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Catholics and Orthodox join forces for peace amid Russian and Ukrainian skeptics

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ envoy for peace in Ukraine returned to Rome from a three-day visit to Moscow on Thursday (June 29) after

Claire Giangravé | Religion News Service

July 7, 2023

After a decade of sex abuse education in Africa, Freely in Hope pivots to American churches

(RNS) — Jean Nangwala started singing in her local church worship team at a very young age. She considered this assembly, founded by her grandfather

Fiona André | Religion News Service

June 29, 2023

Southern Baptist rejection of women pastors is a self-inflicted wound

FOR 17 YEARS, the Southern Baptist Convention has worked tirelessly to slow its decline. Now the struggling denomination seems to be trying to hasten it.

Jonathan Merritt | Religion News Service

June 28, 2023

Pope Francis brings credibility as mediator in war

Pope Francis has launched a peace mission aimed at finding a settlement of the Russia-Ukraine war, upsetting Ukraine’s allies with his refusal to insist that

Thomas J. Reese | Religion News Service

June 9, 2023

Will Congress keep hanging humanity on the Pentagon’s iron cross?

It’s budget season in Washington, and people of faith should pay attention. Over the coming months, Congress will face — and make — critical budget

Bridget Moix

April 13, 2023

Faith-based organizations urge Biden not to enact ‘asylum ban’

MCC U.S. among signers of a letter calling proposed policy ‘deadly for the most vulnerable’

Emily McFarlan Miller | Religion News Service

January 24, 2023

Eastern University on hold from CCCU after dropping ban on LGBTQ faculty

Eastern University, a Christian school affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, has amended its policies to allow for the hiring of LGBTQ faculty and

Yonat Shimron | Religion News Service

November 16, 2022