Institutions
COVID-19 health emergency is ending but faith-based vaccine clinics continue
By Adelle M. Banks — May 10, 2023
(RNS) — Over the last few years, African American congregations have provided outsized action on getting people tested and vaccinated.
Hamline University president to retire following Islamic art controversy
By Yonat Shimron — April 3, 2023
(RNS) — The president of Hamline University, who was widely criticized for her response to a professor who showed a painting of the Prophet Muhammad, announced she would retire in 2024.
Public theologian Yolanda Pierce named next dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School
By Adelle M. Banks — March 24, 2023
(RNS) — ‘I look forward to building on the strong foundation that Emilie Townes and others have established to form this treasured community,’ Pierce said.
Princeton Theological Seminary students, alumni seek ouster of trustee chair
By Adelle M. Banks — March 21, 2023
(RNS) — ‘The seminary needs a deeper reckoning,’ they wrote, ‘with its current relationship to and investment in modern systems of enslavement.’
Religious diversity is my day job. The Hamline Muhammad controversy isn’t easy.
By LaTanya Lane — January 19, 2023
(RNS) — Sometimes interfaith work results in dulcet outcomes. And sometimes the differences are irreconcilable.
CAIR MN backs student who says she was hurt by instructor showing image of Muhammad
By Yonat Shimron — January 11, 2023
(RNS) — At a press conference held by the Minneapolis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the student said she was shocked and pained by an art history instructor.
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.
In dark times, our institutions can offer hope, help us flourish
By L. Gregory Jones — October 18, 2022
(RNS) — Institutions such as churches, nonprofits and schools provide a space for people to come together and imagine a better future.
Fuller Theological Seminary names first Black president
By Yonat Shimron — September 13, 2022
(RNS) — David Emmanuel Goatley, an associate dean at Duke Divinity School, will replace Mark Labberton, who announced he was stepping down from the Pasadena, California, seminary last year.
Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
By David Crary — September 12, 2022
(AP) – A group of 16 students, faculty and staff at the Christian Seattle Pacific University sued the leaders of the school's board of trustees for an employment policy barring people in same-sex relationships from full-time jobs.
Climate protesters target the Vatican’s Laocoon statue
By Associated Press — August 19, 2022
ROME (AP) — The protesters are demanding the Italian government increase its solar and wind power and stop exploring for natural gas and reopening old coal mines in Italy.
Judge limits privilege defense in AZ Mormon sex abuse case
By Michael Rezendes — August 19, 2022
(AP) - The church has filed a legal motion asking Cardinal to delay implementing her order until it contests her findings with the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
By Rahim Faiez and Ebrahim Noroozi — August 17, 2022
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Italian Emergency hospital in Kabul said that at least 27 wounded civilians, including five children, were brought there from the site of the bomb blast.
Fire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, including 15 children
By Samy Magdy — August 15, 2022
CAIRO (AP) — Witnesses said there were many children inside the four-story building, which had two day care facilities.
In Sri Lanka, Buddhist monks’ involvement in protests raises familiar questions
By Haley Barker — August 4, 2022
(RNS) — The connection between monks and political figures has reportedly diminished some monks’ respectability.
