VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has welcomed the highest authority in Sunni Islam to the Vatican in a significant step forward in..
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (PNS) – Rev. David M. Loleng has joined the Presbyterian Foundation as Director of Church Financial Literacy and Leadership. Loleng most recently served..
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The debate — over how to debate the rules — became so convoluted that at one point Missouri delegate Margie Briggs..
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The Rev. Jerry Kulah has nothing but gratitude for the United Methodist Church. In 1833, American Methodists sent their..
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Bishop Jackson Nasoore Ole Sapit, a traditionalist who nonetheless steered clear of gay issues, has been elected the new..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has blasted employers who do not provide health care as bloodsucking leeches and he also took aim..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Church of Scotland will launch a two-year investigation into the possibility of introducing online baptisms, Communion and other..
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Amid protest, song and fears of a denominational breakup, United Methodists at their quadrennial General Conference decided yet again..
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) In an effort to stave off a schism in one of the nation’s largest Protestant denominations, United Methodist Church..
(RNS) The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced that it will begin offering 12 weeks of paid parental leave to its employees, a..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Catholic sisters globally would be better-equipped to carry out their work if they could become deacons, the head of..
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) United Methodists, voting at their General Conference, have called on their church’s mission agency to withdraw from a group founded to..
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States denied rumors that it is seriously considering a proposal to split over..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board approved at its April board meeting the Justice Committee’s recommendation that this summer’s 222nd General Assembly..
(RNS) When Pope Francis suddenly agreed, during an off-the-cuff chat last week with nuns gathered in Rome, to explore the idea of..
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) United Methodists who want their church to sanction Israel are regrouping after a committee at their denomination’s General Conference rejected four..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Local mission giving in Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations went up by almost $7.7 million in 2015, according to annual statistics of..
(OGA) In my work as hospice chaplain, I often ask my patients and their caregivers to tell me about their circle of support;..
(RNS) Rich Stearns, head of World Vision, the evangelical relief and development group, says Christians should follow a model pioneered by Chaldean..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Presbyterian Youth Triennium registration is still underway, with a May 31, 2016 early-bird registration deadline approaching for the July 19-23 event held..
(RNS) Delegates to the United Methodist Church General Conference shot down a strategy that would have allowed them to discuss contentious legislation in small..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) In an opening with historic import, Pope Francis has said he wants to study the possibility of ordaining women..
(PNS) LOUISVILLE - As executive of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Elona Street-Stewart is increasingly aware of the changes swirling through..
RNS) Paul Hand may not be as well-known as a Tullian Tchividjian or, back in the day, a Ted Haggard or Jim..
(RNS) The more mixed the Sunday morning pews are, the fewer people are likely to be in them. That’s the primary finding..
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