A Jane Austen Lent: Archdeacon explores the novelist’s spiritual lessons
Rachel Mann’s book, ‘A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 40 Days With Jane Austen,’ pairs excerpts from Austen’s novels with reflections on virtues and vices.
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Lenten cease-fire campaign includes Ash Wednesday Mass outside White House
‘As there’s ashes on our head, there’s also blood on our hands because we cannot exempt ourselves from what this country is doing,’ said the Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor emeritus of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.
Sex is ‘divine’: How Pope Francis is recasting Catholic Church’s views on intimacy
A book on sexuality by the Vatican’s doctrinal chief may have raised eyebrows, but Pope Francis has long been calling for the church to offer more robust teaching on sex.
We need more Howard Thurman in our politics
The theologian and often-overlooked civil rights hero would have warned us against politics as a zero-sum game.
Fuller Seminary senior director fired for refusal to sign non-LGBTQ affirming statement
Her termination comes as the evangelical, multidenominational seminary is re-visiting its approach to human sexuality.
The UMC lost a quarter of its churches — most in the South
The same area of the country that tends to be the most politically conservative and Republican-leaning was where most United Methodist churches voted to leave the denomination.
Uyghur Youth Initiative video on genocide goes viral
Filmed by youth activists following a recent pro-Uyghur protest in Munich, the video has since had over 3 million views on TikTok and 7.5 million hits on Instagram.
Franklin Graham’s border tour draws 20,000 signers demanding its cancelation
Critics are calling the 10-city tour 'hypocritical' and denouncing what they say are Graham's 'anti-immigrant' views.
Religious but not spiritual? Meet the skeptics favoring ritual over the supernatural
Ten percent of Americans can be categorized as religious but not spiritual, according to a December 2023 study from Pew Research Center.
Chicago pastors help the city grapple with flood of migrants
‘There’s already plenty of need present in this community,’ said one faith leader. The challenge is to make the situation work for both longtime residents and migrants arriving from the border.
The SBC will sell insurance, retirement to women pastors — if they aren’t Southern Baptists
In 2004, Southern Baptists voted to allow their insurance and retirement agency to work with other churches. The latest denomination to sign up is the Global Methodist Church, made up of former United Methodists.
Christians Against Christian Nationalism translates TikTok activism to local politics
The popular TikTok account is, in part, a response to the growth of ‘trendy’ fundamentalism on the platform.
Another dark Christmas in Ukraine
As Orthodox Christmas approaches, we cannot abandon Ukraine to Russian destruction. — Knox Thames
13 emerging faith leaders who made their mark in 2023
2023's rising stars in religion are loud, proud and defiant.
For LGBTQ Catholics, new declaration on blessings is welcome — but complicated
Some LGBTQ couples were blessed by Catholic priests before the Vatican declaration came down — whether or not the Vatican approved.
Church for ‘nones’: Meet some emerging anti-dogma spiritual collectives
These spiritual communities discard doctrine, prefer questions over answers and have no intention of converting anybody to anything.
The spiritual lessons of ‘The Crown’
The history isn’t always right but ‘The Crown’ is always a good family story. And there are lessons for the soul in the telling.
Christmas celebrations canceled, Christians in the Holy Land still find hope in the season
'Do not let death rejoice in its victory over us,' said one writer.
5 things the Catholic Church’s document on same-sex blessings does (and doesn’t) say
The Vatican approved same-sex blessings, but there are a few caveats.
With Pope Francis’ encouragement, Vatican allows blessings for same-sex couples
'God never turns away anyone who approaches him!' read the document issued by the Vatican's doctrinal department.
Church of England to introduce same-sex blessing, as it faces ‘disestablishment’ bill in Parliament
The prayers may be too little too late on an issue that has long alienated the church from politicians and peers.
Lawsuit: Priest says first gas execution in US poses threat to religious liberty
The Rev. Jeff Hood, spiritual adviser to Kenneth Smith, argued the restrictions imposed during the execution would violate Hood’s right to the free exercise of religion.
New documentary tells the story of queer religious families in the Midwest
The movie profiles queer families and individuals living in the Midwest, grappling with their identity in a conservative and traditional environment.
Preaching to polarized congregations: A responsibility and a challenge, clergy say
'It's not about going from red to blue to purple,' Andrew Hanauer of One America Movement advises clergy. ‘It's about going above the partisan divisions.’
Ahead of White House Hanukkah celebration, a wave of faith-led cease-fire demonstrations
The demonstrators, who were later arrested, noted the ongoing Jewish holiday, shouting, 'No Hanukkah to celebrate, cease-fire cannot wait!'