African churches urge US Congress to reauthorise AIDS initiative
Nairobi, KenyaRNS African church leaders have sent a letter to the US Congress urging them to reauthorise one of President George W Bush’s signature achievements, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, which expires on 30th September. The program, passed in 2003, has afforded significant gains toward an HIV/AIDS-free generation on the […]
AI and the church: Meet the Christian creators designing chatbots “with a Biblical worldview”
Since its launch in November, 2022, ChatGPT has spurred excitement among Christians, forcing leadership to reckon with this technology and adapting their habits. FIONA ANDRÉ, of Religion News Service, reports…
Religious leaders in Australia still have a long way to go in supporting victims of family violence, research shows
Melbourne, Australia A world-leading research organisation identifying church values has concluded religious leaders have a long way to go to meet community expectations around supporting victims of domestic and family violence. The latest research from the National Church Life Survey concluded that two thirds of clergy and church leaders have dealt with domestic and family violence […]
COVID-19 vaccination passports spark mixed reactions among Australian Christians
Sydney, Australia With Australians continuing to flock to be vaccinated against COVID-19, talk of COVID-19 vaccination passports have sparked mixed reactions from Christians and church leaders. While more than 2,500 church leaders and around 21,000 members and attendees from major Protestant denominations have a petition sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison which warns the introduction […]
Sudanese church leaders call for speedy implementation of key peace pact
As South Sudan joined the world in celebrating the International Day of Peace on 21st September, the country’s church leaders urged speedy implementation of a key peace pact known as the Revitalised – Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan. The agreement – signed by the government and opposition parties on 12th […]
UK church leaders call for National Day of Prayer on Sunday
UK church leaders have called for Sunday – celebrated as Mothering Sunday in the UK – to be marked as a ‘National Day of Prayer and Action’ over the coronavirus crisis. Churches Together in England, a key ecumenical body which has a membership of 50 different church denominations included Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox and other Protestant […]
World church leaders join chorus of voices expressing grief, horror, and solidarity with victims in wake of New Zealand terror attack
World church leaders have joined the chorus of voices from around the world in expressing their grief and horror – and solidarity with the Muslim victims – following a terror attack involving two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday. Forty-nine people have been confirmed killed after mass shootings took place at […]
Church leaders join with civil society in seeking end to violence in Zimbabwe
Church and civil society leaders in Zimbabwe have urgently called on the state to return to the “rule of law and constitutionalism” after protests over the country’s economic situation led to a breakdown in law and order and a violent crackdown by security forces. At least 12 people were reportedly killed and many more injured […]
ESSAY: DEPRESSION AMONG CHURCH LEADERS – A PROBLEM FOR US ALL
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, says it’s time churches take seriously the potential for mental health issues among their leaders…
Church leaders in Kenya call for rejection of violence in lead-up to general election
Church leaders in Kenya have called for the nation’s citizens to “reject every provocation to violence” in the lead-up to the country’s general election early next week. A joint statement from the National Council of Churches in Kenya and the All Africa Conference of Churches said that “it is the responsibility of every Kenyan, individually and […]