NIreland clerics mull South African-style truth commission
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Two community leaders were appointed Friday to study how to reconcile Northern Ireland&#39;s ertswhile Catholic and Protestant foes, including possibly setting up a South African-style &quot;truth&quot; commission.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu called on the media on Wednesday to be more careful in their choice of words when reporting on religious conflict.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans opened a crucial meeting yesterday as the church struggles to reconcile Scripture and homosexuality, with the American wing coming under increasing pressure to reconsider its liberal stance on gays.
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Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane has stepped into the fray between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Thabo Mbeki, calling for calm and offering to mediate between the two.
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"There's a great deal at stake -- nothing less than the future itself"  Clerics and sports figures are among members of a new body unveiled by Britain on Friday to work out a strategy for community reconciliation in Northern Ireland after 30 years of sectarian strife. via Reuters UK
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The ruling and opposition parties on Friday continued to lock horns over the establishment of a committee to explore the truth of the nation&#39;s modern history a day after Uri Party leader Shin Ki-nam resigned because of his father&#39;s ...
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Public hearings on Liberia's lengthy conflict are to start at its Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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The most influential Anglican leader in Africa said Thursday that the global Anglican Communion is "broken" over the confirmation of a gay bishop in New Hampshire and may be beyond repair.
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William Atwood and William Murdoch are among a growing number of conservative U.S. clerics pledging allegiance to African bishops who take a tough line against homosexuality.
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The Church of England is to consider possible rules for settling Anglican disputes, amid the row over gay priests.
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If a Zimbabwean were made to listen to a speech slamming lawlessness, lack of democratic governance, human rights abuses and a "belief in a god-given right to rule" without being told who the speaker was, he or ...
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Â·  Survey calls for churches to work with policeÂ·   Clergy can be 'honest brokers' for young people
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CHARLESTON, SC - The report of an Anglican commission criticizing the Episcopal Church for consecrating a gay bishop may not be a strong enough prescription for the illness, the Rev.
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South Africa's leading churches  urged President Thabo Mbeki on Saturday to call a referendum on  gay marriages, saying a recent court ruling in favor of the  unions ignored overwhelming public opposition.
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South Africans may hope the ruling ANC finds new ways to fight social ills at its conference this week, but any policy debate will likely be overshadowed by a succession battle that has plunged the party into turmoil.
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In a direct challenge to the leadership of the U.S. Episcopal Church, an influential Anglican archbishop from Africa is exploring ways to allow American congregations upset over the election of a gay bishop to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.
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Efforts to restore devolution in Northern Ireland are to be discussed by the secretary of state and Irish foreign minister.