As Anglicans look for blame in sex abuse scandal, George Carey quits honorary role
RNS Lord George Carey speaks at the Religion Communicators Council in March 2016. PICTURE: Courtesy of George Carey In a dramatic coda to a dark chapter in the Church of England, former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord George Carey stepped down from an honorary role after a report on child sex abuse accused the church […]
THE WORD OF THE LORD
In the Old Testament the prophets had a phrase they used when God came near: “The Word of the Lord came to me”. In person. PICTURE: Tania Miron Over and over we hear this refrain as prophet after prophet tried to reform the people; warn the people; comfort the people; inspire the people. “The […]
Thousands attend beatification of Lithuania’s Catholic martyr Matulionis
BosNewsLife Thousands of people gathered in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius late last week to attend the official beatifcation ceremony of Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis, who became a symbol of the persecution endured by Christians when the country was still part of the Soviet Union. An estimated 30,000 people gathered to pay respects to Matulionis as the late […]
THIS LIFE: WHAT IS YOUR FOCUS IN LIFE?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article which comes via ASSIST News Service, reflects on what it means to have ‘spiritual eyesight’…
CAR: CLERICS SAY ‘WAR MUST STOP’ AS KILLINGS CONTINUE DESPITE PEACE AGREEMENT
World Watch Monitor reports that despite a peace agreement, fighting continues in the Central African Republic – again prompting further calls from prominent Christian leader Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou for an end to the conflict…