September 1, 2004 Commission will soon wrap up its work

Archbishop Robin Eames has dismissed criticisms that the Lambeth Commission tasked to find ways of maintaining unity in the fractured Anglican Communion has been partial only to some voices. ?Very few people have actually had...

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September 1, 2004 AIDS conference attracts faith groups

Bangkok Representatives from more than 100 faith-based organizations attended the 15th International AIDS Conference in Bangkok in July. The Geneva-based Ecumen-ical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) said that organizations from...

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September 1, 2004 Church in Kenya has rejected ECUSA funds over sexuality row

The Anglican Church of Kenya has rejected a total of $75,000 US ($100,000 Cdn) in grants from the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA) in keeping with a vow made last April by African bishops to refuse money...

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September 1, 2004 Williams praises peace work in Solomons

Honiara , Solomon Islands Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, on an eight-day visit to the Solomon Islands in August, urged islanders to become a model of reconciliation for the wider world. In an address broadcast live in...

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September 1, 2004 Communion's secretary general well versed in conflict resolution

London An Irishman experienced in conflict resolution has been named as secretary general of the worldwide Anglican Communion at a time when it faces schism over the issue of homosexuality. Rev. Kenneth Kearon, 50, a priest of...

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September 1, 2004 Victoria woman takes over WCC youth desk

Natalie Maxson, a 24-year-old self-described ?subversive Christian? and lay member of the United Church of Canada is to take over the youth desk of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on Dec. 1. ?Something that I'd like...

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September 1, 2004 Help with finances

London Many churches in Britain have shrinking congregations, but an organization that helps church volunteers hold their own with a welter of financial and accountancy requirements is proving so popular members have doubled in...

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September 1, 2004 Gay priest now a dean

London Jeffrey John, the openly gay Anglican priest who last year turned down an appointment as a bishop in the Church of England, was installed on July 2 as dean of St. Albans Cathedral, north of London . His appointment as...

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