November 1, 2005 Church leaders welcome IRA 'decommissioning'

Dublin Two prominent Northern Ireland clergy chosen to monitor a key part of an internationally-backed peace process say that "beyond any shadow of doubt" the arms of the Irish Republican Army have now been put beyond...

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November 1, 2005 ECUSA won't divest from Israel

Las VegasThe Executive Council of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) has directed its Social Responsibility in Investments (SRI) committee to use the church's investments to encourage positive change in the...

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November 1, 2005 Papal meeting gives Küng hope

RomeDissident Roman Catholic theologian Hans Küng says he is hoping for new openness from the Vatican after he met with Pope Benedict XVI on Sept. 24 at the pontiff's summer residence near Rome. "I hope that my...

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November 1, 2005 Bishop uses artillery in peace message

Bishop Dinis Sengulane of the Anglican diocese of Lebombo, who was involved in negotiations that in 1992 brought an end to the 16-year civil war in Mozambique, has invited Canadian Anglicans to join in peace and disarmament...

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November 1, 2005 Prisoner-turned-priest finds path behind bars

The congregation is small. There are about 42 communicants, and between 15 and 20 show up on any given Sunday night for Eucharist. "In that respect, it's very much like any other parish in the Episcopal Church," said...

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November 1, 2005 New church for Qatar

London Construction is due to start early in 2006 on a $7 million US Anglican church centre in the State of Qatar, the first purpose-built church construction in the Middle Eastern state since the coming of Islam. ...

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November 1, 2005 Chiefs boost bigamy ban

HarareZimbabwe's traditional chiefs have backed a recent decision by local Apostolic and Zionist churches to ban polygamy to counter the spread of HIV/AIDS, which kills 2,000 people every week in this southern African...

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