Religion briefs for May 12 Published: Sat, May 12, 2012 Religion briefs for May 12 Read More

The long Anglican road to Rome Published: Mon, Jan 16, 2012 In the fall of 1979, a cluster of Episcopalians made another trip to Rome seeking a haven for Anglo-Catholic believers anxious to exit their increasingly divided church. Vatican officials agreed that it was time to petition their new leader, the young Pope John Paul II. The document was prepared and then signed on... Read More

Bishop Schori to speak in Tulsa Updated: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first woman primate in the worldwide Anglican Communion, will speak in Tulsa on Sunday and Monday. Jefferts Schori was elected to a nine-year term as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in 2006. She has headed the church through the turbulent years following the... Read More

Cables show Ireland irked Vatican on sovereignty Published: Sat, Dec 11, 2010 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Newly released U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that the Vatican felt "offended" that Ireland failed to respect Holy See "sovereignty" by asking high-ranking churchmen to answer questions from an Irish government commission probing decades of sex abuse of minors by clergy. That the Holy... Read More

St. Peter and Westminster Abbey Published: Fri, Sep 24, 2010 During his long exile in Normandy, the Saxon prince who would become known as Edward the Confessor vowed that he would make a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Peter once he returned to England. After his coronation as king, the pope released Edward from this vow -- if he built a monastery dedicated to the first bishop... Read More

Press, religion leaders need to agree on polite access Published: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 It doesn't make sense to lock reporters out of newsworthy services. Sometimes we have to be there because we have work to do. And part of that work involves finding a way to capture the words and images of the stories we need to tell. At the same time, it's wrong for journalists to wreck the very rites that we are... Read More

Top religious news of 2009 Published: Thu, Jan 7, 2010 President Barack Obama deserved the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, said the Norwegian Nobel Committee, because his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen ... cooperation between peoples" had created a "new climate in international politics." Even Obama's fiercest admirers admitted that his best work for peace occurred at... Read More

RELIGION BRIEFS Updated: Sat, Jun 17, 2006 RELIGION Church of England warned LONDON - A Vatican cardinal warned the Church of England that any move to consecrate women as bishops would make it impossible for their churches to fully reunify. Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, made the remarks at a private... Read More

Church of England warned Updated: Sat, Jun 17, 2006 LONDON - A Vatican cardinal warned the Church of England that any move to consecrate women as bishops would make it impossible for their churches to fully reunify. Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, made the remarks at a private meeting of Church of England... Read More

Keeping the Faith: Tears shed for many reasons in Sudan Updated: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 RENK, Sudan - The other day, I cried. I was standing in the library at the Renk Bible College, where I serve as a missionary and lecturer, and I cried. These were not tears of frustration, many of which I have shed in the 10 months I have been here, where language and customs and a whole different approach to time... Read More

At 80, priest now fulfilling delayed call Updated: Sat, Oct 13, 2001 LAWTON -- For most of his life, through military service in three wars and a career in the insurance business, Richard "Dick" Rosenbaum felt a calling. Graying of the Pulpit Today Changes bring diverse people into ministry Read More