European churches are urged to prioritize response to migration issues, and to give migrant workers a defined status after living in Europe for five years.
The Canadian house of bishops has urged Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to lead international efforts aimed at addressing and dismantling the root causes of
Should the average person, even if he’s the prime minister of Canada, know the niceties of church practice? David Crawley, retired archbishop of Kootenay and
Nairobi Roman Catholic Bishop Antonio Menegazzo, the apostolic administrator of El-Obeid diocese in Sudan, has expressed shock at a United Nations’ military commander’s pronouncement that
WarsawThe government of Turkey has agreed to extend indefinitely permission for Christian worship at an historic church in Tarsus, the birthplace of St. Paul, says
The American Jewish Committee has denounced the World Council of Churches’ general secretary, the Rev. Samuel Kobia, for his declaration that Israel’s “occupation” of Palestinian
International Christian leaders have welcomed the election of Norwegian Lutheran theologian the Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit as the next general secretary of the World Council
The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu is to follow God’s will by taking a prominent role in efforts to reverse the effects of climate change, says
Supporters and opponents of a decision by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to allow men and women in open and monogamous relationships with persons
National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald receives a blessing from Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Anglican Journal staff writer Marites
The newly elected leader of the United Church of Canada has called on her denomination to become a multicultural organization that builds bridges with other
Those involved with church-based efforts to change the detention system for US immigrants, who have often railed against the scheme, say they are encouraged by
Hong Kong People are turning to spirituality during the credit crunch, say organizers of a recent Honk Kong book fair, where books on religion were
New DelhiChurch schools and other Christian institutions in Karachi have closed in protest at the killing of Christians in Pakistan’s central Punjab region in a
Growing up in the 60s, I lived in a world with clearly defined roles for men and women. Most of my friends’ fathers worked and
HarareZimbabwean Anglicans are urging the new leader of the Anglican church in their country to move to reconcile the strife-riven diocese of Harare which has
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has suggested that the U.S. Episcopal (Anglican) Church may have to accept a secondary
LondonCouples living together with children born out of wedlock will be able to get married and have their offspring baptized at a single ceremony, the
Canterbury, EnglandFears about the spread of the H1N1 virus, once known as swine flu, are curtailing religious activities of both Christians and Muslims as they
The presiding officers of The Episcopal Church’s General Convention have written two letters to the Archbishop of Canterbury clarifying two resolutions on human sexuality. The