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POPE FRANCIS COMPLETES FIRST DAY IN HOLY LAND WITH VISIT TO BIRTHPLACE OF CHRISTIANITY Pope Visits Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan to Pray, Exhort Peace-Makers and Hear from Vulnerable in Need of Aid; Thanks Jordan for “Generous Welcome” of Refugees;… Read More »Pope visits Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
Associated Church Press honored member magazines, newspapers, authors, designers, photographers at the annual Best of the Christian Press Awards Banquet May 1 in Toronto. ASSOCIATED CHURCH PRESS 2014/2015 BEST OF THE CHRISTIAN PRESS AWARDS … Read More »ACP Awards Announced
ACP 2014 Lohre Remarks-1 Local Impact, Global Reach: Challenges for Church Communications and Religious Journalism Today Associated Church Press Convention, Palmer House, Downtown Chicago, Thursday, April 24, 2014 For Such a Time as This: The Glocal… Read More »For Such a Time as This: The Glocal Potential for Ecumenism in a Time of Rapid Change
ACP member The Catholic Review was one of the sponsors with the Archdiocese of Baltimore of “The Francis Factor,” a symposium Catholic Review at Loyola Maryland on the eve of the anniversary of the pope’s installation.… Read More »Catholic Review sponsor of ‘The Francis Factor’ symposium
Here are the modifications to the bylaws the ACP Board approved at the fall board meeting. ACP members will vote on the changes at the annual convention, April 25. Section III, paragraph (3) Original (3)… Read More »ACP Board proposes bylaws changes
By Alessandra Pena, Allison Davis and Dan Webster, Episcopal News Service Bertram Albert Medley, Jr., age 69, passed away peacefully at Calvary Hospital in N.Y. March 11 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born… Read More »Remembering Bert Medley, broadcast journalist, digital innovator
READ THE FULL STATEMENT FEB. 12, 2014 UPDATE: AFFIRMATION STATEMENT TO BE DISCUSSED AT CONVENTION 2014 ACP members and related faith communicators are looking forward to continued planning for the future of religious journalism at… Read More »ACP Statement affirms faith journalism
By Michel Kocher, journalist, director of Médias-pro (Lausanne), a member of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), and former president of Ecumenical News International (ENI). Oct. 3, 2013 — The announcement of the definitive… Read More »Reflections on the demise of ENI
A Faith-based take on Peacebuilding in the Social Media Age by Deb Christian The Very Rev. Fr. Nabil Haddad, Dr. Rashied Omar, and Lindsey Mintz. Perhaps you’ve heard this phrase… “An Imam, a Priest and… Read More »Annual Convention 2013 heard from peacebuilders
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Press Conference with Members of the Associated Church Press in Washington, D.C., April 20, 1938 DR. JOHN VAN SCHAICK: [after introducing the individual members] Well, the first man that has something burning… Read More »ACP Convention 1938: FDR Press Conference