PARIS (RNS) Amid mounting protests in Europe against the Gaza conflict, political and religious leaders in the region have sharply denounced anti-Semitism..
(RNS) Christians in Sudan frequently face arrests, impromptu questioning and expulsion. But this month, conditions worsened after the government announced a ban..
GENEVA (World Council of Churches) In an official statement issued on July 21, the World Council of Churches' (WCC) general secretary, the Rev. Olav Fykse..
LOUISVILLE (Office of the General Assembly) As a body of 1.7-million members and more than 10,000 congregations, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) calls..
(RNS) One of the toughest political calculations in Washington is balancing competing claims of gay rights with the traditional prerogatives of religious freedom...
(RNS) The Internal Revenue Service said it will monitor churches and other houses of worship for electioneering in a settlement reached with an atheist..
BAY CITY, MICH (PNS) Bay City pastor will lead members of the United States House of Representatives in prayer this week to begin..
It is with great sadness and deep concern that we join our voice with the voice of the church in Iraq to..
LOUISVILLE (Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy) Following actions of this summer’s 221st General Assembly, the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) is seeking..
(RNS) Worried about global warming, a growing number of churches and other faith groups are divesting their holdings in fossil fuel companies, which release large amounts..
As the vote totals popped into view on video screens, a sharp intake of breath swept the assembly hall. Then came a..
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board presented a church-wide initiative called “Living Missionally,” based on Darrell Guder’s work. The three themes important to..
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Christians, Jews, and Muslims are all commanded by God to love God and our neighbor with our..
DETROIT – Taking a huge step towards marriage equality — and recognizing that the action may cause more evangelicals to flee the..
A new chapter in the life of the Board of Pensions (BOP) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) began in Philadelphia last week as the..
GENEVA (World Council of Churches) Inspired by the theme “pilgrimage of justice and peace,” the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches..
(RNS) While the violence escalates in Israel and Gaza, a movement is taking hold that unites Jews, Muslims and others in a..
Among the 16 committees working within the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Committee on Congregational Vitality had much..
It didn’t take long after his election on the first ballot for Heath K. Rada — a smooth Southern Presbyterian — to..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has provoked a debate within the Catholic Church after being quoted as saying that one in 50 Catholic..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Three leading Anglicans have entered an explosive debate about whether it is permissible for Christians to allow doctors in..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Dramatic shifts in demographics and generational trends are changing the landscape in the church, capturing the attention of Asian English..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) After 20 years of turmoil and angry debate, on Monday (July 14) the General Synod of the Church of..
(RNS) A federal court has ruled that humanist couples in Indiana can be married by their own “secular celebrants,” something that until..
(RNS) The Evangelical Immigration Table commissioned the documentary “The Stranger” to foster evangelical support for immigration reform. Linda Midgett, a graduate of evangelical..
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