March 1, 2006 Christians told: 'Don't panic over Hamas'

Jerusalem Holy Land Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan has urged Christians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip not to panic over the militant Islamic group Hamas's victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections.    ...

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February 1, 2006 Archbishop urges Christians to visit 'struggling' Bethlehem

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has urged all Christians to try to visit Bethlehem as a place of pilgrimage and to remember the "struggling" town in their prayers. In a letter last month to Victor...

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January 1, 2006 Israel in a quandary over whether to recognize Orthodox patriarch

JerusalemThe Greek Orthodox church in the Holy Land enthroned a new patriarch to replace Irineos, who was deposed by his bishops after a scandal about the sale and leasing of church land to investors linked to...

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December 13, 2005 Faithful urged to pray for release of hostages

The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) is urging all people of faith to pray for the safe release of four Christian peace activists, including two Canadians, who are being held by Swords of Righteousness Brigades, an insurgent...

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December 1, 2005 Holy Land Christians

The Vatican’s envoy to the United Nations has issued a plea to the world body to deal with the plight of the dwindling Christian population in the Holy Land. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s observer to the UN, said that Christians in the Holy Land had become the targets of religious extremists.

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November 1, 2005 Five lay leaders missing from Baghdad church are feared dead

Baghdad The entire lay leadership of St. George's Anglican church in Baghdad is missing and feared dead after being attacked on the notoriously dangerous stretch of road between Falluja and Ramadi while returning from a...

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November 1, 2005 ECUSA won't divest from Israel

Las VegasThe Executive Council of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) has directed its Social Responsibility in Investments (SRI) committee to use the church's investments to encourage positive change in the...

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November 1, 2005 New church for Qatar

London Construction is due to start early in 2006 on a $7 million US Anglican church centre in the State of Qatar, the first purpose-built church construction in the Middle Eastern state since the coming of Islam. ...

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September 1, 2005 Council agrees to put pressure on Israel

The Anglican Consultative Council has adopted a recommendation that churches put pressure on firms that contribute to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, including the removal of investment funds in these...

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April 1, 2005 WCC urges sanctions over Israeli occupation

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has urged its members to consider economic measures to oppose Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and praised the action of a denomination in the United States that has started a...

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