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(RNS) — 2018 saw wave after wave of new revelations about the extent of the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis. It saw deadly hate crimes, state-sponsored persecution against China's Uighur Muslims, #MeToo moments, critical milestones for religious minorities on Capitol Hill, and the specter of schism among United Methodists and other Christian denominations. Several faith leaders were asked what they saw happening over the next 12 months.

Here are the ten most read pieces on the Word&Way website in 2018. Thanks for stopping by and continue to visit in 2019!

In March, Word&Way launched the podcast "Baptist Without An Adjective," and released 47 episodes in 2018, attracting listeners form 35 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and 36 other countries. What were the 10 most-listened to episodes of "Baptist Without An Adjective" in 2018?

Indonesia and Australia are the world’s most generous countries, according to a Gallup report published Dec. 12. The report focused on more than charitable giving in order to assess a nation’s generosity more broadly.

On Nov. 28, officials at Southwest Baptist University fired a tenured associate professor after that professor met with Missouri Baptist Convention leaders over the past three years in an effort to drive out other professors in the school’s Redford College of Theology and Ministry.

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Brett Kern may make a living playing football, but it was a game of softball that changed his life.

(RNS) — Faith-based organizations in Canada are welcoming changes to the federal government’s summer jobs program that remove language interpreted by many to require support for abortion.

ATHENS, Ga. (BP) -- As a young man, Franklin Scott sensed a strong call to ministry but clearly knew it wouldn't be in the pastorate. "But back in those days being a pastor was about the only way to respond," he says on the eve of his Dec. 31 retirement after 29 years in campus ministry at the University of Georgia.

WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — For popular Bible teacher Beth Moore, the church always has been a safe harbor. That was especially true when she was growing up. Church was a place where she could escape from the sexual abuse she experienced at home, she said.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Sometimes, the most profound truths about humanity — and God — are revealed when we take a small step back. Or rocket ourselves about 238,000 miles into space. Astronaut James Lovell had that epiphany 50 years ago as he became one of the first astronauts to orbit the moon.