Girl Guides drop oath to God to broaden appeal
July 18, 2013
CANTERBURY, England — For more than 100 years, Britain’s Girl Guides took an oath to “love God and serve the King/Queen.” But on June 19
Catholic layman faces 2 years in prison in Belarus
July 18, 2013
ALEKSANDROVKA, Belarus — A young Catholic layman, who turned his home in the western Belarus village of Aleksandrovka, Grodno Region, into a shelter for homeless
Lutherans, Catholics set aside differences
June 27, 2013
VATICAN CITY — Lutherans and Catholics have pledged to celebrate together the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017, with both sides agreeing to
Oldest known Torah scroll discovered in archives
June 27, 2013
ROME — An Italian university professor said May 29 he has found what is believed to be world’s oldest complete Torah scroll. Mauro Perani, professor
Church of England drops opposition to gay ‘marriage’ bill
June 27, 2013
LEICESTER, England — Bishops in the Church of England who had strenuously opposed a bid to allow same-sex “marriage” signaled they will not try to
Court dismisses abuse claims against the Vatican
June 27, 2013
VATICAN CITY — A campaign to hold former Pope Benedict XVI responsible for crimes against humanity floundered June 13 as the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Istanbul pastor shows hope to protesters
June 24, 2013
While protesters and police furiously clash in Istanbul, a pastor there is quietly continuing his ministry. Nicholas lives and works in Taksim, the epicenter of
British Baptists elect first female as general secretary
May 23, 2013
Didcot, England — Forty-eight-year-old Lynn Green was elected May 4 as general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB). The first woman to
