The Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches has launched an interactive Web site to mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of Protestant reformer Jean Calvin. "We want Calvin to come alive for the people of our time through this Web site," the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and chairperson of the Web site's committee of patrons, said when the site was launched on 28 September. The Web site:

www.calvin09.org

presents in four languages a calendar of jubilee events worldwide, and information on Calvin's life and teaching.