Church leader shocked by 'unprecedented' violence in Norway
The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has spoken of his shock at violent attacks that have left scores dead in Norway..
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Hillsong church takes new church building permission to court
Hillsong, a Pentecostal megachurch in Australia's largest city, Sydney, has circumvented the "unresponsive" city authorities and taken its application to a court seeking permission to convert a warehouse into a church.
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Episcopal gay clergy in New York required to marry or live apart
Some of the Episcopal Church bishops in New York will require its gay clergy to avail themselves to the state's Marriage Equality Act that legalizes same-sex marriage when it goes into effect on July 24.
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New Bible translation calls Son of Man 'the Human One', seeks for mass appeal
The new edition of the Common English Translation (CET) will be released in print and made available to the public for the first time on August 1, publicist Audra Jennings has told The Christian Post.
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Mixed feelings over Church of England's ageing congregations
Will ageing congregations be the death of the Church of England? Some in its midst fear the answer to that question is yes.
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New CoE guidelines to help churches support sexual abuse victims
The Church of England has issued new guidelines to churches to help them respond to victims of sexual abuse.
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Evangelical body: Church attacks in Senegal must be probed
WEA-RLC has learnt that at least six churches were attacked during the recent protests over constitutional amendments in Senegal in West Africa. These attacks in the national capital of Dakar are worrisome and puzzling, as this Muslim-majority country is seen as a model of tolerance and religious co-existence.
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What do the 2012 Games have to do with the UK's churches?
The 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics present the UK with its greatest logistical challenge since the last war. They also present churches in the UK with one of their greatest opportunities ever.
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Central Africa: Breaking the silence on human sexuality and HIV
Hendrew Lusey has never forgotten the words he first heard at a World Council of Churches (WCC) workshop on human sexuality in 2002. At that time, he had recently been appointed the regional coordinator for central Africa with the Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA).
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HOPE seeks greater involvement of black churches in mission
The HOPE movement has appointed a pastor from the Redeemed Christian Church of God to encourage black-majority churches to play a greater role in mission across the UK.
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Normalisation of homosexuality is a 'calamity' - John Piper
Amid ongoing \"gay pride\" celebrations and the push for gay marriage, influential evangelical John Piper wants to put it all in perspective for the church.
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Pope sends first tweet on the iPad
Pope Benedict XVI has officially joined the Twitter generation with his first ever tweet today – and on an iPad no less.