As the Roman Catholic Church is engulfed by ‘a tide of sleaze’, the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton Kieran Conry told [Gledhill] that in countries such as Ireland, it could take generations for it to recover, if indeed it ever does.
Easter prods and provokes us with an immense stretching exercise. God has renewed a life given to the evil of this world on behalf of those with no other helper. That earth-shattering and tomb-shattering rebirth has planted the seeds of hope in each one of us. Yet those seeds do not produce fruit without struggle.
The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church will be meeting March 19-24 at Camp Allen in Texas. They will study the episcopacy in the
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has been awarded a top Russian honour recognising his love of the country and its literature.
GayUganda reports on another hate campaign supported from the US, this one in Kenya. Terrifying websites from the U.S. call for death to gays and lesbians. They provide posters with photos and addresses of people to target.
The songs of Bruce Springsteen, known for describing everyday life in religious terms, will accompany a traditional Eucharist, or Communion celebration, at Trinity Cathedral on Saturday in Portland, OR
“I give thanks for the Standing Commitees’ prompt action, and for the consents to the elections of my sisters,” Los Angeles Bishop Diocesan J. Jon Bruno said on March 10. “I look forward to the final few consents to come in from the bishops in the next few days, and I give thanks for the fact that we as a church have taken a bold step for just action.”
Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor surprised some last fall at a conference when asked about the need for geographic diversity on the court, saying “I don’t think they should all be of one faith, and I don’t think they should all be from one state.”
Surveys show that perhaps 70 percent of women worldwide experience domestic violence at some point in their lives, and some 5,000 women a year are murdered by family members in the name of honor.