Religion News Service

Defense team says ‘compassion’ fueled Amish beard-cutting attacks

Q&A with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

Roman Catholic Church in Scotland campaigns to stop gay marriage

Economy continues negative effect on churches

Incoming San Francisco archbishop, Salvatore Cordileone, apologizes for drunk driving

Gallup reports new low in religious confidence

Olympics ceremony won’t include moment for murdered Israelis

Southern Baptists elect Luter as their first black president

Coptic ex-patriots keep a wary eye on Egyptian elections

LOS ANGELES (RNS) Abdel was born into a Muslim family in Egypt but embraced Christianity about 15 years ago. The decision eventually..

Is homeless crackdown a sign of compassion fatigue?

(RNS) A growing number of cities across the United States are making it harder to be homeless.   Philadelphia recently banned outdoor..

Methodists enter communion pact, hoping to bridge racial divide

Syrian Christians live in uneasy alliance with regime

Vatican ‘moles’ say pope’s butler didn’t act alone, vow more leaks

Vatican censors nun’s book on sexual ethics

Competitors for free campus narrow to two

NYC transit workers free to wear turbans without agency logo

With nomination clinched, focus turns to Romney’s Mormon faith

In Vatican intrigue, all eyes turn to pope’s butler

Like countless spiritual pilgrims, Esalen Institute faces its own midlife crisis

Director of Vatican Bank resigns under pressure

Taize movement brings throwback appeal to U.S.

Pope Benedict XVI gives direction to U.S. bishops on hot-button issues

Mormonism hurt Mitt Romney in 2008. What about 2012?

Guidelines seek line between free speech, bullying

Slavery billboard lasts less than a day