February 1, 2004 Sprituality on the small screen

Vision TV, the national multi-faith cable channel, announced that its Credo show, which challenges prominent people to speak about their spiritual convictions, will host Olympic sprinter Donovan Bailey on Feb. 17 and...

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February 1, 2004 A journey worthy of Ulysses

Cold Mountain is a small story set against a huge backdrop of events and the nurturing sweep of landscape and nature. At the outset of the American Civil War, Ada Monroe moves to the isolated town of Cold Mountain in North...

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February 1, 2004 Aid agencies respond to Iran quake

Responding to calls for emergency relief efforts for survivors of the deadly earthquake that ravaged the city of Bam, Iran, the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has released an initial grant of $15,000. ...

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February 1, 2004 Government silence condemned

Johannesburg South African church leaders have condemned their government's silence on atrocities committed by Zimbabwe 's rulers against political opponents, equating the situation in their neighbouring country to what...

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February 1, 2004 Indian, Pakistani churches welcome new dialogue

Thrissur, India Church leaders in India and Pakistan have welcomed the thawing of relations between their countries following meetings of the two rival neighbours at a summit of South Asian countries, held in Islamabad...

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February 1, 2004 World of religious plurality not yet understood: former WCC head

Geneva Inter-religious encounter is one of the most crucial challenges facing churches today, according to Rev. Konrad Raiser, former general secretary of the World Council of Churches. "It will be an ecumenical...

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February 1, 2004 Woman priested ‘behind bars’

When Bishop Alan Scarfe came to Anamosa, Iowa, to ordain Anne Moats Williams to the priesthood, he went to the State Penitentiary instead of St. Mark's Episcopal church. Although Ms. Williams is a long-time resident of...

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February 1, 2004 Meeting postponed as dialogue hits speed bump

The official dialogue between Roman Catholics and Anglicans has hit a speed bump, although both sides insist that they are committed to further conversations in their common search for Christian unity. A meeting of the...

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February 1, 2004 Churches line up to condemn ECUSA

The bishops of Congo, West Africa, are the latest to voice their condemnation of the consecration in New Hampshire of Bishop Gene Robinson and to dissociate themselves from dioceses and parishes "involved in homosexuality." ...

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February 1, 2004 New network for dissenters

Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) who dissented from decisions by last summer's General Convention endorsing the consecration of a gay bishop in New Hampshire have formed a rival network of dioceses and...

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