RNS Press Releases
Phyllis Tickle biography to be published 2017
By Religion News LLC — September 30, 2015
A biography of religion publishing legend Phyllis Tickle, who died on September 22, 2015, will be published in Fall 2017. The book, Phyllis Tickle, is being written by the biographer appointed by her, who is also a member of the Phyllis Tickle Literary Trust and a longtime friend, Jon M. Sweeney. The work will be […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly — October 2, 2015
By Religion News LLC — September 30, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1905 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on October 2 (check local listings). Assessing Pope Francis’s Visit – Host Bob Abernethy and Managing Editor Kim Lawton lead a conversation on the impact of the Pope’s actions […]
Pre-Synod Conference attracts new sponsor, draws attention of Synod participants and observers
By Religion News LLC — September 30, 2015
ROME – The Napa Institute, an organization dedicated to helping Catholic leaders defend and advance the Catholic faith in today’s emerging secular society, has joined Courage International and Ignatius Press as sponsors of the Living the Truth in Love conference and resource event, which will be held October 2 in Rome, Italy, just before the […]
New book shines light on faith teachings in animal welfare
By Religion News LLC — September 30, 2015
The Humane Society of the United States, through its Faith Outreach program, announces a new book, “Every Living Thing: How Pope Francis, Evangelicals and other Christian Leaders are inspiring all of us to Care for Animals.” Published through Front Edge Publishing, the book is a collection of the latest teachings from Christian leaders on animal […]
New Bible emphasizes Jesus—even in the Old Testament
By Religion News LLC — September 30, 2015
The new Jesus-Centered Bible highlights in blue text over 600 passages in the Old Testament that point to references and prophecies relating to Jesus in the New Testament. Editors of the Jesus-Centered Bible, Rick Lawrence and Ken Castor, spent nearly two years immersed in the New Living Translation identifying scriptural connections in the Old Testament […]
Media Advisory: Clergy and other experts to participate in Tele-Press Conference in advance of the Synod on the Family
By Religion News LLC — September 29, 2015
WHAT – An international tele-press conference that will feature a panel of prominent Catholics who will discuss issues related to the Ordinary Synod on the Family. Such topics include: The need for a perspective that deepens respect, compassion and sensitivity when considering the pastoral care of those with same-sex attractions; The consideration of changing the […]
Podcaster with 80 million downloads says a relationship with God is all about you
By Religion News LLC — September 29, 2015
CAROL STREAM, Ill. – Brian Hardin, author and host of the highly successful DailyAudioBible.com podcast, which has 80 million downloads and 150,000 daily listeners, encourages readers to rethink, reframe and restart their relationship with God in his newest book, “Reframe: From the God We’ve Made … to God with Us” (NavPress 978-1-63146-447-8). Contrary to popular belief, […]
Fiorina and Gonzalez to make over 10 million calls to California
By Religion News LLC — September 29, 2015
Starting last Saturday, September 26, the voices of presidential candidate Carly Fiorina and LA Dodger Adrian Gonzalez may have been coming to your landline. They are asking you via automated calls to “press 1” to request petitions for the currently circulating parental notification initiative. This initiative – to go on the November 2016 ballot – […]
Religion Communicators Council opens DeRose-Hinkhouse Award submissions
By Religion News LLC — September 29, 2015
The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) announced that the 49th Annual DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Interchurch Center Building, 475 Riverside Drive in New York City, NY (the national headquarters of RCC). The DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards dinner is held during the RCC’s annual convention. The 2016 convention, “Faith-based Communications: […]
Suffering as The Kiss of Jesus?
By Religion News LLC — September 29, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO – Few people who follow Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, popular author, radio and TV host and inspirational speaker, would have guessed that her life had been rife with so much suffering. While her story sometimes reads like a heart-pounding novel, it is, nonetheless, a true story, which Cooper O’Boyle tells in a beautiful, selfless […]
National religious leaders support Planned Parenthood
By Religion News LLC — September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015—Today, 44 nationally recognized religious leaders released a joint statement supporting Planned Parenthood and urging Congress to resist efforts to deny federal funding to Planned Parenthood’s health centers – which serve 2.7 million people each year. Together, these Christian, Jewish, Catholic, Unitarian Universalist, and Muslim leaders agreed: “As religious leaders, we urge Congress […]
Signature gathering starts for parental notification in California
By Religion News LLC — September 25, 2015
One out of every four abortions in the U.S. is performed in California. And unlike most states, abortions are not likely to go down here. In 2014, when most state health payments were cut by 10 percent, the funding for abortions in California was increased 40 percent. In 2014 all clinic regulations were removed for […]
New book parallels Pope Francis and the biblical false prophet
By Religion News LLC — September 24, 2015
The author details the pope’s visit to the Muslim-controlled Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem where he addressed his listeners as “brothers.” He also discusses Pope Francis’ 2014 invitation for Muslim leaders to come to Rome where, for the first time, Islamic prayers were uttered at the Vatican. Says Miller, senior pastor of Cross Life […]
This Sunday’s fourth ‘blood moon’ — what is God’s divine billboard saying?
By Religion News LLC — September 24, 2015
SAN ANTONIO— A total lunar eclipse will occur this Sunday evening, resulting in the fourth and final “blood moon” of the 2014-2015 Tetrad (a series of four blood moons). A “blood moon,” occurs as red light passes through the earth’s atmosphere and is bent toward the moon during the eclipse, resulting in a reddish glow. […]
“We probably won’t see the Pope, but that’s not why we came”
By Religion News LLC — September 24, 2015
ATLANTA – Today, 300 pilgrims make their way to Philly to join tens of thousands of other travelers to the city of Brotherly Love. But the hope they bring is not for a chance to see the Pope. In fact, they have no tickets and they may never get to see the Pope. But that’s okay. […]
