ROSEMONT, Ill. (ELCA) — The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop and chief ecumenical officer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), gathered staff of the ELCA Department for Ecumenical Affairs and 15 advisors here Feb. 8-9 to discuss the church’s ecumenical priorities for the next 10 years. Hanson began a six-year term as … Read more »… lire la suite »
Iceland: Lutheran Pastors Stand ready to Serve Anglicans because of ‘Porvoo’ Too many Young Theologians in Iceland REYKJAVIK, Iceland/GENEVA (LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (ELCI) may be ready to serve Anglicans in Britain and Ireland as needed, because of an oversupply of young theologians. Rev. Dr. Sigurdur Ami Thordarson of Reykjavik, who … Read more »… lire la suite »
West In response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, Muslim and Christian communities in Winnipeg planned a day to express their disapproval of violence. On December 13, Christians were invited to spend a day in fasting and prayer in solidarity with Muslims participating in Ramadan. In the evening, Muslims and Christians gathered at Canadian Mennonite … Read more »… lire la suite »
The Canadian Church in the Third Millennium is the theme of a national conference featuring speakers from eight Christian denominations across theological and liturgical spectrums, June 4 and 5 at St. Peter Cobourg, Ontario. The conference is entitled Restless Gods: the New Story about What’s Happening in Canada’s Churches; the keynote speaker of the Conference … Read more »… lire la suite »
In this address to Hindu faithful on the feast of Diwali, the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue proposed education in dialogue as a means for peace in the future. “War and violence in the name of religion are contrary to the true spirit of religion and can endanger its very existence,” Cardinal … Read more »… lire la suite »
Ouest En réponse aux attaques terroristes du 11 septembre, les communautés musulmane et chrétiennes de Winnipeg ont organisé une journée pour exprimer leur désapprobation de la violence. Le 13 décembre, les chrétiens étaient invités à passer la journée dans le jeûne et la prière, en solidarité avec les musulmans qui participaient au Ramadan. Le soir, … Read more »… lire la suite »
Un congrès national sur le thème de l’Église canadienne au troisième millénaire réunira des conférenciers de huit confessions chrétiennes représentant une large gamme d’idéologies et points de vue théologiques et liturgiques, les 4 et 5 juin 2002 à l’église anglicane St. Peter à Cobourg, Ontario. La principale conférence de ce congrès, intitulée « Les dieux … Read more »… lire la suite »
À la fête de Diwali, le président du Conseil Pontifical pour le Dialogue Interreligieux a adressé ses voeux les meilleurs aux croyants hindous et leur a proposé d’éduquer nos communautés respectives au dialogue pour assurer la paix à l’avenir. « La guerre et la violence menées au nom de la religion sont contraires au véritable … Read more »… lire la suite »
“Suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind….” (Acts 2:2; NRSV) Holy Scripture depicts in simple language the event of the first Pentecost in the life of Christ’s Church: “After his suffering Jesus presented himself alive to the apostles by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days … Read more »… lire la suite »
Faith and Order marks 75th anniversary Celebrations to be held in Switzerland on 25 August 2002 The first meeting of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC), held in Lausanne on 3 August 1927, had very high hopes. Participants believed that the goal of visible unity of the churches was … Read more »… lire la suite »