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Vatican to host global summit on sexual abuse
Vatican City, 3 February. Ten years after the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted in the United States, Catholic bishops from all over the world will meet next week at a Vatican summit aimed at preventing abuse and protecting children.
Archbishop of Greece warns of social upheaval
, 3 February. Archbishop Hieronymos II of Athens and All Greece on 2 February warned the Greek government of a possible social upheaval if more austerity measures are ushered in by international financial institutions overseeing the sovereign debt crisis.
Argentine Methodists send hopes for peace to British counterparts
, 3 February. Amid renewed tensions over the Falkland Islands, the Argentinean Methodist Church has sent a letter to the Methodist Church of Great Britain, expressing its desire for their governments to resolve their issues peacefully.
Church of South India diocese to challenge ruling on properties
, 3 February. A diocese of the Church of South India (CSI) is preparing an appeal against a court order that has virtually stripped it of more than half its churches and institutions, inherited from the Basel Mission church.
Ecumenical group affirms relationship with Rome
Rome, 2 February. One of the world's most recent ecumenical entities, the Global Christian Forum (GCF), met in late January with Vatican officials, affirming a desire to continue to journey together in the search for Christian unity.
Catholic bishops in India concerned about growing economic divide
Bangalore, India, 2 February. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, told the bishops' biennial assembly on 1 February that the widening of the gap between rich and poor is "a matter of serious concern for the church."
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African inter-faith group calls for end to Senegal protests
, 2 February. With less than a month to go until elections on 26 February, faith leaders in Senegal are uniting to urge peace after President Abdoulaye Wade's attempt to gain re-election sparked violent protests across the country.
Latin American radio pioneer to be remembered in webcast service
, 2 February. The life and work of Latin American broadcasting pioneer Paul Finkenbinder, known to listeners around the world as Hermano Pablo, will be celebrated with a memorial service to be webcast live on 4 February.
Malawi bishops endorse circumcision for HIV/AIDS prevention
, 1 February. Roman Catholic bishops in Malawi have endorsed a government move to allow men to get circumcised in hospitals as a prevention measure aimed at HIV/AIDS.
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Berlin churches oppose "inhumane" detention of asylum seekers
Berlin, 1 February. Christians of different denominations have spoken out in unison with human rights groups against planned construction of a 1,000-square-meter detention center for asylum seekers at a new Berlin airport scheduled to open in June.
British churches together oppose welfare change
London, 31 January. Four churches in Britain -- the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the United Reformed Church and the Quakers – on 31 January called for Parliament to hold to the humane principles of the welfare state and reject a cap on benefits.
After Fiji flood, churches, Christian agencies help thousands
, 31 January. Christian agencies are assisting thousands affected by last week's severe flooding in the western part of Fiji's main island, Viti Levu, which killed six people, including four from one family whose house was buried in a landslide.
Christian and animal rights groups join to advocate against cockfighting
, 31 January. A group of theologically conservative American Christian leaders is joining with animal rights defenders to advocate against cockfighting, calling the practice of watching and betting on roosters who fight to the death antithetical to biblical values.
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Better action needed in Haiti, urges French religious group
Paris, 30 January. French religious and non-governmental groups were among the first to organize aid for Haiti in the wake of the January 2010 earthquake. But two years later, with some 500,000 people still living in temporary shelters, these groups are struggling to find ways to make a fundamental difference in the former French colony.
European humanists demand "equal rights" with churches
, 30 January. Humanist and secularist organizations have accused the European Union of denying them equal treatment with the continent's Christian churches.
Ecumenical fund helps small Filipino entrepreneurs
La Trinidad, Philippines,, 30 January. It is harvest time for strawberries in the northern Philippine town of La Trinidad, so strawberry farmer Alice Rivera will start repaying a loan extended by a Geneva-based ecumenical church loan fund.
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As New Orleans still recovers, prayer teams cover one block at a time
New Orleans, 27 January. Millie Campbell, 76 years old, is one of the people praying for New Orleans, a city still recovering from the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster and experiencing a murderous crime wave.
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Russia and Italy exchange religious art
Moscow, 27 January. The Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches are sometimes at odds on issues ranging from church leadership to theology, but an exchange between Moscow and Florence shows that they have common ground in art.
Jewish group criticizes German Media Prize candidate
Berlin, 27 January. Jewish organization B'nai B'rith International on 27 January called for the committee of the prestigious German Media Prize to reconsider its recognition of Mitri Raheb, an Evangelical Lutheran pastor in Bethlehem.
Nigerian conflict mixes religion, poverty and politics
, 27 January. 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.