The European Union Parliament passed a new anti-smoking law May 15 allowing governments to mandate the placement of graphic warnings on cigarette packs, including pictures of rotting teeth, cancerous legions of the throat, decaying lungs, and other smokin
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders have voted a set of guidelines aimed at increasing the effectiveness of short-term, international mission initiatives by both church and lay entities.
Almost 160 Mongolian drop-out students are now back in school as the result of a tutoring program begun December 2000 by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA).
There is an increasing interest in issues of religious freedom and human rights in Romania, a trend that is linked with the country's application to join the European Union, says Jonathan Gallagher, associate director for public affairs and religious libe
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) has responded to heavy flooding in central Brazil, aiding 5,500 people displaced by flooding.
Religious communities must play a strong moral role in society, finding new ways to work together to serve human need, said Dr. Ishmael Noko, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) at an informal meeting with Seventh-day Adventist Church