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CCA Executive Committee attends seminar on ecological and sustainable development issues in South Asia
Posted On 19 March 2023Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Executive Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) participated in a day-long seminar on ‘Ecological and Sustainable Development Issues in South Asia’ which was organised by the Climate Centre of the Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) on 6…
Church and ecumenical leaders in Bangladesh share concerns over emerging trends in church and society
Posted On 19 March 2023Dhaka, Bangladesh: A representative group of church leaders from 21 member churches and nine associated member organisations affiliated with the National Council of Churches in Bangladesh (NCCB) expressed their concern and anguish over the highly precarious situation faced by Christians in…
CCA executive committee meeting charts out 15th General Assembly and pre-assembly events
Posted On 19 March 2023Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Executive Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) met from 3–6 March 2023. While some members joined the meeting online, others met in person at the HOPE Foundation Centre in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The hybrid meeting charted out specific programmes of the 15th …
CCA invites applications from youth interested in serving as stewards at the 15th General Assembly in India
Posted On 15 March 2023The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) invites applications from young Asians belonging to the CCA member churches and ecumenical councils in Asia to serve as stewards for its 15th General Assembly in Kottayam, India, from 27 September to 4 October 2023. The stewards will also attend the pre-…
CCA Statement on International Women’s Day (IWD)–2023
Posted On 07 March 2023Chiang Mai, Thailand: The General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), Dr Mathews George Chunakara, released a statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD)–2023. “The theme of IWD–2023 is ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’, is an opportunity…
CCA expresses grief on loss of thousands of lives in Turkey-Syria earthquake
Posted On 22 February 2023The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) expresses grief and mourns the loss of thousands of lives in the earthquake that ravaged Turkey and Syria on Monday, 6 February 2023. Latest reports indicate that at least 15,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands have been injured in the…
CCA opens applications for year-long youth internship programme
Posted On 27 January 2023Chiang Mai: Applications are now invited for the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA)’s year-long youth internship programme at the CCA Headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for young Asians between the ages of 23–29. Through offering this youth internship opportunity, the CCA will train young Asian…
CCA facilitates revitalisation of Asian Interfaith Network on AIDS
Posted On 26 January 2023Bangkok, Thailand: The Christian Conference of Asia’s (CCA) initiative and facilitation to revive the activities of the Asian Interfaith Network on AIDS (AINA) in more vigorous ways led to the formation of a new steering committee to evolve strategies for wider advocacy measures through faith-based…
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…
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Cambodian churches commit to strengthen united witness and missional engagements through the revamped Kampuchea Christian Council
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Asian ecumenical women discuss intertwined crises of forced migration and gender-based violence
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CCA reaffirms commitment to upholding children’s rights on World Children’s Day 2024
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Asian Church women to deliberate on Gender-Based Violence and Forced Migration
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Regional interfaith conference on faith-based engagements to reverse the HIV epidemic in Asia concludes with renewed commitment
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Mental health care of vulnerable individuals affected by HIV needs to be recognised and prioritised by faith communities, affirm experts from across Asia
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Cambodia’s dark history and lessons learned in combating HIV and AIDS analysed at interfaith conference in Phnom Penh
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Asian youth leaders share best practices and challenges on HIV at regional interfaith conference
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Asian interfaith leaders call for deeper community engagement in overcoming stigma and increased access to health care for those affected by HIV
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CCA-WCC regional interfaith conference gathers in Cambodia to chart a path to reverse the HIV epidemic in Asia
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CCA-WCC Interfaith Conference on ‘Reversing the HIV Epidemic in Asia: Faith-Based Engagements’ to begin in Cambodia
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CCA General Secretary extends greetings at 18th General Assembly of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI)
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Christian Conference of Asia supports Armenian church leaders’ appeal for restoration of human rights of the Armenian population in Artsakh
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CCA mourns the passing of His Beatitude Catholicos Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in India
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Asian theologians express the need to read the Nicene Creed in an evolving context and make it more liveable
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Asian ecumenical response to enduring faith and embracing unity affirmed by Asian theologians on final day of CATS-X
