October 1, 2004 ECUSA's troubles continue with three parishes seceding

Emphasizing the Anglican primates' agreement that "bishops are to respect the boundaries of one another's dioceses and provinces," Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) has sent a...

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June 1, 2004 Film a surprise hit

Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ has become a surprise hit in the Arab world, among both Muslims and Christians, who often have different motivations for viewing the controversial movie. While Christian Arabs,...

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May 1, 2004 Group presses Middle East peace

A Canadian delegation of church leaders and staff that recently visited Israel and Lebanon has vowed to press the Canadian government to "take the strongest stance it possibly can" in seeking a negotiated peace between Jews and...

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May 1, 2004 Palestinian mourned

Jerusalem The Greek Orthodox community here is mourning the death of George Khoury, a young Palestinian Christian, gunned down by a militant Palestinian group which had mistaken him for a Jewish settler. His...

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April 1, 2004 WCC calls Israeli barrier ‘unlawful annexation’

Leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC) have demanded that the Israeli government "stop and reverse" the construction of a barrier being erected "in the occupied Palestinian territories." The construction and location...

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March 1, 2004 Williams decries security fence

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams spoke out strongly against the security fence being erected by Israel in the occupied territories and Palestinian suicide bombings during a recent visit to the Middle East. "The security...

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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 Hospital occupied

The Anglican bishop of Jerusalem has expressed "deep shock and dismay" over the recent occupation of the Episcopal church's hospital in Nablus by Israeli soldiers. "The parish priest and the hospital administrator of St. Luke's...

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February 1, 2004 Middle East peace

Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold of the Episcopal Church in the United States joined 32 other religious leaders in announcing a new effort to mobilize support in the pursuit of peace in the Middle East. In letters to the U.S....

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January 1, 2004 Peace is focus for week of Christian unity

Toronto The search for peace in the Middle East will be the backdrop for this year's celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from Jan. 18-25. "As peace in our world remains elusive and is obstructed at every...

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