Ecumenical News International

Ecumenical News International announced on October 1 that its ENInews service is suspending operations, effective immediately, as it seeks emergency funding in order to operate

This month, a Moravian pastor was installed as rector of a U.S. Episcopal Church for the first time since the two denominations inaugurated a full-communion

Six member churches of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) on September 24 outlined strategies they have adopted to cope with changing religious

Life for Christians in the Middle East has “never been worse” and their future is acutely endangered, according to the leader of an evangelical church

A regional meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Bolivia’s eastern city of Santa Cruz assessed how churches emerging from contexts of strong social,

At a place called Antietam, 23,000 soldiers died in the bloodiest day of the American Civil War. More than 150 years later, 20 different religious

U.S. Christian denominations and faith-based aid groups said on Sept. 13 that presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have responded to an invitation to state

Church of England bishops on September 13 approved by a large majority the text of legislation that would enable women to become bishops. The bishops

Religious leaders condemned on September 12 the killing in Benghazi, Libya of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other diplomatic personnel. The U.S. consulate in

A delegation of ethnic Chin activists from Burma is visiting London this week to highlight violations of religious freedom in their country, according to an

A delegation of religious leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is visiting the U.S and Canada as part of a tour seeking to

The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Central Committee, currently meeting in Kolympari, Greece, adopted several statements on a range of faith and humanitarian issues in

Asia-based members of the World Association for Christian Communication marked Communication Sunday on September 2, making liturgical resources, stories and ideas available to all churches.

The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Central Committee, meeting in Kolympari, Greece, explored issues of gender equality and received a draft statement on Christian unity.

The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Central Committee on August 30 received the first ecumenical affirmation of mission since 1982, invoking a new understanding of

For the past 11 years, a movement has been under way to empower indigenous women in a remote area of Paraguay, providing education on women’s

Nairobi, Kenya — The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) said on August 29 that it is joining efforts to respond to the growing influx of Syrian

World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary the Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, in a report August 29, updated the organization’s governing Central Committee on work

Geneva – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has commended the efforts of humanitarian personnel worldwide while voicing concerns about the shrinking space for this work.

An ecumenical organization teaching sustainable farming techniques is helping Nicaraguan farmers feed their families and generate income, Church World Service (CWS) reports. At a recent