Next year, more journalists need to attend some of the worship services linked to the. They will hear plenty of voices, young and old, stressing that the sanctity of human life is too complex to be ...

Hoss Ridgeway mixes preaching and stand-up comedy. The Indiana minister says he knows when it’s appropriate to be funny — and when the situation calls for a serious approach.

Winning souls for Christ in Nicaragua was tough, but in a country where faith is almost an assumption, church membership and ...

The Middle Eastern kingdom is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Once known for its strict adherence to austere social norms rooted in a conservative interpretation of Islam, Saudi Arabia has, in ...

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(ANALYSIS) A few years ago I was talking to an editor of a major newspaper who had to make some tough decisions about what topics his reporters would cover and what stories would make the front page.

Red envelopes, known as hongbao in Mandarin, are a cherished cultural tradition in China and many other parts of Asia. In ...

That was a half century ago, or more, back in the days of old money, country club conservatives and a corporate class formed during World War I and II. That is not the Episcopal Church represented by ...

Traditionally performed barefoot in a circle, Margam Kali narrates the life and missionary work of St. Thomas, the apostle ...

The United States has a “relatively low level of religious nationalism” compared to other countries, but its impact on ...

The loss of a rule that prevented officials from entering churches to arrest immigrants accused of being in the U.S. illegally has hurt the Church’s witness, the National Hispanic Baptist Network said ...

They are the second largest generation in America’s history. At 74 million persons, they are only surpassed in size by the Boomer generation. Born between 1980 and 1997, they are shaping our ...