Anglican Head Criticizes Israeli Wall
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said Friday during a pilgrimage to Bethlehem, that the Israeli-built wall around the traditional site of Jesus' birth symbolized what was 'deeply wrong
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Pope Worries about Clash with Islam
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged intensified dialogue with Islam, saying in a Christmas speech that 2006 will be remembered as a year marked by the danger of a clash between cultures and religions. -
Anglican Splinter Group: Vote not 'Anti-Gay'
Congregations who stepped out of the Episcopal Church were welcomed Thursday into their new Anglican home – the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. -
Baptist Megachurch Pastor Attacked for Handling of Alleged Abuse
Sexual abuse allegations have led to the suspension of a longtime minister at Bellevue Baptist Church and to at least one call for the church's senior pastor to step down. -
Pope Urges Christians to Defend against Secular Trends
Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians on Wednesday to defend the spirit of Christmas against secular trends during his last general audience before the holiday. -
Pew Study: Pentecostal Growth in Asia Controversial
In the third and final overview of the Pew Forum's 'Spirit and Power' study, Pentecostals were found to represent only 3.5 percent of Asia's population. -
Episcopal Head: Church Not Splintering
The Episcopal Church is not splintering, despite a decision by several Virginia parishes to leave and join Anglican conservatives, the head of the church said Monday. -
Historic Episcopal Parishes on Verge of Separation
Two of the biggest Episcopal parishes in Virginia are poised to break from the denomination to join overseas Anglicans forming a conservative U.S. rival to The Episcopal Church. -
Episcopal parishes in Va. Break Away
Two of the most prominent and largest Episcopal parishes in Virginia voted overwhelmingly Sunday to leave The Episcopal Church and join fellow Anglican conservatives forming a rival denomination in th -
Pope's Priest Calls for Abuse Penance
Pope Benedict XVI's personal priest asked the pontiff on Friday to declare a day of fasting and penance to express the Roman Catholic Church's solidarity with the victims of clerical sex abuse. -
Pope Benedict Meets with the Head of the Orthodox Church of Greece
Pope Benedict met on Thursday with Archbishop Christodoulos, head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, for talks on relations between the two churches. -
Tanzania Anglicans Sever Ties With U.S. Episcopal Church
The Anglican Church of Tanzania declared Tuesday that it was cutting ties with the Episcopal Church in the United States. -
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Excommunicated Cleric installs Married Men as Bishops
An excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop continued to defy the Vatican when he installed two married priests as bishops on Sunday. -
Russian Orthodox Head Accuses Vatican of Convert Poaching
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday accused the Vatican of pursuing an 'extremely unfriendly policy' in Russia and other ex-Soviet states. -
Episcopal Head Responds to Diocese Vote
Members of a conservative Episcopal diocese who voted to distance themselves from the faith's national denomination received a letter Monday from church leaders lamenting their decision. -
Calif. Diocese Snubs Episcopal Church
In a public rebuke of the Episcopal Church, a conservative diocese voted Saturday to affirm its membership in the worldwide Anglican Communion after distancing itself from the national church over the -
Churches Drop 'Baptist' Label
One of the city's oldest churches has a new name, reflecting a local trend of moving away from denominational titles in the evangelical movement. -
Cardinal Urges Rethink on Marriage Ban
An influential Brazilian cardinal says the Roman Catholic Church should reconsider its ban on allowing priests to marry. -
Pope Wraps Up 4-Day Visit To Turkey
Pope Benedict XVI, in a parting message of goodwill to Muslims at the end of his first papal trip to a predominantly Muslim nation, said Friday that the Vatican wishes to -
Hong Kong Cardinal Criticizes China Ordination
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen on Friday lashed out at China's latest ordination of a bishop without papal approval — the third known case this year — accusing Beijing of reneging on a promise to the -
Pope Faces Dual Tests in Turkey
Ever since Pope Benedict XVI wandered into the religious crossfire between Islam and the West, the Vatican has been busy trying to retreat to calmer ground. But no one expects Benedict's trip to Turk -
Turkey's Christians See Hope in Papal Visit
Next door to a store selling artificial limbs in a run-down area of Turkey's capital, the Protestant church sits on the ground floor of a dreary apartment block, with barred windows and kitchen chair -
Pope to Tread Sensitive Ground in Turkey
No moment of Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip may be as closely watched as his walk through the majestic Haghia Sophia, a domed complex whose history spans Istanbul's stormy evolution from Christia -
Methodist Men's Ministry Ends 56-Year Tradition
A United Methodist Church agency that ministers to men plans to end its 56-year tradition of holding national meetings in Indiana and will have the next event at a Baptist college in Nashville.
