Tag: Church
Decision in the Church of England: Not marrying gay couples
The recommendations, which establish the church’s teaching that holy marriage exists only between a man and a woman, were finalized by the church’s bishops on Tuesday. Same-sex couples can –…
at least 10 dead and 40 injured in church bomb attack
The tragedy took place in the courtyard of a Protestant church in Kasindi, a border town with Uganda, in North Kivu. The authorities accuse the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) affiliated…
At least 17 dead in church bombing in Congo-Kinshasa
A bombing has killed at least 17 people and injured over 60 in northeastern Congo-Kinshasa. The attack took place in a church in the town of Kasindi, in the province…
Three women and a 7-year-old child shot at church in London
Several people have been injured and a seven-year-old child has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in central London, British police said. A twelve-year-old was also…
Church of England apologizes for past ties to slavery
The Church of England on Tuesday (January 10th) issued an apology for the past links with slavery of a financial body linked to it. Today a vast process of compensation…
Church Out Serving opens Simcoe warming center
A faith-based community group announced Friday the opening of a daily overnight warming center in downtown Simcoe. “It’s a matter of life or death for some people,” said Virginia Lucas,…
Ukrainian church congregation celebrates Orthodox Christmas
News Local News Rev. Lyubomyr Levytskyy conducts mass at Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church in Waterford on Saturday (Jan. 7 on the Julian calendar). Photo by CHRIS ABBOTT /Norfolk &…
Ukrainian church congregation celebrates Orthodox Christmas
News Local News Rev. Lyubomyr Levytskyy conducts mass at Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church in Waterford on Saturday (Jan. 7 on the Julian calendar). Photo by CHRIS ABBOTT /Norfolk &…
Vladimir Putin attends an Orthodox Christmas service alone in a Kremlin church
Vladimir Putin celebrated Christmas in the Kremlin. The Russian president put himself on the stage, attending a religious service during the night of Friday January 6 to Saturday January 7.…
In Ukraine, an Orthodox Christmas breaking with the Russian Church
For the first time in its history, the young Independent Church of Ukraine celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Saturday January 7 in the Cathedral of the Lavra of the Caves in…