RELIGION

Sri Lankan cardinal bans female altar servers, but why?

(RNS) — Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has taken the lead in keeping women away from the altar. Last October,…

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751 years after his death, Rumi’s influence crosses continental and religious divides

KONYA, Turkey (RNS) — “Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not…

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The barbarians are coming and they may be us

(RNS) — There is a strange and prophetic poem, written in 1898, that tells us much about our lives as…

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Episcopal Bishop Prince Singh suspended but not deposed after Title IV investigation concludes

(RNS) — Eighteen months since Bishop Prince Singh’s two adult sons, Nivedhan and Eklan Singh, made allegations on social media that their father…

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After disastrous farewell speech, Archbishop of Canterbury goes quiet for holidays

LONDON (RNS) — Two weeks before Christmas is normally one of the busiest times of the year for the Archbishop…

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Did Christian Nationalism Win? Matthew Taylor on the Vote and the Future

Christian Nationalism has seemingly grabbed the levers of power in America. With an overt passion for power over democracy, the…

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The late great Hal Lindsey

(RNS) — In 2012, I tried to track down Hal Lindsey. I reached out to his ministry, looking for his…

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A 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future

(RNS) — As fall shifts into winter in Hardwick, Massachusetts, temperatures are unseasonably high for November, and a 34-acre community…

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Pope Francis’ eco-village to promote ecological conversion at 2025 Jubilee

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ plan to build an eco-village in the historic gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the summer…

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Texas makes public education great again (for Christians)

(RNS) — Last Friday (Nov. 22), the Texas State Board of Education narrowly approved a new elementary school curriculum that…

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