COI Gazette – 27th January 2017
Bishop McDowell speaks of Christian unity and responsibility in society at large The Bishop of Clogher, the Rt Revd John McDowell (pictured), was the preacher last week at the annual Week of Prayer for Christian…
Bishop McDowell speaks of Christian unity and responsibility in society at large The Bishop of Clogher, the Rt Revd John McDowell (pictured), was the preacher last week at the annual Week of Prayer for Christian…
Church of Norway’s Presiding Bishop Helga Haugland and Church of Pakistan’s Presiding Bishop Samuel Robert Azariah (Photo: Rabeeha Mazhar/Norwegian Church Aid Pakistan) Posted 26 January 2017 In a country where Christians are in clear minority,…
Christ can change things, Dr Tveit tells Gazette Speaking to the Gazette editor last week from the headquarters of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, the WCC General Secretary, Dr Olav Fyske Tveit, stressed…
Anglican Communion Secretary-General rebuffed by GAFCON’s Dr Peter Jensen over Gazette interview comments Dr Peter Jensen, the General Secretary of the traditionalist Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), which is an ongoing movement, has issued a…
Helsinki Cathedral (Photo: Alvesgaspar) Posted 14 January 2017 The church tax paid in 2016 amounted to €890.1 million, a decrease of €15.8 million or 1.8 per cent since 2015. The biggest growth of tax revenues…
Speaking in Bethlehem, WCC General Secretary says, ‘Together we are stronger’ Speaking in Bethlehem shortly before Christmas, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, re ected on…
The Stortinget, the Norwegian Parliament Posted 1 January 2017 1 January 2017 has seen the biggest organisational change in the Norwegian Church since the Reformation 500 years ago. The amendments to the Constitution in 2012…