Bulgarian Church turns down Russia’s call for debate on Ukraine
Source: Reuters SOFIA (Reuters) – The Bulgarian Orthodox Church on Friday turned down a call by the Russian Patriarch to hold talks to discuss a bid by the Ukrainian church […]
Satan is attacking the Catholic Church
Source: CT The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is so convinced that Satan is to blame for the sexual abuse crisis and deep divisions racking the Church that he has asked Catholics around the […]
The National Council of Churches makes a rare statement to oppose Kavanaugh
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The National Council of Churches, an umbrella organization representing dozens of Protestant denominations, usually steers clear of Supreme Court nominations. When Republican senators refused […]
Complaint prompts Utah’s Dixie State University to remove Bible, Book of Mormon from hotel rooms
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack After a complaint from a group that tracks what it sees as violations of the separation of church and state, prompted […]
Egypt prosecutors probing monk’s death in desert monastery
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — In an incident that brought the woes of one of the world’s oldest churches back under the spotlight, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox […]
What draws women to a religion that says men should be in charge?
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 21 NEW ORLEANS — Growing up in rural Mississippi, Gracie Robinson decided early on that she would never get married. In her Baptist […]
C of E appoints first independent chair of safeguarding
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The Church of England has appointed a former government minister as its first independent chair of safeguarding in a move cautiously welcomed by […]
Russia’s Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine spat
Source: Reuters BY Tom Balmforth, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Orthodox Church said on Friday it would no longer participate in structures chaired by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, deepening […]
A Bishop Says The Church Will Cooperate With Vermont Investigators After BuzzFeed News’ Investigation Of Abuse At A Catholic Orphanage
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Talal Ansari The Diocese of Burlington will cooperate fully with authorities looking into allegations of abuse at the St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Bishop Christopher Coyne said Sunday, […]
Virgin Mary With Turquoise Hair? Church Statues Get an Eye-Popping Paint Job
Source: The New York Times By Raphael Minder MADRID — St. Anne, the patron saint of the village of Rañadorio in northwestern Spain, has fuchsia lips, black eyeliner and a […]
Banned from meeting in church, Rwandan worshippers gather at home
Source: Religion News Service By Tonny Onyulo KIGALI, Rwanda (RNS) – Grace Umutesi has secretly been conducting services in her house in the Bannyahe slum on the outskirts of the […]
Bobi Wine case heightens tensions between Museveni and Uganda church leaders
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) – On a recent Sunday morning, hundreds of worshippers gathered at Jehovah Pentecostal Church in Kisenyi, a slum on the outskirts […]
A Swastika on a Church Bell: A Village Splits on How to Confront Nazi Past
Source: New York Times By Katrin Bennhold HERXHEIM AM BERG, Germany — After she found out there was a swastika on the church bell, Sigrid Peters refused to continue playing the […]
Orthodox Church split fuels Russia-Ukraine tension
Source: BBC News Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says top clerics in the Orthodox Church are now ready to grant independence to the Kiev Church, defying Moscow. If the Constantinople Patriarch, […]
For a ‘house church’ in Beijing, CCTV cameras and eviction
Source: Reuters BY Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – The Zion church in Beijing, one of the city’s largest unofficial Protestant “house” churches, has operated with relative freedom for years, hosting […]
Iraqi Yazidis seek refuge in church as last resort
Yazidis seek church asylum as Europe’s empathy for refugees wanes Source: AlJazeera In a German convent, the church is now being used as a last-resort shelter for a group of […]
Despite government restrictions on practicing their faith in China, the number of believers of all faiths have doubled in two decades
Christian heartland opens window into fight for China’s soul Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG NANYANG, China (AP) — The 62-year-old Chinese shopkeeper had waited nearly his entire adult life […]
List of Pittsburgh priests, accused of abuse or misconduct during the past seven decades, to be released
Pittsburgh bishop to release names of accused priests Source: Catholic News Agency Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug 6, 2018 / 11:30 am (CNA).- The Bishop of Pittsburgh has pledged to release the […]
Sexual harassment goes unchecked as most victims do not want to hurt the mission of their churches
He’s a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — After the pain of […]
Duke Divinity School’s first woman dean, steps down after a short two-year tenure
Duke Divinity School dean steps down as diversity struggle continues Source: Religion News Service BY Yonat Shimron DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Duke Divinity School’s first woman dean, Elaine Heath, has […]