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» Uganda church leader blasts Obama for comment on anti-gay bill

Nairobi (ENI). A Ugandan evangelical church leader says Africans are saddened by U.S. President Barack Obama's condemnation of an anti-homosexuality bill before the country's legislature.  Full article >>


» Polish bishop apologises and retracts Holocaust claims

Warsaw (ENI). A Polish Roman Catholic bishop who accused Jews of "inventing the Holocaust" has apologised and withdrawn accusations against the news agency which published the interview.  Full article >>


» 100 years on, Korean Catholic assassin of Japan PM remembered

Tokyo (ENI). Roman Catholic bishops from China, Korea and Japan will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the execution of the assassin of the Japanese prime minister with a Mass in Dalian on 26 March.  Full article >>


» Kenyan churches protest Islamic courts' clause in constitution

Nairobi (ENI). Church leaders in Kenya are rallying their followers against a draft constitution they say favours Muslims and will tear the country apart.  Full article >>


» Tuvalu church leader expresses pain of betrayal at Copenhagen

Melbourne, Australia (ENI). For the Rev. Tofiga Falani, president of the Christian Church of Tuvalu, the worry of his Pacific nation has been the risk of rising sea levels.  Full article >>


» Christian parties call on S. Africa's Zuma to quit over 'love-child'

Cape Town (ENI). Two Christian political parties have urged South African President Jacob Zuma to resign for fathering a child out-of-wedlock, saying he is undermining government efforts to fight HIV and AIDSs.  Full article >>


» 'Jesus wouldn't want bishops in House of Lords,' says critic

London (ENI). If Jesus were on earth today, he would ask why the Church of England still has 26 of its bishops in Britain's unelected upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, a British commentator on Christian affairs has said.  Full article >>


» New Lutheran chief seeks to make US welcoming to migrants

Geneva/Baltimore (ENI). The newly announced president of the U.S. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Linda Hartke, has said she will work to make the United States a more welcoming place for immigrants and refugees.  Full article >>


» Church criticises 'cut off their hands' solution to ongoing attacks

Bangalore, India (ENI). An Indian church leader has criticised the chief minister of India's southern Karnataka state for saying that those responsible for a continuing series of attacks on churches should have their hands cut off.  Full article >>


» Lithuania steps into European crucifix debate

Vilnius (ENI). Lithuania has come out in support of Italy in its efforts to revise a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights that obliges State schools throughout Italy to remove crucifixes from classrooms.  Full article >>


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