Christian Groups Respond to Growing Sudanese Refugee Crisis
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Christian agencies and churches are stepping up and coordinating their efforts to respond to the South Sudanese refugee crisis, as the
Clergy Preach Peace During Kenyan National Elections
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Peaceful voting and an impressive turnout are buoying this East African country’s clergy, who made a energetic effort to quell the
Internally Displaced Persons ‘Left Behind’ by Aid Efforts
<img class=" alignleft size-full wp-image-53281" src="https://wordandway.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/iraq-camp.jpg" width="127" height="78" alt="Roughly 40 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are currently in 50 nations, according to a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report. Displaced by conflict, impacts of climate change and natural disasters,
Is This Unearthed Fishing Village the Birthplace of Three of Jesus’ Apostles?
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Archaeologists excavating in northern Israel believe they may have discovered the biblical city of Bethsaida, the hometown of
UN: Billions Lack Access to Clean Water, Proper Sanitation
More than 2 billion people do not have easy access to clean water and more than 4 billion lack proper sanitation, according to a joint World Health
Faith Communities Offer a Pathway to Ending AIDS in Africa
(RNS) — Since the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic, many communities of faith have supported millions of people living with
Judge Blocks Deportation of Chaldeans and Other Iraqis
DETROIT (Detroit Free Press) A federal judge has ruled that 114 Iraqi immigrants facing deportation can stay in the U.S. for at least two more
ROME (Reuters)Religious Leaders Shocked by Attack on Ramadan and Pentecost
LONDON (RNS) Religious leaders prayed for London after another terrorist attack in Britain left seven dead and scores injured on the eve of the Christian holiday
China, Once Officially Atheist, Now Booming With Religion
DAVIS, Calif. (RNS) When Ian Johnson first went to China as a student three decades ago, he pronounced religion there “dead.”
But Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning