Church stresses importance of healing
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The annual meeting of Christian Scientists, held this week in Boston, emphasized the import of Christ Jesus' Sermon on the Mount as a building block for healing.
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Cautious optimism greets church report that offers road to reconciliation after US wing approved a gay bishop. By Jane Lampman | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 18--BATON -- The Rev. Clifton Black thought a message about coping with change was most appropriate for today's sermon.
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A visit to church may be good for the soul but not so good for the lungs, a new study shows. Scientists from Maastricht University found that burning candles and incense in church
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ALBANY, New York  - Some are Catholics who see   their church as stuck in the past. Others are believers who   happen to be divorced, pregnant before marriage or gay. A few   just can't find a priest when they need one.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - When scuffling sisters brought their family squabble into the Assemblies of Jesus Church, the preacher says the devil came, too. The Rev. Clarence June Love was just about to begin his Sunday service to a congregation of less than a dozen on Jan.
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BELGRADE, Aug 21 (IPS) - In place of the promised healing touch, they have  in cases brought death. And now at least a few people are  beginning to demand a check on the recent proliferation of  self-proclaimed healers and sorcerers.
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Though Elden Jefferson's concrete block home had suffered roof and wall damage that needed his attention, he and his wife felt the need to go to church &#151; what was left of it.
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A Belfast missionary priest seriously injured in a shooting in South Africa says he is recovering well.
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The theme of championship week has been curiosity; concern over the healing process of New Orleans, a great city that was turned inside out by Hurricane Katrina.
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Despite the improved security across Iraq, which some parishioners cited as cause for hope, the dayâs sermon focused on continuing struggles.
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By Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 3--One of the ways to measure the health of a community and the vitality of its residents is to look at its churches.  Churches that are new and modern and comfortable and have venues for lots of activities are good signs.
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Anglican leaders acknowledged on Friday  how challenging it was to heal divisions over gay bishops but  hoped for "peace and healing" with a key report on the issue  next month.
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Clergymen struggling to comfort the afflicted in New Orleans are finding they, too, need someone to listen to their troubles.
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Churchgoing may be good for the soul but it could also be dangerous for the lungs, according to a study published in the specialist European Respiratory Journal.
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Editor&#39;s note: This sidebar article was intended to run with yesterday&#39;s Monitor story previewing today&#39;s release of an Episcopal Church report.
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The air inside churches may be a bigger risk to health than that beside busy roads, research suggests.