Craving the Spiritual in Alice McDermott’s New Novel
(RNS) “There is a hunger …”
That declaration, uttered by an old, crippled nun who has scrubbed away her life and her vocation in a convent’s
Top Indonesia Court Overturns Discriminatory Religious Law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's top court has overturned a law that denied recognition and legal rights to followers of indigenous faiths in a surprise advance for religious
Planning for the Future: Talking about Death is Difficult but Imperative
Important conversations are seldom easy to have. As a child transitions into adolescence, parents often dread “the talk.” Years later, roles shift and adult children are
Shootings at U.S. Houses of Worship in Recent Years
The Associated Press has compiled a list of fatal shootings occuring at U.S. houses of worship since 2012.
Billy Graham’s 99th Birthday Offers 12-Day Radio Special
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BP) -- Sermons from Billy Graham's prolific international ministry will be broadcast on an ad hoc radio station 12 days surrounding the evangelist's 99th birthday
26 Killed in Church Attack in Texas’ Deadliest Mass Shooting
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in
Report: Healthcare Plays Vital Role in Reducing Recidivism
Efficient and effective integration of healthcare with other rehabilitative initiatives is essential to reducing recidivism, according a report from The Pew Charitable Trusts released on Oct.
After ISIS, Desire to Rebuild Jonah’s Mosque Now Meets Resistance
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(RNS) — Three years ago the so-called Islamic State destroyed the mosque at the
Pollution the Leading Environmental Cause of Death, Illness
The leading environmental cause of death and illness is pollution, responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths in 2015 - 16 percent
What Came After: The Counter-Reformation Art of Carlo Dolci
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Five hundred years ago this week, Martin Luther is said to have nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg, Germany’s Castle Church,