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Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission. Photo:Wikimedia Commons/NASA

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Cathedral service pays tribute to ‘world icon’ Neil Armstrong

Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service September 14, 2012

The National Council of Churches asked both presidential candidates about their plans for dealing with poverty. Photo:Kuzma

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U.S. denominations urge candidates to respond to poverty

Ecumenical News International September 14, 2012

Church of England bishops on September 13 approved by a large majority the text of legislation that would enable women to become bishops. Photo: Marites N. Sison

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Church of England advances legislation for female bishops

Ecumenical News International September 13, 2012

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Outgoing Archbishop admits mistakes

Anglican Journal Staff September 13, 2012

Bishop of Montreal warns fellow Anglicans to avoid extreme language following Quebec election. Photo: Art Babych

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‘Now we pray for Pauline Marois’

Harvey Shepherd September 13, 2012

Christians make up nine percent of the 25 million people in Malaysia, where over sixty percent are Muslim. Photo: szefei

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Malaysian churches unite to mark national Jubilee prayer day

Hisashi Yukimoto, ENInews September 12, 2012

U.K. seminar leader Michael Harvey says congregations could potentially double if every member invited someone to church. Photo: Courtesy of Michael Harvey

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Fear keeps us from inviting others

Diana Swift September 12, 2012

Jeffrey Feltman (second from left), Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, briefs the U.N. Security Council on the situation in Libya a day after the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was attacked. Photo: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

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Religious leaders deplore killings of diplomat, staffers

Ecumenical News International September 12, 2012

Religious rights activists are hailing the release an Iranian pastor accused of apostasy and a Pakistani girl who was charged with blasphemy. Photo: Artography

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Activists hail release of Christian pastor in Iran, teen in Pakistan

Adelle M. Banks, ENInews/RNS September 11, 2012

The Rev. Rana Youab Khan is the International Interfaith Dialogues Assistant to the Archbishop of Canterbury and to the Anglican Communion. Photo: Marites N. Sison

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‘Pray for those still struggling for peace’

Marites N. Sison September 11, 2012

Despite the horror of that day, a 9-11 survivor reached "a deeper sense of the abiding compassion of Jesus, of the durability of the peace of God in the midst of death and destruction." Photo: U.S. Library of Congress

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How the Lord’s Prayer saved a 9/11 survivor

Kay Campbell, ENInews/RNS September 11, 2012

A human rights group has documented more than 40 separate incidents of torture or ill-treatment targeted at Chin Christians on the basis of ethnicity and religion. Photo:

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Burmese Christians highlight religious persecution

Ecumenical News International September 11, 2012

Canadian missionaries played a significant part in the development of the Christian church in Japan, according to Archbishop Fred Hiltz, who is visiting the diocese of Chubu this fall. Photo: General Synod Archives

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Japan trip highlights Canadian connections

ajadmin September 10, 2012

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Christian Post tops religious website list

Diana Swift September 10, 2012

Congo's regular army troops have clashed with a group of renegade soldiers called M23, allegedly backed by Rwanda, sparking fears of another war between the two nations. Photo: SSgt. Jocelyn A. Guthrie

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Congo religious leaders seek to build awareness of war

Ecumenical News International September 10, 2012

Interest in and commitment to non-sexist language in the media has continued to gain allies in Argentina. Photo: withGod

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WACC welcomes study of non-sexist communication

ENInews/WACC September 10, 2012

Photos like this one of the Western Sunday School Caravan Mission won't be so easy to access, thanks to federal cuts announced in April. Photo: General Synod Archives P7804-50

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Budget cuts threaten church archives

Diana Swift September 7, 2012

Muslims have been working hard within the Democratic Party. Illustration: Matt Trommer

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Surge of Muslim delegates for Democrats

Anglican Journal Staff September 7, 2012

The global financial crisis can not overshadow the need to create sustainable economies, says the European Churches Environment Network. Photo: amenic181

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Churches call for a green economy

Anglican Communion News Service September 6, 2012

The WCC central committee called for dialogue among all parties in the Syrian conflict in order to safeguard the unity and pluralistic nature of the country. Photo: OPIS

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Church group comments on faith, humanitarian issues

Ecumenical News International September 6, 2012

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