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Paula White to head Trump's faith office
Paula White, a Pentecostal preacher and longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, has been tapped to head the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative, a successor to previous administrations...
Democrat Sarah Riggs Amico goes after religious voters in Georgia
Mixtures of religion and politics aren’t exactly unusual in Georgia, a state situated squarely in the heart of the Bible Belt, where asking someone where they go to church is a common icebreaker....
Cameron Strang takes leave of absence from Relevant
The founder and CEO of Relevant magazine is “stepping away” from the evangelical Christian publication after several former staffers raised concerns about his past behavior, which they des...
Hispanic evangelical group offers churches’ help in housing migrant children
The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is launching a campaign to offer aid to immigrant children held in detention centers at the border.
US Catholic bishops revise policies for abuse cases, but laity input not required
Victims’ advocates say stronger measures are needed.
Two leaders of faith-based immigrant rights group charge ICE with violating their rights
Kaji Douša and Ravi Ragbir of the New Sanctuary Coalition point to recent reports as evidence that they are being targeted for being outspoken advocates for immigrants.
Faith-based refugee aid groups struggle to stay open
Over the past two years, the nation’s refugee resettlement system has been slowly dismantled.
Vatican’s global summit on protecting children lays out principles for reform
Soon after the Vatican summit, in which a Nigerian leader spoke of the need to change how the church responds to abuse, secular courts announced convictions of two cardinals.
Mirza Masroor Ahmad, leader of Muslim minority group, visits faithful in U.S.
Globally, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community includes 10 to 20 million people with a message of “love for all, hatred for none.”
A battle over identity of school roils faculty at Catholic University
Earlier this summer, an informal body called the Faculty Assembly took an unofficial vote of no confidence in its president and provost.
Catholics and lawmakers respond to Pennsylvania report on clergy sexual abuse
Pope Francis wrote, "We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them."
Theodore McCarrick charged with sexual abuse
Catholic officials required the retired archbishop to stop ministry activities. McCarrick maintained his innocence.
Justices hand down narrow ruling for Christian baker in wedding cake case
The Supreme Court majority opinion focused on how a Colorado commission handled the case—leaving open several larger questions.
Red Letter Revival seeks to give voice to those on evangelical margins
A group of progressive Christians gathered near Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Liberty University, both critiquing Falwell's theology and asking to pray with him.
Groups resettling refugees fight for survival
Hundreds of U.S.-based workers have lost their jobs in the past year. Many of them are refugees themselves.
Senators probe politics and piety in new books
WASHINGTON (RNS) Truth be told, when asked to name a spiritual role
model, few people would likely pick a sitting U.S. senator.
Ohio pastor elected to lead breakaway Lutheran church
(RNS) Members of the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) have elected
an Ohio pastor as their new head bishop, making him the first
...
Jedis and Pastafarians: Real religion or just a joke?
(RNS) When congregants of West Side Church and the Christian Life Center
in Bend, Ore., awoke in June to news that their churches had been
...
Unitarian leader convicted for role in protest
The head of the Unitarian Universalist Association has been convicted
on misdemeanor charges for participating in a protest rally against
Arizona's controversial immigration law.
Episcopalians turn to social media for growth
(RNS) The Episcopal Church is urging congregations to embrace social
media websites like Facebook and Twitter in a push to highlight the
Internet as a tool for church growth.