Dear Members of Congress: We write as the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) concludes a week-long SNAP / Food Stamp Challenge in which we, the church’s national..
ROME (RNS) Laying out a blueprint for the issues that are likely to define his papacy, Pope Francis on Tuesday (Nov. 26)..
The Presbytery of Genesee Valley on Nov. 26 endorsed John Wilkinson, a teaching elder from Rochester, as a candidate for moderator of..
LOUISVILLE – When the Rev. Lynn Hargrove came to Houston’s St. Giles Presbyterian Church in 2008 as a stated supply pastor, the..
The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide whether for-profit businesses can be treated like religious entities in a politically and constitutionally freighted..
On Thursday, hundreds of millions of Americans will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving–a day devoted to exuding gratitude and consuming food. According to the..
(RNS) While church planners listened, a five-person focus group described life outside the congregation’s doors: A world falling apart. Families are..
CHICAGO – Five nationally known and experienced ecumenical leaders have been installed as officers of the newly reorganized National Council of Churches..
LOUISVILLE – During the week of Nov. 17-23, more than 300 Presbyterians nationwide registered for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s SNAP Food Stamp Challenge...
(RNS) A federal judge has ruled that an Internal Revenue Service exemption that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances is unconstitutional. The exemption applies to..
National staff participants in the SNAP Food Stamp Challenge talk about their experiences (clockwise from bottom left): Rebecca Barnes (back to..
Last week I spent a day preaching and connecting with the folks at a Heartland Presbytery meeting in Kansas City, MO. While I was..
CHICAGO – James E. Winkler, general secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS), has been elected..
(RNS) A cycle of violence in the Central African Republic is quickly degenerating into a religious conflict between Christians and Muslims, amid..
WASHINGTON (RNS) Death may be inevitable, but one in three Americans – including most blacks and Hispanics – want doctors to never..
Members of the clergy in the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan, a partner church of World Mission, were released after nearly seven..
DALLAS - When Loc Dai Nguyen was growing up in Vietnam, his father was put in prison for being a Christian..
“We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have..
This article was originally posted on "Beyond the Ordinary" and is reprinted with permission. Every congregation needs cheerful givers. Yet many religious leaders..
(RNS) Facing crowded pews and heavy hearts, Dallas clergy took to the pulpits on Nov. 24, 1963 to try to make sense..
(RNS) When the Rev. Susan Russell and Lori Kizzia marry next June, they will have a small Episcopal wedding complete with traditional..
(RNS) A United Methodist jury Tuesday night gave a Pennsylvania pastor 30 days to agree not to break church law by presiding..
The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations for its 2014 David Steele Distinguished Writer Award. The award is given biennially in even-numbered years..
JERUSALEM (RNS) This holy city, home to three monotheistic faiths, is no stranger to religious tensions. One locale, however, stands above the..
(RNS) A Liberty University student was shot and killed by a campus officer during a shooting at a Liberty woman’s dorm Tuesday (Nov...
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