One of two new rules requiring transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors, as well as in supply chains for minerals used in high-tech gadgets is getting louder praise than the other.

The news that New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the nation’s most prominent Catholic prelate, will deliver the closing blessing to the Republican National Convention in Florida next week was seen as a huge coup for Mitt Romney, the party’s presumptive nominee. But the move has also prompted a sharp debate within the church over the increasingly close ties between leading bishops and the GOP.

Lifelong Presbyterian Sherrill Coutourier’s life has changed since attending the 2012 National Evangelism & Church Growth Conferences (ECG 2012) July 29–August 2. “I’m stronger now and less afraid,” says Coutourier, “to share my faith story with others.”

Cathedrals in England, Wales and Scotland are planning to hold remembrance services in the fall for people who have suffered miscarriage, early term loss or early infant loss.

When we hear about casualties of war, we tend to think about those who don’t return home. But many in the military do return home with wounds of various types and degree.

For the Rev. Lucy Der-Garabedian, who serves with a wounded warrior unit, helping these men and women has been part of her job for the past two years. 

Indigenous people in southwestern Colombia are demanding that all armed groups involved in the conflict that has raged since 1964 between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas and government security forces stop fighting in their territory.

Nearly all Muslims can agree on the basic beliefs of Islam: There is one God, Muhammad is God’s prophet, Muslims should fast during the holy month of Ramadan and give alms to the poor.

The United Church of Canada, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, has approved a recommendation to boycott products produced in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.

For nearly eight years, Grace Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Va., has had an interest in the Middle East, especially Israel/Palestine. This summer, that interest led to a time of partnership, outreach and fellowship for American and Palestinian teens.

African theologian, renowned academic and ecumenist Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri has joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) as its new associate general secretary for Public Witness and Diakonia. She took on her new position at the WCC headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, this month.