Faiths By Claire GiangravéIn Bari, Pope Francis calls Mediterranean region to unityVATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a city that once launched the Crusades, Francis urged, unite the forces that once nearly destroyed the known world to bear witness to peace.February 24, 2020 By Alejandra MolinaSon of pastor John MacArthur charged in $16 million investment scheme(RNS) — The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Criterion Wealth Management Insurance Services and its co-owners Mark MacArthur and Robert Gravette of failing to reveal financial conflicts of interest when recommending certain investments to their clients.February 24, 2020 By Jana RiessPolygamy, politics and frontier justice: Why Nauvoo still matters"In the end you get both the Mormons and those who oppose them giving up on the democratic system and taking justice in their own hands," says historian Benjamin E. Park, whose new book on Nauvoo is out this week.February 24, 2020 By Matthew J. Cressler, Adelle M. BanksSolidarity over segregation: Faith-based coalitions organize across races, religions(RNS) — Author and minister Adam R. Taylor cited interracial Christian work on voter protection and multifaith efforts to combat white nationalism. February 24, 2020 Faiths . CHRISTIANITY JUDAISM BUDDHISM ISLAM HINDUISM SIKHISM Unaffiliated/Atheism ALTERNATIVE FAITHS Other Faiths By Claire GiangravéIn Bari, Pope Francis calls Mediterranean region to unityVATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a city that once launched the Crusades, Francis urged, unite the forces that once nearly destroyed the known world to bear witness to peace.February 24, 2020 By Alejandra MolinaSon of pastor John MacArthur charged in $16 million investment scheme(RNS) — The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Criterion Wealth Management Insurance Services and its co-owners Mark MacArthur and Robert Gravette of failing to reveal financial conflicts of interest when recommending certain investments to their clients.February 24, 2020 By Jana RiessPolygamy, politics and frontier justice: Why Nauvoo still matters"In the end you get both the Mormons and those who oppose them giving up on the democratic system and taking justice in their own hands," says historian Benjamin E. Park, whose new book on Nauvoo is out this week.February 24, 2020 By Claire GiangravéIn Bari, Pope Francis calls Mediterranean region to unityVATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a city that once launched the Crusades, Francis urged, unite the forces that once nearly destroyed the known world to bear witness to peace.February 24, 2020 By Alejandra MolinaSon of pastor John MacArthur charged in $16 million investment scheme(RNS) — The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Criterion Wealth Management Insurance Services and its co-owners Mark MacArthur and Robert Gravette of failing to reveal financial conflicts of interest when recommending certain investments to their clients.February 24, 2020 By Jana RiessPolygamy, politics and frontier justice: Why Nauvoo still matters"In the end you get both the Mormons and those who oppose them giving up on the democratic system and taking justice in their own hands," says historian Benjamin E. Park, whose new book on Nauvoo is out this week.February 24, 2020 By Matthew J. CresslerHow the fight for racial justice pushed Charleston beyond the segregated hour(RNS) — Moving beyond King's most segregated hour means fighting for fairness day after day, year after year in the name of all of the prophets who stand against injustice.February 24, 2020 By Adelle M. BanksFear remains a barrier for minority participation in US census, say faith leadersWASHINGTON (RNS) — Some religious leaders are supporting the count that officially starts April 1, but issues of trust and safety remain.February 19, 2020 By David CraryStresses multiply for many US clergy: 'We need help too'(AP) — From anti-Semitic violence to Islamophobia to sex-abuse fears to their own financial insecurity, rabbis, imams, priests and ministers face newly evolving stresses that compound the usual cares of clergy.February 19, 2020 By Adelle M. BanksFear remains a barrier for minority participation in US census, say faith leadersWASHINGTON (RNS) — Some religious leaders are supporting the count that officially starts April 1, but issues of trust and safety remain.February 19, 2020 By David TalbotThomas Merton, my stroke and the light within(RNS) — You don’t always need classes run by Zen masters. Reading the right books at the right times can provide essential solace and guidance.February 12, 2020 By Jarrett StevensHow a Western megachurch pastor fell in love with Eastern meditation(RNS) — Coming from an evangelical upbringing, I’ve heard religious leaders cast meditation as a dangerous pagan practice. But Western Christians have missed out since abandoning our own tradition of meditation.February 11, 2020 By Matthew J. Cressler, Adelle M. BanksSolidarity over segregation: Faith-based coalitions organize across races, religions(RNS) — Author and minister Adam R. Taylor cited interracial Christian work on voter protection and multifaith efforts to combat white nationalism. February 24, 2020 By Matthew J. CresslerHow the fight for racial justice pushed Charleston beyond the segregated hour(RNS) — Moving beyond King's most segregated hour means fighting for fairness day after day, year after year in the name of all of the prophets who stand against injustice.February 24, 2020 By Aysha KhanMuslim advocates demand Bloomberg apologize for NYPD spying program(RNS) — A coalition of leading Muslim advocacy organizations sent a letter to Bloomberg this week demanding he apologize for the blanket surveillance in the decade after 9/11 and condemn the use of similar spying programs.February 21, 2020 By Adelle M. BanksCathedral light show is drawing those who normally don’t darken church doorsWASHINGTON (RNS) — Cathedrals around the world are welcoming people in new ways with meditative light and sound shows.February 17, 2020 By Aysha KhanCambridge passes resolution against India's citizenship lawsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (RNS) — The Cambridge City Council has adopted a resolution urging India to halt changes to the country's citizenship laws that have prompted massive international backlash and allegations of anti-Muslim bias. February 12, 2020 By Jarrett StevensHow a Western megachurch pastor fell in love with Eastern meditation(RNS) — Coming from an evangelical upbringing, I’ve heard religious leaders cast meditation as a dangerous pagan practice. But Western Christians have missed out since abandoning our own tradition of meditation.February 11, 2020 By Aysha KhanReligious groups applaud new Air Force rules allowing turbans, hijabs, beards(RNS) — The new guidelines allow personnel to request a waiver to wear religious apparel, including turbans and hijabs, and to have unshorn hair or beards for religious reasons. February 13, 2020 By Aysha KhanFighting taboos, British Sikhs work to demystify organ donationLONDON (RNS) — A handful of recent initiatives are challenging taboos around death and organ donation among Sikh and other South Asian communities in the UK.February 10, 2020 By Simran Jeet SinghExpanded travel ban gives world's democracies more cover for anti-Muslim measures(RNS) — Trump's Muslim ban is part of an alarming trend of ostensibly democratic nation-states targeting Muslims.January 28, 2020 By Yonat ShimronIs the rise of the nones slowing? Scholars say maybe(RNS) — Three political scientists say Generation Z, broadly defined as Americans born after 1996, doesn’t look any less religious than the millennial generation that came before.February 11, 2020By Ryan BurgeAtheists prefer cats, Christians love dogs, study shows(RNS) — New questions on the General Social Survey reveal some interesting connections between faith and pets.January 7, 2020 By Tara Isabella BurtonHow we all became Jedis(RNS) — After nearly 40 years, the Star Wars saga is almost complete, and the decades-long journey of the Jedi is ending. But the spiritual legacy of the Jedi is sure to last much longer.December 20, 2019 By Adelle M. BanksCathedral light show is drawing those who normally don’t darken church doorsWASHINGTON (RNS) — Cathedrals around the world are welcoming people in new ways with meditative light and sound shows.February 17, 2020 By Brady McCombsBolivia religious debate: The Bible vs. Andean earth deity(AP) — For 14 years under its first indigenous president, Bolivians saw Christian symbols replaced with the Andean deity Pachamama, but a new president has vowed to bring back the Bible.January 27, 2020 By Catherine PepinsterEthical vegans in UK win court protection for their creedLONDON (RNS) — A ruling in an alleged wrongful termination case said that ethical veganism qualified as a philosophical belief under the U.K.'s Equality Act 2010.January 8, 2020 By Emily McFarlan MillerPotawatomi Christian chapel speaker Kaitlin Curtice draws ire of Baylor student group(RNS) — Curtice’s chapel message about the journey of 'decolonizing' her faith drew pushback from a student group, which posted a statement on Twitter disavowing the service as part of 'the liberal agenda.'February 20, 2020 By Alejandra MolinaIn this LA neighborhood, residents unite to bless one of its most sacred muralsLOS ANGELES (RNS) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, more than 100 people gathered at a northeast Los Angeles intersection to honor what some refer to as the neighborhood’s most sacred mural.February 5, 2020 By Yonat ShimronJ. Dana Trent is on a mission to discuss death with the post-Millennial generationRALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Her fascination with death is part of a growing movement whose adherents believe in wresting control of death from the funeral industry and breaking the silence around death through frank discussions.February 3, 2020 TOP STORIES SEARCH: Search Submit Clear By Matthew J. CresslerHow the fight for racial justice pushed Charleston beyond the segregated hour(RNS) — Moving beyond King's most segregated hour means fighting for fairness day after day, year after year in the name of all of the prophets who stand against injustice.February 24, 2020By Joseph D'SouzaTrump or no Trump, US evangelicals aren't custodians of the world's gospel witness(RNS) — Fealty to Trump will hardly 'crash down on the world’s understanding of the gospel,' as a recent editorial alleged: The witness of the gospel is thriving nicely, thank you, regardless of U.S. politics.February 23, 2020By Sylvie CorbetA report finds L'Arche founder sexually abused 6 womenPARIS (AP) — Jean Vanier, a religious figure who worked the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century before his death last year, sexually abused at least six women, according to a report.February 22, 2020By Nate PyleWhy Christ wouldn't aspire to ‘Christic Manhood’(RNS) — We live in a moment when the cultural ideals surrounding manhood are changing. As with any change, there are those who resist it. Those who have benefited from old ideals are pushing back against the change — often using religion to make their case.February 21, 2020By Jeffrey SalkinWhy is Bernie Sanders proud to be Jewish?(RNS) — In a new political ad touting the Democratic candidate's faith, Jewish pride becomes a political cudgel.February 20, 2020By Thomas ReeseNetflix’s 'Messiah' is not my Jesus(RNS) — Netflix’s 'Messiah' is intriguing, but in the end, good television makes for bad theology.February 19, 2020 Read More
By Claire GiangravéIn Bari, Pope Francis calls Mediterranean region to unityVATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a city that once launched the Crusades, Francis urged, unite the forces that once nearly destroyed the known world to bear witness to peace.February 24, 2020
By Alejandra MolinaSon of pastor John MacArthur charged in $16 million investment scheme(RNS) — The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Criterion Wealth Management Insurance Services and its co-owners Mark MacArthur and Robert Gravette of failing to reveal financial conflicts of interest when recommending certain investments to their clients.February 24, 2020
By Jana RiessPolygamy, politics and frontier justice: Why Nauvoo still matters"In the end you get both the Mormons and those who oppose them giving up on the democratic system and taking justice in their own hands," says historian Benjamin E. Park, whose new book on Nauvoo is out this week.February 24, 2020
By Matthew J. Cressler, Adelle M. BanksSolidarity over segregation: Faith-based coalitions organize across races, religions(RNS) — Author and minister Adam R. Taylor cited interracial Christian work on voter protection and multifaith efforts to combat white nationalism. February 24, 2020
By Claire GiangravéIn Bari, Pope Francis calls Mediterranean region to unityVATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a city that once launched the Crusades, Francis urged, unite the forces that once nearly destroyed the known world to bear witness to peace.February 24, 2020
By Alejandra MolinaSon of pastor John MacArthur charged in $16 million investment scheme(RNS) — The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Criterion Wealth Management Insurance Services and its co-owners Mark MacArthur and Robert Gravette of failing to reveal financial conflicts of interest when recommending certain investments to their clients.February 24, 2020
By Jana RiessPolygamy, politics and frontier justice: Why Nauvoo still matters"In the end you get both the Mormons and those who oppose them giving up on the democratic system and taking justice in their own hands," says historian Benjamin E. Park, whose new book on Nauvoo is out this week.February 24, 2020
By Claire GiangravéIn Bari, Pope Francis calls Mediterranean region to unityVATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a city that once launched the Crusades, Francis urged, unite the forces that once nearly destroyed the known world to bear witness to peace.February 24, 2020
By Alejandra MolinaSon of pastor John MacArthur charged in $16 million investment scheme(RNS) — The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Criterion Wealth Management Insurance Services and its co-owners Mark MacArthur and Robert Gravette of failing to reveal financial conflicts of interest when recommending certain investments to their clients.February 24, 2020
By Jana RiessPolygamy, politics and frontier justice: Why Nauvoo still matters"In the end you get both the Mormons and those who oppose them giving up on the democratic system and taking justice in their own hands," says historian Benjamin E. Park, whose new book on Nauvoo is out this week.February 24, 2020
By Matthew J. CresslerHow the fight for racial justice pushed Charleston beyond the segregated hour(RNS) — Moving beyond King's most segregated hour means fighting for fairness day after day, year after year in the name of all of the prophets who stand against injustice.February 24, 2020
By Adelle M. BanksFear remains a barrier for minority participation in US census, say faith leadersWASHINGTON (RNS) — Some religious leaders are supporting the count that officially starts April 1, but issues of trust and safety remain.February 19, 2020
By David CraryStresses multiply for many US clergy: 'We need help too'(AP) — From anti-Semitic violence to Islamophobia to sex-abuse fears to their own financial insecurity, rabbis, imams, priests and ministers face newly evolving stresses that compound the usual cares of clergy.February 19, 2020
By Adelle M. BanksFear remains a barrier for minority participation in US census, say faith leadersWASHINGTON (RNS) — Some religious leaders are supporting the count that officially starts April 1, but issues of trust and safety remain.February 19, 2020
By David TalbotThomas Merton, my stroke and the light within(RNS) — You don’t always need classes run by Zen masters. Reading the right books at the right times can provide essential solace and guidance.February 12, 2020
By Jarrett StevensHow a Western megachurch pastor fell in love with Eastern meditation(RNS) — Coming from an evangelical upbringing, I’ve heard religious leaders cast meditation as a dangerous pagan practice. But Western Christians have missed out since abandoning our own tradition of meditation.February 11, 2020
By Matthew J. Cressler, Adelle M. BanksSolidarity over segregation: Faith-based coalitions organize across races, religions(RNS) — Author and minister Adam R. Taylor cited interracial Christian work on voter protection and multifaith efforts to combat white nationalism. February 24, 2020
By Matthew J. CresslerHow the fight for racial justice pushed Charleston beyond the segregated hour(RNS) — Moving beyond King's most segregated hour means fighting for fairness day after day, year after year in the name of all of the prophets who stand against injustice.February 24, 2020
By Aysha KhanMuslim advocates demand Bloomberg apologize for NYPD spying program(RNS) — A coalition of leading Muslim advocacy organizations sent a letter to Bloomberg this week demanding he apologize for the blanket surveillance in the decade after 9/11 and condemn the use of similar spying programs.February 21, 2020
By Adelle M. BanksCathedral light show is drawing those who normally don’t darken church doorsWASHINGTON (RNS) — Cathedrals around the world are welcoming people in new ways with meditative light and sound shows.February 17, 2020
By Aysha KhanCambridge passes resolution against India's citizenship lawsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (RNS) — The Cambridge City Council has adopted a resolution urging India to halt changes to the country's citizenship laws that have prompted massive international backlash and allegations of anti-Muslim bias. February 12, 2020
By Jarrett StevensHow a Western megachurch pastor fell in love with Eastern meditation(RNS) — Coming from an evangelical upbringing, I’ve heard religious leaders cast meditation as a dangerous pagan practice. But Western Christians have missed out since abandoning our own tradition of meditation.February 11, 2020
By Aysha KhanReligious groups applaud new Air Force rules allowing turbans, hijabs, beards(RNS) — The new guidelines allow personnel to request a waiver to wear religious apparel, including turbans and hijabs, and to have unshorn hair or beards for religious reasons. February 13, 2020
By Aysha KhanFighting taboos, British Sikhs work to demystify organ donationLONDON (RNS) — A handful of recent initiatives are challenging taboos around death and organ donation among Sikh and other South Asian communities in the UK.February 10, 2020
By Simran Jeet SinghExpanded travel ban gives world's democracies more cover for anti-Muslim measures(RNS) — Trump's Muslim ban is part of an alarming trend of ostensibly democratic nation-states targeting Muslims.January 28, 2020
By Yonat ShimronIs the rise of the nones slowing? Scholars say maybe(RNS) — Three political scientists say Generation Z, broadly defined as Americans born after 1996, doesn’t look any less religious than the millennial generation that came before.February 11, 2020
By Ryan BurgeAtheists prefer cats, Christians love dogs, study shows(RNS) — New questions on the General Social Survey reveal some interesting connections between faith and pets.January 7, 2020
By Tara Isabella BurtonHow we all became Jedis(RNS) — After nearly 40 years, the Star Wars saga is almost complete, and the decades-long journey of the Jedi is ending. But the spiritual legacy of the Jedi is sure to last much longer.December 20, 2019
By Adelle M. BanksCathedral light show is drawing those who normally don’t darken church doorsWASHINGTON (RNS) — Cathedrals around the world are welcoming people in new ways with meditative light and sound shows.February 17, 2020
By Brady McCombsBolivia religious debate: The Bible vs. Andean earth deity(AP) — For 14 years under its first indigenous president, Bolivians saw Christian symbols replaced with the Andean deity Pachamama, but a new president has vowed to bring back the Bible.January 27, 2020
By Catherine PepinsterEthical vegans in UK win court protection for their creedLONDON (RNS) — A ruling in an alleged wrongful termination case said that ethical veganism qualified as a philosophical belief under the U.K.'s Equality Act 2010.January 8, 2020
By Emily McFarlan MillerPotawatomi Christian chapel speaker Kaitlin Curtice draws ire of Baylor student group(RNS) — Curtice’s chapel message about the journey of 'decolonizing' her faith drew pushback from a student group, which posted a statement on Twitter disavowing the service as part of 'the liberal agenda.'February 20, 2020
By Alejandra MolinaIn this LA neighborhood, residents unite to bless one of its most sacred muralsLOS ANGELES (RNS) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, more than 100 people gathered at a northeast Los Angeles intersection to honor what some refer to as the neighborhood’s most sacred mural.February 5, 2020
By Yonat ShimronJ. Dana Trent is on a mission to discuss death with the post-Millennial generationRALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Her fascination with death is part of a growing movement whose adherents believe in wresting control of death from the funeral industry and breaking the silence around death through frank discussions.February 3, 2020
By Matthew J. CresslerHow the fight for racial justice pushed Charleston beyond the segregated hour(RNS) — Moving beyond King's most segregated hour means fighting for fairness day after day, year after year in the name of all of the prophets who stand against injustice.February 24, 2020
By Joseph D'SouzaTrump or no Trump, US evangelicals aren't custodians of the world's gospel witness(RNS) — Fealty to Trump will hardly 'crash down on the world’s understanding of the gospel,' as a recent editorial alleged: The witness of the gospel is thriving nicely, thank you, regardless of U.S. politics.February 23, 2020
By Sylvie CorbetA report finds L'Arche founder sexually abused 6 womenPARIS (AP) — Jean Vanier, a religious figure who worked the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century before his death last year, sexually abused at least six women, according to a report.February 22, 2020
By Nate PyleWhy Christ wouldn't aspire to ‘Christic Manhood’(RNS) — We live in a moment when the cultural ideals surrounding manhood are changing. As with any change, there are those who resist it. Those who have benefited from old ideals are pushing back against the change — often using religion to make their case.February 21, 2020
By Jeffrey SalkinWhy is Bernie Sanders proud to be Jewish?(RNS) — In a new political ad touting the Democratic candidate's faith, Jewish pride becomes a political cudgel.February 20, 2020
By Thomas ReeseNetflix’s 'Messiah' is not my Jesus(RNS) — Netflix’s 'Messiah' is intriguing, but in the end, good television makes for bad theology.February 19, 2020
