Orthodox Anglicans Open Talks on Heels of High-Powered Meetings
Orthodox Anglican leaders on the move toward forming a new Anglican structure that they hope would replace The Episcopal Church are convening for the first time this week to discuss a way forward..
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Kyoto, Iraq, Iran on World Council of Churches Agenda
The 10th anniversary of the Kyoto protocol, Iraq, and US-Iran relations are all on the agenda at this week\'s meeting of the World Council of Churches Executive Committee.
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Salvationists Worldwide Pray for Lasting Peace
Members of The Salvation Army around the world joined in prayer for lasting global peace over the weekend as they draw near the end of a month long campaign.
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U.S. Anglicans Drafting Compromise
Senior Anglican leaders in the United States were drafting a statement Sunday night in an urgent attempt to find a compromise between warring factions within the worldwide Communion.
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Pope asks Christians, Muslims to find Common Ground
Pope Benedict voiced the hope on Thursday that Christians and Muslims can avoid violence and intolerance by exploring their common religious values and respecting their differences.
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Williams urges Anglicans to Resolve Differences
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has pressed US Episcopal bishops to overcome differences and avoid schism in New Orleans this week.
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Archbishop of Canterbury in Closed-Door Talks with Episcopals
Episcopal bishops meeting in New Orleans this week for highly publicised closed-door talks with the Anglican Communion's spiritual leader, the Most Rev Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, remained tight-lipped on Thursday about progress on key issues, including homosexuality.
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Anglicans seeking 'middle way' in homosexual debate
The Primate of the Anglican Church in Australia, Archbishop Philip Aspinall of Brisbane, said the mood within the Anglican Communion was one of reconciliation where the vast majority of them were seeking a middle-way to deal with the homosexuality issue that is threatening to break the Communion apart.
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Key Meeting Expected to Set Future Course for Divided Anglicans
Dr Williams will be in New Orleans later this week for a key meeting with the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the US.
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Pope Visit to US in Spring may help heal Wounds
Pope Benedict will make his first trip to the United States next spring in a visit that will likely try to heal some of the wounds caused by recent sexual abuse scandals.
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Anglicans and Catholics Reaffirm Commitment to Unity
Anglicans and Roman Catholics have outlined the next step on the road to unity in a 44-page report entitled "Growing Together in Unity and Mission".
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Archbishop calls for 'Authentic Religion'
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has called for 'authentic religion' grounded in the calling of God to replace the violent power struggles that have often been carried through in the name of religion over the centuries.