fundamental difference in the former French colony.
European humanists demand "equal rights" with churches
Written by ENI Monday, 06 February 2012 16:35
Humanist and secularist organizations have accused the European Union of denying them equal treatment with the continent's Christian churches.
WCC Speaker addresses Catholic Superiors General
Written by WCC Monday, 06 February 2012 16:21
How is Christian identity defined today? What is the relationship between Christian identity, spirituality, religious plurality and Christian-self understanding? Rev. Carlos Emilio Ham addressed these and other questions at the International Union of Superiors General’s (UISG) Assembly of the Constellation of Rome, on 12 January.
British churches together oppose welfare change
Written by ENI Monday, 06 February 2012 16:18
Four churches in Britain -- the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the United Reformed Church and the Quakers – on 31 January called for Parliament to hold to the humane principles of the welfare state and reject a cap on benefits.