VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Religion News Service•Susanna Granieri15 Sept
ARAPAHOE, Wyo. (AP) — The two rituals have unfolded in parallel since the Christian church's pastor, Sarah Lucas, preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.
Religion News Service•Savannah Peters15 Sept
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Religion News Service•RNS Press Release Distribution Service15 Sept
(RNS) — The longtime president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary said he erred in saying the government should be able to punish those who don’t believe God was part of America’s founding.
Religion News Service•Bob Smietana14 Sept
(RNS) — Killings and torture lead to more killings and torture. A balance is never achieved. Vengeance inspires more vengeance.
Religion News Service•Thomas Reese14 Sept
(RNS) — ‘The Potter's House is never just Bishop Jakes,’ he told his megachurch congregation. ‘It never was, and it never will be.’
Religion News Service•Adelle M. Banks14 Sept
(RNS) — A Jewish community thanks Boy George. We all should do the same.
Religion News Service•Jeffrey Salkin14 Sept
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican published a papal decree repealing 2021 salary cuts that Pope Francis had imposed on many Vatican employees as part of the Holy See’s COVID-19 cost-saving measures.
Religion News Service•Susanna Granieri14 Sept
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Even congregations uninvolved in the court cases say they’re still feeling the repercussions of the weekslong surge in immigration operations last winter.
Religion News Service•Susanna Granieri14 Sept
(AP) — The prayer was delivered by Pastor Daimon L. King, a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records.
Religion News Service•Susanna Granieri14 Sept
LONDON (AP) — Many individual lawmakers relayed their own stories both in favor of and against the proposal. The government took a neutral stance, meaning lawmakers voted according to their consciences rather than along party lines.
Religion News Service•Susanna Granieri14 Sept
(AP) — The mounting economic pressure on Iran has yet to stoke an uprising, and if its leaders are backed into a corner, they may opt for military escalation rather than capitulation.
Religion News Service•Susanna Granieri14 Sept
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Their shared motivation comes amid rising interest in nature-based spirituality and related societal shifts: a rethinking of modern agriculture, growing secularization, climate change anxiety and intensifying interest in health and wellness.
Religion News Service•Susanna Granieri14 Sept
(RNS) — Record numbers of young people are seeking baptism in France. As Pope Leo arrives to greet 80,000 of them later this month, the country's diminished Catholic Church is faced with the challenge of turning the burst of enthusiasm into a lasting renewal.
Religion News Service•Claire Giangravè14 Sept
The co-founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss how he's seen authoritarian impulses show up in our government and to share some of the insider stories featured in his best-selling new book, "No Prophets"
Religion News Service•Ray Kirstein12 Sept
(RNS) — ‘They're trying to make voting difficult, but you stand in line if you got to stand all day,’ said the Rev. Boise Kimber, president of the National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ‘You are immovable.’
Religion News Service•Adelle M. Banks11 Sept
(RNS) — Will that make him a Southern Baptist pariah?
Religion News Service•Mark Silk11 Sept
(RNS) — Twenty-five years after the terrorist strikes, some 80 universities — among them a small but growing number of state schools, like Rutgers University in New Jersey — have full-time Muslim chaplains.
Religion News Service•Yonat Shimron11 Sept
(RNS and NPR) — The shofar marks moments of heightened experience and emotion — and the Jewish new year.
Religion News Service•Deena Prichep11 Sept
(RNS) — If you are looking for a spark, sift through the ashes. And perhaps find some hope as well.
Religion News Service•Jeffrey Salkin11 Sept