Search current month

Browse Last 30 days | Advanced Search | RSS

Worldwide Faith News is a data base of full text official news releases and other documents, including policy statements, from the news offices of national and world faith groups.  This collection indexes more than 18,000 documents, including posts in Français, Español, Deutsch

The resources of Worldwide Faith News are open to all without charge. Permission to reproduce, copy or quote all documents has been granted by posting organizations Attribution is appreciated by the posting organizations.  Each release is the responsibility of the posting organization, and does not necessarily represent positions or policies of WFN.ORG or other participating faith groups.

WFN is a project of the National Council of Churches USA, through the Communication Commission.  It was was designed in consultation with journalists, journalism school faculty, faith group news directors and participating faith groups.

Advisory Group Worldwide Faith News is advised by the Advisory Group

Standards and Practices document for WFN as used by the Advisory Group 

Participating faith groups. A list of more than two dozen national and world faith groups which have posted news to WFN.
 
An historical note: Worldwide Faith News was opened on the Internet on December 24, 1995 with a 'nod' to a historical event in human communication on that date in 1906

 

WFN History Information about the development of Worldwide Faith News since 1986.

News Services The participating faith groups all have Internet web sites with their own news service home pages.

RCC 2010 WFN is among the sponsoring groups for the Religious Communication Congress the week of April 5, 2010 at the Marriott Hotel Downtown Chicago

In Memory of Michael de Beer - Michael de Beer, the technical consultant responsible for the design of WFN passed away at age 33,  August 6, 2006. 

 

Please send comments and information requests to:

George Conklin, WFN Project Director

J. Martin Bailey, WFN Development Director

Wesley M. (Pat) Pattillo, Director of the Communication Commission, National Council of Churches USA

Dan Webster, Director of Media Relations, National Council of Churches USA

Worldwide Faith News continues to evolve.  Last update: August 28, 2006