RNS Press Releases
Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards shouldn’t be a woman of the year
By Religion News LLC — November 1, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO – Glamour magazine announced that Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards will be one of the recipients of its “2015 Women of the Year” awards, a decision that Sue Ellen Browder, author of SUBVERTED, finds appalling. “I understand why Glamour magazine editors are trying to defend what they consider their ‘right’ to abortion by […]
Was it murder or martyrdom?
By Religion News LLC — October 30, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO – Monday, the Feast of All Souls, is the anniversary of the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, the first president of the Republic of Vietnam, who possessed the Confucian “Mandate of Heaven,” a moral and political authority that was widely recognized by all Vietnamese. What is not commonly known is that Diem was […]
OCP announces Glory & Praise, Third Edition
By Religion News LLC — October 29, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore. (OCP) — The nation’s leading publisher of Catholic worship resources unveils the third edition of “Glory & Praise.” This new resource has a 50-year history of contemporary Catholic liturgical music, having helped establish the guitar-based “folk” style as mainstream during the post-Vatican II era. “Glory & Praise, Third Edition” is one of Catholic […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – October 30, 2015
By Religion News LLC — October 28, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1909 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on October 30 (check local listings). New Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry — On November 1, Bishop Michael Curry will be installed as the next presiding bishop of […]
Impressive cast of presenters to headline spring Religion Communicators convention
By Religion News LLC — October 28, 2015
NEW YORK — Religion communicators will build “bridges” among faith groups, find “avenues” to new communications skills and discover “intersections” between faith groups and the world during the Religion Communicators Council’s (RCC) annual convention, March 31-April 2, in New York City. The three-day event will take RCC members to the Interchurch Center on the Upper […]
The Office of Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships awards grants to strengthen Christian unity and interreligious relationships
By Religion News LLC — October 27, 2015
NEW YORK — Today, the Office of Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships (OCUIR) is announcing the recipients of its 2016 Local Initiative Grants. These grants were awarded to organizations who lead special projects designed to strengthen ecumenical and/or interreligious relationships. A special fourth grant was also awarded to encourage the involvement of seminaries in ecumenical […]
Zionism Unsettled breaks out into digital arena
By Religion News LLC — October 27, 2015
Released in January 2014 to immediate critical acclaim, the best seller Zionism Unsettled (ZU) is now available in a Kindle version with full color pictures and hundreds of hyperlinks, taking the reader to different places in the book, endnotes, and sources online. The Kindle version is also linked to the accompanying video episodes online, which […]
Apply by Nov. 6 for Handa Fellows in Interreligious Communication
By Religion News LLC — October 26, 2015
COLUMBIA, Mo. — With the generous support of the International Shinto Foundation, the Religion Newswriters Association and the Religion Communicators Council announce the Handa Fellows in Interreligious Communication program for young leaders who specialize in religion reporting or religious communication. Through the Handa Fellows in Interreligious Communication program, each organization will offer training, mentorships and […]
The signs of the times renew interest in the Feasts of Israel
By Religion News LLC — October 26, 2015
ENUMCLAW, Wash. — As the last of a tetrad of four blood moons coinciding with Jewish feast days occurs this past September, a renewed focus on Israel in prophecy is taking place. While some Christian ministries warn of impending world-changing events and signs of the end times, one man points us back to God’s story of […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – October 23, 2015
By Religion News LLC — October 21, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1908 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on October 23 (check local listings). Europe’s Migrant Crisis and the US – Record numbers of Syrians, Iraqis and North Africans have been flooding into Europe, generating a […]
Catholic innovator launches revolutionary company to provide food for those who are suffering
By Religion News LLC — October 21, 2015
ATLANTA – Nationally known Catholic speaker and author Chris Faddis has set out to open Bene Plates, a Phoenix-based food and nutrition company, with the sole purpose of preparing home-delivered meals to those suffering from cancer and other chronic illnesses — locally and nationwide. Bene Plates recently launched its nutrition program, and plans to ship […]
New report calls on the sexual and reproductive health and justice movement to embrace religion
By Religion News LLC — October 20, 2015
NEW YORK – Renewing the engagement of religious leaders and people of faith is essential to the progress and long-term success of the sexual and reproductive health and justice movement. That’s the key finding of a new white paper to be published by the Religious Institute titled “A Time to Embrace: Why the Sexual and Reproductive […]
Entry period is open for 2016 Wilbur Awards
By Religion News LLC — October 16, 2015
The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) is accepting entries for the 2016 Wilbur Awards. Secular communicators have until Feb. 5, 2016 to submit work produced during 2015 for consideration in one of the oldest recognition programs in religion communication. The council has presented Wilbur Awards annually since 1949. They honor excellence by individuals in secular media […]
Jelly Telly debuts new space adventure from VeggieTales® Creator Phil Vischer
By Religion News LLC — October 15, 2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ready for blast off, Phil Vischer, creator of “VeggieTales®” and “What’s In The Bible?,” this week released his much-anticipated new video, his first narrative tale in nearly a decade – “Galaxy Buck: Mission to Sector 9.” The new film is exclusively available now on Jelly Telly, an online content streaming platform of […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – October 16, 2015
By Religion News LLC — October 14, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1907 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on October 16 (check local listings). Mexico Migrant Center – As migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador flee violence and poverty in their native lands and travel […]
