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Madras Christian College launches 175th anniversary celebrations

Today, with 6,000 co-ed students in Chennai, India, Madras Christian College (MCC) is the largest of the 50 Indian members of Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion (CUAC). 

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Fervent Prayer, Panacea To Boko Haram Menace

Osun State deputy governor, Otunba (Mrs) Grace Laoye-Tomori has reiterated the efficacy of prayer as the only panacea to the incessant killing of Christians by Boko Haram sect in some parts of Nigeria.

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Cleric Advises Christians Against Retaliation

Archbishop Peter Akinola, a retired Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has urged Christians to remain peaceful and shun retaliatory attacks against their Muslims brothers.

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The Solomon Islands Christian Association holds AGM

The Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) had completed its 45TH Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Honiara last week.

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Bishop Advises Community Against Deities, Secret Cults

OGWASHI-UKU (DELTA) - The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Asaba, Most Rev Justus Mogekwu, has called on the Chiefs and inhabitants of Ogwashi-Uku to do away with the worship of deities.

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Christian Divorce (amendment) Bill being considered by HR ministry

Once passed by the parliament, the proposed Christian Divorce (Amendment) Bill 2011 will bring some vital changes in the present applicable law of 1862 that provides only one ground of divorce for people belonging to Christian community.

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Searching for unity must remain our goal, says WCC general secretary

"Divisions between churches remain a scandal that we have to overcome," Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) said today at a "Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe" an ecumenical preparatory event being held this week.

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Another month before details of temporary cathedral

The Anglican Church says it will be at least another month before details of a temporary cathedral for Christchurch are made public.

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Churches angry at push to change Easter Sunday status

Easter Sunday could be stripped of its public holiday status under possible changes to holiday laws.

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St. Paul's Church in Marshalltown is gone

A demolition crew dismantled the 166-year-old church towards the end of January and all that remains there now is the graveyard and a level patch of earth.

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Teams gear up for Anglican Schools Festival

Five full days of activities are planned for the 19th staging of the Anglican Schools Festival in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

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Education is not a personal commodity, say churches

Student protests and the debate around Higher Education funding have prompted this year’s Education Sunday theme – learning and serving – which issues a strong challenge about responsibility to others.

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Church marks Covenant year

THE Church of Ireland has approved an official liturgy for services this year to mark the centenary of the Ulster Covenant.

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Boko Haram Is A Distraction

The Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Reverend Emmanuel Chukwuma, has warned those, including Boko Haram, scheming to distract the government of President Goodluck Jonathan to retrace their steps and turn a new leaf.

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Occupy movement says Jesus would join them

Residents of the Occupy London camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral are challenging church and society to consider their stance on global economics.

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Wales: Strong response to Church review

More than 1,000 people across Wales have had their say about the future of the Church in Wales as part of a root and branch review.

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Hunt is on for people to inspire Wales

Inspirational people who help their organisation benefit the wider community will be recognised in a new award sponsored by the Church in Wales.

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Nigerian conflict mixes religion, poverty and politics

27 January (ENInews)--Christian and Muslim leaders worldwide are being urged to act together to address the violence being unleashed in northern Nigeria that has been blamed on Boko Haram, a self-proclaimed Islamist group.

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Archbishop of York urges state not to ''dictate' over marriage

Ministers should not overrule tradition on the issue of same-sex marriages, the Archbishop of York has said.

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Archbishop of York writes in The Jamaica Gleaner

The Archbishop of York, The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, will today preach at a service at the Webster Memorial Church in Kingston, to mark the beginning of Jamaica’s celebration of 50 years of independence.

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