Canadian interfaith leaders to receive recognition
Two of Canada’s leading voices in interfaith relations will be honored by Pope Benedict XVI—Dr. Victor Goldbloom and the Rev. Irenee Beaubien.
Two of Canada’s leading voices in interfaith relations will be honored by Pope Benedict XVI—Dr. Victor Goldbloom and the Rev. Irenee Beaubien.
Events in honor of the 140th anniversary of the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico begin May 18 and will continue for the next several months.
After years of preparation, a new Christian denomination will be formed this week in France when two synods meet in the eastern town of Belfort, a location historically important in the growth of Protestantism.
A group of faith leaders announced on May 8 in London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral that a new pilgrimage to Canterbury is planned for this summer to protest unjust economic systems in the 21st century.
A May 12 webinar hopes to bring together hundreds of people from around the world to share ideas on issues including climate change, sustainable development, eco-justice and theology.
The predominantly white United Methodist Church and five historically black denominations—after more than a decade of discussions—have entered into a full communion agreement.
A four-day consultation on “Ecumenical Advocacy for the Protection of the Human Rights of Migrant Workers in the Arabian Gulf Region” concluded on May 2 in Alwaye, India. The event was organized by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) along with the Christian Conference of Asia, according to a WCC news story.
Kenyan churches are tightening security after a lone attacker exploded a grenade inside an evangelical church in Nairobi on April 29, killing one person and injuring 15.
In Nigeria, a series of bombings during Sunday morning worship services killed at least four people in Maiduguri and 15 in Kano, with many injured.
The Seoul-based National Council of Churches in Korea on April 30 noted that tensions between North and South Korea are rising following Pyongyang’s failed rocket-launching on April 12, and held an “urgent prayer meeting” for peace.
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