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Pope absent from Time most influential list, Vatican not alarmed

Pope absent from Time most influential list, Vatican not alarmed

The Vatican says it is happy that Pope Benedict was left off Time magazine\'s list of the world\'s 100 most influential people, which included the Dalai Lama and the spiritual head of Orthodox Christians..

  • Easter 2008 - Messages From Australian Church Leaders

    Over the centuries, as they have scattered over the face of the earth, Christians have developed different dates for the festival of Easter. This collection of Easter messages from Australian Church leaders is timed for March because Australians mostly follow the Western tradition, when there is a national public holiday. Other Australians, however, following the Eastern tradition, will not celebrate Easter in their Churches until the end of April.

  • Pope calls for examining of faith on Palm Sunday

    VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict called on Catholics to examine whether worldly desires had corrupted their faith, as he commemorated Palm Sunday before a crowd waving palm fronds and olive branches.

  • Muslims and Vatican officials to begin talks on Pope meeting

    Muslim representatives are in Rome this week to begin two days of talks with Vatican officials that they hope will lead to a milestone Catholic-Islamic meeting.

  • World Council of Churches begins search for Kobia's successor

    Presided by an African woman, with a membership that includes three youth, eight women, four Orthodox and a strong representation from the South, the search committee for a new World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary has already begun to work.

  • Russia Patriarch sees no imminent ties with Rome

    The leader of Russia\'s powerful Orthodox Church played down hopes of an imminent reconciliation with Rome in an interview on Monday, saying Catholic missionary activity in Russia prevented the churches from restoring ties.

  • Kobia to step down as World Council of Churches head

    The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, has announced he will not seek another term as head of the 349-member ecumenical body.

  • World Council of Churches celebrates 60th anniversary

    Gathered in a church dating from the 12th century, the World Council of Churches seemed like a relative youngster as it celebrated its 60th anniversary Sunday.

  • Anglican Covenant will unite, not divide - Sentamu

    The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has thrown his full support behind a covenant Anglicans are hoping will end painful divisions in their worldwide Communion and bridge the way to complete unity and fellowship in Christ.

  • Uganda's Anglicans to boycott Lambeth

    The Anglican Church of Uganda has announced it will not be joining the Lambeth Conference when it takes place in Canterbury this July, citing anguish over the liberal direction of the Episcopal Church in the US.

  • Anglican Head Clarifies Sharia Remarks, Addresses Lambeth Conflict

    The Church of England General Synod opened in central London Monday with a wide-ranging address from the Archbishop of Canterbury on his recent Sharia law comments and the forthcoming Lambeth Conference.

  • Some evangelicals retract support for 'Common Word' response

    Administrators from one of the most influential evangelical colleges in the US have removed their names from a controversial letter addressed to Muslim leaders that some say compromises the Christian faith.