National PC(USA) staff, friends show support for Arizona mom in sanctuary for eight months
LOUISVILLE (PNS) A group of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) staff and friends stood Tuesday as part of a national solidarity campaign to support Rosa..
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The long, hard battle against human trafficking
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Historian and theologian tapped to lead Presbyterian Historical Society
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Louisville Seminary enters new affiliation with the Indianapolis Center for Congregations
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Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities names new executive director
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A letter from the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL)
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59th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
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Muslims stand with Christians against attacks on churches in Niger
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Michelle J. Bartel to head theological education office
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Eleven self-help community projects receive funding
HOUSTON (PNS) The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) has approved grants totaling $180,110 to 11 self-help projects in the United States and..
Kayla Mueller remembered
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Faiths unite to mourn the death of 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians
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Celebrating African American History Month
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Obituary for Samuel Hugh Moffett
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Office of Public Witness director meets with United States embassy officials in South Sudan
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‘Book of Common Worship’ editor Harold M. Daniels dies at 87
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Stated Clerk joins religious leaders in pushing for two-state peace agreement
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Lifelong servant of the church, Elizabeth-Ann ‘Betty’ Nicholson, dies at 81
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Eight ministries awarded DREAM Grants
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