(RNS) — Bishop T.D. Jakes, who had a medical incident at his Dallas megachurch on Sunday (Nov. 24), filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against a fellow minister who has accused Jakes of attempted sexual assault. Duane Youngblood, 57, a Pennsylvania...
(RNS) — When Ami Doshi was invited as a new migrant from India to friends’ Thanksgiving Day festivities, it shocked the then-middle schooler to hear the meat of a rare, elaborately feathered bird would be on the menu. “I actually...
(RNS) — “Name the four Gospels — in the order that they appear in the Christian Bible.” Complete the following phrase: “You are saved by the blood of _________.” Complete the following sentence: “No one comes to the Father except...
(The Conversation) — Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. Buddhists throughout the world celebrate Bodhi Day, but...
(RNS) — It’s that time of year — when holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule and Kwanzaa, converge in one month of festive merrymaking — and gift giving. And whether the folks on your list are religious, spiritual or nothing at...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — At the First Baptist Church of Suitland, just across the District of Columbia border in Maryland, a typical Sunday service includes coffee and pastries, warm greetings and a sermon delivered by Pastor Quintin Few Sr., in an...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a note released Monday (Nov. 25), Pope Francis reinforced that the final report issued by delegates to the recently ended Synod on Synodality constitutes church teaching. “Acknowledging the value of the synodal journey that we...
(RNS) — Last Friday (Nov. 22), the Texas State Board of Education narrowly approved a new elementary school curriculum that has drawn widespread criticism for favoritism toward Christianity. The criticism is warranted, but it’s nonetheless unlikely that courts will find...
(RNS) — The November issue of The Atlantic has a feature story that has generated a lot of discussion: “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books.” The article describes how these top-tier students, while possessing basic literacy, struggle to...
Ignatius Press publishes insightful biography of one of the most consequential Catholic Church leaders of our time SAN FRANCISCO – While pieces of the life George Cardinal Pell of Australia have been told, including in his own words in his “Prison...
