• Pentecostals Consider Joining Ecumenical Movement

  Pentecostal communities can offer a “power beyond ourselves” to the 21st century ecumenical movement, according to a Pentecostal scholar at the World Council of Church’s weeklong mission and evangelis

• WCC Responds to UN Referendum on Reform

  The head of the World Council of Churches sent a memorandum to the secretary general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, in response to the recently released report on reforming the UN.

• Bush: Pope's Funeral Service Affirmed my Faith

  President Bush, the first American president to attend a papal funeral, said the late John Paul left behind an “excellent” and “clear legacy” of peace, compassion and morality, and called the funeral

• Lines Reopen for Viewing Pope John Paul as Dignitaries Pay Respect

  Police in Rome reopened the line to St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, giving pilgrims a final chance to pay their respects to Pope John Paul II before his funeral on Friday

• Church “Surprised” as Cuban Government Honors Pope

  Catholic officials in Cuba have expressed gratitude and even surprise at the communist government’s response to the death of Pope John Paul II, which included three days of national mourning, accordin