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HIV-positive people’s networks and faith-based communities share initiatives in combating AIDS pandemic
Posted On 26 January 2023Bangkok, Thailand: On the third day of the Asian Interfaith Network on AIDS Conference held from 23 to 25 January, representatives from networks of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and from religious communities shared their initiatives aimed at combating HIV and AIDS. Hiramani Sitaula of the…
Faith-based organisations highlight best practices and challenges in dealing with HIV response in Asia
Posted On 25 January 2023Bangkok, Thailand: While sharing best practices and challenges in responding to the HIV and AIDS pandemic, leaders of the Interfaith Network on AIDS spoke about the strengths of their work, which included mutual understanding and respect among religious leaders, a sustained network, coordination,…
Panel discussions feature faith traditions’ responses to AIDS pandemic
Posted On 24 January 2023Bangkok, Thailand: A series of panel presentations delivered at the Asian Interfaith Network on AIDS Conference featured Christian, Islamic, Sikh, Buddhist, and Hindu perspectives on human dignity. The religious leaders who made the presentations affirmed concrete expressions of solidarity with…
Asian religious leaders affirm commitment to upholding human dignity of people living with HIV and AIDS
Posted On 23 January 2023Bangkok, Thailand: The Asian interfaith conference on ‘Towards Strengthening Interfaith Action Networks for Combating HIV and AIDS in Asia’ (AINA) brought together leaders and representatives of different religions in Asia for a three-day summit. Organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA…
CCA organises national women’s leadership development training in Laos
Posted On 23 January 2023Sabaidee! Hallelujah!” was the collective voice of greetings by about fifty women leaders from eight provinces of the Lao Democratic People’s Republic (Laos) who gathered at the Nakham Church in the capital city, Vientiane. They greeted each other with joy and excitement after a long period of…
CCA to revitalise interfaith networks’ action in addressing HIV and AIDS advocacy in Asia
Posted On 20 January 2023Bangkok, Thailand: An Asian interfaith conference on ‘Towards Strengthening Interfaith Action Networks for Combating HIV and AIDS in Asia’ will be held from 23 to 25 January 2023 at the Royal Benja Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The three-day conference, organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (…
CCA General Secretary releases statement on demise of His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Posted On 03 January 2023Chiang Mai: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary Dr Mathews George Chunakara issues a special statement on the demise of His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. "It is with great sadness that the Christian Conference of Asia received the news of the demise of His Holiness…
CCA felicitates nonagenarian Bishop Kenneth M. Fernando, former CCA President
Posted On 13 December 2022Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) felicitated and honoured The Rt. Revd. Bishop Kenneth Fernando, the nonagenarian elder statesman of the Church of Ceylon, who served as a President of the CCA from 1995 to 2000. The special felicitation to Bishop M Fernando was held at the…
CCA’s Institute on Human Rights trains church workers with focus on human dignity and human rights
Posted On 12 December 2022Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) organised a week-long Institute on Human Rights, an intensive training programme with a focus on ‘Affirming Human Dignity for Upholding Human Rights in Asia’, from 4 to 11 December 2022 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The training programme was held…
Asian theological educators affirm need to incorporate good governance and integrity leadership in curricula
Posted On 08 December 2022Chiang Mai: The Asia Regional Consultation , ‘Towards Theological Education on Good Governance and Integrity Leadership’organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) closed with the affirmation and commitment to incorporate good governance and principles of integrity leadership and anti-…
On World AIDS Day, CCA strengthens advocacy capacities of ecumenical youth from the Philippines
Posted On 05 December 2022Cebu, Philippines: On the occasion of World AIDS Day, the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in collaboration with the Philippine Ecumenical Youth Council (KKKP) and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), organised a national conference with representatives of the churches…
15th General Assembly of CCA to be held in Kottayam, a historic city in southern Indian state of Kerala in 2023
Posted On 04 December 2022Chiang Mai: Kottayam, a historic city in the southern Indian state of Kerala has been chosen as the venue for the 15th General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), scheduled to take place from 27 September to 4 October 2023. About 500 participants from across Asia are expected to…
Statement on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)–2022
Posted On 03 December 2022The full text of the CCA's Statement on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)–2022 can be found below: Image…
CCA gathers Asian theological educators to revisit Good Governance and Integrity Leadership
Posted On 28 November 2022Chiang Mai, Thailand: An Asia regional consultation on ‘Towards Theological Education on Good Governance and Integrity Leadership,' organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), began today, 28 November 2022, at the CCA headquarters at the Payap University Campus, Chiang Mai, Thailand.…
CCA General Secretary discusses issues of mutual concerns with church and ecumenical leaders in the Philippines
Posted On 25 November 2022Manila: During a four-day visit to the member churches and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines from 21 to 25 November 2022, the CCA General Secretary held discussions with various church and ecumenical leaders in the country on several crucial issues pertinent to the life and…
CCA calls on Asian churches to unite in ending violence against women and girls
Posted On 25 November 2022UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women & Girls Chiang Mai: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) issued a statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, marked annually on 25 November. CCA urged its member churches and councils, as well as all people…
South Asia women’s consultation focuses on strengthening ecumenical advocacy on combating violence against women and girls
Posted On 23 November 2022A four-day sub-regional consultation organized by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) with focus on ecumenical women’s advocacy on violence against women and girls provided rich experiences for participants to understand the current situation in different countries, as opined by the participants…CCA offers prayers for victims of earthquake in Java, Indonesia
Posted On 22 November 2022
The powerful earthquake left 162 dead in Cianjur region, West Java, Indonesia
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) is deeply saddened to learn about the…WCC, Christian Conference of Asia heads co-sign message on attacks in Myanmar, urge redoubling advocacy and engagement for justice
Posted On 18 November 2022
Students in a classroom of a school at kalay town in Myanmar. This school is located in Tahan, the largely ethnic Chin section of Kalay. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/…CCA expresses deep sorrow over series of deadly events in Asia and offers prayers for people affected
Posted On 31 October 2022
CCA expresses deep sorrow over series of deadly events in Asia: by the stampede in South Korea (left), by Typhoon Nalgae in the Philippines (centre), and by bridge collapse…
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Joint Ecumenical Statement on the Widening Conflict in the Middle East
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