RELIGION

More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat
- By West virginia digital
- . June 24, 2024
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced

Its move from Israel to Jordan complete, Love Into Action resumes mission to aid disabled
- By West virginia digital
- . June 24, 2024
(RNS) — Laurence and Sharon Garnett live in the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq, home to a large Bedouin community,

The unique toll of being a spiritual leader today
- By West virginia digital
- . June 24, 2024
(The Conversation) — Clergy, chaplains and other spiritual leaders play vital roles in their communities, from celebrating life’s most joyous

More than 15 policemen, several civilians killed by gunmen in Russia’s southern Dagestan region
- By West virginia digital
- . June 24, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) — More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in

Faith in Choice: Two Years After Dobbs
- By West virginia digital
- . June 22, 2024
Often in the reproductive healthcare debate, the voice of the faithful gets portrayed only on one side – the

Unitarian Universalists to vote on updated covenant, values at 2024 General Assembly
- By West virginia digital
- . June 22, 2024
(RNS) — Unitarian Universalists’ dogma-free approach to spirituality isn’t all that sets them apart from other American denominations. As the

New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
- By West virginia digital
- . June 22, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the

As France reels from the rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to the fore in election campaign
- By West virginia digital
- . June 22, 2024
PARIS (AP) — The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout

Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate
- By West virginia digital
- . June 21, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (RNS) — At its annual national meeting this week, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, one

The children of Sudan have been forgotten
- By West virginia digital
- . June 21, 2024
(RNS) — Shortly after our flight had landed in Adré, Chad, on the border with Sudan, we were driving along