PRINCETON, N.J. (PNS) With the idea of membership meaning less and less in American culture and its churches, the Rev. John Burgess..
I welcome and thank Neal D. Presa, Moderator of the 220th General Assembly (2012-2014) as a guest blogger in an Advent series answering the..
PRINCETON, N.J. (PNS) God’s Word sounds in the midst of a cacophony of other voices ― cultural, political and religious ― making..
(RNS) It’s one thing to say kind words about gay people and atheists while admonishing those who would bury them in stones. It’s one thing to..
21 year old student Lenin Bladimir Dubon; 61 year old Tolupan activist Maria Enriqueta Matute; 23 year old farmer Melvin Amaya; And,..
For at least 60 years, the light of Nelson Mandela, the man known to his people as Madiba, has shined over the..
(RNS) Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who died Thursday (Dec. 5), had a deep connection with religious institutions. Mandela was..
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ― a modern-day Moses who led his people, his nation and the world out of the racist captivity of apartheid..
Worshipers are beginning to refer to Wild Goose as their “thin place” (where the veil between heaven and earth is very..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Office of the General Assembly (OGA) has been receiving inquiries and questions regarding the November 21, 2013 decision of..
WASHINGTON (RNS) Sapped by three weeks of a water-only diet, three activists for immigration reform ended their fasts Tuesday (Dec. 3) with..
(RNS) My first career: print journalism. Current status of that field: on life support. My second career: pastoring neighborhood churches. Current status..
(RNS) This is Giving Tuesday, when nonprofits of every stripe hope to attract some of the billions of dollars to be spent during..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. Gloria Ulloa was recently named president of the World Council of Churches for Latin America and the Caribbean. She..
Nearly a month after Typhoon Haiyan devastated much of the central part of the Philippines, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) continues to work with its partners to..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Christian cross has become little more than a piece of jewelry worn around the necks of celebrities, said..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Can the so-called “Francis effect” that has captivated the imagination of the Catholic Church now extend to global politics?..
“He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came..
(RNS) Paul Crouch, the religious broadcaster who co-founded Trinity Broadcasting Network and was known for his prosperity gospel messages and lavish lifestyle, died..
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..
The Presbytery of Genesee Valley on Nov. 26 endorsed John Wilkinson, a teaching elder from Rochester, as a candidate for moderator of..
ROME (RNS) Laying out a blueprint for the issues that are likely to define his papacy, Pope Francis on Tuesday (Nov. 26)..
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..
(RNS) While church planners listened, a five-person focus group described life outside the congregation’s doors: A world falling apart. Families are..
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