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  • December 23, 2006
    Churches support Sri Lanka anti-war movement appeal

    The church-backed National Anti-War Front (NAWF) in Sri Lanka has appealed to the government and Tamil rebels to observe an immediate cease-fire during the Christmas season - writes Anto Akkara for Ecumenical News International.

  • December 22, 2006
    Good news for Bolivia in struggle against child deaths

    A Bolivian NGO backed by church and other development groups has almost totally eradicated death-in-childbirth and significantly diminished infant mortality in one of the poorest regions of the country.

  • December 22, 2006
    Kenyan church leaders alarmed at growth of sex tourism

    Church leaders in Kenya have called for action following a report showing that sex tourism and sexual exploitation of children have reached an alarming proportion on the coast of the East African country where thousands of foreigners and local tourists celebrate Christmas and the New Year - writes Fredrick Nzwili for Ecumenical News International.

  • December 22, 2006
    We need bridges not walls in Israel-Palestine, say UK church leaders

    The Israeli separation wall is "a sign of all that is wrong in the human heart", the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said today in Bethlehem - calling for bridges rather than barriers to deal with problems of violence and division.

  • December 22, 2006
    Good news for Bolivia in struggle against child deaths

    A Bolivian NGO backed by church and other development groups has almost totally eradicated death-in-childbirth and significantly diminished infant mortality in one of the poorest regions of the country.

  • December 21, 2006
    Australian faith communities unite against eco-destruction

    Australia's religious communities have united to call for urgent action on climate change at a time when the country is facing its worst drought on record - writes Mathhew Fenwick for Ecumenical News International.

  • December 21, 2006
    Christian Aid back global Afghan drought relief effort

    The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has handed over more than £600,000 for emergency projects to help people devastated by drought in Afghanistan, as part of a global relief effort.

  • December 21, 2006
    Christians in Japan challenge 'patriotic' law

    Christians in Japan say the government has debased the country's peace-seeking constitution after the upper chamber of parliament approved the promotion of patriotism in the classroom by changing the country's education law - writes Hisashi Yukimoto for Ecumenical News International.

  • December 21, 2006
    Concern expressed over treatment of Chinese Catholics

    The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan federal agency which operates independently of government, has said it is is very concerned about the situation facing many Catholics in China - especially those in unrecognised congregations.

  • December 20, 2006
    Kenyan priests urged to stay out of partisan politics

    Catholic bishops in Kenya yesterday (19 Decemer 2006)issued a pastoral letter urging clergy to stay away from involvement in partisan politics - writes Francis Njuguna.