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…
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Churches in Norway and Pakistan break new ecumenical ground
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,…
COI Gazette – 20th January 2017
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…
COI Gazette – 13th January 2017
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…
Church tax revenue decrease in Finland
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…
COI Gazette – 6th January 2017
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…
Church of Norway: 2017 brings Church/State change
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…
