December 1, 2006 Anti-graft pamphlet quotes from holy books, prophet

A Russian organization with close ties to the Kremlin is quoting the Bible, the Jewish Torah and a saying attributed to the prophet Muhammad in an anti-corruption drive to warn against the evils of bribery.

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October 1, 2006 Report calls on priests to confess to collaborating with Communists

Poland’s Roman Catholic bishops have published a report about their church’s infiltration by the secret police under communist rule, calling on priests who were informers to confess their guilt but also warning against “condemnation and revenge.”

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October 1, 2006 Swiss union marks 75th anniversary

Geneva The Anglican and Old-Catholic churches in Switzerland celebrated recently the 75th anniversary of an agreement on full communion that is seen as foreshadowing later accords between other churches.  “You have achieved...

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October 1, 2006 Biblical botany

Bielefeld, Germany More than 40 botanical gardens run by churches and groups throughout Germany are inviting visitors to get to know the 120 flowers, bushes and trees mentioned in the Bible.   “We want to attract both...

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August 30, 2006 Scottish Episcopal Church elects new primus

An electoral synod on May 19 elected Bishop Idris Jones, bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, as primus, or senior bishop, of the Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) Church. The seven bishops of the Scottish church participated in the election, which was chaired by the former primus, Bishop Bruce Cameron.

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August 30, 2006 C of E one step closer to women bishops

The Church of England’s general synod voted that the appointment of women as bishops is theologically justified, but hurdles remain before the measure can be implemented.

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May 11, 2006 Sri Lanka bishop boycotts UK as 'mark of protest'

Bishop Duleep de Chickera of the diocese of Colombo, Anglican Church of Ceylon, has refrained from visiting the United Kingdom as a “mark of protest” following the British High Commission in Colombo’s policy of...

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May 1, 2006 Job sharing bishops

The Bavarian Lutheran church has for the first time appointed a married couple to share the position of regional bishop.

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January 1, 2006 First woman pastor in Norway church

OsloNorway's 21,000-member Evangelical Lutheran Free Church has appointed its first woman pastor. Caroline Vesterberg from Sweden has been called to part-time service as children and youth pastor in the Free Church's...

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October 1, 2005 Primate, church leaders visit Armenia

Looking for support and greater dialogue with Canadian churches, the Canadian diocese of the Armenian Orthodox Church invited a group of church leaders, including the Anglican primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, to visit...

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