Louisville, Ky. (General Assembly Mission Council) Charles B. Hardwick of Bloomington, Ill., has been named director of theology, worship and education for the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC).
JERUSALEM (RNS) Five of the Dead Sea Scrolls that have been stored for decades in a climate-controlled exhibit at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem are now available in digital form to anyone with an Internet connection.
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. Justice Department on Sept. 6 announced a settlement with Henrico County, Va., over the county’s alleged violation of a federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to rezone property for Muslims who wanted to build a mosque.
GENEVA (ENI) The World Council of Churches (WCC) has launched the first online digital library covering theology and ecumenism, called GlobeTheoLib, saying it will help close the information gap between North and South.
Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia (ENInews) Lutheran bishop Eduardo Martinez and Episcopal Anglican bishop Francisco Duque have applauded a law against sexual discrimination set to be signed by Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, according to a news release from the Latin America and Caribbean Communication Agency.
MADISON, S.D. (Special to PNS) At 6:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Charlie Richardson, building and grounds supervisor of First Presbyterian Church in Madison, S.D., was awakened by a phone call from local police. The church had been broken into overnight. The vandals stole nothing, but left a swath of destruction.
Geneva (ENI) Intolerance and violent repression of religious and ethnic minorities, often the most vulnerable groups in many societies, is on the increase, said a prominent human rights advocacy group.
Jerusalem, 10 October (ENInews)--As Egypt approaches the anniversary of the protest movement that overthrew former president Hosni Mubarak, the country still finds itself torn by sectarian violence.
Jerusalem (ENI) Jews visited a burned mosque the Bedouin village of Tuba-Zangaria in northern Israel on 6 October, with one person declaring that an attack blamed on Jewish extremists represents "a disaster for Israel" and does not reflect Jewish values.
Geneva (ENI) Two church groups with membership in North America and the Caribbean have pledged to work to improve the lives of migrant Caribbean workers, according to officials.
Geneva (ENI) An organization supported by Mennonites has made a significant contribution to the Lutheran Church's work at refugee camps serving the Horn of Africa, a gesture that both groups said is practical expression of a reconciliation that was celebrated last year.
Geneva (ENI) An increase in world migration has spurred the growth of new dynamic Christian communities in many countries, but the trend also poses many challenges for older churches, said religious leaders.
Washington (ENI) Washington National Cathedral will need "tens of millions of dollars" over "numerous years" to repair extensive damage to the nation's second-largest church following an Aug. 23 earthquake, church officials said Oct. 4.
(RNS) New York-area residents are more spiritually active since 9/11, a new survey shows, but the uptick in faith may be a matter of coincidence rather than a religious response to the terrorist attacks.
Twenty-one years ago, Scott Anderson had a choice. He could continue to serve as a Presbyterian minister but hide his identity as a gay man. Or he could leave the ministry and live, as he says, "with a sense of integrity" about who he is.
New York (ENI) Partisan politics has disrupted the role of the U.S. religious community in debates about the nation's future, says a prominent broadcast journalist and former White House communications director.
GENEVA (ENI) The World Council of Churches (WCC) has launched the first online digital library covering theology and ecumenism, called GlobeTheoLib, saying it will help close the information gap between North and South.
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (ENI) Speakers at an international Christian-Muslim dialogue conference organized by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) say religious groups need to do more to combat greed in the global economy.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (ENI) A suicide bomber blew himself up on the porch of an Indonesian church packed with hundreds of worshippers on Sept. 25, injuring 28 people, some critically.
BERLIN (ENI) Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Germany on Sept. 23 featured an ecumenical worship service in the town of Erfurt that was meant to reach out to German Protestants, but for many it felt like a missed opportunity.
EDINBURGH, Scotland (ENI) The Scottish government has drawn fire from Catholic church leaders for launching a 14-week public consultation, starting Sept. 2, on the question of legalizing marriage for gay couples.
Bangalore, India (ENI) A pastor's wife was killed and churches and schools destroyed in the Sept. 18 earthquake that killed more than 100 people in several countries in the Himalaya mountains north of India.
Washington (ENI) The U.S. State Department has designated eight nations as the most serious violators of religious freedom, naming the same countries as the Bush administration.
