Germany: 'Cradle' earns Adventist hospital chaplain national recognition Berlin/Germany | 27.11.2011 | Health & Ethics A Seventh-day Adventist hospital chaplain in Germany was recently awarded for offering distressed pregnant women a safe alternative to abandoning their babies. Gabriele Stangl, chaplain of Waldfriede Adventist Hospital in Berlin, received Germany's Medal of Merit this month for operating what hospital staff call the "cradle" (in German: Babyklappe), a padded box behind the hospital clinic accessible by a single unmonitored entrance where women can anonymously leave their unwanted babies.
Chinese Protestant leaders visit Adventist church world headquarters Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 15.10.2011 | International Leaders from the official Protestant church in China paid a courtesy visit to the Seventh-day Adventist Church headquarters on October 4, the second time in two years. The visit of representatives of the China Christian Council and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) Committee precedes the visit of the denomination's president to China next year. Adventist Church President, Pastor Ted N. C. Wilson, and a small delegation from the church's headquarters is scheduled to visit China durin
Economic Crisis also linked to ethical and moral Issues according to Pope Benedict XVI Madrid-Vatican | 21.08.2011 | unknow The current economic and financial crisis is – according to Pope Benedict XVI – also a moral crisis, reports “Kathpress”, the Catholic news agency in Austria, from the Pope’s press conference (18.08.2011) during the flight from Rome to Madrid where the Pope attends the 26th World Youth Congress. Such economic and social crisis always also have an ethical dimension to it which cannot be dealt with by external measures only but which would also require an inner turnaround, according to the Pope
Pope's reading tip for the holidays: "Read the Bible" Castelgandolfo/Italy | 09.08.2011 | „Many Christians do not know the bible at all or only superficially“, says the Pope on the occasion of his General Audience (August, 3rd) on the main square of Castelgandolfo, Italy, according to Vatican radio. The Pope stresses the importance of holiday time to relax and recuperate. Many believers do not know what they miss out on if they do not care about the book of all books. In order to strengthen the inner senses it would do no harm to engage in some soul searching under the parasol, a
Inception of European Sunday Alliance in Brussels Brussels/Belgium | 20.06.2011 | International On 20 June 2011 the European Sunday Alliance was formed on the occasion of an expert conference on Sunday Protection at the seat of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels. The European Sunday Alliance is a network of existing national Sunday alliances, trade unions, civil society organizations and religious communities which promotes fair and balanced work conditions and the harmony of a balanced lifestyle comprising work, family and free time to strengthen social cohesion
In Ivory Coast, Adventist Church headquarters staff moved to Ghana during national unrest Abidjan/Ivory Coast | 06.04.2011 | International Acording to Gilbert Wari, President of the Sevcenth-day Adventist Church’s West-Central Africa Division families of headquarters' employees in Abidjan have been temporarily relocated to the neighboring country of Ghana, a precautionary move during political unrest. About 10 employees remain at the division headquarters, which is located about 330 yards from the presidential palace, he said. In Abidjan and across Ivory Coast violence is growing, with mounting civilian casualties and over a
In Cuba, Adventists dedicate first seminary campus church <br> An example of country's growing religious liberties, Cuba's minister of religion says Havana/Cuba | 06.04.2011 | International The Seventh-day Adventist Church dedicated the Cuba Seventh-day Adventist Seminary's first church building in Havana last week in a ceremony that capped a long process of obtaining building permits and fundraising. Maranatha Volunteers International, a non-profit organization, and supporting ministry of the Adventist Church, built the seminary there 10 years ago. Maranatha broke ground on the new church three years ago, only halting progress when donations later ran out. The remaining do
In Ethiopia, dozens of Christian churches, among them Adventist, burned in interfaith violence Addis Ababa/Ethiopia | 11.03.2011 | Religious Liberty Religious extremists blamed for attacks in region known for harmony At least 30 Protestant churches in western Ethiopia, among them seven Seventh-day Adventist congregations, were burned down last week in a series of attacks by religious extremists from the region. Unrest was first reported on March 2 and has since killed at least one Christian, wounded several others, left personal property destroyed and displaced thousands of Christians, reports indicate. "The level of destruction
In Egypt, Adventist schools suspended this week, but church operations not affected St. Albans/England, Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 02.02.2011 | International “The members are courageous and services were conducted in the churches last Sabbath in spite of the turmoil in the country. The Nile Union Academy, the boarding high school operated by the church, has been closed temporally. Most of the students have gone home but some, that have nowhere else to go. They will remain at the academy. Although there has been gunfire nearby, they feel safe and also feel that they have support of the local community”, said Pastor Llewellyn R. Edwards, President of t
In Brazil, Adventists move to help flood victims Rio de Janeiro/Brazil | 18.01.2011 | ADRA Flooding affects Australia, too; ADRA assessing damage there after region's worst flooding in decades Seventh-day Adventists are among those providing aid after heavy rains devastated the southeast region of Brazil this month, church leaders there said. Most affected is the hillside region north of Rio de Janeiro, where rising water and ensuing landslides uprooted homes and claimed more than 350 lives this week. Parts of the region experienced 10 inches of rain in less than 24 hours, w
