Poll: US Believers See Message of Change From God in Virus
The coronavirus has prompted almost two-thirds of American believers to feel that God is telling humanity to change how it lives, a new poll finds.
Whether You Wear Mask During Pandemic Unmasks Your Theology
Masks have been used for various purposes throughout history. With the spread of COVID-19 slowing, questions regarding mask-wearing are increasing.
Giving Back to Those Who Serve: Caring for Our Faith Leaders
We’ve become used to scenes of people applauding the workers who are on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis. There’s another group that needs our attention too — and that’s our faith leaders — who provide connectedness, foster resiliency, and offer hope to those
Rev. Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign Calls for Resistance to Reopening Plans
The Poor People’s Campaign, a grassroots group with branches in more than 40 states, is urging resistance to or noncooperation with state plans calling for the reopening of the economy just weeks after the coronavirus put most of the country on lockdown.
Government of Nicaragua ‘Irresponsible’ in Handling the Pandemic, Bishop Says
In Nicaragua, already faced with high poverty rates and civil unrest, the government is failing to properly address the coronavirus pandemic, according to one Catholic bishop.
What If No One Comes Back to Church After Coronavirus?
I am afraid. This is not a confession pastors are supposed to make.
Survey Shows Faith Can Prosper in Online Services
A Pew Research Center survey conducted April 20-26 found members who have gone online report a larger growth in faith than those whose services have not moved to online streaming.
Beauty Will Save Us
Slogging through the COVID-19 pandemic is a daily exercise in perseverance and improvisation. So it probably wouldn’t surprise you that a few days ago I found myself crying as I drove alone in my Camry. No, the tears were not about the latest coronavirus report
The Masked Samaritan
As a child, I imagined the bandits who beat and robbed the man in Jesus’s parable about being a good neighbor wore masks. Now, I’m pretty sure the Samaritan who helped the man was the one really covering his face.
UN Chief Urges Faith Leaders to Challenge Harmful Messages
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged religious leaders on Tuesday to challenge “inaccurate and harmful messages” that are fueling rising ethno-nationalism, stigma, hate speech and conflict as the coronavirus pandemic circles the globe.