The Omicron coronavirus variant has made Quebec the only Jewish community in North America with no synagogue services for the foreseeable future.
Future of prayer site in doubt under Israel’s fragile govt
When Israel’s new government took office last June, it indicated it would press ahead on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem’s Western Wall — a sensitive holy site that has emerged as a point of friction between Jews over how…
U.S. Wage Inequality Continues to Increase
Wage inequality in the U.S. continues to increase, with the nation’s top earners consistently seeing a significantly higher percent increase in annual wages each year, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) published in mid-December.
Next BNG webinar will feature conversation with David Gushee on his new primer on Christian ethics
BNG columnist David Gushee will join BNG Executive Director Mark Wingfield for a Jan. 14 webinar discussing Gushee’s new book, Introducing Christian Ethics. The webinar — beginning at 9 a.m. Central/10 a.m. Eastern — is free but advance registration is…
Bumgardner named spring Clemons Fellow for BNG
David Bumgardner of Fort Worth, Texas, has been named a Clemons Fellow with Baptist News Global for the spring semester 2022. He already is well-known to regular BNG readers as an opinion writer, having authored one of the most-read opinion…
Indian Government Blocks Major Funding For Mother Teresa’s Charity
The Indian government blocked foreign donations to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity over the Christmas holiday, cutting off a major source of funding for the Roman Catholic organization that provides housing, food and medical care for thousands of poor, disabled…
Last parent of a child killed in 1963 church bombing dies
Maxine McNair, the last living parent of any of the four Black girls killed in a 1963 Alabama church bombing, died Sunday. She was 93.
Bible Translators Add 400 Sign Languages to To-Do List
The completion of the first sign language Bible translated from the original languages prompted cheers and celebrations in the fall of 2020.
‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at a state funeral Saturday for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africa’s apartheid regime of racial oppression and for championing the rights of LGBTQ people.
5 Catholic Storylines You Need To Follow Closely In 2023
There are only a few days left to go in 2022. It was a busy news year — loaded with stories with strong religion angles.
Baptist-Catholic dialogue continues in hybrid format due to pandemic
International ecumenical conversations between the Baptist World Alliance and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity resumed again in early December, the fourth annual meeting in a five-year series. Although interrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group…
Exceptions for ‘Jewish tourism’ rankle US Christians blocked from Israel at Christmas
There will be no U.S. church choirs singing carols in Bethlehem’s Manger Square to mark Jesus’ birth this year at Christmas.