- July 3, 2024
The Episcopal Church revises clergy misconduct protocols for fairness, transparency
(RNS) — As it elected Bishop Sean Rowe its new presiding bishop at last week’s General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, the Episcopal Church adopted more
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
The problem with social media and kids is also spiritual
(RNS) — Want to find that one issue upon which at least some Democrats and Republicans can agree? Here it is: the danger that social
Conservative prelate warns that excommunicating Viganò will lead to further division
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — An outspoken critic of Pope Francis, the Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that while Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s
Photos of the Week: Eid al-Adha; International Yoga Day
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes the Eid al-Adha holiday, International Yoga Day and more. The post Photos of the Week: Eid al-Adha; International
Richard Smallwood, ‘Total Praise’ composer, to receive Juneteeth tribute in D.C.
(RNS) — For decades, Richard Smallwood has been on stages from Carnegie Hall to churches, at the piano or at the microphone, performing music that
Roberts and Alito are polarized on polarization
(RNS) — Sure, Chief Justice John Roberts got props from liberals this week for denying that we’re a Christian nation. But over on the Christian
Diminished in size, Bosnian Jews hold fast to their identity
SARAJEVO, Bosnia (RNS) — Cantor Igor Bencion Kožemjakin doesn’t always know if he will have a minyan, or quorum of 10 Jews necessary to recite
Church led by SBC candidate Clint Pressley reports volunteer to police for alleged abuse
(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
(RNS) — Spring and summer are gardening time for many of us in the United States. I love this annual ritual of planting tiny seeds