By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 01 January 2008 A mob set fire to a church in western Kenya Tuesday, killing about 30 people inside who were seeking refuge from widespread post-election violence. Witnesses say the fire was set by a gang of young men who pour...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 26 December 2007 Kenya's religious leaders played an important role before this week's national elections, urging followers to vote and refrain from violence. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, pastors and priests have also...
By Jim Malone Washington 06 December 2007 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has tried to assure voters the Mormon Church would not influence his decisions should he win the White House next year. Romney spoke on faith and politics at the...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 30 August 2007 The Anglican Church of Kenya Thursday ordained two American bishops who are to be sent back to the United States to minister to congregations that have broken relations with the Episcopal Church. As Cathy Majt...
Korea has strong Buddhist and Shamanist roots. For many centuries, it was known as the hermit kingdom because of its resistance to outside influences. But in the last 50 years, Christianity has taken hold in South Korea. The number of Christians has...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 February 2007 In Kenya, the Anglican Church has released its five-year plan to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on the continent. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. The top priority of the $2.2 million...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 12 January 2007 The recent resignation of the archbishop of Warsaw over his collaboration with the communist-era secret police has deeply embarrassed Poland's Roman Catholic Church. VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nes...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 August 2006 Reverend Martyn Minns, a conservative Episcopal rector from the U.S. state of Virginia has been consecrated the first bishop of a new group for conservative Anglicans established by the Church of Nigeria. The...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 January 2006 The Anglican Church in Nigeria Thursday said it welcomes government decision to push for legislation to outlaw homosexuality. The government said it will intr...
THIS IS AMERICA -July 8, 2002: The Catholic Church in America By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: Almost sixty-four-million Christians in the United States belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Sexual wrongdo...