RELIGION

Willow Creek pastor Dave Dummitt to step down, Shawn Williams named successor

South Barrington, Ill. (RNS) — David Dummitt, who became pastor of Willow Creek Church at the height of the COVID-19…

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Georgetown faculty call for solidarity after postdoc Badar Khan Suri’s detention

(RNS) — The faculty at Georgetown University’s center for Muslim-Christian understanding is protesting the detention of Badar Khan Suri, a…

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Catholic convert and collector’s mission to capture the face of Christ in art finds a home

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — More than 20 years ago, Steen Heidemann stumbled into Westminster Cathedral in London, where he was…

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For one Iranian family and their church, Trump’s refugee freeze leaves son in exile

(RNS) — On a recent night, a mother in California found herself lying awake at 3:00 a.m., her mind racing.…

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Is taking Ozempic during Ramadan cheating?

(RNS) — Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound — all part of a class of drugs called GLP-1 medications — have…

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The Slow Civil War Is Speeding Up

In difficult times, the work of truth-telling can seem like obsessing on the negative. But the most important truths are…

2 months ago

Zomi Christians are the face of a refugee crisis we can’t ignore

(RNS) — “You have come to us at a very low point,” said Pastor Piang, a refugee from Myanmar I…

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As Black History Month ends, a reading list for the rest of the year

(RNS) — I always tell people that, as a college professor, I got to do the two things I loved…

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Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches…

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Historic Black churches receive $8.5 million in preservation grants

(RNS) — Thirty historically Black churches and projects, including those with ties to Civil Rights leaders who led churches and…

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