LAC Meeting Focuses on Management and Leadership for Sustainable Churches
LWF/ALC São Leopoldo The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) meeting in...
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Women-Led Resistance against False Development in Guatemala
Upside Down World/ALC Source: Other Worlds By Deepa Panchang and Jessica Hsu Interview with Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic, Maya K’iche...
Christian and Muslim faith organisations unite to condemn Iraqi violence
ACT Alliance/ALC GENEVA Depth of anger at the intensity of violence in Iraq and the rate at which it...
Ecumenical Pastoral Letter on Causes of Child Emigration from El Salvador
Global Ministries: Disciples/UCC SAN SALVADOR PASTORAL INITIATIVE FOR LIFE AND FOR PEACE (IPAZ) PASTORAL LETTER TO THE COUNTRY...
Brazilian pastor Valdir França joins Presbyterian World Mission as Area Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, and will begin his duties at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville on Sept. 15.
Presbyterian News Service/ALC LOUISVILLE França succeeds Maria Arroyo, who worked with Presbyterian World Mission for 25 years. The position...
Economic empowerment, gender-based violence and contextual bible study workshops in Colombia
Paulo Ueti, Anglican Alliance Regional Facilitator for Latin America and the Caribbean, joined Episcopal Relief & Development and the Anglican Service of Diaconia and Development in Colombia to facilitate workshops and share best practice on development themes.
New website brings into focus interfaith perspectives on climate change
Plans are advancing for the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change, to be held in New York from 21 to 22 September. A new website featuring interfaith perspectives on climate change, highlighting the upcoming summit, has recently gone online.
We are Israeli reservists. We refuse to serve.
Whenever the Israeli army drafts the reserves — which are made up of ex-soldiers — there are dissenters, resisters, and AWOLers among the troops called to war. Now that Israel has sent troops to Gaza again and reserves are being summoned to service, dozens are refusing to take part.
The Conflict between Israel and Palestine
“Before the scenes that challenge our minds and hearts, it is impossible for us to stay quiet in the face of injustice, violence and oppression. The conflict between Israel and Palestine has reached unsupportable levels of human rights violations and of excessive Israeli military force against the people who live in the region of Gaza”: Anglican Archbishop of Brazil, Francisco de Assis da Silva
Social and human economy
We need an economy that is far from the wills dictated by the global financial markets and which approaches the conditions that lead to social and human welfare and well-being.
