Archbishop Opposes Assisted Suicide: The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken against assisted suicide ahead of Parliament’s debate on Sept. 11. Writing in The Observer, Archbishop Justin Welby said that allowing assisted suicide “would cross a fundamental legal and ethical Rubicon. This respect for the lives of others goes to the heart of both our criminal and human rights … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for Sept. 8
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Global Briefs for Aug. 31
Bradford Mourns its “Jesus Man”: For more than 50 years Geoffrey Brindley walked the streets of Bradford in the north of England, dressed in a brown robe and sandals, spreading good cheer with a wave and a smile. Most people knew him simply as the “Jesus Man” of Bradford.News of his death from a stroke at 88 on Aug. 24 has met with collective sadness. People paid tribute to a … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for Aug. 31
Global Briefs for Aug. 24
Rise in Glory: The Rt. Rev. Samir Hanna Kafity, who was the second Palestinian to be Bishop of Jerusalem and served two five-year terms as Provincial President of Jerusalem and the Middle East, has died at 82. Ordained in 1958, he was priest of the Palestinian congregation at St. George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem, and afterward held incumbencies in Ramallah, Birzeit, and Beirut. He … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for Aug. 24
Global Briefs for Aug. 3
Worshipers Dwindling in Antarctica: For 57 consecutive Antarctic “summers” a visiting Protestant chaplain from the U.S. military and a Roman Catholic priest from Christchurch, New Zealand, have ministered between October and February. With decline in worshipers, however, the Diocese of Christchurch has announced it will no longer send a chaplain to the aptly named Chapel of the … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for Aug. 3
Global Briefs for July 15
Welby’s Sudan Peace CallOn the fourth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence the Archbishop of Canterbury issued a call for peace in the troubled nation. “Our prayers around the world are for an immediate end to senseless hostilities and for peace to take root,” Archbishop Justin Welby said. “So many civilian men, women, and children have suffered, and so many been displaced … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for July 15