National Eucharistic Congress, a Catholic mega-event, to kick off evangelization year
(RNS) — Two years ago, faced with low Mass attendance, deepening political and theological divisions and the continuing fallout from the clergy sexual abuse crisis,
Matt Chandler under fire as podcast alleges Village Church hired father despite known abuse
(RNS) — On an episode of the “Bodies Behind the Bus” podcast Wednesday (July 11), two former members of the Village Church Denton in Denton,
A seminary is investigated for sexual harassment. Now its critics want the findings made public.
(RNS) — As a first-year student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, Shayna Dollinger was inundated with sexual proposals from a
How July 4th and Juneteenth Can Bring America Together
Happy Independence Day Weekend! In this episode of The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly podcast and radio program, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush
California Baptists cut staff, citing decline in Cooperative Program Giving
(RNS) — The California Southern Baptist Convention, one of 41 regional groups that make up the Southern Baptist Convention, announced this week that it had
Hate on the Rise? Exploring the SPLC’s Annual Hate and Extremism Report
Just in time for the election season comes a surge in disinformation campaigns by far-right extremist organizations targeting marginalized communities. The Southern Poverty Law
Custodians of the Hajj — who’s to blame for heat-related deaths?
(RNS) — On one particular day of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saba walked 42,000 steps in performing the rites of that day and going from
Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A group of public school parents, including some clergy, have filed a lawsuit against Louisiana’s new law mandating the display of the
Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (RNS) — At its annual national meeting this week, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, one of the oldest denominations in
Ascension Catholic hospitals outsource staffing to private-equity-owned partners
(RNS) — One of the largest Catholic health care systems in the United States, Ascension, a nonprofit that has previously been accused of behaving like a