How do pastors lead amid cultural division?
(RNS) — Do congregants want their pastors to voice opinions on political issues or candidates? Data from the State of
At rabbis’ conference in New York, grief and resilience over colleague’s murder in Middle East
(RNS) — Even as thousands of rabbis affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic sect crowded into a group photograph at their
A 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future
(RNS) — As fall shifts into winter in Hardwick, Massachusetts, temperatures are unseasonably high for November, and a 34-acre community
Disney’s holiday gift from the gods
(RNS) — In the stormy skies above Oceania, an evil god and his demon minions battle a well-muscled, shape-shifting demi-god,
T.D. Jakes speaks to church via video week after health emergency that led to surgery
(RNS) — Bishop T.D. Jakes returned briefly via video to address his Dallas megachurch a week after experiencing a still-undisclosed
From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color
ANAHEIM, California (AP) — For over two years, Ebonie Vazquez searched to find a mentor of color for her son,
‘AI Jesus’ avatar tests man’s faith in machines and the divine
LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders
A Catholic family’s answer to opposing abortion: adopt, foster and vote
SUNBURY, Ohio (AP) — For the Young family in rural Sunbury, Ohio, activism begins at home. The conservative Catholic family
In Darien Gap, Latino Protestant leaders see migrant journey firsthand
(RNS) — Elket Rodríguez, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s global migration advocate, has served migrants on the Texas-Mexico border for years.
Trans woman, once a Mormon stake president, speaks out in new book
(RNS) — Transgender Americans make up just 1.6% of the nation’s population, yet in the past few years they have