Christianity
Evangelicals rally behind statement that hopes to combat polarization with revival
By Jack Jenkins — September 10, 2024
(RNS) — ‘I see this statement as a very important call to teaching,’ said Richard Mouw, a theologian and former president of Fuller Theological Seminary, who signed a statement urging evangelicals to reject ‘political idolatry.’
From witchcraft to synodality, Pope Francis tackled women’s roles in Papua New Guinea
By Claire Giangravé — September 10, 2024
The Synod on Synodality needs to set its own agenda
By Thomas Reese — September 10, 2024
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National Catholic Reporter names Wall St. Journal’s James Grimaldi as executive editor
By Genevieve Charles — September 9, 2024
(RNS) — The 60-year-old left-leaning outlet was without a top editor for more than a year.
In election year, climate faith leaders urge voters to make environment a priority
By Elizabeth E. Evans — September 9, 2024
(RNS) — Polls show voters are concerned with other issues, such as inflation and immigration. But the environment continues to be a top concern for many voters, especially younger ones, and the issue crosses lines of faith and politics in ways that others don’t.
Polyamorists look for their place in church as the practice loses its taboo
By Kathryn Post — September 9, 2024
(RNS) — For polyamorous clergy and Christians, ‘love is love is love.’
A Filipino preacher on the run from sexual abuse charges surrenders
By Jim Gomez — September 9, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Apollo Quiboloy and four other co-accused surrendered in the vast religious headquarters of their group, called Kingdom of Jesus Christ, in Davao city after the police gave a 24-hour ultimatum for them to give up, police said.
Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit says
By David Sharp — September 9, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The lawsuit is one of two in Maine that focus on the collision between the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling and the state law requiring that schools participating in the tuition program abide by the Maine Human Rights Act, which includes protections for LGBTQ students and faculty.
Trump’s abortion pivot hasn’t shaken evangelical Christian leaders’ support
By Jack Jenkins — September 6, 2024
(RNS) — 'I don’t just consider a candidate’s words, I look at their actions and what they have done,' said the Rev. Franklin Graham.
Center honoring trailblazing lawyer, civil rights activist and priest opens in Durham
By Yonat Shimron — September 6, 2024
(RNS) — Known as the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, the refurbished two-story clapboard home will further the kind of progressive social causes Murray, who died in 1985, championed.
National Baptists choose Connecticut pastor Boise Kimber as next president
By Adelle M. Banks — September 6, 2024
(RNS) — Disqualified challengers hoped sufficient ‘no’ votes would cause the election process to restart.
At Vatican, physicists and theologians join forces to answer life’s big questions
By Claire Giangravé — September 6, 2024
(RNS) — At a conference at the Vatican, physicists and theologians made the case for cooperation between faith and science.
Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism
By Tobin Miller Shearer — September 6, 2024
(The Conversation) — In 1966, the assertion of Black power was grounded in an appeal to the founding principles of the United States. Black church leaders called for healing internal divisions through engagement.
The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of ‘harmony in diversity’
By Edna Tarigan and Nicole Winfield — September 6, 2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which each tile is an irreplaceable element in creating a great original and precious work.”
National Baptists hear their outgoing president and Ketanji Brown Jackson as meeting ends
By Adelle M. Banks — September 5, 2024
(RNS) — Jackson described how faith, especially instilled by her now late grandmother, had undergirded her personal and professional life.
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