Vatican doctrine authority denounces secularism
December 9, 2004
ROME — Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican’s top authority on doctrine, denounced Nov. 19 the rise of what he called an aggressive and at times
Vatican plans computer archive of documents
December 2, 2004
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican will open its archives to Italian state officials and academics for a computer-driven project that will catalog all available documents
Pagan wedding occurs in underground vault
October 7, 2004
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland’s first officially recognized pagan wedding using Wicca rites has taken place in an underground vault in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Two
‘Designer Baby’ decision criticized by church
September 2, 2004
LONDON — The decision by Britain’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to allow the selection of an embryo that would be a tissue match
Bishops urge lawmakers to oppose gay ‘marriage’
September 2, 2004
MADRID, Spain — Bishops in Spain are calling the country’s Catholic lawmakers to oppose homosexual “marriages,” which the new Socialist government is expected to legalize
Atheism’s ‘golden age’ has ended, professor says
August 26, 2004
The golden age of atheism is over,” Oxford University professor Alister McGrath said in his lectures during the 2004 Wycliffe Hall Summer School on the
Alabama Baptists join Olympic ministry efforts
August 19, 2004
Alabama Baptists are among Southern Baptist volunteers who are strengthening the cause of Christ at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. While the athletes have
New Anglican secretary general appointed
July 29, 2004
LONDON — Kenneth Kearon, an Irish theologian who since 1999 has been director of the Irish School of Ecumenics, has been appointed to succeed Canon
