Bishop Wants to Lift People Out of Poverty
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By Jay Tokasz  The Rev. Charles E. Blake, presiding bishop of Church of God in Christ, the largest  African-American Pentecostal denomination in the world, has spent 38 years  building his congregation into a societal force, as well as a spiritual one.
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U.S. Catholic bishops, facing the  financial aftermath of a pervasive child sex abuse scandal,  elected a president on Monday whose diocese plans to seek  bankruptcy protection from dozens of alleged victims.
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If it wasn't for churches and religious charities, a lot of folks would go hungry in the United States this winter. But while most churches believe in helping the poor, they take different views on how to go about it.
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ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Feb. 18 -- The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called Sunday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatened to fracture the church.
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Gift a goat to help lift more families out of poverty forever.
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Kepha Ngito is working to ease ethnic and religious tensions in Kibera, the Nairobi slum that is a potential flash point ahead of Thursday's presidential election.
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Â· Catholic leader demands NHS block on terminationsÂ· Communion challenge to pro-choice politicians
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By Hurst Laviana, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 10--About 300 people rallied outside the Episcopal Social Services building Saturday as the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas offered his support for the imperiled charity.
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Cuba's Episcopal Church is to consecrate the first female bishop in the developing world.
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People should do more to welcome immigrants, the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales says.
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The &quot;scandal&quot; of poverty and AIDS must be resolved by the international community, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has written in a newspaper article.
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The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church expressed regret yesterday over the divisions his elevation has caused among Christians, particularly in developing countries, where, he
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The Archbishop of Canterbury will use his Christmas sermon to call for more "reverence" of people and the planet.
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A Vatican cardinal is calling for special prayer sessions worldwide for the victims of sexual abuse by priests.
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President Olusegun Obasajo of Nigeria has challenged Anglican bishops meeting in Nigeria to provide courageous and godly leadership in matters of faith and moral conduct.
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The Scottish Executive pledges a further Â£9m to help some of the world's poorest people, it is announced.
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New Episcopal Bishop Nerva Cot Aguilera, the church's first female bishop in Cuba and the developing world, said Monday she welcomed the opportunity to show what women can do if given the chance.