Nigerian Anglicans delete Canterbury references
September 29, 2005
LONDON — The Anglican Church of Nigeria no longer defines itself as a church in communion with the archbishop of Canterbury — something that historically
Serbian congregation kept from building church
September 22, 2005
LOVCENAC, Serbia — While a Serbian Orthodox Church is being built in Lovcenac in northern Vojvodina, Serbia, the local authority’s allocation of land in the
Russian priests prepare to fight spread of AIDS
September 15, 2005
MOSCOW — The Russian Orthodox Church has launched a new program aimed at preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Russia, where experts are predicting an
Kazakhstan churches see increasing persecution
September 15, 2005
TARAZ, Kazakhstan — Baptist pastor Pyotr Panafidin was fined Sept. 2 for more than three months of his average wages by officials in Taraz, Kazakhstan.
Minsk authorities to confiscate church land
September 8, 2005
MINSK, Belarus — City authorities in Minsk have told the embattled charismatic New Life church that the land it bought with its church building in
Church land ownership getting tougher in Russia
September 1, 2005
MOSCOW — Protestant communities and other religious confessions in Russia are facing increasing obstruction from state authorities about building a place of worship. For example,
Russian officials block church from its site
September 1, 2005
BARNAUL, Russia — Catholics in the Siberian Altai region are encountering persistent obstacles in their work. The Barnaul, Russia, Catholic parish’s attempts to regain its
Founder of Taizé monastic community murdered
August 25, 2005
TAIZé, France — The legendary founder of a monastic community that united Christians from Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic and evangelical traditions was murdered during a prayer
