United Methodists, Korean church renew ties
Building on 141 years of shared missionary heritage, leaders of The United Methodist Church and the Korean Methodist Church signed a new covenant committing their mission agencies to regular dialogue and deeper cooperation.
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Rediscovering the works of John Wesley, in Spanish
This year marks the 25th anniversary of a special consultation focused on the Spanish translation of John Wesley’s works. Scholars are celebrating that milestone by publishing an upcoming volume of selected writings.
Computer training empowers South Sudanese refugees
A United Methodist project provides 50 young people in Ugandan refugee settlements with hands-on digital literacy training.
A Baptist Brought Jesus to Burma. His Spiritual Descendants Bought His Birthplace.
Whenever diaspora Burmese Christians gathered in Boston, they would drive up to the 18th-century white colonial-style house on 145 Main Street in Malden, Massachusetts, where Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson was born and lived for the first four and a half years of his life. Th
Augustine had reservations about ‘just war’ claims L’Osservatore Romano
N.b. The official Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, has published a front-page article arguing that St. Augustine had reservations about just war. Vatican News, the news agency of the Dicastery for Communication, simultaneously published translations in English, German, Po
Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start
(The Conversation) — The ‘Book of Prophecies’ shows how Columbus recast brutal colonization as a divine mission.
Communiqué from the Inaugural Symposium of the Anglican Communion Schools’ Network (ACSN)
From 30 September to 2 October 2026, leaders of Anglican schools and education systems from across the Communion met in London for the inaugural symposium of the Anglican Communion Schools’ Network (ACSN). We came from 11 Provinces and 12 countries and gathered under the theme An
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Biblical Archaeology Points to the ‘True Place’ Where Jesus Was Baptized
For nearly 2,000 years, Christians have read the biblical account of Jesus stepping into the Jordan River to be baptized by John the Baptist. Now, an archaeologist says ancient ruins, centuries-old records, and Scripture itself are converging on the location of that defining mome
How I Changed My Mind (Kind Of) on the Death Penalty
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Several years ago, Shane Claiborne joined me on my podcast to tell me where I was wrong on the death penalty. He is against it; I was for it. I told him afterward that he had “almost persuaded me,” but not qu
Bishop of Oswestry elected to general synod
It was announced yesterday that the Bishop of Oswestry has been duly elected from among the Bishops Suffragan of the Province of Canterbury to membership of the General Synod of the Church of England. The Suffrgan Bishops of Dorchester, Tewkesbury, Dorking, and Stepney were also
Catholic Cardinal Delivers the 377th Lion Sermon to City Anglican Community
Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, preached the 377th Lion Sermon at the Guild Church of St Katharine Cree in the City of London last week. The annual sermon commemorates Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Gayer, who prayed
Anglican primate offers prayers for Indi MP Helen Haines following assassination attempt
‘IF WE HATE, HATRED WILL DEVOUR US’ The leader of the Anglican Church of Australia has urged Australians to guard their hearts against hatred, as the country mourns an attack on Indi MP Helen Haines. Bishop Mark Short, Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, offered prayers
Statement by the Archbishop of Wales, The Most Revd. Cherry Vann, on the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster
Sixty years ago today, the small Welsh village of Aberfan became the scene of the most unimaginable tragedy. Today, as we commemorate that heartbreaking day, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of a community which has shown, in face of unbearable suffering, the most ins
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris
The church was never promised permanence; it was promised the presence of God. Good morning, Executive Council. We gather today in a building that has served as the headquarters of The Episcopal Church for more than 60 years. Generations of Episcopalians have prayed, debated, dis
Episcopal Church Executive Council adopts presiding bishop’s strategic plan, authorizes sale of Manhattan headquarters
The Episcopal Church Executive Council convened in a regular meeting Monday, Oct. 19, at the church’s New York headquarters, where it passed resolutions to adopt The Episcopal Church’s strategic plan and authorized officers to negotiate a purchase agreement for the sale of The Ep
