President Nancy Claire Pittman to retire from Phillips Theological Seminary Phillips Theological Seminary The post President Nancy Claire Pittman to retire from Phillips Theological Seminary appeared first on Religion News Service.

Women Are Shaking Up the Vatican + Claire Giangravé RNS’s Vatican reporter gives us the inside scoop on the contentious conversations around women’s ordination in the Catholic Church. The post Women Are Shaking Up the Vatican + Claire Giangravé appeared first on Religion News Service.

Why an organization founded to care for orphans no longer has a children’s home (RNS) — Our aim now is to strengthen families to raise thriving children. The post Why an organization founded to care for orphans no longer has a children’s home appeared first on Religion News Service.

Does my alma mater deserve an F in antisemitism? (RNS) — If antisemitism is a test, what does it mean for a college to fail? The post Does my alma mater deserve an F in antisemitism? appeared first on Religion News Service.

Frederick D. Haynes resigns abruptly as leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RNS) — Haynes, the pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, had been in the role at PUSH for less than a year. The post Frederick D. Haynes resigns abruptly as leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition appeared first on Religion News Service.

Hindu Lord Ram road-trips through the United States (RNS) — For the first time in North America, an image of Lord Ram is being paraded from temple to temple on a two-month-long road trip, just in time for the deity’s birthday, Ram Navami. The post Hindu Lord Ram road-trips through the United States appeared first on Religion News Service.

Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim leader says SYDNEY (AP) — Kheir is among several community leaders who have accused police of unnecessarily raising community tensions with a premature declaration on Tuesday that the attack at Christ the Good Shepherd Church fit the definition of a terrorist act. The post Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim …

Reagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism (The Conversation) — Reagan and Trump − two of the most media-savvy Republican presidents − used religion to advance their political visions, but their messages and missions could not be more different. The post Reagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism appeared first on Religion News Serv…

‘The Hopeful,’ film about Adventist origins, debuts in theaters (RNS) — ‘I think a lot of those misconceptions that Adventists maybe aren’t mainstream Christians, I think they’re going to be challenged,’ said director and co-producer Kyle Portbury. The post ‘The Hopeful,’ film about Adventist origins, debuts in theaters appeared first on Religion News Service.

How can a denomination based on reconciling differences split over its disagreements? (RNS) — The United Methodist Church has to stop fracturing over sexuality and learn to live with our differences. The post How can a denomination based on reconciling differences split over its disagreements? appeared first on Religion News Service.

In time for Passover, the first Ukrainian-language Haggadah goes to print (RNS) — ‘It is a symbol of how we’ve manifested as Ukrainian Jews, that we are something different, not just Soviet Jews anymore,’ said the translator of the Passover liturgy. The post In time for Passover, the first Ukrainian-language Haggadah goes to print appeared first on Religion News Service.

After traditionalist churches left, UMC may be more — not less — diverse (RNS) — Even after the departures, 24% of North Carolina clergy remaining in the denomination disagree with allowing LGBTQ people to get married and ordained within the denomination. The post After traditionalist churches left, UMC may be more — not less — diverse appeared first on Religion News Service.

How not to comfort the mourning: Hospital chaplain J.S. Park talks grief in new book (RNS) — ‘The biggest myth I see is that grief is a poison to get past,’ said Park. The post How not to comfort the mourning: Hospital chaplain J.S. Park talks grief in new book appeared first on Religion News Service.

Pope Benedict XVI still leads Catholics today Carmel Communications The post Pope Benedict XVI still leads Catholics today appeared first on Religion News Service.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Kevin Sorbo star in ‘The Firing Squad’ in theaters August 2024 A. Larry Ross Communications The post Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Kevin Sorbo star in ‘The Firing Squad’ in theaters August 2024 appeared first on Religion News Service.

Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church SYDNEY (AP) —Video of the attack spread quickly on social media and an angry mob converged on the church demanding vengeance. The post Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church appeared first on Religion News Service.

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit NEW YORK (AP) —At just over 200 pages, “Knife” is a brief work in the canon of Rushdie, among the most exuberant and expansive of contemporary novelists. The post Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit appeared first on Religion News Service.

A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules LONDON (AP) — The fight was over a rule put in place last year by the Michaela Community School after a small group of students who began praying in the schoolyard caused divisions at the school that spread to the community and led to a bomb threat. The post A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for stri…

Indian protesters pull from poetic tradition to resist Modi’s Hindu nationalism (The Conversation) — Thanks to a strong oral Urdu literary tradition in South Asia, poems from the past linger in the popular imagination. The post Indian protesters pull from poetic tradition to resist Modi’s Hindu nationalism appeared first on Religion News Service.

Prominent New York church, sued for gender bias, moves forward with male pastor candidate (AP) – Candidate Kevin R. Johnson, founding pastor of Dare to Imagine Church in Philadelphia, will be recommended for the congregation’s approval to lead the more than 200-year-old Abyssinian Baptist Church, The post Prominent New York church, sued for gender bias, moves forward with male pastor candidate appeared first on Religion News Service.