by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Jun 6, 2013 | Opinion
Many mainline denominational churches, such as the Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Methodists, are struggling to survive in North America. For example, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America began with 5.2 million members in 1987. In 2011, it had 4...
by Diana Farhood | Sep 13, 2012 | Opinion
“Migration and the Changing Ecclesial Landscape: Who is My Neighbor?” was the theme of a regional conference of the World Council of Church’s Global Ecumenical Network on Migration held in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 5-7, 2011. It was followed up by an...
by Francis Rocca | Jun 29, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Christian missionaries should renounce all “deception and coercive means” of winning converts, according to an agreement released Tuesday (June 28) by a broad coalition of evangelicals, the World Council of Churches and the Vatican. The document,...
by Luigi Sandri | Dec 8, 2010 | News
ROME (RNS/ENInews) The head of the World Council of Churches met Pope Benedict XVI for the first time on Saturday (Dec. 4), saying he wants to strengthen cooperation with the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the Middle East. No official statement was released...
by Michael O'Malley and The Plain Dealer | Aug 25, 2010 | News
CLEVELAND (RNS) Members of the World Council of Churches, representing more than 560 million Christians in 110 countries, will gather in Cleveland to discuss how to expose and combat racism around the globe. The four-day seminar, which starts Thursday (Aug. 26) and...
