http://www.eni.ch/featured/ ENI for the latest news about churches and religion. en-gb Thu, 1 Jan 1970 1:00:00 GMT Copyright: (C) Ecumenical News International http://www.eni.ch/ 15 http://www.eni.ch/rss/eni.gif http://www.eni.ch/featured/ 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." http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5446 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5446 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. http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5442 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5442 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. http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5438 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5438 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. http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5435 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5435 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. http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5434 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5434 The homes at the edge of this Palestinian village are located a few hundred meters from houses in the Jewish settlement of Yitzhar. But the relationship is anything but neighborly. http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5429 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5429 In a bid to reduce tensions with other religious groups and to highlight challenges, the Protestant Federation of France has turned the spotlight on chaplaincy this year. http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5424 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5424 In industrialized nations, a birth certificate is taken for granted, even regarded as a bit of tedious bureaucracy. But in the developing world, the existence of such a record can mean the difference between full participation in citizenship, or barely living. http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5421 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5421 Faith leaders in Kenya called for calm after the International Criminal Court in The Hague committed to trial high-ranking politicians for crimes against humanity in connection with violence following elections in 2007. http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5418 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5418 Experts in health and human rights from around the world gathered in Geneva 16-18 January to ponder a question: How can churches create "safe spaces" where people can learn and discuss sensitive issues without fear of judgment? http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5414 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5414