Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

Church of England releases green guide

From the authors of How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Christian? comes a new, Church of England-sponsored green guide for clergy and congregations looking to change their environmental ways. The guide, Don't Stop at the Lights, was released on Monday, and it makes...

Vidal urges schools to give room for academic freedom, teach truth

"WHILE denying that Catholic schools convert or “proselytize members for the Church,” Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal asked that they be unashamed in proclaiming Jesus’ truth. He said the words while celebrating mass during the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit (SHS-J)...

Conservative Anglicans break from church over gay policies

There's been a handful of stories in the news about a potential split over gay policies within the Anglican church, but today the Guardian reports a definitive break. Ironically, this comes at the height of gay pride celebrations around the world."Conservative evangelicals...

Iraq to execute al Qaeda leader in bishop murder

"Baghdad (ANTARA News/Reuters) - A leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been sentenced to death for the killing of Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, whose murder in March drew worldwide condemnation, the Iraqi government said on Sunday.The Iraqi Central Criminal...

Archbishop attacks growing debt culture

Like in the US, the British have become additcted to borrowing. Today the utspoken and controversial leader of the Anglican church decried the creation of a debt culture that encourages people to spend what they don't have even in times of prosperity."Archbishop of Canterbury...