Active membership down 16 percent in Episcopal Church
Fewer baptisms, decline in evangelism may be partially responsible for dwindling membership in ECUSA. Photo: Vadim Kozlovsky The anti-liberal Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD)
Fewer baptisms, decline in evangelism may be partially responsible for dwindling membership in ECUSA. Photo: Vadim Kozlovsky The anti-liberal Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD)
Police claim to be looking for illegal immigrants. Photo: REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev Russian police and other security agencies appear to be increasingly raiding religious communities as
The goal of membership in a business federation is to develop partnerships, says Adele Finney, PWRDF executive director. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
German drivers are pulling over for roadside rest stops for the soul. Photo: Manfred Steinbach Germans are famous for their love of fast cars. But
For the first time since World War II, St. Paul’s Cathedral closes doors to public. Photo: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor On Friday, Oct. 21, historic St. Paul’s
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has expressed “deep concern” about the current situation of Christians in Egypt. Photo: Michael Hudson On Oct. 18, the
In 1517, German monk Martin Luther published his “95 Theses” – criticisms of Catholic Church practices that inspired the growth of Protestantism. Photo: Shutterstock Porto
The circus ministry of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops provides the spiritual lifeblood for Catholics who work in North America’s circuses. Photo: Lisa F.
The Anglican Church in Zimbabwe has been embroiled in a fight over church assets with the former bishop of the Harare diocese, Nolbert Kunonga. Photo:
The ruins of a hall destroyed by the 1945 US bombing of Hiroshima. Activists have urged the U.S. and Japan to honour the war-renouncing clause
Nairobi, Kenya-Religious denominations have boosted efforts to provide families fleeing famine and drought in the Horn of Africa with insecticide treated bed nets, a mechanism
PBS senior correspondent Ray Suarez shares his observations about Jerusalem and its fate with Episcopalians in Philadelphia. Photo: Episcopal News Service Just inside the door
The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe. Photo: UN News/Lou Rouse Harare, Zimbabwe – Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Oct.10 met Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe
Archbishop Rowan Williams meets with members of All Saints Anglican Church in Malawi. He also visited Zimbabwe and is now in Zambia. Photo: ACNS Harare,
A traditional display of singing and dancing greeted the arrival, in Malawi, of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. Photo: Anglican Communion Office Blantyre, Malawi
A Somali mother and child who fled the drought and famine in Somalia, arrives at the Dadaab camp in northeastern Kenya. Photo: ACT Alliance/Paul Jeffrey
Families wait to be registered at the Ifo extension refugee camp, Dadaab, Kenya, which is supported by the church-backed global agency, ACT Alliance. Photo: ACT/Barb
A Christian church in Indonesia. Christian leaders are meeting in this predominantly Muslim nation to assess recent changes in global Christianity. Photo: Stuart Taylor Manado,
The Dalai Lama cancelled a trip to South Africa to celebrate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday after he was denied a visa. Photo: Anthony
The economic crisis is also an ethical crisis and faith groups need to say something about it, says an advocate of “economic ethics.” Photo: Sokolovsky
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