Christians must not shy away from dealing with death, President of the Methodist Conference The Revd Alison Tomlin has said. A faith that shies away from the issue of death is “neither real nor relevant,” he said.
Speaking as the Church launched its new booklet “A Gift of Remembrance”, Revd Alison said: “Everyone is affected by death at some point in their lives and a faith that shies away from these issues would be neither real nor relevant. Because it can be emotionally difficult and painful it’s easy to want to put the issue to one side, to try not to think about it or deal with it. But as Christians we believe in a God of hope, a God who is with us even in the valley of the shadow of death.”
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Don’t shy away from dealing with death, Christians advised
Pope: "Human ecology is an imperative”
Pope Benedict XVI has called for respect of the environment. "Human ecology is an imperative,” he said. “Adopting a lifestyle that respects our environment and supports the research and use of clean energies that preserve the patrimony of creation and that are safe for human beings should be given political and economic priority."
The Pope made the call in his address to the six new Ambassadors to the Holy See who presented their credential letters on 9th June.
The new Ambassadors are: Stefan Gorda of Moldavia, Narciso Ntugu Abeso Oyana of Equatorial Guinea, Henry Llewellyn Lawrence of Belize, Hussan Edin Aala of Syria, Genevieve Delali Tsegah of Ghana, and George Robert Furness Troup of New Zealand.
Intensify efforts to promote peace, Churches told
Martin Luther King III: “All faiths can have a mandate for nonviolence in all of the Holy Scriptures”
Peace advocates from around the world relayed heartrending stories of violence and oppression during the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) held in Kingston, Jamaica. They also expressed their ongoing hope that a movement of peace will prevail.
The advocates who included religious leaders from the Middle East, India, Brazil and the USA, addressed the issue of violence from the perspective and need for peace within communities, and strengthening the dignity and rights of all.
Pope calls for an end to violence in Libya
Pope Benedict XVI has made a fresh call for an end to violence in Libya. The Pope said that he continues "to follow with great apprehension the dramatic armed conflict in Libya, which has caused a great number of victims and suffering above all among the civil population.”
Pope John Paul being beatified today
At 9:00am - there will be an hour of preparation during which the faithful shall pray together the Devotion of Divine Mercy, which was introduced by St. Mary Faustina Kowalska and was dear to Blessed John Paul II. The preparation will conclude with an invocation to the Mercy of God in the world, with the hymn "Jezu ufam tobie" (Jesus, I trust in you).








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