Yearly Archives: 2022
Anglican Watch invites year-end donations to SNAP
By RNS Press Release Distribution Service — December 30, 2022
Top 10 Mormon news stories of 2022
By Jana Riess — December 30, 2022
(RNS) — From a Joseph Smith photograph to David Archuleta's decision to 'step away' from the church, it's been an eventful year.
The most significant religion stories of 2022
By RNS staff — December 29, 2022
(RNS) — Faith communities and organizations were at the center of some of the year's most indelible moments.
The top 5 Vatican news stories of 2022
By Claire Giangravé — December 29, 2022
(RNS) — Amid wars and polarization, an aging Pope Francis continued to push forward his vision for the church.
State lawsuits defend abortion access with religious freedom
By Arleigh Rodgers — December 29, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Since Dobbs, lower courts in at least five states have issued rulings in abortion-related religious freedom lawsuits.
Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’
By Nicole Winfield — December 29, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The diocese of Rome scheduled a special Mass in honor of Benedict on Friday at St. John Lateran.
Religion Communicators Council accepting entries for 2023 Wilbur Awards for secular media
By RNS Press Release Distribution Service — December 29, 2022
George Santos lied. Here is why it matters.
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 29, 2022
(RNS) — Rep. George Santos is a poseur, a wannabe and a liar. He should not be allowed to serve in Congress.
Reasons for despair — and hope — for traditional religious views’ place on campus
By Charles C. Camosy — December 28, 2022
(RNS) — Examples of toleration by secular orthodox institutions create room for optimism.
How the war in Ukraine dominated this year’s online searches for Bible verses
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 28, 2022
(RNS) — YouVersion reported that users' engagement with the Bible rose by 55% this year in Ukraine, which neighboring Russia invaded in February.
UMC’s North Georgia Conference blocks church departures
By Kathryn Post and Emily McFarlan Miller — December 28, 2022
(RNS) — The regional body is alleging the spread of “defamatory” misinformation about the UMC and its disaffiliation procedure.
How does the Vatican plan a retired pope’s funeral?
By Nicole Winfield — December 28, 2022
(RNS) — When Benedict announced his retirement in 2013, he opened a decade of uncharted pontifical territory.
Remembering faith leaders who died in 2022: preachers, writers and interpreters of faith
By Adelle M. Banks — December 28, 2022
(RNS) — In this year we lost people who were known for their political office but for whom religion played roles expectedly and unexpectedly.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI is ‘very sick,’ Pope Francis says, and asks for prayers
By Claire Giangravé — December 28, 2022
(RNS) - The 95-year-old pope emeritus' health declined in the early hours of Wednesday, the Vatican said.
Frank Pavone, Leonard Feeney and the long story of Catholic fundamentalism
By Mark Silk — December 27, 2022
(RNS) — The defrocking of the anti-abortion crusader is the latest chapter in an old story.
