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Faith-Based Organisations Play Major Role in HIVAIDS Care, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a report in which it says that more effort is needed to encourage greater collaboration between public health agencies and faith-based organisations (FBOs), if progress is to be made towards the goal of universal access towards HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010..

  • Defend Traditional Value

    Cardinal George Pell, the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, delivered a speech at St Mary’s Cathedral quoting a French professor, who predicted in 2004 that future society would have two values, hedonism and money, reported the Catholic Weekly.

  • Make A Stand

    The ‘man+wife4life!’ campaign was launched by the Australian Christian Lobby to protect the sanctity of marriage by urging Christians to take a stand against John Stanhope’s attempt to reintroduce the civil union bill under a different name.

  • Detention of David Hicks Labelled as Beyond Cruel By Uniting Church

    ‘Every human is precious,’ said Reverend Gregor Henderson, the President of the Uniting Church of Australia, as he condemned the Federal Government’s decision to accept the new charges to Guantanamo detainee David Hicks.

  • Christian Aid: Climate Change, Not a Second to Lose

    As scientists predict of an even worse rate of global warming, Christian Aid states that there is not a second to lose. The public is urged to immediately to help poor people cope with the now inevitable ravages of climate change.

  • World Council of Churches Welcomes UN Report on Climate Change

    The World Council of Churches (WCC) programme on climate change and water has welcomed a report released today by the UN climate panel.

  • Sydney in Danger of Climate Change Effect within Next 20 Years

    The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation warns that if residents do not cut water consumption by more than 50 per cent in Sydney over the next 20 years, the city will become unsustainable.

  • Does Jesus love Osama?

    Scores of churches around Australia this week are displaying large posters with the words, “Jesus loves Osama.” The poster is part of a series of advertisements designed by Outreach Media to promote what it sees as “the heart of the gospel.”

  • Traditional Values in Sex and Relationships Making a Comeback

    The findings of a recent survey have uncovered a resurgence in the popularity of traditional values in sex and relationships. The findings contrast with the widespread assumption that people today put career before having a family.

  • Asian Countries Dominate U.S. List of Religious Freedom Violators

    WASHINGTON – More than half of the countries highlighted for severe violations of religious freedom by the U.S. Department of State report Friday are located in Asia.

  • Pope Expresses Regret over Muslim Anger

    Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his deep regret at the anger that broke out within the worldwide Muslim community following a speech he made on Tuesday in which he made controversial references to Islam. He stopped short, however, of retracting his remarks, saying rather that they had been interpreted.

  • Big Brother, Realistic or Virtual?

    The popular reality television show Big Brother creates a fake environment which leads to temptations providing an opportunity for an alleged sexual assault.