Launched officially on the anniversary of Lesslie Newbigin's death at the end of January, the Bishop Newbigin Institute for Church and Mission Studies is an exciting venture sponsored jointly by the CSI Diocese of Madras and the Synod of the Church of South India.
04 March 1999
The bishops and spouses of Lambeth Conference took a day off from business, Tuesday, to have lunch at Lambeth Palace, tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and a boat ride down the Thames River past the Tower of London and the Millennium Dome.
29 July 1998
Seasonal floods reported in Bangladesh may threaten the livelihoods of farmers in his diocese, Bishop Michael Baroi of the Diocese of Kushtia in the United Church of Bangladesh said
21 July 1998
The Anglican Church in Japan has voted to ordain women to the priesthood.
26 June 1998
I would like to report that last night at 18.00 hours on 24th, we heard a call given by Muslim Priest (Moulvi), in charge of mosque which is adjacent to the Bishop's house that some unknown person has made an attempt to incinerate several old copies of HOLY QURANs at 14.00 hours on 24th
04 June 1998
Last Friday Christians across Pakistan were due to join in a peaceful protest against the blasphemy laws which led to a Roman Catholic bishop's suicide.
22 May 1998
a Christian accused of having said derogatory words about the Prophet Mohammad during a dispute with a fellow villager, was sentenced to death under the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan.
11 May 1998
The Rt Revd John Joseph, the RC Bishop of Faisalabad, shot himself on Thursday 7th May in the court building where Ayub Massih, a Christian, was condemned to death last month for allegedly praising Salman Rushdie, author of a book which is considered blasphemous by many Muslims
11 May 1998
To the people of Sri Lanka, who recently experienced their 50th anniversary of independence amidst tight security, the 15 year old internal war has been a continuing tragedy. This is a war that has claimed over 50,000 lives and led to over a million refugees and internally displaced persons.
08 April 1998
(Provincial Newsletter) Kukki is the Korean word for self-denial offering. This year the Lent offerings monies raised throughout the Anglican Church in Korea will be used for the building of a shelter mission. The shelter will provide job information, counselling, meal services, an introduction to the Christian faith as well as a resting place for jobless people. Last year's offerings were used for emergency aid for starving children in North Korea.
01 April 1998