Ten day vigil for climate change to kick off in London on Ash Wednesday
Norwich, UK A special 10 day Lenten vigil for climate change kicks off in London on Ash Wednesday. It has been organised by a coalition compromising Christian Aid, CAFOD, The Salvation Army, A Rocha UK, Christian Climate Action, Tearfund, Green Christian, Operation Noah and JPIT, a Baptist Union, Methodist Church and United Reformed church team […]
World Council of Churches raises concerns over Colombia’s peace process after wave of assassinations
The World Council of Churches has raised concerns over the future of Colombia’s peace process following the recent killings of two community leaders, among the latest in a wave of assassinations that has occurred in the country this year. Belisario Arciniegas García, a farmer and candidate in local elections, and Wilmar Carvajalino, a driver who […]
Christian and Muslim NGOs in UK join in call for prayer for Yemen
UK-based Christian and Muslim NGOs have issued a joint call for people to pray for those affected by the situation in Yemen, described as the world’s “worst humanitarian crisis”. While there is some hope that a ceasefire brokered last month – promising to restore the port of Hodeida and allow food and medicine into Yemen […]
World’s poorest risk losing out as Brexit Britain pushes ‘aid for trade’
Thomson Reuters Foundation Women, young and disabled people risk being left out as Britain shifts aid spending to boost its own trade, experts said on Tuesday, with worries over Brexit already hitting the economy. A parliamentary watchdog and aid agencies criticised plans by Britain’s foreign aid agency, the Department for International Development, to focus on “trade […]
More than 3,500 UK churches make the switch to renewable energy
More than 3,500 churches in the UK have either switched their electricty source from fossil fuels to renewables or have registered to do so, according to UK charities behind the Big Church Switch campaign. Almost 2,000 of the churches are spread among 16 Catholic dioceses which are now entirely running on renewable energy sources as […]