Nazir-Ali Denies 'Being Sectarian'
The Dean of Southwark has criticised the outgoing Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, of placing himself "outside of full communion" with the Anglican Church..
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Baptist Youth Urge Gov't to Address Water, Sanitation Injustice
LONDON – Young people from Bewdley Baptist Church in Worcestershire have sent a petition to their local MP highlighting the problems of sanitation in the developing world.
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Dean Jensen's Tribute for Sir Marcus Loane KBE
How strange is the death of one of God\'s people. The Psalmist says: Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints (Psalm 116:15).
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NSW mourns the death of Sir Marcus Loane
The NSW Council of Churches extends its condolences to the family of the Most Reverend Marcus Lawrence Loane KBE, former Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, who died on Monday in Sydney, aged 97.
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Holy Week Continues for Orthodox Church
One week after it was celebrated by most Protestant and Catholic churches, Holy Week is just beginning for the Orthodox Church.
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Swedish Church Unveils Lego Jesus
A Church in Sweden celebrated Easter in a rather unique way by unveiling a Lego statue of Jesus Christ.
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Easter Sunrise Service 2009 at the Sydney Opera House
As the sun rises on Easter morning hundreds of Christians will gather in the majestic Sydney Opera House to celebrate the holy day with well-known musical guests.
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Rev Keith Garner Easter Message 2009
"Australia has been scarred by fire and flood: families and communities have lost loved ones and friends, and for many people the current economic crisis has hit hard.
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Sydney CBD To witness Compelling Re-enactment of Good Friday Crucifixion Procession
A dramatic public procession featuring a re-enactment of the crucifixion walk of Jesus Christ will bring the Easter story to life tomorrow, Good Friday, 10 April, 2009.
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Hospital Chapel No Place for Secular Zealots
The NSW Council of Churches has welcomed the decision by NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca to seek a review of the Royal North Shore Hospital policy on religious symbols in the hospital chapel.
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Christians Begin Passion Week; Ponder the Cross
Palm Sunday processionals around the world marked the beginning of Holy Week.
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Easter 2009 Messages from Australian Church Leaders
The global financial crisis, fires and floods at home, violence and abject poverty overseas: all are signs of a deeply fallen world. Yet, as our Churches celebrate Easter this year, we affirm the mystery of God\'s saving grace, born precisely out of suffering, destruction and death. Recent events have confirmed that true security is found not in material speculation but in the solidarity of love, profound signs of which we see expressed in support for the victims of disasters at home and in th