January 1, 2005 AIDS infections up, funding down, say advocates

Los Angeles Across the United States, as health care advocates observed World AIDS Day Dec. 1, they were also facing such hard realities as fewer funding dollars, growing infection rates, and increased public apathy. In...

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January 1, 2005 India responds to AIDS

New Delhi Churches in India have taken the lead in initiating an interfaith response to the scourge of HIV/AIDS, which is reaching massive proportions. "We realize that an interfaith response to HIV/AIDS is very crucial," the...

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January 1, 2005 Pastors take the test

Geneva Twenty-seven Zimbabwean pastors from various Christian denominations have undergone a voluntary HIV test in a move aimed at removing stigma in the church against people living with HIV/AIDS. The pastors from churches in...

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December 1, 2004 Dream plants a seed in young girl’s mind

It all began with a dream whose meaning Clara Loweth Reeves, then eight years old, could not fathom. In Clara's dream more than a year ago, all of her home town Aurora, Ont., had a "market day" where they gave away food,...

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December 1, 2004 Churches pin hopes on fundraisers for HIV/AIDS

Anglicans across the country, in ways large and small, are taking the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa seriously and are finding ways to help. To mark World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, here is a sampling of some of these efforts: * Churches...

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December 1, 2004 PWRDF focuses on HIV in native communities

To help build awareness of HIV/AIDS issues in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, especially among women, the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has linked up with 2-Spirited People of the First...

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November 1, 2004 Bishop describes AIDS scourge

The scourge of HIV-AIDS remains in South Africa, with new infections emerging even among grandparents who are often not adequately protected when they care for children afflicted by the disease, according to Bishop Thabo Makgoba,...

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November 1, 2004 Liturgy available to parishes marking World AIDS Day

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has created a vigil liturgy, with a special focus on women, girls, and HIV-AIDS, for use by parishes and groups on World AIDS Day this Dec. 1. The vigil service,...

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June 1, 2004 AIDS envoy challenges delegates

St. Catharines, Ont. United Nations special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis challenged the church to "provide the religious leadership" that would help stem the AIDS pandemic not just in Africa but around the world....

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June 1, 2004 Delegates help craft giant AIDS ribbon

St. Catharines, Ont. "Forgive us our silence," someone wrote in one denim square. "May God direct the wills of those who can help," said another. And another: "Bring healing of body and spirit." These were among the...

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