Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
Source: Associated Press By YURAS KARMANAU MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and […]
To Protect Migrants From Police, a Dutch Church Service Never Ends
Source: The New York Times By Patrick Kingsley THE HAGUE — Jessa van der Vaart and Rosaliene Israel, two Dutch pastors, usually get to church by cycling through the streets […]
Hundreds of sex abuse allegations found in fundamental Baptist churches across U.S.
Source: Star Telegram BY SARAH SMITH DEC. 9, 2018 Joy Evans Ryder was 15 years old when she says her church youth director pinned her to his office floor and raped […]
Church Puts Baby Jesus In Cage For Immigration-Themed Nativity Scene
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A Massachusetts church is mixing faith and politics in its nativity display this year ― placing a baby Jesus figurine in a cage to […]
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
Source: Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police searched the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and Russian Orthodox churches in several cities Monday, stepping up pressure as Kiev pushes […]
A Big Cathedral, a Big Bill, and a Big Debate in Romania
Source: The New York Times By Kit Gillet BUCHAREST, Romania — Long past midnight, lines of worshipers snake through the central hall of the People’s Salvation Cathedral, in the heart […]
Ukraine: Leader pledges church choice for Orthodox faithful
Source: Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has promised the country’s Orthodox Christian faithful they will be free to remain part of the Russian Orthodox Church after the […]
A storm brews over the formation of a new church in Ukraine
Source: The Economist PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I (pictured), the “first among equals” in the stormy world of Orthodox Christianity, seemed like a model of composure as he prepared this week for […]
America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches
Source: The Atlantic By Jonathan Merritt Three blocks from my Brooklyn apartment, a large brick structure stretches toward heaven. Tourists recognize it as a church—the building’s bell tower and stained-glass […]
Attackers target church in Ukraine amid religious split
Source: Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian Orthodox Church says unknown attackers hurled Molotov cocktails at the landmark St. Andrew’s Church in the capital Kiev and assaulted a priest. […]
Traitors or Russian agents? Clergy caught in Ukraine church row
Source: Reuters By Matthias Williams, Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) – Priests like Metropolitan Oleksandr face a choice: join Ukraine’s new independent church and be labeled a renegade by supporters of his […]
Vatican meeting ends with call for greater role for women in Church
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A major meeting of Catholic bishops ended on Saturday with a call for women to play a greater role in Church decision making as […]
Thousands of Canada’s indigenous children died in church-run boarding schools. Where are they buried?
Source: The Washington Post By Amanda Coletta TORONTO — Armed with everything from school attendance records to drones, researchers across Canada are racing to shed light on a bleak part of the […]
Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
Source: Catholic News When Christians hear Muslims being called to prayer, they should be happy, for it is their God who is going to be worshipped and served, says Jesuit […]
Sydney Anglicans set to ban gay weddings and pro-LGBTI advocacy on church property
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald By Michael Koziol The Sydney Anglican diocese is set to ban same-sex weddings from any Anglican church or building, and prohibit its properties from being used […]
Orthodox Church split: Five reasons why it matters
Source: BBC News By Laurence Peter Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionKiev held a mass to thank Constantinople for recognising the Ukrainian Church’s independence The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with […]
Egypt extends state of emergency for another 3 months
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has extended its state of emergency for another three months. The government declared a state of emergency after an Islamic State affiliate bombed […]
Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine
Source: Reuters By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) – The Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest […]
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spill over to Byzantine world of Orthodox church
Source: The Washington Post By David Stern and Amie Ferris-Rotman KIEV, Ukraine — For centuries, the golden cupolas of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery and catacombs have been a refuge of tranquility and […]
A Pastor Pushes Forward as a Drought Threatens His Town and His Church
Source: The New York Times By Rick Rojas WEE WAA, Australia — The Rev. Bernard Gabbott bumped along on a road so remote the asphalt had given way to gravel, […]