Kenyan faith leaders exchange roses as reminder of HIV/AIDS
At a Roman Catholic church centre near the Kenyan town of Thika, red roses were exchanged among faith leaders on Valentine's Day as reminder of their call to love and care for people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Read More
Japanese ponder taking funerals out of temples
The 48 billion-yen (US$618 million) Japanese funeral industry is changing as more households cut down on the expensive business of dying during the global economic downturn. Read More
Christian self-understanding in the context of indigenous religions
With the help of participants from several regions of the world a World Council of Churches (WCC) consultation recently looked at Christian self-understanding in the context of indigenous spiritual traditions.
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Security and international peace focus of WCC consultation
A consultation on world peace and human security was convened by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on Thursday 9 February. The event precedes a two-day committee meeting charged with following up the report and recommendations of the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation, which brought 1,000 participants to Kingston, Jamaica in May 2011. Read More
Qld Parliament, Multi-faith Service
Speaker John Mickel hosted a multi-faith service on Monday 13 February, 2012 to mark the commencement of the parliamentary year.
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