Go fish
Moderator says PC(USA) must cast wide net to score big catch

‘A learning experience’
Middle East tour was more than Hezbollah visit, GAC, COGA are told

ACSWP chair decries staff dismissals
Harper tells GAC that Sulyok firing was ‘very distressing loss’

Buyer’s market
Jerusalem merchants seem to outnumber tourist customers

March will protest violence against women
Presbyterians to remember 400 killed along U.S.-Mexico border

GAC launches search for next executive director
Detterick will retire in 2006 after second four-year term

GAC OKs deal with Forest Service on Ghost Ranch

Christian leaders praise John Paul II
Some rue missed chances to advance global church unity

World Alliance of Reformed Churches mourns, salutes Pope John Paul II

Stated clerk conveys condolences in letter to grieving Roman Catholics

Mission funds campaign at $9.3 million
Most contributors want to designate how their money will be spent 

Polish pope surprised the world, transformed the global church

Two perspectives on the pope — one from outside, one from inside
Smash hit on world stage gets mixed reviews among Catholics

Cardinals pick platform first, then candidate
Issues taken up in debate may have profound effect on selection

All eyes on Rome
A look at what's ahead for the Catholic Church

60 years later, Bonhoeffer legacy lives on
Both left and right hail German theologian and Hitler foe as hero

News mixed for Lay Committee chief     
PJC faults process, orders presbytery, Williamson to try to reconcile

Rally spotlights border deaths, abductions
Presbyterians seek justice for families of 1,400 female victims

Land locked
Palestinians survey ancestral property — through a fence

Palestinian Christian group backs divestment
Jewish leaders say policy is one-sided, unfair and 'anti-Semitic'

UN leader urges reform of rights agency
Commission's failures threaten credibility of UN itself, Annan says

Photo essay, Artists protest wall in Bethlehem

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No exit
Iraqi Christians in Jordan can't stay, can't leave

'Waiting. Waiting. And waiting.'
Christian Iraqi refugees dream of reuniting fractured families

Lutherans to debate rules for gay clergy
Proposal would restrict ministry to those in committed relationships

Young adults value faith, shun religion
27 percent are 'highly religious,' 46 percent 'undecided'

Conference organizers on a mission
Athens, Orthodox church to host WCC's global gathering

150 rally outside Caterpillar meeting
Protest sparked by Israel's bulldozing of Palestinian homes

Churches seek probe of Zimbabwe election
African council expresses 'unease' about recent vote

Choice for pope may be an oldie but a goodie 
Some cardinals reluctant to risk 'another very long papacy'

Is Bush an evangelical? 
President doesn't use the term, but most observers think so

'A ray of hope' 
Court decision in India favors Christian 'untouchables'

'With Christ's enthusiasm' 
Moderator cites energy of young Presbyterians

Evangelical leader Diane Knippers dies at 53 

Mary Holmes building to be razed 
Local fire department schedules 'controlled burn' for training

Conservatives hail new pope, liberals prepare for the worst 
Observers worldwide assess the bark and bite of 'God's Rottweiler'

Kirkpatrick letter to pope affirms dialogue on Christian unity 
Says PC(USA), WARC 'rejoice in progress that has been made'

600 on board for pastors' retreat 
First-ever national event to offer more than 'headwork'

Hunger program serves up 'Just Eating' curriculum 
Seven-week program examines links between faith and food

Colombian takes up cross for the poor 
Student cleared of murder charges vows to continue rights work

Pope's supporters launch 'charm offensive' 
Benedict's stern public persona doesn't match the man, insiders say

Woman to lead mainline church 
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) pick 50-year-old Oklahoman

Theologians expect hard-line papacy 
Benedict won't be a mere caretaker, church observers say 

Hello from hard times 
Young mission volunteer and poor kids 'blossom together in warmth of love and trust'

Jews prepare to celebrate Passover 
Israelis read accounts of exodus, observe ban on leavened bread

Pentecost Offering 'gives congregations power' 
This year's collection for young people is set for May 15 

Pastor becomes LPTS president 
Rev. Dean Thompson says seminary is 'inseparable' from PC(USA)

'Justice Sunday raises ire of progressives 
Critics say rally was inappropriate mix of religion, politics

Mary Holmes building comes down (PHOTOS) 

Presbyterian journalists win ACP awards 
PNS, Horizons magazine honored as 'best in class'

Religious leaders defend Social Security 
PC(USA), 15 other groups issue set of guidelines for reform

Pope's election revives AIDS/condom debate 
Few expect relaxation of Catholic Church's ban

Dictates of conscience 
Catholic doctors don't always hew to church line, poll finds