Catholic birth control decree remains controversial
c. 2008 Religion News Service (RNS) Some say Pope Paul VI predicted the dangers of loosening sexual morals: widespread divorce, disease and promiscuity. Others say he cracked open a culture ...
Christmas pageant evolves but endures
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Clearly, the length of gold tinsel draped around her neck was not what Melinda Smith was hoping for. "Is this all I get?" she pleaded with Beth ...
10 minutes with ...Jack Brown
(RNS) Redeemer Covenant Church in Caledonia, Mich., decided on a different set of Christmas decorations this year: Instead of fresh poinsettias and artificial greens, Redeemer's sanctuary is filled with canned ...
COMMENTARY: The Christmas gift you can give to yourself
(RNS) The following is an actual exchange, unedited, except to remove the profanity. The setting: Mid-morning at a suburban gift boutique. The time: The week before Christmas. The players: The ...
GUEST COMMENTARY: An unconscionable oversight
WASHINGTON (RNS) Conscience protection -- or perhaps, the lack of it -- is a key issue in health care reform. Forcing someone to violate his or her conscience is an ...
VIDEO: Spiritual traditions
Traditions of island spirituality call for a reverence for nature. Right-click here to download the video file.
VIDEO: Mighty Mississippi
Tourists and locals reflect on the river. Right-click here to download the video file.
VIDEO: Rebuilding gardens
Bringing food and togetherness to a community. Right-click here to download the video file.
VIDEO: Rev. Charles Morris and his church’s wind turbine
The story behind the Rev. Charles Morris and his church's wind turbine. Right-click here to download the video file.
VIDEO: Linking ecology and faith
The Rev. Sally Bingham sees a link between ecology and faith. Right-click here to download the video file.
VIDEO: Why religious orders feel connected to the land
A look at why religious orders feel connected to the land. Right-click here to download the video file.
SLIDESHOW: Salvation for religious properties
In 1949, an order of Dominican Sisters opened a school on an old orchard in Plainville, Mass. Sister Chris Loughlin explains why the sisters had no choice but to close ...
Lutheran conservatives delay decision to leave ELCA
(RNS) Conservatives upset over the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's recent decision to allow non-celibate gay clergy have voted to create a free-standing synod and study for a year whether ...
Famed Unitarian preacher Forrest Church dies at 61
(RNS) The Rev. Forrest Church, perhaps the nation's best known Unitarian Universalist preacher, died Thursday (Sept. 24) after a three-year battle with cancer that shaped his final years of ministry ...
Irish seminarians reach 10-year high after record lows
DUBLIN (RNS/ENI) The number of Irish men entering the seminary to become Roman Catholic priests has risen to a 10-year high following years of dwindling vocations. The Conference of Diocesan ...