(RNS) — “An elderly man with poor memory.” “Doddering.” “Too old to be president,” which the overwhelming majority of Americans think. Those are examples of current thinking about President Joe Biden’s age (81 years old), and whether he is too...
(The Conversation) — Clergy, chaplains and other spiritual leaders play vital roles in their communities, from celebrating life’s most joyous moments to offering comfort and guidance in the face of tragedy. However, the personal toll of this work on spiritual...
(The Conversation) — If we were to watch the Sun rise every morning, we would notice that its location appears to shift a little each day. During springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun appears on the horizon farther north...
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday. Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin...
(RNS) — Laurence and Sharon Garnett live in the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq, home to a large Bedouin community, as well as, of late, a host of Syrian refugees. The Garnetts, Christians from the United Kingdom, came to Jordan...
AYETORO, Nigeria (AP) — The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro was founded decades ago and nicknamed “Happy City,” meant to be a Christian utopia that would be sinless and classless. But now its remaining residents can do little against the...
MOSCOW (AP) — More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan on Sunday, its governor Sergei Melikov said in a video statement early Monday. The gunmen...
Often in the reproductive healthcare debate, the voice of the faithful gets portrayed only on one side – the side of those trying to restrict women’s autonomy and access to abortion. However, this does not portray the entire picture....
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (RNS) — At its annual national meeting this week, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, one of the oldest denominations in the United States, voted 134-50 on Wednesday (June 19) to put congregational leaders on “limited...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Safeguarding experts and abuse survivors met at the Gregorian University this week to address clerical abuse of disabled individuals, shedding light on the scope and challenges of this often unaddressed reality. People living with psychological and...
