- June 9, 2024
RELIGION

Church led by SBC candidate Clint Pressley reports volunteer to police for alleged abuse
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . June 9, 2024
(RNS) — A volunteer at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in Charlotte, North Carolina, was arrested last month after church leaders learned

Why Americans of faith need to care about reducing harm to the environment abroad
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . June 6, 2024
(RNS) — Spring and summer are gardening time for many of us in the United States. I love this annual ritual of planting tiny seeds

Catholic women remain hopeful in the synod despite challenges
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . June 3, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A study by an international association of Catholic women’s organizations has found that a strong majority of women who attended last

New film depicting ‘hero’s journey’ of Swami Vivekananda comes to PBS
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . May 31, 2024
(RNS) — A new film by Raja Choudhury, titled “America’s First Guru,” will be released to worldwide audiences on almost 200 PBS stations Friday (May

‘Grandpa, tell us about Abbie Hoffman’
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . May 28, 2024
(RNS) — “But if you want money for people with minds that hate, all I can tell is, brother, you have to wait.” — The

United Methodists strike down ban on ordination of gay clergy
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . May 1, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — United Methodists meeting for their top legislative assembly Wednesday (May 1), overwhelmingly overturned a measure that barred gay clergy from ordination

Photos of the Week: Easter; colorful Bali festival
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . April 5, 2024
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Easter traditions, a colorful Hindu festival in Bali and more. The post Photos of the Week: Easter; colorful

Muslims most discriminated group in US, but Jews not far behind
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . April 2, 2024
(RNS) — Muslims face the most discrimination in American society, according to a new survey of U.S. adults, but Jews are fast catching up. The

Worth Fighting For: John Pavlovitz
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . March 30, 2024
As many faith traditions across the globe celebrate important Holy Days this weekend, it provides an opportunity for introspection and diving deeper into our

17 LGBTQ-affirming ministers face church investigations for signing belief statement
- By ARIZONA DIGITAL NEWS
- . March 27, 2024
(RNS) — The Rev. Carma Wood didn’t become LGBTQ-affirming overnight. Rather, she said, it was due to the Holy Spirit’s prompting over several decades, not