Muslims accept pope’s invitation to dialogue
January 10, 2008
VATICAN CITY — A group of prominent Muslim scholars and clerics has accepted the invitation of Pope Benedict XVI for a “working meeting” on interreligious
Belarus pastor fined for leading worship in home
January 10, 2008
BARANOVICHI, Belarus — Pastor Dmitry Osyko was fined about two weeks’ average wages Dec. 14 for leading a worship service in November in a private
Good works not enough, Vatican tells missionaries
January 3, 2008
VATICAN CITY — Roman Catholic missionaries should aim to win souls and not restrict themselves to humanitarian good works, the Vatican said Dec. 14. A
British Baptists apologize for role in slave trade
December 13, 2007
SWANWICK, England — Baptists in Britain have apologized for their role in the slave trade. The Baptist Union of Great Britain Council, observing the 200th
Moldova part of trafficking epidemic
November 8, 2007
By Sue Sprenkle Earn money abroad. Waiters, housemaids and managers needed for world-renowned hotel chain. Immediate openings. Potential to earn thousands.” Natasha couldn’t believe her
Moldova fast facts
November 8, 2007
Name of Country Moldova Area Slightly larger than Maryland Capital Chisinau Population 4.4 million (2006) Languages Moldovan (or Romanian), Russian. Gagauz Ethnic Groups Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%
First team of Alabamians returns from fire cleanup in Greece; second readies to leave
November 8, 2007
Henry Lowery’s clothes will never be the same. Neither will he. After lying on hillsides 4 inches deep with ash and soot for two weeks,
European missions project expands to 24 countries
November 1, 2007
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The European Baptist Federation (EBF), with the generous help of 15 missions partners around the world, has developed a missions project
