Canon lawyers and theologians recommend ways to make synodality more concrete
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The study groups appointed by Pope Francis to deal with controversial topics removed from the synod’s agenda
Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. ‘I am not going to eat them … I will bless them.”
CONCORD, N.H. (RNS) — As pet lovers gathered in a church garden here Saturday (Oct. 5) with dogs and photographs
Calling it ‘religious duty,’ Jordanians boycott products from Israel-allied countries
AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) — Preparing breakfast on a recent morning, Amany Khraisat listed imported products she stopped purchasing after Oct.
In search of a Christian political method
(RNS) — I came of political age in 2016. For my cohort of young evangelicals, the 2016 election and its
Seeking truth, justice and healing in the new school year
(RNS) — For many families, September is back-to-school season. Teachers return to the classrooms, parents breathe a sigh of relief and
The Jewish ‘days of repentance’ show us how to fail righteously
(RNS) — The Jewish celebration of the advent of a new year bears little resemblance to the sort of sentimental
Abyssinian Baptist Church’s Kevin Johnson has history of following prominent clergy
(RNS) — The introduction to online worship services at Abyssinian Baptist Church still briefly features the church’s previous pastor, two
Aiding flood victims in South Sudan, faith leaders work on long-term solutions
JUBA, South Sudan (RNS) — All summer, heavy spring rains around Lake Victoria have slowly worked their way through the
Demographics, Democracy, and Destiny: Dr. Robert P. Jones
As American society evolves, Dr. Robert P. Jones explores how rigid, traditional norms are losing their influence, leading to
Immigrants, pets and the sin of slander in an age of social media
(RNS) — This week, outlandish allegations that, in a small city in Ohio, Haitian immigrants were hunting down and eating