British Methodists, Anglicans closer to unity
August 8, 2002
YORK, England — The Methodist Conference of Great Britain and the General Synod of the Church of England have overwhelmingly approved proposals for the two
Church of England relaxes wedding rules
August 8, 2002
YORK, England — After nearly 40 years of debate, the Church of England has finally decided that divorced people with a surviving spouse may be
Religious professionals live longer, healthier
August 8, 2002
LONDON — There’s a lot to be said for the life of a Benedictine monk or a Baptist minister, not the least of which is
Law passage could restrict religious groups in Belarus
August 1, 2002
Members of Protestant churches in Belarus held services of prayer and fasting June 15 and 16 in response to a sweeping new religion draft law
Soccer players ‘true god’ for one in five Germans
July 25, 2002
HANOVER, Germany — An Internet survey conducted by the Protestant churches in Germany revealed that one in five Germans say soccer players are their true
Tension grows between Orthodox, minority faiths
July 25, 2002
MOSCOW — Tension between Orthodox Christians and religious minorities is rising in the former Soviet republic of Georgia despite calls from local and U.S. politicians
Woman takes leadership role in Lutheran Church
July 25, 2002
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Netherlands has appointed the first woman to serve as president of the synod. Ilona Fritz,
Naked Mohammed painting causing fuss in Bologna, Italy
July 18, 2002
A 15th-century fresco showing the naked figure of the prophet Mohammed among the damned in Dante’s “Inferno” is causing a 21st century fuss in
