The pontiff’s visit to oil-rich Angola is expected to address inequality, youth unemployment and the church’s role in a country still shaped by war and Catholic colonialism.
Edmund Janzen, 88, president of Fresno Pacific University from 1975 to 1985 during a teaching career that included a stint at Tabor College and other church leadership roles, died April 14 at his home in Fresno, Calif.
Women have long been more religious than men. But a new study finds the gap closing as more young women under 30 identify as “none” — unaffiliated.
From 1962 to 1991, Mennonite-related organizations operated residential schools for Indigenous people in northwestern Ontario. On March 6-8, 30 survivors from those schools gathered in Dryden, Ont., to tell their stories and begin their healing journeys.
The country’s Episcopal archbishop is back in Khartoum as more people return to rebuild the capital.
David Chow, a Mennonite Brethren pastor from Calgary, Alberta, has been appointed Mennonite World Conference regional representative for North America.
April is recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I would encourage you to stop and consider what actions you might take personally, as a faith community or in your local community to protect children and support survivors.