RNS Press Releases
Release date arrives for the Captivating Music of The Monks of Norcia
By Ron Ribiat — June 2, 2015
NEW YORK – Today marks the release of BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia, the major label debut from The Monks of Norcia. The stirring and spiritually moving music was recorded by a group of 18 men; half American citizens and half representing a variety of cultural backgrounds who collectively are heralded as one of the most […]
Interfaith Letter Expressing Grave Concerns on Drone Warfare Sent to President Obama and Congress
By Religion News LLC — June 1, 2015
Twenty-nine faith leaders from Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh traditions have sent an Interfaith Letter on Drone Warfare to President Barak Obama and the U.S. Congress. The signers say it is morally unacceptable that thousands of innocent people have been killed by US lethal drone strikes. The letter also raises concerns that targeted killings […]
Fifth Annual Wild Goose Festival Takes Flight
By Religion News LLC — May 30, 2015
HOT SPRINGS, NC — At the Wild Goose Festival tent revival meets Burning Man as the largest gathering of its kind in North America. Spirit, justice, music and arts will intersect this summer at Hot Springs, North Carolina, near Asheville from July 9 to 12. Inspired by Greenbelt (UK), SXSW, the Iona Community, and TED, […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – May 29
By Religion News LLC — May 28, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1839 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on May 29 (check local listings). Due to pledge, be sure to check local listings. Seminary Graduate Pastorate Prospects – It’s graduation season, and many new graduates are […]
Indian Christian and Muslim Victims of Forced Conversions Approach US Court Against Hindu Supremacist Group
By Religion News LLC — May 28, 2015
Lawsuit Filed In US Court To Declare Modi’s RSS as “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO) NEW YORK — The victims of forced conversions from India joined the pending lawsuit with US Federal Court seeking “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO) status for a Hindu supremacist group. In November 2014 a forced conversions campaign called “homecomings” was launched by powerful Rashtriya […]
Global Health Leaders, Including Ebola Responders, to Speak at Christian Conference
By Religion News LLC — May 27, 2015
Sterling, Va. — Rear Admiral R. Timothy Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator and head of the President’s Malaria Initiative is one of the global health leaders speaking at the Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) annual conference, June 26-28, 2015 at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. The conference attracts global health professionals and students from across […]
Reflections on Life as a Catholic
By Religion News LLC — May 25, 2015
Richard Emond reveals ‘Reflections on Life as a Catholic’ Author bares critique on Catholicism that few dare to expose STAFFORD, Va. – According to the most recent Statistical Yearbook of the Church, there are over a billion Catholic devotees and followers worldwide. Among these, Catholics vary widely in their practice of the faith. Aptly described […]
Announcement from Phyllis Tickle
By Religion News LLC — May 22, 2015
The Farm in Lucy, Tennessee — As was reported by David Gibson of Religion News Service on May 22, 2015, Phyllis Tickle, the retired founding editor of the Religion department of Publishers Weekly, authority on religion in America, and author of nearly forty books including The Divine Hours series and The Great Emergence, has been […]
New Book, ‘Theory Of Everything: Franciscan Faith And Reason,’ Combines Spiritual & Intellectual Disciplines
By Religion News LLC — May 20, 2015
Ron Walter, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, successful businessman and advocate of ecumenical Franciscan spirituality, offers his view of spirit as love-energy as the author of “Theory of Everything: Franciscan Faith and Reason.” The book traces Walter’s spiritual trek through philosophy, theology and science after his encounter with multiple myeloma and ensuing […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – May 22
By Religion News LLC — May 20, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1838 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on May 22 (check local listings). Nepal Earthquake Relief – One month after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, humanitarian workers are still struggling to help the more than […]
‘Amazing Grace’ Faith-Based Original Musical to Make Broadway Debut Summer 2015
By Religion News LLC — May 19, 2015
“Amazing Grace the musical is the sort of cultural triumph people have hoped for and prayed for for years–a sumptuous top-flight Broadway entertainment with a gloriously redemptive storyline that will inspire anyone and everyone. When it’s over, you’ll want to shout both Bravo! and Hallelujah!” -Eric Metaxas, New York Times bestselling author of “Bonhoeffer” and “Miracles” “Hearing […]
Who’s responsible for designing the designer?
By Religion News LLC — May 19, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the most contentious topics atheists and Christian discuss is who, if anyone, designed the world and, if there is one designer, who created the designer? In his new book, WHO DESIGNED THE DESIGNER?, philosopher and Thomas Aquinas College professor Michael Augros poses rarely asked questions that enable his readers to find […]
Auburn Seminary launches nation’s first multifaith leadership program for justice: Auburn Senior Fellows
By Religion News LLC — May 19, 2015
NEW YORK — Auburn Seminary’s groundbreaking Senior Fellows program unites top leaders of faith and moral courage from Mainline Protestant, Catholic, Evangelical, Black Church, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, and other backgrounds and faith traditions. Inspired by the multifaith work of civil rights successes in Selma and other key moments in history in which people from many […]
Hosanna Preaching Seminars Announced
By Ron Ribiat — May 18, 2015
The Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is pleased to announce a new initiative. The Hosanna Preaching Seminars, whose inaugural sessions will be Oct 27-28 2015, are designed to be a space where pastors can learn how to challenge and inspire their congregations to participate in God’s work for justice in the world, […]
Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East Congratulates the Palestinian People Upon Official Vatican Recognition of the State of Palestine
By Religion News LLC — May 18, 2015
NEW YORK — Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East (“Fair Witness”) congratulates the Palestinian people upon news that the Vatican has officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty. The treaty clarifies that the Holy See has switched its diplomatic relations from the Palestine Liberation Organization to the state of Palestine. Fair […]