NEW ORLEANS (RNS) — In a sometimes harshly worded ruling, a federal appeals court Oct.…
DNA experiment yields great promise, high ethical risks
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) — Future generations could be stripped of mutations like hereditary blindness or…
Parents accept daughter's rare illness as 'God's will'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Eric and Ruth Brown believe nothing about daughter Pearl Joy’s life…
Billy Graham faces backlash over Mormon 'cult' removal
(RNS) — The Rev. Samuel Wynn admired Billy Graham and his evangelistic association for decades,…
George to continue as Concordia, Bronxville, president
Concordia College — New York in Bronxville, N.Y., announced Oct. 24 that its president for…
CUS enrollment climbs to record 29,597 students
By Paula Schlueter Ross Twenty years. That’s how long the Synod’s Concordia University System of 10…
'Being present' most important for disaster response
By Kim Plummer Krull ST. LOUIS — Sporting his U.S. Army uniform, the Rev. Rod…
Judge: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association didn't discriminate
(RNS) — A North Carolina judge has ruled the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) did…
South Carolina diocese defecting from Episcopal Church
(RNS) — The Diocese of South Carolina announced Oct. 17 that it has disaffiliated from…
Washington gay marriage fight has money, 'daunting' odds
SEATTLE (RNS) — In the headquarters of Washington United for Marriage, a large collage displays…
Report: Knights of Columbus, allies are leading funders of anti-gay-marriage drives
(RNS) — The Knights of Columbus, a wealthy and influential Catholic charitable organization, is a…
KFUO supports planned St. Louis classical station
The Synod’s KFUO Radio and the Radio Arts Foundation of St. Louis (RAF) are entering…
111 network at second LCMS prison-ministry conference
By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — Participants in the second LCMS prison- and jail-ministry conference…
Pope marks 50th anniversary of Vatican II with warnings of spiritual 'desert'
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Benedict XVI Oct. 11 urged Catholics to confront the spiritual…
Adventists call actions to allow women's ordinations ''mistakes''
(RNS) — Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Oct. 16 said recent decisions by two…
Are ministers and musicians allies or rivals?
(RNS) — Eileen Guenther, the national president of the American Guild of Organists, reveals behind-the-scenes…
