(RNS) Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins, who faced termination from her tenured post at the evangelical school for publicly saying Christians and..
ST. CATHARINE, Ky. (RNS) The tobacco farms, hay fields and rolling knobs of central Kentucky mark the landscape that inspires much of..
JERUSALEM (RNS) American Jews are celebrating an Israeli government decision to greatly expand — and fund — a pluralistic egalitarian prayer section..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A senior bishop in the Church of England has blessed the idea that its vicars, or parish priests, should..
(RNS) Catholic Charities is giving out water and food. The Flint Jewish Federation is collecting water and water filters. And the Michigan Muslim Community Council has..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has changed the rules so that a priest may wash the feet of women and others in..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Two decades after her anti-death penalty work was transformed into an Oscar-winning movie, “Dead Man Walking,” Sister Helen Prejean’s..
(RNS) Two Lutheran seminaries in Pennsylvania are planning to close and launch together a new school of theology in 2017 with hopes..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Anglican Communion’s worldwide leaders, finishing up four days of heated discussions, sought to project a sense of unity..
(RNS) The Anglican Communion voted to censure its American branch, the Episcopal Church, during a meeting in Canterbury, England, called to reflect on the future..
(RNS) Michelle Higgins has been making waves lately. A leader in the #BlackLivesMatter movement, she recently addressed a gathering of 16,000 evangelical..
PARIS (RNS) Catholics and Lutherans have made another step toward joint commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 by issuing..
(RNS) With North Korea leading the way and Islamic extremism rapidly expanding, 2015 was the “worst year in modern history for Christian..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has called on European leaders not to turn their back on refugees and migrants despite the cultural..
CHICAGO (RNS) Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins says she is “flummoxed and flabbergasted” by the evangelical flagship’s decision to begin dismissal proceedings against..
(RNS) “I forgive you.” These may have been three of the most powerful words uttered in the name of religion this year. They..
TEL AVIV, Israel (RNS) Just before Christmas, Nicole Perez and her friends went shopping for decorations in Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station. On..
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Christian leaders have hailed as an act of bravery and selflessness the shielding of some Christians by Muslims after..
(RNS) Pope Francis celebrated his 79th birthday on Thursday (Dec. 17) with a gift to the many devotees of Mother Teresa of..
(RNS) The massacre of nine African-American worshippers during a Bible study at a church in Charleston, S.C., earlier this year has led..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis hailed the “historic” climate change agreement signed in Paris, urging the international community to swiftly implement the..
(RNS) December means curtains up for church Christmas pageants, hand-bell concerts, caroling kiddie choirs and Nativity displays on the front lawns. But..
(RNS) As the United Nations’ 2015 Paris Climate Conference moves into its final days, faith voices have pushed to be sure their moral..
(RNS) Gun violence has reached a point in this country that the Rev. Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, who has written several hymns about..
(RNS) Faith-based agencies that resettle refugees in America stand to gain more than a clear conscience if the United States — after..
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