Bishop attacks Minister’s attack on traditional family [ 27 01 2010. 12:00pm ]
By: Michael Brown .
A SENIOR cleric in a northern diocese of England has taken Government minister Harriet Harman to task for her attack on the "traditional family".

Church welcomes plans to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee [ 27 01 2010. 11:58am ]
By: Adrian Hall.
The Bishop of Leicester has welcomed plans to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

Analysis: animal welfare threatened ahead of election [ 27 01 2010. 11:54am ]
By: Marcus Papadopoulos.
Late last year, Anglican parishes up and down England marked Animal Welfare Sunday, an initiative set up by the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals. The theme was, “Not Forgotten by God-Animals as part of God’s Community”.

Churches attacked in Malaysia [ 27 01 2010. 11:51am ]
By: George Conger .
Eight churches and a convent school have been attacked by Islamic militants in Malaysia in the wake of a High Court ruling overturning a government ban on Christians using the word “Allah” to describe God.

Church of England defends stipends [ 27 01 2010. 11:50am ]
By: George Conger .
The current level of parish clergy stipends are adequate to provide for their financial needs, the Church Commissioners have claimed.

Parents ‘should be targeted in war on childhood obesity’ [ 19 01 2010. 5:44pm ]
By: Adrian Hall .
The fight against childhood obesity should focus on parents, the Anglican Bishop of Bradford has said.

UK promises amendments to controversial Equality Bill [ 19 01 2010. 5:44pm ]
By: Toby Cohen .
Public opposition to the Equality Bill has forced the British Government to promise amendments clarifying that it will not change the current legal position of religious employers.

Church demands action after massacre [ 19 01 2010. 5:41pm ]
By: George Conger .
The Episcopal Church of the Philippines has called for swift government action in prosecuting those responsible for the election-related massacre of 57 people in the Philippine province of Maguindanao on the southern island of Mindanao.

Church is ‘focus of Satanic attack’ [ 19 01 2010. 5:39pm ]
By: Michael Brown .
A Satanic symbol has been daubed on a Yorkshire church and paraffin poured through its letterbox in what church officials believe was a deliberate attempt to burn it down.

Archbishop urges South Africans to fight scourge of Aids [ 19 01 2010. 5:38pm ]
By: George Conger .
The Archbishop of Cape Town has urged South Africans to mark the death of the country’s former health minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, by recommitting the nation to fighting the scourge of HIV/AIDS.

Schillebeeckx dies [ 19 01 2010. 5:34pm ]
By: George Conger .
One of the leading Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century, Fr Edward Schillebeeckx OP has died. The Edward Schillebeeckx Foundation reports the Belgian-born Dutch scholar died on Dec 23 in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. He was 95.

Government must raise alcohol price, says Church [ 15 01 2010. 2:47pm ]
By: Toby Cohen.
Dangerous drinking is encouraged by the British Government’s reluctance to introduce a minimum price says a new report which has been welcomed by the Church of England.

Archbishop pleads for more supplies for troops [ 15 01 2010. 2:46pm ]
By: Adrian Hall.
The Archbishop of York has called on the Government to ensure that British troops in Afghanistan have all the equipment they need.

Antigua Cathedral shut for repairs [ 15 01 2010. 2:44pm ]
By: George Conger .
The Cathedral of St John the Divine in Antigua has been shuttered by the Diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba for repairs. Last month portions of the floor collapsed while school children were touring the 161-year-old cathedral. One teacher was injured when the flagstones gave way.

Bishop denounces youth club bombing [ 15 01 2010. 2:42pm ]
By: George Conger .
The Church of Ireland’s Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Dr Ken Good, has denounced the bombing of a youth club in Londonderry, which analysts fear might be part of a new round of republican violence in Northern Ireland.

Episcopal Church ‘out of tune with members on immigration’ [ 15 01 2010. 2:39pm ]
By: George Conger .
The official stance of the Episcopal Church on immigration is not representative of the belief of the people in its pews, a survey conducted on behalf of the non-partisan Washington think tank, the Center for Immigrations Studies (CIS) reports.

Religious Intelligence Weekly Summary [ 14 01 2010. 4:05pm ]
By: A staff Reporter.
Religious Intelligence has collected together the most crucial ten stories we published this week. To read further, you can find the complete articles in the news section.

Uganda backs down on anti-gay bill [ 14 01 2010. 3:58pm ]
By: George Conger .
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has acceded to the private entreaties of church and world leaders and will block the proposed ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ before his country’s Parliament.

Faith leaders offer prayers for Haiti [ 14 01 2010. 3:55pm ]
By: George Conger .
The Archbishop of Canterbury has joined other world leaders in offering his prayers and support for the people of Haiti in the wake of the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean island on Jan 12.

Trial of Tsvangirai’s top aid resumes [ 14 01 2010. 12:15pm ]
By: Kumbirai Mafunda.
Zimbabwe’s High Court Judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by Peter Michael Hitschmann, whom the State considers to be an accomplice witness in the trial of Deputy Agriculture Minister-Designate Roy Bennett which resumed Monday seeking an adjournment of court proceedings to consult a legal practitioner of his own choice.