Egypt’s president declares Christmas holiday
January 23, 2003
CAIRO — For the first time Coptic Christians in Egypt are able to celebrate Christmas as a national holiday. On Dec. 18, Egypt’s President Hosni
Pope offers thought for the day via cell phone
January 23, 2003
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican took a giant step into the electronic age Jan. 15 — with a major reservation. Italians can now receive a
Hong Kong leaders moving toward limiting freedoms
January 16, 2003
In 1997, the government of the United Kingdom handed control of Hong Kong to China in accordance with an agreement made 50 years earlier. At
Missionaries’ friendships break through reserved nature of Chinese people in Paris
January 16, 2003
It’s the lunch hour in Paris, and Jon Norris sits in a Chinese restaurant. Motioning to the Chinese server, Norris speaks to him in Mandarin.
Canadian Presbyterians make offer in abuse case
January 9, 2003
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Presbyterian Church of Canada has offered to pay up to $1.5 million to settle abuse claims by former students who
Colombians may see end to 18 years of conflict
January 9, 2003
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombians greeted a new prospect for peace when the 11,000-strong paramilitary army known as the Auto Defense Union of Colombia (AUC) offered
Hinduist landslide may endanger secular India
January 9, 2003
GUJARAT, India — An overwhelming state-election victory by a Hindu fundamentalist party may endanger India’s future as a secular republic, according to Indian experts. In
Theologians rebuked for open theism views
January 9, 2003
TORONTO — The struggle for the heart of the 53-year-old Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) heated up recently when members voted to challenge the membership of
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