by Daniel Burke | Nov 18, 2010 | News
BALTIMORE (RNS) The U.S. Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday (Nov. 16) approved a mutual agreement with four Reformed Protestant denominations to recognize each other’s baptisms as valid, a pact that was six years in the making. Gathered here for their annual fall...
by Francis X. Rocca | Nov 18, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A week and a half after losing five Anglican bishops to the Catholic Church, the leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion reaffirmed his dedication to ecumenical relations between the two churches—and his belief that female Anglican priests should...
by Jonathan Luxmoore | Nov 18, 2010 | News
WARSAW (RNS/ENInews) A Polish bishop has invited fellow Catholics from around the world to attend an unveiling on Sunday (Nov. 21) of the world’s largest statue of Christ. The statue, located about 20 miles from Poland’s western border with Germany, rises 213 feet and...
by Julie Mack and The Kalamazoo Gazette | Nov 17, 2010 | News
(RNS) A recent survey of 43,000 high school students found that public school students were more likely to participate in physical violence, while private school students were more likely to have teased or taunted someone, and more likely to have felt bullied...
by Whitney Jones | Nov 17, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) The number of Americans struggling with hunger remained stable in 2009 despite the economic downturn, but remained at the highest recorded level, according to new federal figures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released statistics Monday (Nov. 15)...
by Niels Sorrells | Nov 17, 2010 | News
BERLIN (RNS) Gay and lesbian Lutheran ministers in the conservative German state of Bavaria may live with their partners in parish parsonages, but only if they enter into a state-sanctioned civil union. Although the move may seem bold for what is generally considered...
