RNS Press Releases
Tebow Cure Hospital Opens in Philippines
By Religion News LLC — May 1, 2015
DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES, May 1, 2015 – The Tebow CURE Hospital grand opening was held today at the facility in Davao City. Built and operated by CURE International, the hospital specializes in treating children with orthopedic conditions. Many donors have contributed to the project, including the Sacred Harvest Foundation and the Tim Tebow Foundation. The […]
World Help Provides Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Victims in Nepal
By Religion News LLC — April 30, 2015
Kathmandu, Nepal—On Saturday, April 25, 2015, at noon local time, an earthquake measuring 7.9 in magnitude shook central Nepal causing thousands of casualties and leaving multitudes more injured or missing. Buildings collapsed, roads are blocked, and many in rural areas experienced deadly landslides. Waves of aftershocks only intensified the chaos, which is said to have […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – May 1
By Religion News LLC — April 30, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1835 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on May 1 (check local listings). Baltimore Tensions – Tensions remain high in Baltimore in the wake of protests—sometimes violent—over the death of an African-American man Freddie Gray, […]
ValLimar Jansen’s latest album “a soulful experience”
By Religion News LLC — April 30, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore. (OCP) April 30, 2015 – A unique mixture of genres, ValLimar Jansen’s latest album, “Spirit & Soul”,contains elements from gospel and praise and worship while escaping the confines of either genre. “This is not a gospel record or even a praise and worship record, yet all those elements are here. This is a […]
Sexual Integrity Challenge to Men: Starve Your Eyes for 30 Days
By Religion News LLC — April 30, 2015
LAGUNA BEACH, CA. Steve Arterburn, co-author with Fred Stoeker of the best-selling book, Every Man’s Battle, host of the daily radio program, New Life Live, and founder of New Life Ministries, will announce tomorrow, Friday, May 1, a campaign to get men to starve their eyes for 30 days. He’s encouraging men to go to […]
Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God
By Religion News LLC — April 28, 2015
Murders of unarmed black people—most recently Freddie Gray in Baltimore and including children and teens such as Tamir Rice, 12, and Trayvon Martin, 17—and the frequency of the killers getting away with it, are the ugly fruit of America’s Stand Your Ground culture. In her new book Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice […]
Uncovering the roots (and branches) of the greatest revolution in the American Catholic Church
By Religion News LLC — April 28, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO – Perhaps no institution has been more affected by the sexual revolution and its adherents than the Catholic Church in the United States, especially its education system. In 1968, Fr. Charles Curran, professor of theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, along with more than 500 theologians, signed a “Statement of […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – April 24
By Religion News LLC — April 23, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1834 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on April 24 (check local listings). America’s Incarcerated – The United States has more people in prison than any other country in the world – more than 2-million […]
Houses with Hope Challenges American Christians to Join Together in Aiding Survivors of Terror Attack in Kenya
By Religion News LLC — April 23, 2015
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – In response to the April 2, 2015 attack on Christian students at Garissa University College in Kenya, Houses with Hope, the U.S.-based non-profit dedicated to assisting needy individuals and families in Africa, has launched a GoFundMe campaign entitled “United4Kenya” to aid in providing immediate relief for the survivors and families of those […]
Global Sisters Report Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
By Religion News LLC — April 23, 2015
Kansas City, MO – Global Sisters Report, the groundbreaking project giving greater voice to Catholic sisters around the globe, celebrates its one-year anniversary today. As the first reporting initiative dedicated exclusively to Catholic sisters, the project’s website, GlobalSistersReport.org, presents a realistic portrait of Catholic sisters in a changing world. The project brings together a worldwide […]
Increase Evangelization with a Mobile App for your Catholic Community
By Religion News LLC — April 23, 2015
Cleveland, OH – Did you know that the average US consumer spends roughly 2 hours and 42 minutes on their phone? You may think that mobile technology is unnecessary to your church, but considering those figures, are you certain? Churches have websites and it only makes sense that you would want to be as mobile-optimized as […]
Are Your Friendships Fearless? Daring to Love Those Different From Us
By Religion News LLC — April 22, 2015
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A hookah bar in Saudi Arabia. Gay friends in Durango. A forest fire sweeping toward a Colorado youth camp. All three can help improve on Christian love? Yes, and all three feature prominently in Andy Braner’s new book—No Fear In Love—Loving Others the Way God Loves Us. Available May 19, this uncommon […]
Every Tongue, Every Nation, Worshiping as One
By Religion News LLC — April 22, 2015
Now, more than ever, it is crucial that Christians join together in multicultural, multiethnic worship gatherings. Believers must set aside personal preference, realize the benefit of going beyond what is comfortable and traditional, and model a higher standard for a watching world. Worship Outside the Music Box by Dr. Stephen Newby examines the need for […]
United Methodists gather at Christian unity conference
By Religion News LLC — April 21, 2015
NEW YORK — United Methodist leaders are gathering for annual unity workshops in North Carolina, the United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training (UMEIT). Held in conjunction with the annual National Workshop on Christian Unity, UMEIT affords United Methodists an important opportunity to meet together, build community, compare notes, share best practices, and network across the […]
New Novel Highlights Catholic-Orthodox Relations
By Religion News LLC — April 21, 2015
A “new adult” novel, Holy Fool, Holy Father (November 2014, WC Publishing) explores both ecclesiastical and gender relationships in a coming-of-age epic spanning thirty years and three continents. Ever undergirding and informing the story is the Eastern Orthodox phenomenon of the so-called “Holy Fools”, saints whose unconventional behaviors nonetheless are used by God to save […]
