RELIGION

At RNC, an uneven, awkward embrace of religious pluralism
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — Connecticut businesswoman and former U.S. Senate candidate Leora Levy’s prayer before this year’s Republican National Convention was filled

At a progressive Christian festival in the woods of North Carolina, psychedelics were top of mind
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — On a Friday afternoon at a woodsy retreat in the middle of North Carolina, Hunt Priest, an Episcopal clergyman

United Methodists elect a third openly gay, married bishop
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — The first two openly gay and married bishops in the United Methodist Church were elected to their positions

In ‘Disciples in the Moonlight,’ US Christians are persecuted and the Bible is banned
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — In the dead of night, a team of seven races across the midwestern U.S., risking their lives to

Hawley’s Christian nationalism is the old-time civil religion, weaponized
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley made a bit of news at the National Conservatism Conference last week by provocatively

Pastors see a wariness among Black men to talk abortion politics as Biden works to shore up base
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix pastor the Rev. Warren H. Stewart Sr. has had countless discussions this election season with fellow

Kathie Lee Gifford launches new book series on biblical figures with ‘Herod and Mary’
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
“Ancient Evil, Living Hope” books will explore treachery, miracles, and ultimate hope Bestselling author and television personality Kathie Lee Gifford

On anniversary of Frida Kahlo’s death, her art’s spirituality keeps fans engaged around the globe
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frida Kahlo had no religious affiliation. Why, then, did the Mexican artist depict several religious symbols

God did not save Donald Trump
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — I’m glad Donald Trump is alive, and I’m quite confident God is, too. But my understanding of Christian

National Eucharistic Congress, a Catholic mega-event, to kick off evangelization year
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — Two years ago, faced with low Mass attendance, deepening political and theological divisions and the continuing fallout from