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Church leaders call on Novartis to drop legal case in India
Posted On 15 February 2007“People, not profits, must be at the center of patent law for medicines,” states Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Tutu is referring to the court case being brought by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis against the Indian government to challenge its patent law. Many civil society campaigners are…-
Letter from 10th HR Training
Posted On 27 November 2006Dear friends in Christ, We the participants of the Christian Conference of Asia [CCA] 10th Annual Human Rights Training respectfully wish to draw to your attention the serious situation that we have observed in terms of human trafficking in many parts of Asia, particularly in Mekong region. Human… -
Message on the Killing of Bishop Alberto Ramento
Posted On 07 October 2006We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the shocking death of Bishop Alberto Ramento. We mourn for him and for the current situation in the Philippines. On behalf of the member churches and councils of Christian Conference of Asia, we send our profound condolences to the family of Bishop… -
Message for World Youth Day 2006
Posted On 19 August 2006Let us act together for Peace! Do you know, at this moment, how many people are living with fear? How many of us are worried about tomorrow? How many of us don’t know where to go? How many of us have no hopes at all? How about you? My dear young people, what is your next step? In early of 2006,… -
Challenges and Issues for Indochina Mission Work
Posted On 15 August 2006Part of the concern of CCA-FMU is the growing mission expansion in Asia that is carried out not only by Western mission organizations but also by various Asian mission bodies. In order to situate mission work in the overall ecumenical movement in Asia, CCA-FMU staff has tried to make linkages with… -
A Word on the Relocation to Chiang Mai
Posted On 10 August 2006My apologies for the long silence. The relocation to Chiang Mai in early July kept all the executive staff and support staff very busy -- e.g. setting up our temporary office at Payap University, renovating the office, unpacking our boxes of books and files, settling down as families, getting the… -
CCA relocates to Chiang Mai, Thailand
Posted On 07 July 2006As of 7th July, the third shipment of office things was done by a moving company, marking another step of the journey of relocation of the headquarters of the Christian Conference of Asia to Chiang Mai, Thailand. During this time of transition, our temporary office will be the following: Christian… -
Message of CCA General Secretary on World Refugee Day (June 20) 2006
Posted On 18 June 2006" Rekindling Flame of Hope and Keeping it Alive!"If your are a refugee parent watching your child grow up in a neglected camp, after a long and frightening journey to escape from oppression at your own country, or if you are a traumatized asylum seeker knocking at door of an affluent nation- hope… -
Statement of the International Ecumenical Consultation on Peace in East Asia, Seoul, Korea, May 2-4, 2006
Posted On 24 May 2006As God’s people, followers of Jesus Christ who was crucified for peace and reconciliation, we church leaders and church representatives from countries in Asia, Europe, and North America have met to study, pray, discuss, and meditate on God’s Word in this International Ecumenical Consultation on… -
Vistas of Peace: Dealing with a Controversial Novel and Film
Posted On 18 May 2006Will I lose faith because of what a novel and a film say about God or my religion? What kind of faith do I have if it is easily shaken by a book or a film? I read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code like any novel. It did not shock or surprise me because I have read other publications before that tried… -
Vistas of Peace: Affirming Press Freedom
Posted On 03 May 2006In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God spoke, "Let there be..."[taken from Genesis 1] And soon, there was a series of creation -- each one… -
An Easter Message
Posted On 16 April 2006When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.' After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced… -
Vistas of Peace: Acting on Water
Posted On 28 March 2006A Samaritan woman came to draw some water, and Jesus said to her, 'Give me a drink of water...' The woman answered, 'You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan -- so how can you ask me for a drink?' [John 4:7, 9] Jesus answered, 'Whoever drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water… -
2006 Youth Interns
Posted On 25 March 2006Two new interns have joined the CCA in last December, 2005. Ms Lo Chia-Fang, 27, is a member of the Presbeterian Church in Taiwan(PCT). She has a bachelor of art degree in foreign languages from the Presbyterian Bible College. Chia Fang attended the 12th general assembly of CCA held in Chiang Mai… -
International Consultation on Peace in the East-Asia Region
Posted On 24 March 2006The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK), National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) are jointly organizing the International Consultation on Peace in the East-Asia Region (hereafter referred to as the Peace Consultation), to be held in… -
Vistas of Peace: Responding to Caricatures
Posted On 15 March 2006Many of us Asian Christians were too shocked to do anything about the cartoons that were published in Danish newspapers a few months ago. Without seeing such cartoons, we could tell that they were in bad taste (to borrow a journalistic jargon) as to caricature the Holy Prophet (PBUH), and thus… -
Program Area Committee Meeting
Posted On 13 March 2006The new Program Area Committees for Faith, Mission and Unity (FMU), Ecumenical Formation, Gender Justice and Youth Empowerment (EGY), and the Justice, International Affairs and Development and Service (JID), which were constituted during the CCA 12th General Assembly, met in Taipei, Taiwan on 3-8… -
CCA-FMU Contribution at WCC General Assembly
Posted On 28 February 2006Almost all the CCA staff were in the 9th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Porto Alegre, Brazil on Feb. 13-24, 2006. The CCA staff were invited by various desks of the WCC as delegated observers, or to provide leadership as resource persons or consultants in the Youth and Women's… -
A letter to WTO Director General
Posted On 22 December 200514 December 2005 Mr. Pascal Lamy Director-General World Trade Organization Geneva SWITZERLAND Dear Mr. Lamy: We are seventy women theologians, pastors, activists, church and ecumenical leaders, sociologists, teachers, psychologists, political economists, youth and students from various faith… -
Ecumenical Conference calls for the people-centered WTO
Posted On 14 December 2005Ecumenical Conference on Globalising Economic Justice and Social Sustainability December 9-11, 2005, Hon- Kong We, 200 members of people's organizations, faith-based communities and social movements, representing all continents of the world from 29 countries, who have met in Hong Kong from…
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Servanthood, stewardship, and good governance key to strengthen ecumenical diakonia
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Diakonia and Sustainable Development training draws resources and experiences from diverse Asian experiences and theological reflections
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Ecumenical diakonia should be instrumental in developing a coordinated strategy to alleviate sufferings of vulnerable people, says CCA General Secretary
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Asia regional training on ecumenical diakonia and sustainable development commences in Indonesia
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CCA extends congratulations to Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) on golden jubilee
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CCA urges observance of Asia Sunday -2024 on the theme ‘Myanmar: God of Hope, Fill Us With Joy and Peace’
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CCA Consultation calls for faith communities to intensify voices of PLHIV, advocate for awareness and acceptance
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Representatives of HIV-positive networks, churches, and FBOs dialogue on advancing inclusion in communities
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Asian churches challenged to inspire and achieve shared vision of “zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths”
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CCA offers prayers and extends condolences over the loss of lives in Taiwan’s earthquake
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CCA ATCHAA Consultation to focus on strengthening role of church and community in Asia’s HIV and AIDS response
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CCA invites applications for staff position vacancies
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CCA Statement on International Women's Day–2024
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Capacity-building training on HIV in Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Training in Theological Affirmation on Good Governance and Transperency
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South Asia Sub-Regional Training on ‘Building Ecumenical Advocacy Networks for Combating HIV and AIDS’ begins in Colombo, Sri Lanka
