Porto Alegre, BrazilFrom Asia and Africa to the United States and Latin America, church leaders are doing away with what has been called the “colonial
Porto Alegre, BrazilThe World Council of Churches has deplored the publication of cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad, and urged its members to join in non-violent
After 28 years of singing to the Lord from the Lutheran Book of Worship and in response to the mission needs of a changing church,
We thought reviewing children’s books would be appropriate for the Easter issue, since children often receive gifts at Easter. Who better to review such books
Porto Alegre, BrazilThe victory by Hamas in recent Palestinian legislature elections makes the churches’ engagement in the Holy Land even more crucial, a Palestinian Christian
Rabbi Arik Ascherman (far right) has faced the wrath of Israeli authorities by working with Palestinians to protect their property. Geneva Rabbis for Human Rights
The Anglican Church of Canada, through the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) and other agencies, is gearing up for its participation in events
James Loney (second from left) and another member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams hold a vigil for Iraqi detainees in downtown Baghdad, prior to Mr.
Peter Irish, of Minto, N.B., diocese of Fredericton, on March 11 resigned as deputy prolocutor of General Synod, one of the nine national offices of
The duties of Canadian Forces chaplains can be very different from their civilian counterparts. Take Capt. Fraser Harvey, the Anglican chaplain at Canadian Forces Base
The Anglican Church of Canada has collected nearly $17.7 million from its national office and 30 dioceses to cover potential damages sought by former students
In light of the continuing interest in my presentation on declining church membership to the house of bishops last October, and the controversy it is
Members of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) and the National Council of Churches (NCC) in the United States met recently to lay the groundwork
The Anglican Church of Canada has declined a request to increase its annual grant to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), citing budgetary constraints. The executive
John Kenneth Galbraith once remarked that the main function of economic forecasting was to make astrology appear as a reputable science. The same could be
The Episcopal Church in the United States announced on Jan. 25 that four bishops have been nominated for the position of presiding bishop, including the
Father and son join a vigil in Toronto for four peace activists held captive in Iraq since Nov. 26. New video footage of the captives
Vatican City Pope Benedict XVI has given his support to a gathering of Europe’s main Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, saying he hoped
Oxford, England Britain’s oldest public museum has launched an art exhibition that aims to unite people of different faiths against extremism and estrangement from religious
The diocese of Calgary, recently shaken by the prolonged resignation of Bishop Barry Hollowell, is preparing in several ways for an episcopal election expected to