A book on sexuality by the Vatican’s doctrinal chief may have raised eyebrows, but Pope Francis has long been calling for the church to offer more robust teaching on sex.
The theologian and often-overlooked civil rights hero would have warned us against politics as a zero-sum game.
Her termination comes as the evangelical, multidenominational seminary is re-visiting its approach to human sexuality.
The same area of the country that tends to be the most politically conservative and Republican-leaning was where most United Methodist churches voted to leave the denomination.
Filmed by youth activists following a recent pro-Uyghur protest in Munich, the video has since had over 3 million views on TikTok and 7.5 million hits on Instagram.
Critics are calling the 10-city tour 'hypocritical' and denouncing what they say are Graham's 'anti-immigrant' views.
Ten percent of Americans can be categorized as religious but not spiritual, according to a December 2023 study from Pew Research Center.
‘There’s already plenty of need present in this community,’ said one faith leader. The challenge is to make the situation work for both longtime residents and migrants arriving from the border.
In 2004, Southern Baptists voted to allow their insurance and retirement agency to work with other churches. The latest denomination to sign up is the Global Methodist Church, made up of former United Methodists.
The popular TikTok account is, in part, a response to the growth of ‘trendy’ fundamentalism on the platform.
As Orthodox Christmas approaches, we cannot abandon Ukraine to Russian destruction. — Knox Thames
Some LGBTQ couples were blessed by Catholic priests before the Vatican declaration came down — whether or not the Vatican approved.
These spiritual communities discard doctrine, prefer questions over answers and have no intention of converting anybody to anything.
The Vatican approved same-sex blessings, but there are a few caveats.
'God never turns away anyone who approaches him!' read the document issued by the Vatican's doctrinal department.
The prayers may be too little too late on an issue that has long alienated the church from politicians and peers.
The Rev. Jeff Hood, spiritual adviser to Kenneth Smith, argued the restrictions imposed during the execution would violate Hood’s right to the free exercise of religion.
The movie profiles queer families and individuals living in the Midwest, grappling with their identity in a conservative and traditional environment.
'It's not about going from red to blue to purple,' Andrew Hanauer of One America Movement advises clergy. ‘It's about going above the partisan divisions.’
The demonstrators, who were later arrested, noted the ongoing Jewish holiday, shouting, 'No Hanukkah to celebrate, cease-fire cannot wait!'
With the Israeli military in the midst of a destructive showdown in its war with Hamas, many U.S. Jews aren’t in the mood for triumphant Hanukkah cheer.
(RNS) – ‘Women have a way of reflecting on theology that is different from us men,’ Francis told the International Theological Commission.
In the podcast, launched amid the Israel-Hamas War, the co-hosts imagine a role in the peace process that is particular to the Arab community in Israel.
'All we want for Christmas is a constant and comprehensive cease-fire and an end to this war,' said the Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of Bethlehem’s Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church.
The academy is raising up the voices it once blocked.
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