by Sean Reilly | Jul 15, 2008
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has renewed his call for global Anglican leaders to focus on the gospel as a message of hope and healing for the world, and to move beyond factional in-fighting as they gather in Lambeth. The 76-year-old former Archbishop of Cape Town,...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 15, 2008
Faith leaders in the world’s riches nation say it is time to stop the “poverty train” in the United States and rescue its 37 million citizens living below the poverty line – reports Jose Pano de Carlo. The Democratic Faith Working Group (DFWG)...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 15, 2008
The World Alliance of Reformed Churches, whose roots go back to the 16th century Protestant Reformation of Jean Calvin, is urging members to celebrate in 2009 the 500th anniversary of his birth by working for the unity of the church, promoting social justice and...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 14, 2008
During Christianity’s early years, as the church moved from being a series of transitional movements to a collection of settled institutions, a blurring occurred in the distinction between Pax Christi, the kind of peace made possible by Jesus the Son of God, and Pax...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 14, 2008
Women of faith have a special calling to restore religion’s principles of nonviolence in a conflicted world, Sister Joan Chittister has told more than 2,000 women at a gathering in the USA. The remarks came in a keynote address to the seventh triennial Gathering of...
