Since Myanmar’s latest military coup in February 2021, ethnic Chin, Kachin and Karen Christians in the U.S. have advocated for democracy in their home country of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
Sunday school looks different since pandemic’s start: From monthly to missing
At St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in the Chicago suburb of Woodstock, Illinois, the once weekly Christian education program is now monthly, and known as “Second Sunday Sunday School.”
Who is at the manger? Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on the Christmas story
For many Christians around the world, celebrating the Nativity, or the birth of Jesus Christ, is the most important part of the Christmas season.
With the Afghan Adjustment Act on life support, refugee agencies pray for a miracle
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.