(RNS) — At a time when trust in church and clergy is strikingly low, young adults are finding new ways to support each other when bad news or tragedy arrives.
Author - Elizabeth Evans
(RNS) — Faith played a complicated role in the fight for women's suffrage. Some activists said their faith inspired them to fight for the vote. Opponents said...
(RNS) — A Pennsylvania Lutheran pastor told his church on Easter Sunday that he wished Muslims had set fire to Notre Dame Cathedral so that there could be a...
(RNS) — Numerous faith traditions have a history of criticizing suicide as a sin. But some faith leaders are now working not only to offer those facing despair...
(RNS) — A prayer that mentioned Jesus 13 times — given just before the swearing-in of a Muslim state legislator — has caused controversy in the Pennsylvania...
(RNS) — Political insiders and other pundits who are public about their beliefs are taking steps to tweet, post and blog according to the tenets of their faith.
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. (RNS) — The latest sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has left many lay people wondering if it is time to leave the church.
DALLASTOWN, Pa. (RNS) — In a small Pennsylvania town, a beloved Christian bookstore hangs on, with an appeal to 'thinking' Christians and a personal touch.
(RNS) — As religious attachments have waned as a determinant of whom Americans choose to pair with, fandom and team loyalty have taken the place for some...
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) An undocumented Mexican and father of three has taken refuge in a United Methodist Church here. It's one of a small but growing number of U...
BART TOWNSHIP, Pa. (RNS) The shooting 10 years ago in a placid Lancaster County hamlet made headlines across the world as the Amish rushed to forgive the...
(RNS) Caleb Wilde is an undertaker with a media presence tailor-made for the age of disclosure.
(RNS) On Sunday (Feb. 2), a Denver congregation of Mennonites licensed the first lesbian in a committed same-sex relationship, the first step toward ordination.
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) Former youth pastor T.J. Foltz has a vision to provide clean drinking water to the world's poor. Now, after winning a competition to...