September 1, 1999 Respected cardinal dies

London Basil Hume, who died of cancer in hospital on June 17 at the age of 76, never wanted to lead the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales and he certainly had no designs on the papacy though he was often talked about...

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September 1, 1999 Serbian Orthodox bishops press Milosevic to quit

Belgrade The bishops of Yugoslavia's biggest church, the Serbian Orthodox Church, have called on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to hand over power to a transitional government, which they hope will restore the country's...

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September 1, 1999 Kenyan synod introduces new rules for cheaper funerals

Nairobi An Anglican Church initiative is likely to revolutionize funerals across Kenya, a country in which elaborate and expensive customs are traditionally linked to burials. Last month the synod of the Anglican Church...

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September 1, 1999 Churches warn Nigeria to stamp out corruption or face consequences

Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria's church leaders, concerned over the alarming levels of corruption in their country, have called on the nation's new civilian government to take drastic steps to clean up the country. The churches...

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September 1, 1999 Armenian patriarch, Karekin I, dies

His Holiness Karekin I, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, Armenia, died June 29 at the age of 66. From 1975-83 Karekin I was vice-moderator of the WCC Central Committee. At...

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September 1, 1999 Missionary doctor, priest murdered

East London, South Africa One of the first women to be ordained a priest in the Anglican Church in South Africa, Scottish-born Elizabeth Bride Dickson, aged 78, was found murdered this June in her secluded home in the picturesque...

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September 1, 1999 China blocks Pope from Hong Kong

The Chinese government has blocked plans for Pope John Paul to visit Hong Kong during an Asian tour later this year, according to a Roman Catholic bishop in Hong Kong. China is blaming the Vatican's links with Taiwan for...

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September 1, 1999 Spirituality that challenges values

JEAN VANIER and Henri Nouwen, names that fascinate many moderns, are linked to a particular spirituality that challenges personal and social values. Both men identified with the communities of L'Arche, which centre on the...

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September 1, 1999 How to avoid embarrassing your hosts

THESE DAYS, people increasingly are being invited - through family, friend or business contact to a wedding, funeral or other religious service of a religion not your own. These books tell what to expect and how to behave to...

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September 1, 1999 Monumental work of words gets Anglican entries right

THE PUBLICITY says that Canadian Churchman, and presumably its successor, the Anglican Journal, helped supply the words for this monumental work which seeks to define contemporary Canadian English. The editors...

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