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Rome, WCC pursue conversion guidelines

Establishing a shared code of conduct
May 30, 2006 by Ecumenical News International
The World Council of Churches launched in mid-May a three-year joint study project with the Vatican aimed at developing a shared code of conduct on religious conversion and proselytizing.
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African churches want UN troops in Darfur

All Africa Conference of Churches statement
May 30, 2006 by Ecumenical News International
Following the signing in Nigeria of a peace agreement between Sudan’s government and Darfur’s biggest rebel group, Africa’s largest grouping of churches urged that UN peacekeepers step in for duties now carried out by African Union (AU) troops.
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Canadian priests, nuns rap Vatican's rigidity

Challenging "intransigent stands on sexual morals"
Apr 18, 2006 by Ecumenical News International
Mincing few words, an umbrella group representing 22,000 Roman Catholic monks, nuns and priests in Canada’s religious orders has challenged the “intransigent” stands of the Vatican on such issues as divorce, contraception and homosexuality.
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Imperial Nature

Joy tempered by mourning
Apr 18, 2006 by Ecumenical News International
Church leaders in many parts of the world, including General Secretary Samuel Kobia of the World Council of Churches, expressed relief and joy at the freeing of three members of Christian Peacemaker Teams held hostage in Iraq.
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