Pope to broaden Muslim dialogue with Morocco visit
By AFP – Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday (Reuters photo) VATICANCITY — Pope Francis […]
Why the ‘Mormon’ church changed its name. (It’s about revelation, not rebranding.)
Source: CNN BY Daniel Burke (CNN)When the messages come during the dark of night, Russell M. Nelson reaches for his lighted pen and takes dictation from the Lord. “OK […]
Church fears holding Catholic beliefs may soon be a ‘hate crime’
Source: CT A “climate of heightened sensitivity” and increasingly broad definitions of ‘hate crime’ are putting freedom of speech and belief at risk, the Catholic Church in Scotland has warned. The Church said there needed to be “room for debate and a robust exchange of views” as it warned that […]
Mammoth statue of Jesus planned for Russian site once set aside for Lenin
Source: Religion News Service BY Marc Bennetts MOSCOW (RNS) — Authorities in Vladivostok, the largest city in far eastern Russia, are planning to erect a gigantic statue of Jesus Christ […]
Most churches are losing members fast — but not the Mormons. Here’s why.
Source: Vox By Daniel Cox Jennifer, a young mother and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in northern Virginia, is honest about the challenges of being Mormon […]
Supreme Court Appears Ready To Let Cross Stand But Struggles With Church-State Test
Source: NPR BY NINA TOTENBERG The U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready to let stand a 40-foot cross on public land in Maryland, but the justices struggled to come up […]
Miniature Washington Cathedral to be created with Lego bricks
Source: Religion News Service BY Adelle M. Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) — With boy choristers singing their version of “Everything Is Awesome,” the Washington National Cathedral unveiled the foundation of a […]
Cross Clash Could Change Rules For Separation Of Church And State
Source: NPR BY NINA TOTENBERG A giant concrete cross standing in the middle of a busy median strip is the latest symbol of a constitutional fight that has raged for […]
Will the nation’s third-largest church split up over LGBT debate? Leaders try to reach an answer.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey In recent years, the deep division over sexuality in the United Methodist Church has led many in the church to use […]
Germany continues payments to churches a century after deciding to stop
Source: Religion News Service BY Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — It’s been 100 years since Germany’s first democratic government decided to stop making generous payments to its Protestant and Roman […]
METHODIST MADNESS
Source: First Things by Charlotte Allen Duke University, which prides itself on being an elite and cosmopolitan institution of higher learning, has suddenly reminded the world—and probably many of its own […]
Mexican Church suspended 152 priests across 9 years for alleged abuse: bishop
Source: Reuters BY Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 152 Catholic priests in Mexico have been suspended in the past nine years for sexual abuse against minors, Mexico’s […]
Top Vatican Official Resigns After Being Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Source: Huffington Post By Carla Herreria VOICES OF FAITH Former nun Doris Wagner has spoken publicly about the harassment and abuse she says she faced in the Roman Catholic Church. […]
The Church With the $6 Billion Portfolio
Source: The New York Times By Jane Margolies [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Since the blockbuster musical “Hamilton,” tourists have been […]
US nuns urge changes to church structure to address abuse
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The largest association of religious sisters in the United States called Thursday for an overhaul of the male-led leadership structure […]
Church clerical abuse: Former nuns share their experiences
Source: BBC News A day after Pope Francis publicly admitted for the first time that clerics had sexually abused nuns, promising to tackle the issue that was “still going on” […]
Russian leader assails Ukraine Orthodox church reform
Source: Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has criticized Ukraine’s move to set up a new Orthodox church independent from Moscow and promised to defend religious freedom. Earlier […]
Greek bishop convicted over comments attacking gays
Source: Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court has convicted a prominent Orthodox Church official of violating laws against racism and abusing his office over an anti-gay blog […]
A Former Pastor Of Trump’s Church Says He Never Saw Him There
Source: Huffington Post BY Sara Boboltz President Donald Trump gave Bible literacy legislation a shout-out on Monday with a tweet praising states that are “starting to make a turn back” to an […]
Church of England plan for welcoming trans people under fire
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent More than 2,000 clergy and lay members of the Church of England have signed a letter calling on bishops to withdraw or […]