Ecumenicals: Christian unity not about superficial friendliness
Churches around the world kicked off on Tuesday The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. .
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Anglicans counter "New Atheism" with new online resource
How can there be a God when people are suffering through floods and fires? How can God sit back and allow bad things to happen to good people?
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Former Anglican bishops ordained as Catholic priests
Keith Newton, Andrew Burnham and John Broadhurst left the Church of England over its support for women in the episcopate.
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Survey reveals diversity of beliefs among evangelicals
The Evangelical Alliance and Christian Research surveyed 17,000 British evangelicals on a range of issues, from their beliefs concerning miracles and the Bible, to their stance on abortion and homosexuality.
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Rick Warren to lose 90 pounds in Saddleback fitness plan
Rick Warren pledges to lose 90 pounds during a 52-week church fitness plan, developed by Dr. Oz and two other medical experts, that will launch on Saturday at Saddleback Church.
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John Piper returns to pulpit after eight-month break
John Piper returned to the pulpit Sunday after an eight month leave to reexamine his soul and work on his family life.
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Hagee says dividing Israel is not God's will but other evangelicals disagree
The new year has just begun but Pastor John Hagee, arguably the most vocal and controversial Christian Zionist, has already denounced any peace process between Israel and Palestinians that involves dividing the land of Israel as being against God's will.
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Marriage of lesbian priests is another act of TEC 'defiance', says conservative Anglican
Two lesbian Episcopal priests kicked off the New Year by marrying in Massachusetts.
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Thousands expected to farewell charismatic and much-loved Bishop Joe
Thousands of mourners are expected to descend upon Bendigo's Sacred Heart Cathedral on Thursday 6 January at 1pm to farewell Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech who died after a short illness on 28 December, 2010.
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NCC and partners condemn New Year's bombing of church in Egypt
The National Council of Churches has been joined by a wide range of faith leaders, including Jews and Muslims, in condemning the murderous New Year\'s Eve bombing of worshippers in All Saints Church in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Towards an effective church response to domestic abuse
This year saw the launch of a new resource to raise awareness of domestic abuse happening both within the church and outside. It's still early days but Peter Grant, co-director of Restored, says that a lot of churches are getting onboard and recognising that domestic abuse is happening in their midst.
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Australian Catholic Church mourns a 'holy and gentle' pastor
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has released an official statement on the occasion of the death of Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech.