Vatican City (ENI) Pope Benedict XVI lamented the "superficiality, consumerism and hedonism" of contemporary society while offering a message of Christian hope to young Catholic pilgrims gathered in Madrid on Aug. 18.
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Nairobi, Kenya (ENI) The Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya, where several Christian relief agencies are delivering humanitarian aid to Somali migrants fleeing drought, war and disease, has become Kenya's third-largest "city."
WASHINGTON (ENI/RNS) O ften accused of ignoring religion as they craft foreign policy, the White House and State Department are trying to show that religion is a rising priority for U.S. diplomacy.
Let’s all take a deep breath. In the run-up to our time in Minneapolis, we must ask ourselves what has changed and what has remained the same.
What has changed is that a majority of PCUSA presbyteries have voted to remove the requirement from our Book of Order that all ministers, elders and deacons practice fidelity if they are married and chastity if they are single. The substitute language that is now part of our constitution calls upon leaders “to submit joyfully to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.”
JOPLIN, Mo. (General Assembly Mission Council) The scores of spring
tornadoes that swept through Eastern and Midwestern states this year left
widespread devastation, nowhere worse than in Joplin, Mo.
London (ENI) Many faith communities in England are working
together on the front line this week after days of rioting in which
hooded youths ransacked hundreds of businesses and shops in many parts of
London, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Leeds, Nottingham and smaller towns.
Nairobi, Kenya (ENI)- As Christians in South Sudan mark one
month after independence, churches in the Muslim North are facing pressure
from government officials and members of the public who are demanding their
closure.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Special to PNS) “The extent of the damage is just stunning,” said General Assembly Mission Council Executive Director Linda Valentine after a recent visit to Tuscaloosa and Culllman, Ala., with a group of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders.
WASHINGTON (RNS) Christian missionaries should renounce all “deception and coercive means” of winning converts, according to an agreement released June 28 by a World Evangelical Alliance, the World Council of Churches and the Vatican, which together represent 90 percent of the world’s Christian population.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Office of the General Assembly) Gradye Parsons,
stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),
says he is "deepy troubled" by the deficit-reduction package that has been
signed into federal law.
Geneva (ENI) Christian advocacy groups are among a 28-strong international coalition calling for North Korea, criticized by many for its human rights abuses and nuclear threats, to step down from the presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (UNCD).
Jerusalem (ENI) Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders met in Jerusalem July 18 at the Interfaith Climate Change Forum to raise awareness about the vital role religion can play on environmental issues.
Geneva (ENI) Different faiths need to do more to promote human solidarity, said Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), in the aftermath of the bomb attack and mass killings in his native Norway.
Trondheim, Norway (ENI) A Norwegian bishop addressing the recent bombing and shooting attacks in his country said Norway has "countered this insane terrorism by demonstrating love and solidarity."
On the afternoon of Sept. 22, 2001, Carolyn wrote “O God, Our Words Cannot Express,” a hymn that was used by many churches on that evening and in the days that followed. It was published in the Presbyterian Outlook at the time, and was mentioned in USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, lots of magazines and was on national PBS-TV twice in the USA and the BBC-TV in the United Kingdom.
Warsaw, Poland (ENI) Church leaders across Europe expressed shock
and sorrow at the killing of 76 people by a right-wing extremist in Norway,
and pledged solidarity and prayers with the country's inhabitants.
Bangalore, India (ENI) Major churches in India are taking part
in a hunger strike that began July 25 in New Delhi to demand an end to
discrimination against Christian Dalits.
In a time when ministry and outreach to college students is in decline, the Presbyterian Student Center Foundation, known as PresHouse, is thriving on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. However, its tax-exempt status has been revoked, and the ministry could soon be shuttered.
Q: How can a conference reflect open-mindedness, intentionality, innovation and church leadership all at once?
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America has directed its Interchurch Relations Committee to study the denomination’s participation in the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and offer its findings to the 2012 General Assembly.
(rNS) The National Association of Evangelicals is siding with Jews and Muslims in opposing a proposed ban on infant male circumcision in San Francisco.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (ENI) Migrant religious workers in New
Zealand are welcoming the opportunity to be permanent residents after the
government announced changes to the law on July 19. Starting in November,
an updated temporary visa will allow workers to stay in the country for four
years before applying for residency.
NAIROBI, Kenya (ENI) The Kenyan government has promised to
expand a refugee camp for thousands of desperate Somalis fleeing a drought
crisis in the Horn of Africa, and faith groups and humanitarian agencies are
praising the move.
WASHNGTON (Special to the Presbyterian News Service) On July 11, more than 150 U.S. citizens from faith-based, environmental and human rights organizations gathered in front of the White House to protest the pending Colombia Free Trade Agreement. A Presbyterian presence was prominent among them.
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