The Diocese of New York is just finishing up its 234th Diocesan Convention. Bishop Sisk has called for the election of a bishop co-adjutor in the Fall of 2011 in preparation for his retirement (the date of which was not specified). Bishop Roskam announced that she will be retiring as of the beginning of 2012.
As part of the 2005 Peace agreement signed by Sudanese in the northern and southern parts of country, a binding vote on partition will be taken in early January that could split the country into two parts, its Muslim dominated north and its Christian dominated south. Many observers expect violence to breakout again no matter which way the vote goes.
A month or so ago a leader of the Christian Democratic Party in Finland created a controversy by speaking out against the possibility of the
Every year we’ve come to count on someone arguing that the secular world is taking Christ out of Christmas – and calling on true Christians to stand up *this* year. But this year something else is happening. Atheists are actually reaching out to Humanists by targeting Christians (and Muslims) with the hope that people will turn away from aggressive religious messages and to a more mellow sort of spirituality.
The Office of Public Affairs of the Episcopal Church has sent notice that the 2009 parochial report statistics have been posted. “The report shows 2,175,616 baptized members of The Episcopal Church for 2009, with an Average Sunday Attendance (ASA) of 724,789.”
The Crystal Cathedral, home at one time to the “Be Happy Attitudes” has fallen into receivership. Apparently the ministry which was once such an influential
The leadership of the United Kingdom has decided to deal with its economic woes by enacting a series of substantial budgetary cuts in an effort
The Dalai Lama, as part of an interview, remarks about the ways that the conflict between the scientific and religious worldview simply isn’t an issue
Bishop Gene Robinson surprised many in the Diocese of New Hampshire by announcing his intention to retire approximately 2 years from now in 2013. In
Canon Scott Hayashi, to be consecrated the 11th bishop of Utah today, warned Episcopalians in the region to be careful not to fall into the