World Bank and IMF Encounters with WCC
The World Council of Churches (WCC) opened a panel discussion with the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 22nd October, to look into world poverty today....
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Churches Worldwide hope for Reunification of North & South Korea
In closing the historical 20th Anniversary Consultation of the Tozanso Process on Wednesday 20th October, the final press communiqué concluded the viewpoints of prominent church leaders around the world, which shows their hope for the reunification of North and South Korea...
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Seminar on Eradicating Poverty hosted by WCC
On 18th October 2004, a seminar on eradicating poverty took place at the WCC’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The half-day seminar was entitled, “The challenge of poverty eradication”, and focused on how churches and governments can unite in achieving...
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Windsor Report Leaves Time to Reflect & Pray
The first day following the release of the Windsor Report in London by the Lambeth Commission, copies of the 121 page report were sent to numerous Anglican leaders around the globe. The report is believed to determine the future of the currently fragmented Anglican Communion...
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Picture News: Windsor Report 2004 Released
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International Leaders Launch The Micah Challenge
New York City – The international Micah Challenge, a global campaign spearheaded by Christians to halve the world’s poverty levels by 2015, was launched at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004...
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Windsor Report calls for Apologies, Reconciliation and Unity
The Lambeth Commission has released its highly anticipated ‘Windsor Report’. The 121 page report calls for those who supported the consecration of openly gay clergy to accept a worldwide consensus on homosexuality...
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Anglicans Worldwide Await Windsor Report in Fear of Further Rift
The release of the Windsor Report, produced by the Lambeth Commission is due today. A press conference will take place in St Paul’s Cathedral Crypt, London, at 12:00 noon. The report aims to find a solution to the current debate over homosexuality in the Anglican Church...
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Anglican leader clarifies his Radical Speech against Archbishop Williams
Amid huge amounts of criticism of his speech, the Anglican Dean of Sydney, Rev Jensen explains what he meant in his "Prostitution Speech"...
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Worshippers invited to propose new Archbishop of York
For the first time in its history, the Church of England is putting up an advertisement for the Ł52,950 position of the Archbishop of York in church newspapers, following the retirement of Dr David Hope was announced...
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WCC consulatation to examine Korean Peninsula tensions
Representatives from the churches of North and South Korea have been invited to a World Council of Churches (WCC) organised consultation to examine nuclear proliferation in the region and reunification...
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'Reform' Evangelicals Back Discipline for Homosexual-Supporting Priests
Yesterday, the conservative evangelical network in the Church of England - Reform - closed its annual conference. During the 3-day conference, the 200 delegates overwhelmingly expressed their opposition to the liberal agenda in the Church...