(ENI) Hungarian church leaders have warned their country faces violence and breakdown in the face of unemployment and dislocation brought by the current financial meltdown.
(ENI) — The head of the largest Protestant church in Madagascar is reported to have been freed after being detained on March 17 by unspecified military personnel following the resignation of President Marc Ravalomanana.
LOUISVILLE — A special committee considering what the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) should say about marriage and civil unions has begun its work, with its members sharing some hopes and dreams for the church, and explaining why they agreed to take on this controversial subject.
Wearing green may be necessary beyond St. Patrick’s Day — Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations are featuring a program of Scottish music, traditional to modern, during this month — “Highland Heartbeat.”
LOUISVILLE — (PNS) The membership of three General Assembly special committees has been released, named by Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly (2008) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Editor’s Note: This is the author’s second essay addressing why the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) needs a major revision of the current/1983 PC(USA) Form of Government. The Presbyterian Outlook published the first article in the issue of November 17, 2008.
(ENI)--Pope Benedict XVI has joined Ireland's Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, and Protestant leaders in strongly condemning attacks in Northern Ireland that left two British soldiers and a policeman dead in a space of two days.
(ENI) — The percentage of people in the United States saying they have no religion has nearly doubled since 1990, according to the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS).
NEW YORK — (ENI) "Right to Life" advocates have criticized U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to reverse policies of the administration of George W. Bush that limited federal funding for stem cell research.
ROME — (ENI) Five centuries ago, indulgences were a major source of dissent between the papacy and the followers of Martin Luther, but now they can help Christian unity, says a senior Vatican cardinal.
(ENI) Christians with links to Mozambique, a nation considered Marxist and anti-religious after its independence in 1975, have been reflecting on the way church-state relations have improved in the country since then.
The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area did not make a mistake when it voted in January 2008 to restore the ordination of Paul Capetz, an openly-gay theology professor who will not promise that he will live in celibacy, the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission has ruled.
SAN ANTONIO — Organized around the theme, “A Light to the Nations,” from Isaiah 42:6–7, the annual Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) conference drew together about 1,000 leaders from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Reformed Church in America, the Christian Reformed Church, the Presbyterian Church of Canada, and the Moravian Church in America.
With a new administration in Washington, faith-based groups are keeping an eye on what policies the Obama administration is supporting and how the new Congress is leaning — trying to get a sense of who will be listened to, and what role people of faith might play.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent book, We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan that Will Work, reviews the contributions of past U.S. presidents toward peace in Israel and Palestine, and advances his hopes that President Barack Obama might be able to complete the task.
The advice to the 218th General Assembly (2008) from the Advisory Committee on the Constitution again brings into question the committee’s objectivity.
