Faith-based refugee resettlement agencies and hundreds of religious congregations are hoping for a last-minute miracle as Congress considers an omnibus spending bill.
Rick Warren: The Purpose-Driven Pastorpreneur
When Rick Warren stepped behind his church’s hand-carved pulpit for the last time as Saddleback’s senior pastor in August, he did something unexpected.
In Ohio, ‘zoombombing’ a religious service can now net jail time, thanks to advocacy by Jewish groups
In its closing session, Ohio’s legislature passed a law imposing penalties of up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine for “zoom-bombing” religious services, a practice that antisemites have used to intimidate Jews.
As the Bidens mark Hanukkah, the White House gets its own menorah for the first time
This year, to celebrate the ancient Jewish festival of lights, the White House added a menorah to its holiday lineup for the first time.
A scholar of Jewish studies airs a few inconvenient lessons of Hanukkah
Hanukkah, which began Sunday, commemorates the heroic resistance of a group of Jewish rebels called the Maccabees to the Syrian Greek Emperor Antiochus IV in 167 B.C.E. We sing songs lauding them and celebrating their victory.
4 Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to prison in Russia
Officials of the Jehovah’s Witnesses say four Russian members of the religious denomination have been sentenced to prison terms ranging up to seven years.
Death penalty diminishing in Texas but disparities remain
Texas’ use of the death penalty remained at a historically low level this year, but four of the five individuals executed in 2022 suffered from mental or physical impairments or from childhood trauma, a new report reveals.
Anti-abortion priest Pavone defrocked for blasphemous posts
The Vatican has defrocked an anti-abortion U.S. priest, Frank Pavone, for what it said were “blasphemous communications on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” of his bishop who repeatedly told him to stop his partisan activism for Donald Trump.
William Barber launches new center at Yale, will retire from church
Yale Divinity School is launching a new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy, an advocacy-focused body to be led by prominent pastor and activist the Rev. William Barber II.