TEHRAN, Iran — Though Iran has a conservative-dominated parliament, it nonetheless approved a draft bill on July 20 that would allow abortion in the first
JOHANNESBURG, S. Africa — South Africa’s Dutch Reformed Church, once ostracized for its theological justification of apartheid and white-majority rule, has rejoined the South African
TORONTO — The Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists has decided to study whether it should change its name. During their annual meeting in Toronto, messengers
Genocide is taking place in Sudan in violation of international law, both houses of Congress declared in a joint resolution July 22. The joint resolution
The United Methodist Church has elected 21 new bishops to serve in the United States, including three blacks, four Asian Americans, a Hispanic woman and
SHANGHAI, China — The 135-year-old Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity in Shanghai, China, was handed back to Chinese Christians in June, according to the