Three-quarters of American respondents said they had read a phrase from the Bible in the past 12 months, found the poll conducted by GFK-Eurisko research group for the Catholic Biblical Federation, according to Reuters.
The ruling announced Tuesday by the Louisville, Ky.-based court overturns a decision against the Rev. Jane Spahr last year. A regional judicial committee had found Spahr guilty of misconduct and gave her a rebuke — the lightest possible punishment.
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Frank Page re-emphasized the need for the denomination to focus on bringing lost souls into God's kingdom and announced that a long-planned multi-faceted evangelism strategy will be presented during SBC's annual meeting in June.
A Christian activist who is campaigning against his country's involvement in Iraq has welcomed a statement by a Japanese court that the operations there of his Japan's military personnel violate the country's constitution.
Between 15,000 and 20,000 people are expected to visit the BYU campus Thursday and Friday for the university's annual Women's Conference. President Thomas S. Monson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will conclude the two-day event of
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad travelled to Sri Lanka today in what government there has hailed as an important step in cementing closer ties between the two nations.Jehan Perera of the Regional Centre For Strategic Studies in Colombo told us more
Leading figures from the United Nations have been meeting in Switzerland to chart a solution to dramatic food price increases. The rises have caused hunger, and riots in poorer countries around the world. A number of countries across Asia have
Europe is suffering from "a very strong inflationary shock" because prices in the euro zone economy have surged more than expected as growth slows down from a recent boom, the EU's top economy official yesterday. Will Taylor Reports...
The prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Francis Arinze recently returned from the United States, where he spoke to groups at a number of U.S. Catholic institutions of higher learning.Chris Altieri reports...
The 27 European Union nations have signed a pre-membership pact with Serbia in an attempt to help pro-Western parties win the Serb elections next month. The public-policy NGO, International Crisis Group, is arguing that the EU should refrain from trying
The leader of a rebel group accused of trying to assassinate east Timor's president and prime minister last February laid down his arms and turned himself into authorities today. Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta was seriously injured in the attack, which
The World Food Crisis which has seen rising prices and growing shortages was the focus of a two-day meeting of top UN officials this week in the Swiss capital of Berne. UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon attended the session.We spoke
Pope Benedict XVI will make a pilgrimage to the healing shrine of Our Lady at Lourdes, in France. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of France made the official announcement via press release late Monday afternoon, confirming the Holy Father's pilgrimage scheduled
After weeks of staying out of the public eye while critics lambasted his sermons, Wright made three public appearances in four days to defend himself. The former pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago has been combative, providing
We live in the South where it’s culturally accepted to go to church, and many people go to church believing that they’re saved, they’re forgiven, and they’re going to go to heaven," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the
If Vince Fiore had any doubts that he was being called to the priesthood, they ended when he saw Pope John Paul at World Youth Day in 2002. The Sault Ste. Marie man attended a papal mass at Downsview Park,
