Priests hold Sunday mass inside a Lutheran church burnt during post-election violence in Nairobi’s Kibera slum. In recent weeks, Kenyan churches have helped provide humanitarian
Composer Deanna Witkowski tries to make jazz friendly to church people. Music and the church have been locked in a passionate embrace for centuries, with
Hong KongTrappist priest Rev. Nicholas Kao Se-Tsien, Hong Kong’s oldest man, who recited the rosary devotion 15 times a day for world peace every day
Religion’s role in the 2008 U.S. presidential election topped the list of religion news stories of the year, according to the Westerville, Ohio-based Religion Newswriters
The Episcopal Church in the United States is working through the partnerships department of the Anglican Church of Canada to help the Episcopal Church in
GenevaThe leader of the Taize community urged tens of thousands of young Christians from Europe who gathered here at the New Year to organize “vigils
Linda Barry-Hollowell Linda Barry-Hollowell, who served as a member of the board of trustees of the church’s Pension Office Corp. and the pension committee of
Churches in the east of England are taking measures to prevent theft of the metal from their roofs. Anglican churches in the area made more
An ecumenical “leaders’ tour” is being planned this spring in five Canadian cities to generate support and awareness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which
Dri, a former resident of Toronto’s Tent City, is a homeless “warrior” who worries that “we’ll soon forget that shelters are really meant for emergencies.”
The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge is a rhyming picture book about homelessness. The author, Tim Ruff, writes that homeless people are like everyone else.
Geneva – The leader of the Taize community urged tens of thousands of young Christians from Europe who gathered in Geneva at the New Year
Gabriella Amisano releases a ladybug in a garden named for environmentalist Rachel Carson at Grace Episcopal Church in Everett, Mass. Everett, Mass.Twelve years after some
ManilaAsia and Africa may become the centre of gravity for 21st century Christianity, says World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Samuel Kobia, who challenged
NairobiLeaders meeting in Kenya belonging to all main Christian traditions, and from countries ranging from Armenia to Zimbabwe, pledged recently to convene international, local and
Hilda Shilliday is no typical overseas volunteer; she is 77 years old, but like many others she has always wanted to help people abroad. “When
HarareThe former bishop of Harare, Nolbert Kunonga, has reportedly resorted to forgery in an attempt to discredit and stop the appointment of Sebastian Bakare as
Hong KongCelebrations were planned in China to mark the production of more than 50 million Bibles in the People’s Republic by the Amity Printing Company.
The beginning of the calendar year is often a time to resolve to do things differently, to do better; it’s a clean slate, a fresh
Toronto Anglicans have been urged to contact their local member of provincial parliament to express concerns about affordable housing and poverty issues in the diocese.