Canadian Anglican and United churches renew dialogue; Nuns Fight Back Against Vatican Report; Sudanese refugees ‘flee to South’; Cuban church leaders appeal to US over religious freedom; Muslim Brotherhood Signs Agreement With Egyptian Evangelicals; Egyptian Christians Back to Square One Ahead of Election; World Council of Churches to hold first meeting in China; Student Christian leadership group sets action plan
Canadian Anglican and United churches renew dialogue
ENI – The Anglican Church of Canada in May entered a new round of dialogue with the United Church of Canada, aiming to explore ways in which the two churches can work together for more effective ministry and mission
http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5702
Nuns Fight Back Against Vatican Report
NPR – Last week, the largest organization for U.S. Catholic Sisters issued their response to a critical report from the Vatican. The report accused the organization of “serious doctrinal problems.” Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR’s Barbara Bradley Hagerty for more on the conflict.
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/02/154197646/nuns-fight-back-against-vatican-report?ft=1&f=1016
Sudanese refugees ‘flee to South’
BBC News – Thousands of Sudanese pour over the border into South Sudan to escape fighting between government forces and rebels, an NGO says.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18309691
Cuban church leaders appeal to US over religious freedom
ASSIST News Service – A delegation of Cuban church leaders has called on the US government to add Cuba to its Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list as one of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom. The delegation, hosted by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), last week briefed members of Congress and US government officials in Washington DC on the sharp rise in religious freedom violations in Cuba. Former prisoner of conscience and denominational leader Rev Carlos Lamelas, and his wife Uramis, were among the church leaders who briefed the Congressional International Religious Freedom Caucus and Commissioners from the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCRIF).
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/cuban.church.leaders.appeal.to.us.over.religious.freedom/29950.htm
Muslim Brotherhood Signs Agreement With Egyptian Evangelicals
Christianity Today – But is the 10-point agreement worthy of trust?
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/mayweb-only/muslim-brotherhood-agreement.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+christianitytoday%2Fctmag+%28Christianity+Today+Magazine%29
Egyptian Christians Back to Square One Ahead of Election
Christian Today – After a year of new forms of political engagement, why do Copts still face the same ‘bitter choice’ of old regime vs. Islamists?
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/mayweb-only/egypt-election.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+christianitytoday%2Fctmag+%28Christianity+Today+Magazine%29
World Council of Churches to hold first meeting in China
ACNS/ENI – The Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC) said it will hold its first meeting in the People’s Republic of China, focusing on “the unique situation of Chinese churches and ecumenical relations” in the region.
http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2012/5/31/World-Council-of-Churches-to-hold-first-meeting-in-China
Student Christian leadership group sets action plan
ENI – The Geneva-based World Student Christian Federation’s (WSCF) executive committee, meeting in Berlin from 20 to 27 May, approved a “bold advocacy, prayer, theological reflection, and communications agenda for 2012-2014,” according to a communique released by the WSCF.
http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5699